Up-and-coming fashion designer Mark Fast describes his style as ‘gothic elegance.’ His collection for Spring/Summer 2009, shown at London Fashion Week and in this video, has been a hit with front-row viewers and fashion critics alike.
His dresses are body-hugging, lacy knits in solid red, black and blue and look fabulous teamed up with ultra-high gladiator stilettos. Swinging fringe accents the bottom of some of the gowns, adding movement to the otherwise skin-tight frocks.
In an interview with Dazed Digital he calls his designs ‘pseudo-metallic knitted body armour.’ Fast hopes to one day create costumes for Tim Burton films. Born in Canada, Fast now resides in East London.
Cobweb Dresses
Spidery Knitwear by Mark Fast
Trend Themes
1. Gothic Fashion - Designing wearable spider-web dresses and lacy knits in solid colors can bring an innovation in gothic fashion.
2. Body-hugging Dresses - Creating fringe accents on body-hugging dresses in solid colors can disrupt the clothing industry.
3. Ultra-high Gladiator Stilettos - Designing ultra-high gladiator stilettos to wear with body-hugging dresses can create an innovation in footwear fashion.
Industry Implications
1. Fashion - Innovations in body-hugging dresses, gothic fashion and footwear can disrupt the fashion industry.
2. Film Industry - Fast's future potential to create costumes for Tim Burton films showcases an opportunity for innovation in the film industry.
3. Textile Industry - Hyper-focused textured materials and intricate knitting techniques in clothing have the potential to be disruptive innovations in the textile industry.