Ostriches, peacocks, pheasants, turkeys, parrots and chickens take heed; the fashion world is, literally, out for your hide.
The use of feathers to adorn garments has been a practice for many civilizations and cultures of the past. It is no surprise then that as history repeats itself, designers have begun incorporating more of our feathered friends into one of a kind, sometimes questionably wearable, creations that can be described as whimsical, beautiful, and, in some instances, down right heinous.
Indeed, being a designer, I found myself at a park the other day, fingers positively itching to get my hands around, respectively, the neck and sleek black quills of a rather fat looking bird. As there do not happen to be ostriches within a ten mile radius that I am able to, legally, pluck one, one has to make do with what one can obtain.
Fortunately for Mr. Crow, his gift of flight saved him from becoming part of my newest pièce de résistance. Sadly, some of the other creatures in this montage were less than fortunate, losing out twice; stripped bare of their covering, and molded into outfits that even Bjork would think twice
about donning.
Fiercely Fashionable Feathers
Not Even Big Bird Is Safe From the Onslaught of Designers
Trend Themes
1. Feather Fashion - Opportunity for designers to create unique, whimsical garments using feathers.
2. Ethical Fashion - Growing demand for cruelty-free alternatives to traditional feather-adorned garments.
3. Sustainable Fashion - Exploration of eco-friendly materials and practices for feather-based designs.
Industry Implications
1. Fashion Design - Designers can embrace feather fashion as a new avenue for creativity and self-expression.
2. Animal Welfare - Opportunities to create humane alternatives to using real feathers in fashion.
3. Textile Manufacturing - Development of sustainable and cruelty-free feather-based textile materials for the fashion industry.