Forget comfort for a few weeks--sequined hot pants are what fashion's all about. I love them. You can wear them over a pair of opaque tights and trot about like a sparkling show horse, ignoring the fact that you are just wearing a pair of glittery underwear as outerwear.
In the UK, Urban Outfitters and Topshop led the charge on the 'underwear as outerwear' trend with only a few sequined pieces left in stock.
Implications - This pattern was created simply by looking at a product in a different light and marketing it in a shocking and effective way. Companies can follow suit by creating their own patterns of popularity by re-thinking existing products in order to profit from them.
Underwear as Outerwear
Glittery Knickers for Adventurous Fashionistas
Trend Themes
1. Sequined Hot Pants - Opportunities to create and market dazzling, attention-grabbing clothing items that blur the line between underwear and outerwear.
2. Underwear as Outerwear Trend - Potential for fashion retailers to embrace the concept of wearing underwear as outerwear and offer unique, bold designs.
3. Re-thinking Existing Products - Disruptive innovation opportunities exist by exploring new ways to market and repurpose existing products, as seen with the underwear as outerwear trend.
Industry Implications
1. Fashion Retail - Fashion retailers can capitalize on the underwear as outerwear trend by stocking and promoting sequined hot pants and other attention-grabbing garments.
2. Apparel Manufacturing - Manufacturers can explore the creation of bold and unconventional clothing pieces that cater to the growing demand for unique fashion statements.
3. Marketing and Advertising - Opportunities for marketers and advertisers to develop innovative campaigns that challenge traditional fashion norms and promote the concept of underwear as outerwear.