The Fall/Winter 2009 must-have item is textured leggings. They offer the comfort of sweatpants combined with a chic runway look. Textured leggings are best worn with a solid short skirt or a longer sweater, t-shirt or tunic. A solid color looks best because it helps to offset the busy look of the leggings.
Adorable textured leggings can be found at Yves Saint Laurent, Alexander McQueen, Gareth Pugh, Iceburg, Vandervoist, and Urban Outfitters. Even J.Crew has a lovely gray herringbone pair I am dying to get.
Textured Leggings
Prints Are a Fashionable Way to Cover Your Legs this Winter
Trend Themes
1. Textured Leggings - Opportunity for disruptive innovation in the fashion industry by combining the comfort of sweatpants with a stylish runway look.
2. Printed Leggings - Opportunity for disruptive innovation in the textile industry by introducing fashionable prints and patterns on leggings.
3. Legging Styling - Opportunity for disruptive innovation in the styling industry by creating new and innovative ways to wear leggings with solid short skirts or longer sweaters, t-shirts, or tunics.
Industry Implications
1. Fashion - Opportunity for disruptive innovation in the fashion industry by introducing textured leggings as a must-have item for Fall/Winter 2009.
2. Textile - Opportunity for disruptive innovation in the textile industry by designing and manufacturing adorable textured and printed leggings.
3. Styling - Opportunity for disruptive innovation in the styling industry by creating new and innovative ways to style leggings with solid short skirts or longer sweaters, t-shirts, or tunics.