Category
Fashion
Collaged Uppers
Trend cluster
Category
Versatile
Flair
Embellished leggings are an affordable way to spruce up any outfit.
5.5
Trend score
What's Happening
What is the Versatile Flair trend?
Versatile Flair: Leggings have become credit crunch go-to fashion pieces, particularly those with unique colors or detailing like intricate stitching, rhinestones or intentional rips. Whether couture or fast fashion, embellished legwear has become an easy, lightweight and affordable way to add flair to any outfit.
Evidence
Examples of the Versatile Flair trend
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Sheer Opaque Tights
Funky Hosiery Hits the Runways for Spring 2010
Disruptive innovation opportunity: Incorporate new materials and manufacturing processes to create innovative hosiery designs that combine different styles, colors, and features.
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Embellished Leggings
Tights Get Studded to Add Extra Flair & Stylish For Fall 2009
Disruptive innovation opportunity: Explore new materials, production methods, and design concepts to create innovative and stylish leggings.
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Alphabetights
House of Holland & Pretty Polly Team Up for a Off-Kilter Hosiery Line
Fashion brands can leverage off-kilter hosiery trends to create bold and creative products that appeal to young and trendy consumers.
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Golden Tights
Leggings Get A Taste of the Midas Touch
Fashion retailers can take advantage of the trend and offer a variety of designs to their customers.
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Shredded Leggings
Tattered Tights Turn Ruined Hosiery Into High Fashion Accessories
Brands can offer pre-distressed leggings as a new option for customers looking for a unique and trendy alternative to traditional hosiery.
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Lumber Leggings
EnD Looks to Nature for Inspiration for their S/S 2010 Tights
Fashion industry can explore eco-friendly materials and nature-inspired designs.
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Tie-Up Tights
Eye-Catching, Skin-Revealing Leggings by Anzevino and Florence
Fashion brands can capitalize on the demand for unique clothing twists by launching innovative products that offer a new twist on traditional garments, catering to customers seeki…
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Bejeweled Tights
Add Some Razzle Dazzle To Your Wardrobe
Create and market bejeweled clothing items and accessories to cater to consumers looking for affordable glamour.
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Neon Confetti Tights
For Better or for Worse, 80s Are Back With a Vengeance
Opportunity for fashion brands to capitalize on the demand for retro fashion apparel.
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Gold Kiddie Leggings
American Apparel Launches Line of Shiny Kid Tights
Opportunities for growth in the children's apparel industry exist as parents are investing in fashionable clothing for their kids.
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Kneepad Tights
Hansel from Basel Helps You Stay Warm and Fashionable This Winter
Fashion companies can capitalize on creating leg-warming tights with unique features to meet consumer demand for fashionable winter wear.
Trend themes
Themes within the Versatile Flair trend
Three behaviours holding the trend together01
Embellished Leggings
Designers are adding intricate stitching, rhinestones, and intentional rips to leggings, making them an affordable and easy way to add flair to any outfit.
02
Retro Fashion Apparel
Consumers are intrigued by decade-specific fashion apparel that harken back to their youth or certain time periods, driving up demand for nostalgic items.
03
Innovative Twists on Traditional Clothing
Products like tie-up tights and golden tights are innovative twists on traditional clothing items, and are successful in the fashion industry due to their unique selling points and current trends.
Industry implications
What the Versatile Flair trend means for industry
Where the trend changes the playbookFor
Fashion Industry
The fashion industry is responsible for creating and promoting trendy and fashionable leggings that consumers are interested in buying.
For
Children's Clothing Industry
The increasing trend of dressing children in fashionable styles creates opportunities for designers to create unique and trendy apparel for this market.
For
Retail Industry
Retailers can benefit from the trend of consumers seeking affordable and stylish clothing items like embellished leggings and other innovative versions of traditional clothing items.
Trend signals
Trend signals for Versatile Flair
Trend score 5.5 out of 10, from popularity 72%, activity 85%, freshness 8%.
Popularity72%
Activity85%
Freshness8%
Audience
10%Men
90%Women
- Gen Alpha
- Gen Z
- Millennial
- Gen X (not a primary audience)
- Boomer (not a primary audience)
Market
North America
Europe
Asia-Pacific
