# Babydoll Dresses & Slouchy Footwear Isabel Marant Spring 2009 Pairs Minis and Boots By Elsa Blaine | Published 2008-12-31 | Fashion Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/babydoll-dresses-slouchy-footwear-isabel-marant-spring-2009 References: [content.coutorture](http://content.coutorture.com/2116520) Isabel Marant has unexpectedly teamed [floaty mini dresses](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/femininity-in-bloom) with [slouchy chain accented boots](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/alaska-boot) in her collection for Spring 2009. The contrast between the weightless frocks and the bulky, but trendy footwear make each stand out in its own glory, and yet merge into a surprisingly harmonized look. Ultra-summery dresses with frills, lace and tiny shoulder straps look light as air in pale blue, olive and off-white. The footwear, which reminds one of the [suede boots of the eighties](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/fendi-and-red-wing), has been updated with metal chain details. The overall style is ‘I may look cute as a button, but don’t mess with me.’ And if you have legs like these girls, I say - go with it! ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 5.0/10 - Popularity: 88% | Activity: 53% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 10% men, 90% women - Primary generations: Gen Z, Millennial - Top markets: North America, Europe, Asia ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Fashion](https://www.trendhunter.com/fashion) > [Hip Fashion](https://www.trendhunter.com/hipfashion) ## Key Themes ### What Makes This Trend Stand Out - **Summer Dresses with Slouchy Footwear:** Opportunity for retailers to showcase a harmonized look of weightless dresses paired with modern bulky footwear. - **Trendy Metal Chain Footwear:** Opportunity for shoe makers to create slouchy boots with metal chain details for enhanced fashion taste. - **Weightless Dresses with Suede Boots:** Opportunity for designers to fuse the eighties' suede boots with ultra-summery, off-white, and pale blue dresses. ### Sectors Adopting This - **Fashion Industry:** The fashion industry can leverage these trends by creating new collections and designs to align with the modern look. - **Retail Industry:** Retailers can showcase dressing styles that balance both comfort and fashion simultaneously to offer better customer satisfaction. - **Shoe Industry:** The shoe industry can produce slouchy boots with metal chain details to fulfill the market demand for trendy footwear. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Hybrid Love-Motif Cozy Boots](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/mini-dipper-boot.md) - [Whimsical Spring Apparel](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/Anna-Suis-SpringSummer-2025.md) - [Festival-Ready Footwear Series](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/aldo.md) - [Seasonally Appropriate Footwear Capsules](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/petals-pearls.md) - [Comfort-Focused Fashion Clogs](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/free-people-x-dr-scholls.md) - [Coastal Beach-Inspired Footwear](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/voile-blanche.md) - [Western-Inspired Statement Boots](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/melissa-x-maldito.md) - [Spring-Ready Premium Fashion Boots](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/fendi-and-red-wing.md) - [Bohemian Accessory Collections](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/call-it-spring-raffia-and-cork.md)