# Avant-Garde Body-Positive Fashion Karoline Vitto's Designs Accentuate Bodily Bulges and Rolls By Laura McQuarrie | Published 2019-06-25 | Fashion Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/body-positive-fashion-designs References: [bustle](https://www.bustle.com/p/karoline-vittos-body-positive-clothing-collection-celebrates-rolls-bulges-18135365) & [instagram](https://www.instagram.com/karolinevitto/?utm_source=ig_embed) At the [Royal College of Art](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/upcycled-tennis-footwear) 2019 [MA](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/soybean-cleansing-oil) degree show, fashion designer Karoline Vitto showcased a collection of body-positive fashion designs that showcase bulges and rolls of the body rather than attempt to conceal or minimize them. The collection of cut-out dresses, jumpsuits and maxi dresses boast [minimalist silhouettes](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/auteur-studios-latest-summer-edit) with bondage-like details in the form of metal frames and straps. Inspired by materials like elastics, which are commonly used to cinch the body, Vitto decided to put a decorative twist on parts of the body that are conventionally smoothed or flattened. In the designer's explorations of the human body as a material, there are plenty of pieces of fabric that cinch and flatten—though not in the way that is represented by conventional beauty and fashion. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 4.4/10 - Popularity: 59% | Activity: 65% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 30% men, 70% women - Primary generations: Millennial - Top markets: Europe ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Fashion](https://www.trendhunter.com/fashion) > [Hip Fashion](https://www.trendhunter.com/hipfashion) ## Key Themes ### Key Themes Behind This Trend - **Body-positive Fashion:** Opportunities for designers to create unique and inclusive apparel that embraces and celebrates all body types. - **Minimalist Silhouettes:** Exploration of minimalist, unconventional silhouettes for clothing design that celebrates the human form in all its beauty and uniqueness. - **Decorative Twists on Common Materials:** Innovation opportunities for using everyday materials like elastics or metal frames in unconventional, artful ways in fashion design. ### Where This Applies - **Fashion:** Opportunities for the industry to embrace inclusivity and promote body positivity, with innovative designs to cater to all body types. - **Textiles:** Exploration of unconventional and unique textiles and materials that can be used in the creation of fashionable and body-positive clothing design. - **Art and Design:** Fashion as an artistic and creative expression to redefine the beauty standards and break conventions in the fashion industry as well as challenge conventional body image ideals. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Body Artwork-Inspired Fashion](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/body-tattoo.md) - [Transformative Shaping Dresses](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/body-by-miraclesuit.md) - [Inclusive Wardrobe Staples](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/normform.md) - [Sex-Positive Art Collections](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/carne-bollente-3.md) - [Modern Minimalist Apparel Collections](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/auteur-studios-latest-summer-edit.md) - [Sculpting Shapewear Additions](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/ultralift.md) - [Disruptive Fashion Art Galleries](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/dirty-looks.md) - [Sustainably-Focused Experimental Fashion](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/upcycled-fashion-collection.md) - [Liberating Lingerie Collections](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/zhilyova.md)