# Dumpster Diva Fashion 'Victim Fashion' Combines Tatters and Lace for Fall 09 By Jacqueline Parrish | Published 2009-09-01 | Fashion Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/dumpster-divas-victim-fashion References: [fashionindie](http://fashionindie.com/london-fashion-week-victim-aw09/) For its Fall ‘09 collection, London based label Victim Fashion has certainly lived up to its name; [layers and layers](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/creative-class-uniform) of [ripped, torn and rugged lace](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/the-october-collection), satins, prints, chiffons and every other type of fabric imaginable paired with fashionably tattered tights and ratted, matted, gargantuan hair made for a risque assortment of models that gave every appearance that they had actually just emerged from a dumpster and stumbled onto the runway. For what could be a complete disaster of excess, designer Mei Hui Liu has paired the [myriad of fabrics](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/louther-x-carhartt-wip-fw25) together quite successfully, creating a collection of clothing suitable for the street or your next Halloween party. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 1.4/10 - Popularity: 20% | Activity: 14% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 10% men, 90% women - Primary generations: Millennial, Gen X - Top markets: North America, Europe ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Fashion](https://www.trendhunter.com/fashion) ## Key Themes ### What Makes This Trend Stand Out - **Upcycled Fashion:** Creating fashionable clothing by repurposing discarded materials presents an opportunity for disruptive innovation in the fashion industry. - **Eco-friendly Textiles:** Developing sustainable fabrics for fashion, such as recycled lace and chiffon, presents an opportunity for disruptive innovation in the textile industry. - **Grungy Chic:** The trend of combining torn and rugged fabrics with unconventional styling provides an opportunity for disruptive innovation in the fashion industry. ### Sectors Adopting This - **Fashion Industry:** Exploring new design techniques and materials for creating edgy, recycled fashion can disrupt the traditional fashion industry. - **Textile Industry:** Developing eco-friendly textiles and manufacturing processes can disrupt the traditional textile industry and meet the demand for sustainable fashion. - **Event Planning Industry:** Embracing grungy chic fashion for themed events and parties presents an opportunity for disruptive innovation in the event planning industry. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Punk Rock-Informed Fall Fashion](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/superculture-collection.md) - [Sustainably-Focused Experimental Fashion](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/upcycled-fashion-collection.md) - [Politically-Inspired Runway Collections](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/selkies-the-libertine-collection.md) - [Experimental Fall Wardrobe](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/khaotique-noir.md) - [Vintage-Inspired Jewelry](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/vintageinspired-jewelry.md) - [Disruptive Fashion Art Galleries](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/dirty-looks.md) - [Pattern-Heavy Fashion Capsules](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/needles-new-collection.md) - [Consumption-Inspired Fashion Capsules](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/loutre-2.md) - [Statement-Making Fall Collections](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/auteur-studios-fall-2025.md)