# Buffalo Plaid-Motif Collections The Engineered Garments Fall/Winter 2018 Line Boasts Buffalo Plaid By Amy Duong | Published 2018-02-08 | Fashion Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/engineered-garments-fallwinter-2018 References: [highsnobiety](https://www.highsnobiety.com/p/engineered-garments-fw18/#slide-30) & [vogue](https://www.vogue.com/fashion-shows/fall-2018-menswear/engineered-garments) The new Engineered Garments Fall/Winter 2018 collection sports a wide assortment of pieces. The entire capsule ranges from suits, balloon pants, blanket capes, trench coats, light jackets, butcher's aprons, and chaps. The designer Daiki Suzuki took a dive into his heritage roots when crafting this capsule. The brand works with [Woolrich](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/origin-stories-americana) Woolen Mills to craft most of the flannels, wools, canvas and corduroy. Some other pieces from the Engineered Garments Fall/Winter 2018 collection include moto pants, knit vests, western style shirts, blazers. The label's upcoming capsule has a wildly wide selection with flip-on shoes, brogues, and wingtips in collaborative works with Dr. Martens, and Danner for a pair of [co-made hiking boots](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/engineered-garments-and-red-wing). A standout component of the selection is the use of buffalo plaid, which decorates the majority of the collection. Image Credit: Engineered Garments ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 2.6/10 - Popularity: 52% | Activity: 17% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 70% men, 30% women - Primary generations: Millennial, Gen X - Top markets: North America ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Fashion](https://www.trendhunter.com/fashion) > [Fashion for Men](https://www.trendhunter.com/fashionformen) ## Key Themes ### Key Themes Behind This Trend - **Buffalo Plaid-motif Fashion:** Designers are incorporating buffalo plaid patterns into their collections, creating a trend for stylish and versatile fashion. - **Collaborative Footwear Designs:** Fashion brands are joining forces with iconic footwear companies to create unique and fashion-forward shoe collaborations, offering disruptive innovation opportunities in the footwear industry. - **Heritage-inspired Fashion Collections:** Designers are delving into their heritage roots to create fashion collections that blend traditional craftsmanship with modern aesthetics, opening up possibilities for disruptive innovation in the fashion industry. ### Where This Applies - **Fashion:** The incorporation of buffalo plaid patterns and collaboration with footwear brands present disruptive innovation opportunities in the fashion industry. - **Textile Manufacturing:** The demand for buffalo plaid fabrics for fashion collections creates opportunities for disruptive innovation in textile manufacturing, such as developing new weaving or printing techniques. - **Footwear:** The growing trend of collaborative footwear designs offers disruptive innovation opportunities for both fashion brands and footwear manufacturers, as they can create unique and highly sought-after shoe collaborations. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Collaborative Workwear Tailoring](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/engineered-garments-x-brooks-brothers.md) - [Heritage-Inspired Bold Workwear](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/beams-plus-fw25.md) - [Seasonal Collaborative Footwear Series](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/engineered-garments-and-red-wing.md) - [Pattern-Heavy Fashion Capsules](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/needles-new-collection.md) - [Fall Technical Fashion Capsules](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/atom-collection.md) - [Heritage Outdoor Fall Apparel](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/gramicci-fw25.md) - [Fall 2025 Collection Launches](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/fall-2025-collection.md) - [Layered Utility Capsules](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/engineered-garments-x-beams-boy.md) - [Winter Apparel Collection](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/everyone-tokyo-fallwinter-2025.md)