# Fading Fashion Editorials This Editorial Features Models Who Look Like They’re Fading Away By Lacey-Jane Walsh | Published 2013-07-20 | Pop Culture Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/fading-away References: [fashionserved](http://www.fashionserved.com/gallery/Mixed-Signals/6346805) & [behance.net](http://www.behance.net/Valstrom) This fantastic monochromatic fashion series by London-based photographer Neil O’Keeffe features models who look like they’re fading away, as if they were being viewed on a busted TV set. These fashionable captures were taken for Valstrom Magazine. The fashion featured in this editorial is mostly very classy and simple. Many of these looks could be described as chic business attire or stylish street wear. The most intriguing thing about this series is the way in which these photos have been manipulated. The models look like figures on an old TV with a bad signal. Their arms, shoulders and legs seem to be fading off. This series is aptly named Mixed Signals. These creative captures put an interesting twist on an otherwise stylish monochromatic editorial. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 4.0/10 - Popularity: 73% | Activity: 39% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women - Primary generations: Gen Z, Millennial, Gen X - Top markets: North America, Europe ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Pop Culture](https://www.trendhunter.com/popculture) > [Media](https://www.trendhunter.com/media) ## Key Themes ### What Makes This Trend Stand Out - **Monochromatic Fashion:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Develop a line of monochromatic fashion with faded or distorted patterns to create a unique and edgy look. - **Digital Manipulation:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Create software or tools that allow photographers and artists to easily manipulate and distort digital imagery for artistic purposes. - **Visual Illusion:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Explore the use of visual illusion techniques in fashion photography and advertising campaigns to create attention-grabbing and memorable images. ### Sectors Adopting This - **Fashion Photography:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Incorporate digital manipulation techniques and storytelling elements into fashion photography to create unique and impactful visuals. - **Fashion Design:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Experiment with innovative materials, textures, and patterns that create optical illusions in fashion designs, offering a fresh and unconventional aesthetic. - **Software Development:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Develop advanced image editing software that simplifies the process of creating visual distortion effects, allowing artists and designers to experiment with new visual styles. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Modern Minimalist Apparel Collections](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/auteur-studios-latest-summer-edit.md) - [Refined Vintage Militaristic Fashion](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/studio-nicholson-fw25.md) - [Stealthy Modern Monochromatic Fashion](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/black-tag-collection.md) - [Artful Suspended Fashion Exhibitions](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/invisible-figures.md) - [Cinematic Fashion Campaigns](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/alessandro-micheles.md) - [Identity-Exploring Clothing](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/shapes-we-take.md) - [Reimagined Digital Fashion](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/deep-23.md) - [Statement-Making Fall Collections](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/auteur-studios-fall-2025.md) - [Dynamic NFT Magazines](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/vogue-singapore-magazine.md)