# Oil Spill Inspired Fashion Runways Blacked out for Fall By Going Like Sixty | Published 2008-08-02 | Luxury Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/fashion-influence-on-movies-dark-knight-on-runways-this-fall References: [style](http://www.style.com/fashionshows/stylehunter/content_7377) If you really want to be haute this fall, get ready to look like you played a part in the Dark Knight movie or stepped out of an oil spill. Oily, dark finished fabric is everywhere. Alexander Want, Kai Kuhne, and Roksanda Ilinic are showing [macabre, luscious silks](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/auteur-studios-fall-2025). Balenciaga's patent coat is spectacular, and the [slick dark leather](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/coated-jeans) from [Bottega Venata](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/bottega-veneta-jenga) is strictly Dark Knight inspired. Versace may make the price of oil seem paltry and insignificant when they show their designs this fall. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 3.2/10 - Popularity: 77% | Activity: 11% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 10% men, 90% women - Primary generations: Millennial, Gen X - Top markets: North America, Europe, Asia ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Luxury](https://www.trendhunter.com/luxury) > [Luxury Fashion](https://www.trendhunter.com/luxuryfashion) ## Key Themes ### Key Themes Behind This Trend - **Dark-finished Fashion:** Opportunity for eco-friendly and sustainable materials that mimic the aesthetic of dark finished fabric. - **Macabre Luxury:** Potential for designers to explore unconventional and morbid themes in high-end fashion. - **Oil-inspired Style:** Innovation in textile technology to create materials that emulate the look of oil spills without the environmental impact. ### Where This Applies - **Fashion:** Opportunity to explore new materials, themes, and designs for high-end fashion brands. - **Textile Manufacturing:** Potential for textile companies to invest in research and development of eco-friendly and sustainable materials. - **Environmental Technology:** Innovative solutions that address the environmental impact of textile production and the fashion industry at large, focusing on reducing the carbon footprint of industry operations. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Experimental Fall Wardrobe](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/khaotique-noir.md) - [High Fashion Mud Runways](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/balenciaga-2023-runway.md) - [Avant-Garde Biomimicry Fashion Designs](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/biomimicry-fashion.md) - [Dynamic Fall-Centric Fashion Shows](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/jordanluca-1.md) - [Punk Rock-Informed Fall Fashion](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/superculture-collection.md) - [Weather Resistant Jeans](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/coated-jeans.md) - [Politically-Inspired Runway Collections](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/selkies-the-libertine-collection.md) - [Edgy Backpack-Centric Fashion Shows](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/at-the-edge-of-time.md) - [Minimally Elegant Fall-Ready Fashion](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/studio-nicholson-1.md)