# Animal Skin Fashion Mulleavy Twins Show Love of Snakes and Alligators at Rodarte By Going Like Sixty | Published 2009-02-18 | Luxury Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/fashion-skins-mulleavy-twins-love-snakes-and-alligator References: [fashionisimablog.blogspot](http://fashionisimablog.blogspot.com/2009/02/rodarte-otono-invierno-200910.html) Kate and Laura Mulleavy showed their powerful Rodarte collection and killer personalities at the New York fashion week show for Fall 2009/10. The designers added wool to [creature skins](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/snakeskin-colorway-2) and included [marbled leather](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/rudsak-spring-collection) that was mostly black, gray and green. Rodarte featured some silver intermingled with tulle, lace, lame, chiffon and crystals. Strappy thigh-high boots added to many of the outfits. **Implications** - Mixing prints and fabrics (for example, leather, lace and animal) is no longer considered a trend for those with gaudy taste. Younger consumers are looking back to their [grandmother's fashion and design style](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/prefall-2026-collection), but giving it a modern twist. This also has an influence on home design and decor. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 3.8/10 - Popularity: 64% | Activity: 42% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 30% men, 70% women - Primary generations: Millennial - Top markets: North America ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Luxury](https://www.trendhunter.com/luxury) > [Luxury Fashion](https://www.trendhunter.com/luxuryfashion) ## Key Themes ### What's Driving This Trend - **Multifabric Fashion:** Designers are mixing fabrics such as animal skin, leather, lace and chiffon to create a modern twist on vintage styles and creating an opportunity to explore new combinations of materials. - **Sustainable Animal Skins:** Fashion designers are increasingly looking for eco-friendly ways to incorporate animal skins and materials into their collections, leading to new innovations in sustainable and ethical fashion production. - **Vintage-inspired Design:** The resurgence of vintage fashion and design is creating an opportunity for designers to create updated versions of classic looks, which embrace the old and the new in equal measures. ### Who This Affects Most - **Fashion Industry:** The fashion industry is looking at innovating its use of animal skins and materials, while still maintaining an ethical and sustainable approach. - **Interior Design Industry:** Interior designers and furniture makers are finding ways to incorporate vintage-inspired designs and materials, such as animal skins, into their work. - **Textile Industry:** The textile industry is adapting to the demand for multifabric fashion, by creating new combinations of materials and experimenting with different mixes and textures. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Cult Film-Inspired Fashion Collections](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/beetlejuice-beetlejuice1.md) - [Lunar New-Year Luxury Fashion](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/year-of-the-snake-collection.md) - [Biomimetic Fashion Lines](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/nonhuman-life.md) - [Dramatically Shaped Luxe Sneakers](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/reptile-sneaker.md) - [Hyper-Realistic Faux Fur Collections](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/ducies-fw25-collection.md) - [Politically-Inspired Runway Collections](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/selkies-the-libertine-collection.md) - [Cowboy-Inspired Runways](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/louis-vuitton-fw-2024.md) - [Pattern-Heavy Fashion Capsules](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/needles-new-collection.md) - [Traditional Iconography Bags](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/ophidian-mini-bag-collection.md)