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# Opaque Tattoo Dresses
Lindsey Thornburg Holiday Dresses are Anything but Conservative

By Shelby Lee Walsh | Published 2010-01-26 | Fashion
Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/lindsey-thornburg-holiday-dresses
References: [lindseythornburg](http://www.lindseythornburg.com/cloak.html/115510-rust-velvet-maxi-dress) & [blog.urbanoutfitters](http://blog.urbanoutfitters.com/blog/lindsey_thornburg_party_dresses)

The Lindsey Thornburg Holiday dresses shown above are meant for the most hipster of occasions. With four lovely designs to choose from, this New York-based designer knows how to work a [short and tight dress](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/reformation-fall-dresses). With [swirly patterns and see-through mesh](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/zhilyova), these outfits are super sexy while still being classy.

Thornburg studied philosophy in school, but it is obvious that fashion was her true calling -- just check out the Lindsey Thornburg Holiday dresses in the above gallery for proof.

## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter)

- Score: 3.9/10
- Popularity: 79% | Activity: 29% | Freshness: 8%
- Audience gender: 10% men, 90% women
- Primary generations: Millennial
- Top markets: North America, Europe

## Categories

[Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Fashion](https://www.trendhunter.com/fashion) > [Hip Fashion](https://www.trendhunter.com/hipfashion)

## Key Themes

### Why This Trend Is Growing

- **Mesh Cocktail Dresses:** Opportunities to disrupt the cocktail dress industry by incorporating mesh and see-through designs into traditional styles.
- **Philosophy-inspired Fashion:** Room for innovation by infusing philosophical concepts into garment design, similarly to how Lindsey Thornburg has merged her education background with her passion for fashion.
- **Hipster-styled Clothing:** Opportunities to appeal to the hipster demographic by creating clothing designs that are both trendy and edgy.

### Industries Being Reshaped

- **Women's Fashion:** Opportunities to disrupt the women's fashion industry by incorporating more edgy and see-through designs to create unique clothing options for women.
- **Cocktail Dress:** Opportunities to disrupt the cocktail dress industry by incorporating more mesh and see-through designs into traditional styles.
- **Art and Fashion:** Opportunities to disrupt the relationship between art and fashion, similarly to how Lindsey Thornburg has merged philosophy and fashion.

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