# Liquid Zipper Leggings Dani Stahl Gives American Apparel a Run for Their Money By Shelby Lee Walsh | Published 2009-07-14 | Fashion Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/liquid-zipper-leggings-dani-stahl References: [notcouture](http://www.notcouture.com/post/4490/) & [rarechic](http://www.rarechic.com/product_view.php?id=592) American Apparel, meet your newest rival: NYLON's style director, Dani Stahl. This uber trendy chick recently designed these super, super, super (super?) tight leggings for LnA's upcoming fall line. They are low-rise and look like they are literally painted on with latex. The overall skin-hugging design is probably what makes the zippers up the back so functional as well as fashionable. Did I mention that they are super tight? **Implications** - When a particular item of clothing becomes popular across a variety of types of consumers, it becomes a heavily purchased wardrobe staple. As consumption of these products increases, different styles and perspectives of the generic product begin to emerge that reflect a wide range of personal tastes and further broadens the range of consumers to which the product appeals. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 6.5/10 - Popularity: 93% | Activity: 94% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women - Primary generations: Gen Z, Millennial, Gen X - Top markets: North America, Europe, Asia ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Fashion](https://www.trendhunter.com/fashion) > [Hip Fashion](https://www.trendhunter.com/hipfashion) ## Key Themes ### What Makes This Trend Stand Out - **Personalized Leggings:** The popularity of liquid zipper leggings has sparked a trend towards personalized leggings that reflect a wide range of personal tastes. - **Skin-hugging Fashion:** The skin-hugging design of liquid zipper leggings presents an opportunity for disruptive innovation in the fashion industry by creating more functional and fashionable clothing. - **Functional Zippers:** The functional zippers on liquid zipper leggings open up possibilities for innovative designs that combine fashion and utility. ### Sectors Adopting This - **Fashion:** The fashion industry can tap into the trend of liquid zipper leggings and explore the potential for disruptive innovation in clothing. - **Apparel Manufacturing:** The apparel manufacturing industry can take advantage of the opportunities presented by liquid zipper leggings to create new fashion-forward designs. - **Personalized Products:** The personalized products industry can leverage the trend of personalized leggings inspired by liquid zipper leggings to offer customized options for consumers. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Performance Functional Leggings](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/tighties.md) - [Seamless Active Legging Designs](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/align-no-line-highrise-pant.md) - [Memory-Shaped Denim Collections](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/yoga-jeans-2025.md) - [Trend-Driven Shaping Jeans](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/spanxshape-authentic-360-denim.md) - [Singer-Joined Y2K Flare Denim](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/ultra-low-rise-flare.md) - [Purposefully Distressed Luxe Tights](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/destroyed-tights.md) - [Curve-Enhancing Wide Leg Jeans](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/yoga-jeans-lily.md) - [Athletic-Inspired Clothing](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/athleticinspired-clothing.md) - [Performance-Focused Casual Apparel](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/lee-x.md)