# Mummified Fashion Iris van Herpen's 'Mummification' Fall 2009 Collection By Tinkalicious | Published 2009-02-04 | Fashion Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/mummification-iris-van-herpens-fall-collection References: [irisvanherpen](http://www.irisvanherpen.com/irisvanherpen.html) & [irisvanherpen](http://www.irisvanherpen.com/irisvanherpen.html) Honestly, it boggles the mind as to where one could possibly wear some of the other-worldly, [fashion-forward designs](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/the-future-is-not-set) of Iris van Herpen. Having said that, there is still something fantastic about the actual styles of her latest [Fall 2009 collection](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/auteur-studios-fall-2025), darkly called “Mummification." The last three images, while still decidedly over the top, have a more wearable element than the rest of the [Spring/Summer 2009 collection](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/louis-vuitton-springsummer-2026), as does the Refinery Smoke collection previously featured. No matter how many times one wonders what else they can come up with, designers continue to amaze us with their inspirations. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 3.7/10 - Popularity: 74% | Activity: 28% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 30% men, 70% 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 ### Key Themes Behind This Trend - **Avant-garde Fashion:** Opportunity for disruptive innovation in fashion design that pushes boundaries and challenges traditional norms. - **Wearable Art:** Opportunity for disruptive innovation in creating fashion pieces that blur the line between clothing and art. - **Unconventional Materials:** Opportunity for disruptive innovation in using unconventional materials to create unique and visually striking fashion pieces. ### Where This Applies - **Fashion Design:** Opportunity for disruptive innovation in the fashion industry through the creation of bold and unconventional designs. - **Art and Fashion Collaboration:** Opportunity for disruptive innovation at the intersection of art and fashion, where designers collaborate with artists to create wearable pieces of art. - **Sustainable Fashion:** Opportunity for disruptive innovation in sustainable fashion by exploring unconventional materials and processes to create eco-friendly designs. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Futuristic Fall-Centric Fashion](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/origins-collection.md) - [Biomimetic Fashion Lines](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/nonhuman-life.md) - [Experimental Fall Wardrobe](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/khaotique-noir.md) - [Body Artwork-Inspired Fashion](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/body-tattoo.md) - [Statement-Making Fall Collections](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/auteur-studios-fall-2025.md) - [Futuristic Statement Fashion](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/the-future-is-not-set.md) - [Artistic Dress NFTs](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/unwearable-dresses.md) - [Reimagined Digital Fashion](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/deep-23.md) - [Politically-Inspired Runway Collections](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/selkies-the-libertine-collection.md)