# Patient Fashion Jenna Karl's Creepy Catwalk By Bianca | Published 2008-08-20 | Unique Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/patient-fashion-jenna-karls-creepy-catwalk References: [youtube](http://www.youtube.com/user/jennakarlnz) & [jennakarl](http://www.jennakarl.com/) Latex, wheelchairs, gas masks and a lot of bare skin: those words only begin to describe this bizarre fashion video. This footage featured above comes from Jenna Karl's slightly disturbing fashion show, centered around a theme I'll call *Patient Fashion*. The New Zealand-based designer says the collection is meant to be insight into masochism and the [future of body modification](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/the-future-is-not-set). Jenna Karl, 23, had models dressed as [hospital patients](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/out-of-orifice), being pushed down the runway in wheelchairs by nurses wearing full-face gas masks and goggles, led by a latex-clad woman who one could presume is meant to be a doctor. "I want to give the viewer of my collection a sense of the medical advancements that people will undergo," Jenna says. "The clothing is not clothing as such but a representation of the medical advancements people have undergone." The creepy techno music only helps to boost the [masochistic theme](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/dirty-looks) further. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 4.1/10 - Popularity: 40% | Activity: 75% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 10% men, 90% women - Primary generations: Millennial, Gen X - Top markets: North America ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Unique](https://www.trendhunter.com/unique) > [Bizarre](https://www.trendhunter.com/bizarre) ## Key Themes ### What's Driving This Trend - **Masochistic Fashion:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Explore the fusion of fashion and body modification to create avant-garde designs that challenge societal norms. - **Futuristic Body Modifications:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Develop cutting-edge body modification techniques and technologies that push the boundaries of self-expression and personal identity. - **Medical-inspired Designs:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Collaborate with medical professionals to create functional fashion that combines practicality and style for patients or individuals with specific healthcare needs. ### Who This Affects Most - **Fashion:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Embrace unconventional materials, designs, and themes to redefine traditional fashion concepts and open new markets for self-expression. - **Body Modification:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Integrate advanced technologies, such as biohacking and implantable devices, with body modification practices to create unique experiences and individual identities. - **Healthcare:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Explore the intersection of fashion and healthcare to create functional solutions that enhance patient experience, comfort, and empowerment. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Body Artwork-Inspired Fashion](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/body-tattoo.md) - [Experimental Fall Wardrobe](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/khaotique-noir.md) - [Sustainably-Focused Experimental Fashion](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/upcycled-fashion-collection.md) - [Artistic Dress NFTs](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/unwearable-dresses.md) - [Disruptive Fashion Art Galleries](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/dirty-looks.md) - [Politically-Inspired Runway Collections](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/selkies-the-libertine-collection.md) - [Cinematic Thriller-Inspired Runways](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/jw-anderson-fw-2024.md) - [Health Object Art Exhibitions](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/out-of-orifice.md) - [Dynamic Fall-Centric Fashion Shows](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/jordanluca-1.md)