E-retailer YRU is known for its daring and dynamic fashion selection, and these disco-themed platform slippers are no exception. Appealing to fearless style fans, the e-commerce website targets Millennials with a love of nostalgia – especially the 90s club kid aesthetic that has made a triumphant return in recent seasons.
These gilded and sequin-clad shoes feature an open-toed front, and sit on a 2” platform, and 6” heel. Despite their height, the platform slippers are supportive and comfortable, while giving any basic outfit pairing a more festive edge.
Whether paired with jeans and a t-shirt, or a bolder holiday or New Year’s Eve outfit, the platforms are a fun accessory that transitions seamlessly from day to evening.
Why This Trend Is Growing
- Disco-themed Fashion
- The disco-themed fashion trend provides disruptive innovation opportunities for fashion designers and retailers targeting Millennials who have a love of nostalgia.
- Festive Footwear
- The festive footwear trend provides disruptive innovation opportunities for shoe designers and retailers targeting the holiday and celebratory events market.
- Comfortable Platforms
- The comfortable platforms trend provides disruptive innovation opportunities for shoe designers and retailers seeking to offer stylish footwear that can be worn all day or night.
Industries Being Reshaped
- Fashion Retail
- The fashion retail industry has disruptive innovation opportunities to target Millennials who have a love of nostalgia with disco-themed fashion.
- Footwear Retail
- The footwear retail industry has disruptive innovation opportunities to provide comfortable and stylish platforms targeting the holiday and celebratory events market.
- Event Planning
- The event planning industry has disruptive innovation opportunities to offer festive footwear options for guests attending events, especially during holiday and celebratory seasons.
