# Color Splash Hipster Wear A First Look at the Rocksmith Spring 2010 Collection By Ryan Hinkson | Published 2010-03-17 | Fashion Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/rocksmith-spring-2010 References: [highsnobiety](http://www.highsnobiety.com/news/2010/03/16/rocksmith-spring-2010-lookbook-above-beyond/) & [rocksmithtokyo](http://www.rocksmithtokyo.com/) This color-splashed look book of [hipster-style apparel](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/wildest-ones-yet) from the Rocksmith [Spring 2010 line](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/robert-barakett-spring) shows the growth and creativity of an exciting and hip line. For its Spring 2010 look book, Rocksmith chose to use mainly black and white images, with well-placed [splashes of color](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/vowels-1) throughout. This gives the models and the clothing that extra little punch needed to stand out in a world of what seems to be a million clothing lines. Sidebar: most of the models featured are artists and musicians set to participate in this year's South by Southwest Music Festival. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 4.7/10 - Popularity: 88% | Activity: 46% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 50% men, 50% 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 ### What's Driving This Trend - **Hipster Fashion:** Opportunity for disruptive innovation in creating sustainable and ethically-focused supply chains for eco-conscious hipster clothing brands. - **Artistic Promotion:** Opportunity for disruptive innovation in featuring emerging artists and musicians in fashion campaigns to cross-promote and build a larger audience. - **Color Accenting:** Opportunity for disruptive innovation in utilizing splashes of color throughout minimalist fashion designs to make them stand out and create memorable visual branding. ### Who This Affects Most - **Fashion Industry:** Opportunity for disruptive innovation in the creation of environmentally sustainable, fair-trade, and socially conscious fashion brands that cater to hipster sensibilities. - **Music Industry:** Opportunity for disruptive innovation in strategic cross-branding between emerging musicians and innovative fashion lines that cater to the same target audience. - **Marketing Industry:** Opportunity for disruptive innovation in utilizing color psychology to create visual branding that is memorable and unique, through the use of color accents in minimalist fashion designs. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Summer-Inspired Vibrant Streetwear](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/colorful-rebel.md) - [Punk Rock-Informed Fall Fashion](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/superculture-collection.md) - [Spring Technical Apparel](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/acoldwall-5.md) - [Subculture-Themed Generational Fashion](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/wildest-ones-yet.md) - [Edgy Backpack-Centric Fashion Shows](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/at-the-edge-of-time.md) - [Bright Color-Based Spring Fashion](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/vowels-1.md) - [Pink Spider-Themed Apparel](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/sp5der-worldwide.md) - [Elevated Casual Spring Collections](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/robert-barakett-spring.md) - [Americana-Inspired Spring Fashion](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/origin-stories-americana.md)