# Versatile Designer Canes Top & Derby's Fashionable Walking Cane Brings Style to Walking Support By Brandon Bastaldo | Published 2013-04-21 | Art & Design Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/walking-cane References: [indiegogo](http://www.indiegogo.com/projects/top-derby) Most people think of a walking cane as a silver, old-fashioned object. But it's demure designers like Top & Derby whose [comfortable and stylish walking cane](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/roami) designs are reminding consumers that walking aids were once used as a [fashionable accessory](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/highdive) that didn't always have the sterile and medical related look of modern canes. One of the great things about Top & Derby's dynamic designs is that their [versatile styles](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/ultrastylish-footwear) allow a walking cane to be used by many different types of people. By doing this, Top & Derby is bringing back a long forgotten style that sees the user defining the walking cane, rather than the walking cane defining the user. Casted in aluminum and then over-molded with silicone, Top & Derby's walking cane is accentuated with a soft, intuitive handle that bares a stylish color of your choice, allowing you to accessorize your walking device to your specific style. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 3.5/10 - Popularity: 29% | Activity: 67% | Freshness: 8% ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Art & Design](https://www.trendhunter.com/artdesign) > [Customization](https://www.trendhunter.com/customization) ## Key Themes ### Key Themes Behind This Trend - **Fashionable Walking Canes:** Top & Derby's versatile and stylish walking cane designs challenge the traditional perception of walking aids, offering a fashionable accessory. - **Personalized Walking Devices:** Top & Derby's walking cane allows users to accessorize with a color of their choice, bringing a customizable element to the market. - **Reimagining Walking Support:** Top & Derby's dynamic designs redefine the purpose and perception of walking canes, showcasing the potential for innovative and modern walking support solutions. ### Where This Applies - **Home Health Care:** Top & Derby's fashionable walking canes can disrupt the home health care industry by offering stylish and comfortable walking aids that challenge the traditional sterile look. - **Fashion Accessories:** Top & Derby's versatile walking cane designs provide an opportunity for the fashion accessories industry to incorporate walking aids as a fashionable statement piece. - **Mobility Assistance:** Top & Derby's innovative walking cane designs present opportunities for the mobility assistance industry to explore new and stylish solutions for walking support. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Adaptive Mobility Accessories](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/streamline-cane.md) - [Connected Walking Canes](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/can-go.md) - [Stylish Lifestyle Walkers](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/zeal-lifestyle-walker.md) - [Durable Walking Pole Designs](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/super-duty-walking-poles.md) - [Smart Walking Canes](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/can-go-smart-came.md) - [Connected Walking Support Canes](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/stride-senze.md) - [Mobility-Boosting Cane Accessories](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/nextstride.md) - [Demurely Designed Mobility Aids](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/folding-rollator-concept.md) - [Athlete-Approved Revolutionary Walking Aids](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/revolutionary-walking-aid.md) - [Automated Adjustment Walking Sticks](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/halo-smart-cane.md)