Fashion trends 2009

A week ago TieUpTime sent me a link to the 2009 footwear collection. After the first 2min video appeared the second, then the third and so on. What I noticed is lots of high heels, visible (colourful, shiny, glittering, layers, black transparent, etc) pantyhose (like in the 80’s), tight bodysuits and leotards (sometimes worn without a skirt – just a leotard and pantyhose), leather (leather boots, leather leotards, leather trousers, leather stockings) and I think I spotted some latex (latex stockings and latex leggings, probably I confused them with latex-like wetlook lycra, though).

Are we indeed going back to the 80’s with their aerobic style but in a more refined way? If you check women’s clothes departments you will notice that tight elasthan/lycra t-shirts fully replaced the cotton ones. The baggy rags disappeared. Skirts are getting shorter and shorts are more often to be seen.

Anyway, at least pantyhose are back to the street view!

Footwear
Footwear
Too Sexy For Winter
Too Sexy For Winter
Clubstyle
Clubstyle
Black
Black
The Tighter, The Better
The Tighter, The Better
Return of the 80's
Return of the 80's

Latex and office clothes. Aurora’s approach

Aurora in latex clothes and high heelsProbably a mix of styles, probably a bit too sporty for high heels, but if you got used to such heels (and this is an absolutely must in Russia, you are supposed to wear them everywhere) it’s perfect for outdoor entertainment, no doubts .

Speaking about the office… Probably too colourful to work with clients in person, but otherwise quite suitable… Errrmmm …. What did you say the clothes are made out?

Source: Whole Day in Latex by Aurora
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“Latex” leotard from Kova & T
or What Dasha Zhukova is wearing

Wetlook Kova & T latex body leotard or swimsuitSee my previous posts about Dasha Zhukova.

This is what Dasha Zhukova is wearing! Just found this thing on eBay. Apparently it’s called Kova & T latex Oxy leotard. (Found in this store).

On the photos below you can see that Dasha is wearing latex Oxy leggings with this leotard (or body, or swimsuit). I wonder what is worn on top? Leotard on top of leggings (always the preferred way 😉 or leggings on top of leotard?
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Catalonia, kids and white pantyhose. Part I

White pantyhose, bike shorts, bicycle and kidsWhat is “traveling” for you? I would call it “external changes”. Of course, the internal changes may follow, but what you notice first is how the “outer” world is changing in front of you. Landscape, climate, buildings, language, people, clothes. The more you look at the people the less errors you make in guessing their nationality.

The first thing I noticed in Catalonia is kids in white nylon pantyhose. Regardless the age. Here’s an example.

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Extremely shiny pantyhose and Evelina Khromchenko

Evelina Khromchenko in shiny black pantyhoseFact #1: Evelina Khromchenko (Эвелина Хромченко) is a fashion journalist and the editor-in-chief and art director of L’Officiel Russia.

Fact #2: she likes black shiny opaque pantyhose.

Fact #3: the same pantyhose look (shine) very differently under different light.

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They wear pantyhose in Miami, Florida. Part II

Erika in mini dress and black opaque pantyhoseSee Part I

Anybody here from Miami? How often do you see girls wearing tights and mini skirts or mini dresses NOT on parties or discos? 😉

This is what Erika (the owner of Fashion Chalet) wrote: “I breathe and dream in fashion. … according to my mood and inspiration” As a result she has (let me count) 2093 followers (what makes her a fashion leader 😉 and number 9 in top100 fashion sites.

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Latex, ready-to-wear, spring 2007 and Stærk

Latex fashion ready to wear StarkUnlike Husseyn Chalayan you won’t find latex stockings here. Instead, Camilla Stærk used latex for tanks.

Even though I did latex in innocent and bright colors, there’s something naughty about it.

I would say not “naughtier” than a school uniform. It’s all in your mind 😉

And there is something for us men as well. If you like latex, you can wear a latex t-shirt or latex shirt under your regular clothes so that the collar is visible. See, for example, my swimsuit style. You can choose any colour, transparency and finish. You can make it either dull or shiny. It will look perfectly normal, and I bet not many people will even notice the “naughty material”.

Been there done that. Nobody cares. But be aware of sweat.
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Ready-to-wear latex, fashion and Hussein Chalayan

Hussein Chalayan latex dressesThis guy is fantastic. He uses latex very smartly. But if in one of his previous collections latex stockings could be theoretically replaced with metallic lycra ones, no other material can replace molded latex in Hussein’s Spring Summer 2009 pret-a-porte. It’s just not possible. Only rubber can be used to create these aerodynamic dresses. Moreover, latex is pretty invisible here, it looks like fabric (hand-painted with images of crashed cars), it looks like thin light airy material despite the heavy boning and centimeters thick layers. No shine. Latex as the media not as the goal.

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(Fetish?) fashion, latex leggings and Dasha Zhukova

Dasha Zhukova in latex leggings

What would you do if you want something (e.g. to wear) but you can’t find it anywhere? To make things easier (e.g to widen the limits considerably) let’s assume that you are a son/daughter/wife/lover of an oil magnate.

The correct answer is to start manufacturing what you can’t find “on the shelves”. This is what Dasha Zhukova did. As I have already mentioned (here) Kova & T label is founded by her and Christina Tang (see the photo below).

And how to promote your products? Just wear them! Isn’t it why you started making them? 😉 Below you can find Dasha wearing her “latex” stuff, and to make the post more interesting I’ve added some pantyhose, mini skirts, high heels and more Russian celebrities.

Kova & T latex-looking clothes can be bought, for example, here.

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