Trend Prediction: Wide-leg Pants(Trousers)

Sophia BursulayaFashion 105

Wayne Tippetts 2011

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wide from waist to hem mid to high-waistedmasculine inspired

Christian Dior, SS11

Target Market/Customer Profile

Age: 20’s-40’s Income: medium to high income range Gender: Women Social Status: fashion aware, a fashion

leader Body type: Tall, Fit.

Wide leg pants of the 70’s

Age of the skinny jeans, wide leg pants mostly on men

Now: runway/celebrities

Different Eras of Wide-leg Pants

Akris SS11

Fashion Cycle State of Wide-leg Pants

Fashion Cycle

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Rise Early Adapters Early and Latemajority

Decline Obsolescence

Boutiques Niemans Saks Macys Wallmart Offprice

Introduction Fashion Fashion Laggards Regressionleaders

Mass merchandisers

Fashion leaders Discounters

Exploring Wide-leg Pants in Stores

Neiman Marcus Akris High-Waist Wide-Leg Pants made of Shell (cream) Twill, $995

Conclusion

I believe wide-leg pants will achieve a “trendy” status in Fall 2011, and a trend for the year of 2011 in general. We have seen them on the runways of the spring lines, but come colder whether and more awareness, wide-leg pants will be a hit.

References

http://beehiveblog.com/?p=836 http://www.etsy.com/listing/52790825/7

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