Pendulum Swing is a movement where fashion swings from one extreme to another. Once a fashion reaches its full form , the pendulum starts moving back towards an opposite trend.
In analyzing our fashion trends in the last few years, i have noticed a strong pendulum swing when it comes to pants & Jeans for both men and women .
In the 2013- Skinny pants, tight cuffs or fitted pants were in style. We saw this trend on streets to the runway.
In 2014- We see a shift in the pant structure the pants are getting straight, towards a boot cut.
In 2015- The pants start getting wider at the cuff. Flared jeans, Palazzo pants and fuller pants start at the runway and around the world.
In 2016, we see the fashion swing pushing this flared bottom to its limit. The bottoms are still getting wider this year. This is a tread which will be in style for some time. We see the wide bottom look in pant suits, culottes, Jumpsuit.
An interesting evolution with this style has been the change in waist line- which is on its own pendulum swing. Early in 2011 the waistline dropped low and it stayed low for a considerable time. Since 2015 we are seeing the waistline rise back to the natural waist and now we are seeing it creep higher up to the empire waistline.
The flared bottom & the rising waist line are both heading to their extreme swing in their fashion cycle. This is the new wave of style.
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