Steel, Steel, Everywhere!

Watching a trend unfold is like watching someone fall off their ski's while viewing them from the safety of a chairlift. You can see the first wobble, the slight recovery and then the fully fledged stack. Soon, the slight wobble is now seen by EVERYONE!

CK did it first. You know what I'm talking about. The STEEL revolution. Those silvery waistbands with a feel of steel.





Personally, I know when a trend has reached its limit when the design works its way to Bonds. They are my barometer of a trend done.

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Carbon Neutral Underwear

This had to happen. I first saw this movement from Mitch Dowd when they released their organic cotton range.



On closer inspection, they have also introduced a Bamboo range which replaces some of the polyester process with bamboo - a naturally occurring material. My prediction is that this will be short lived. The GREEN FACTOR has been occurring in brands for a while now and I'm WELL over it.