If there is one standout look on spring runways, it has to be hoop skirts. Although a few of these cropped up last season, it seems like everybody showed at least one version of this trend for spring, from wearable minis to floor-length skirts that would have trouble fitting in my apartment. Architectural to classic, designers like Betsey Johnson, Yoji Yamamoto, Laura Dera, Bottega, Ballman, and many more all chose to accentuate the silhoutte of the hips with various forms of scaffolding. I have yet to see this trend filter down to street, but I’m looking forward to figuring out how to drive while wearing one of these:

Yohji Yamamoto

Nina Ricci† Ballman† Akiko Ogawa

Tags: hoop skirt, mini hoop skirt, Yoji Yamamoto

This entry was posted on Friday, January 16th, 2009 at 12:51 PM and is filed under covet. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site.

1. Emcee Morgan Says:
   January 16th, 2009 at 3:54 PM

   Love love love these skirts. I want to wear one of the shorter ones with a pair of motorcycle boots.

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