Fire prints, puffed vests, camping-ready parkas, oversized cargo pockets, and futuristic leather trench coats are ways fashion is grappling with our reality, making clothes fit for a post-apocalyptic, cyber-first world.
The Miu Miu spring 2023 show,show opened with wind turbines in the background and featured clothing fit for The Hunger Games, from oversized cargo jackets to nylon raincoats and distressed leather details. Balmain and Louis Vuitton also jumped on the dystopian commentary for their spring lineups: Balmain’s Olivier Rousteing opted for flame prints to close the show. At the same time, Louis Vuitton's Nicolas Ghesquière put out inflated clothing with oversized zippers that could easily double as emergency gear.
The term "dystopian fashion" has grown to over 330 million views on TikTok, where creators like Paris-based creator and secondhand seller Depop Flamie Love, are sharing their take on the apocalyptic trend.
"I think people realize now that we are in the future [of] when many dystopian books and films and even fashion houses were creating the future of the 2000s," says Love. "It's like they are ready if the apocalypse happens tomorrow."
