For some there may be deeper albeit darker motivations, but for some I think that it is just a nod to what may seem a more clearly defined roles. This may be mixed up and wrong at times, but what harm is there, it is fun to look feminine and pretty at times.
Hyperfemininity S/S 2012: Do women want to look like that again?
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I believe the hyperfeminity trend has been incubating in the culture for some time especially since 9/11 and the designers are just capitalizing on that direction.
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^ Surely it doesn't take ten years for a trend to hatch? 
I'm a feminist, but I think there are lots better things to worry about than this trend ... I say just enjoy the lovely guipure lace, and this too shall pass
I'm a feminist, but I think there are lots better things to worry about than this trend ... I say just enjoy the lovely guipure lace, and this too shall pass
This may be a trend for some, but certainly not for others. For some people vintage is a lifestyle thing that has little to do w/ where mainstream fashion is going. Of course, what this "means" is as individual as the person choosing to wear it. Methinks there's a direct (and perhaps negative) reaction to fashion's offerings in recent years that's driving much of it. I'm not so sure this is a trend in the truest sense either or that it's going away.
I definitely think that there's many undercurrents here, but let me just deal w/ one. Frankly not all fashion compliments all body shapes, so what do you do if you don't have the body that's currently "in"? Do you choose to wear what's in even if you look badly in it? Do you go vintage, make up your own look, etc? Given that there's so many choices out there and that the dictates of fashion are a lot less powerful than they once were...the sky's the limit. You're free to create your own look w/o really worrying about what mag X says is THE look for fall.
I definitely think that there's many undercurrents here, but let me just deal w/ one. Frankly not all fashion compliments all body shapes, so what do you do if you don't have the body that's currently "in"? Do you choose to wear what's in even if you look badly in it? Do you go vintage, make up your own look, etc? Given that there's so many choices out there and that the dictates of fashion are a lot less powerful than they once were...the sky's the limit. You're free to create your own look w/o really worrying about what mag X says is THE look for fall.
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