For the Spring 2009 fashion trends, designers worked both sides of the crash of 1929, turning out glittery flapper frocks (Alberta Ferretti, Aquilano.Rimondi) and faded sack dresses (Burberry, Bottega Veneta) in equal measure. This trend, called Depression Chic, is a nod to today's recession.
Burberry Prorsum
Marc Jacobs
Alberta Ferretti