Fashion Trend Spotting » Fiji http://fashiontrendspotting.com Tue, 15 Jun 2010 22:48:31 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 en hourly 1 Going “Green” with Grass http://fashiontrendspotting.com/2009/02/going-green-with-grass/ http://fashiontrendspotting.com/2009/02/going-green-with-grass/#comments Mon, 23 Feb 2009 23:52:41 +0000 Charissa Cowart http://fashiontrendspotting.com/?p=159 No, this post isn’t about being eco-friendly, instead it’s about grass skirts! How much fun are grass skirts? The funny thing is, for most of us grass skirts are just costumes for Luau theme days or for Halloween. In reality, there are countries and tropical islands across the world that wear grass skirts as part of their traditional attire and sometimes just for the tourists. According to Dictionary.com grass skirt means “a skirt made of long blades of grass.” Of course the grass skirts we see here in the U.S. are made of fake grass, but look is still really natural.

Fiji Dancers

You can see from the picture that grass skirts aren’t just the typical green and brown that we usually see. In fact, they are made in pink, red, and yellow! That’s a start on giving a twist to the traditional look. But let’s take it a little farther.

A Twist on Grass Skirts

I think it would be neat to see a shorter skirt made of blue jean and a belt covered in the grass skirt. Or how about a skirt trimmed in the fake grass. Of course I think the grass that is used needs to be made of something softer than what is used now. Have you ever worn one? They aren’t the most comfortable kind of skirts. I think I could change that by designing a new type of grass skirt, and bring the tropical look and feel of grass skirts to everyday fashion here in the U.S.

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