trend tracking

it's pretty interesting when you track a current fashion trend back to its first spotting on the runway. let's take this season's harem pants. these voluminous yet tapered slacks first made their return to the stage all the way back in september 2006, during spring 2007 fashion week when marc jacobs made them a staple in his dreamy, floaty, dessert-hued collection. 

initial reactions were actually mostly positive if but also confused: 

• maria palma of therunwayscoop.com loved the monochromatic looks but also commented, "some of the pants in the collection reminded me of the mc hammer pants that I used to wear in high school."
• WWD also called out the early 90's icon when they stated, "the defining look of this collection, however, was his [marc jacobs] harem pants, which were reminiscent of mc hammer" and defined them as "relaxed yet inventive." 

mc hammer, 21st century fashion icon. will wonders never cease. 

(pictures of marc jacobs spring 2007 via nymag.com)