Although using zippers to create and cover surfaces in dresses is nothing new it seems the trend will last for a couple of seasons. Many FW08 collections features zips but also the new SS09 collections have them, Philip Lim collection for example. Sewing wips to a dress in this way is a fast way to upgrade any old dress because the sewing can be done with machine. The only this is that for this kind of projects you´ll need looog zips (90cm ->). The kind you use for overalls and sleeping bags. I´m sure this will not be the only collection to feature zips next spring. I´ll keep you posted.