Is threat of a recession driving designers to go more minimalist?

Maximalism has been trending for close to a decade now. In 2010 as the world began to pull itself out of the worst global economic crisis since the Great Recession, designers began returning to a maximalist aesthetic. Embellishments, bright colors, patterns, and the idea of wealth was celebrated again. Then along came Alessandro Michele at Gucci, and voilá, maximalism was in full effect and in demand. Although brands, like the aforementioned Gucci, are keeping the maximalist movement going straight the recent Fashion Month runways took a turn toward minimalism.