I don't follow fashion trends closely, but I think I could get behind this

Burrows thinks that “gingham blankets” might be the trend’s next wave, and that it may very well evolve into a full-on picnicking movement. “You’d take off the blanket, spread it out, take out a wicker basket filled with fruits and have a picnic,” says Burrows. “What’s more romantic than being at Pitti and laying out a blanket? Who wouldn’t want to date a guy who’s always ready to picnic?”

Source: Daily Beast