Fashion Trends & Forecasting for Apparel & Accessories

The new season centres around intelligent and considered design. Womenswear offers more in terms of flexibility and versatility – styles have an easy or adjustable fit and a softness that comes through in ‘touch-me’ fabrics and the gentle wave of construction lines or curved finishing. Designs are elevated with precious and innovative details in clothing that is practical – but also desirable. This apparel report cuts through the information overload to bring you the key changes about to happen in womenswear before trends hit the mainstream. Get ahead with a focused look at the styles which will make waves in Autumn/Winter 2025-26

Consumers are leaning into the safety of familiar styles with links to nostalgia and heritage, while craving the excitement of the new. For Autumn/Winter 2025-26 new accessory designs emerge that bridge the gap between iconic pieces and fresh innovation. This Accessories issue is packed with original designs offering a detailed insight into the direction of trends, from key shapes and proportions down to the smallest design detail. The report is organised by category and features ready-to-download CAD sketches and an expertly curated selection of the most directional styles emerging from the latest catwalk collections. Main areas covered include Bags, Jewellery, Footwear, Headwear, Eyewear with inspiration for belts, gloves, hosiery and neckwear.

Men’s apparel is efficiently designed, in easy uncomplicated structures featuring robust and reinforced construction. Newness emerges in the repositioning and reworking of design details and style lines within a classic framework. Ease comes across in casualised styles, which incorporate adjustable elements or areas of elastication. The key to menswear design for autumn/winter 2025-26 will be found in exciting new proportions and creative combinations of texture and pattern.