Fashion Trends & Forecasting for Apparel & Accessories

A unique and detailed analysis of the latest accessory trends emerging from the New York, London, Milan & Paris runways. The report kicks off with a series of actionable moodboards, which offer the latest trend directions across all product areas. Subsequent pages are divided by product to analyse the connections between different styles, and provide inspiration for designers to move forward with their own collections.

The four cities have spoken – and Paris has the last word. Definitive trends have developed through the season with each city adding their own exciting deviations. From New York’s Sugar Coated and London’s Sugar Rush to the fragile pieces in Come Undone in Milan, the hyper feminine trend ends with a hi-tech twist in Paris, with Sheer Bliss.
Milan took an almost literal Flash Back to the sixties and seventies, similar to Reverse Thrust in Paris. London kept the look grounded in Real Appeal with a normcore angle, and New York went for a soft retro spin with a modern approach in Offbeat Redux.The sporty conversation jumps between, an urban styled Rubber Bullets in New York to hi-low combinations in Milan and London. Paris weighs in with some heavyweight sporty looks that dip into the eighties rave scene.
The hand craft trend has been gaining momentum through each of the fashion capitals. New York hinted at it with pretty fringing in the Sugar Coated trend, London exploded with Tribal Tech, and Milan combined their crafted looks into hippy-styled retro looks in Flash Back. Paris adds its own modern boho look with lots of surface pattern, handworked craft and texture in Tribal Hand.
The dynamic slicing away of fabric into cutouts and the creating of acute diagonal lines have combined with graphic blocks of colour and sharp tailoring in most cities. Paris provides the most compellingly sculpted tailoring in City Limits, while Tech Crunch in New York and Slash/Slash in London push the look forward with technical fabrics.
The Military angle dips in an out of other key trends. In New York it combines with the urban sportswear of Rubber Bullets, while In London’s Real Appeal and Milan’s Straightforward, the tailoring mixes with uniforms. Protest March in Paris provides the strongest case for the military trend with combinations of workwear, uniforms and lots of military detailing.

Milan joins the fashion conversation for spring/summer 2015 and adds it’s own spin to the dialogue. Looks are elevated with high levels of craftsmanship and luxe fabrics
The looks form four major trends, which cover all the new directions for womenswear. Accurate analysis provides insight into the intelligence behind each trend and clear page layouts add visual confirmation and inspiration. Don’t miss this crucial and informative report.

This indepth report translates the runway looks into the essential concepts for the year ahead. The analysis compares New York and London, where trends crossover or deviate into different directions. London designers often take their cues from street influences and music culture which adds a youthful spin to the major trends of the season. Track the trends and get a clear insight into the latest directions with this 70+ page report.