Fashion Trends & Forecasting for Apparel & Accessories

The Paris collections add weight to the main themes of the season and redefine some exciting new directions. Some of the most influential designers are part of a movement to reimagine ordinary styles and breathe new energy into them. DESIGNers have cleverly invested time in new fabric development and technology, and it’s paid off. Even the most accessible styles are made extraordinary in hi-tech materials or with unexpected detail and decoration.

The combined catwalk shows of London and Milan provide a perfect mix of edgy, innovative fashion and reconfigured classics. This report pulls together the defining trends for the autumn/winter season with over sixty pages of inspiration. The most influential designers are opting for technical effects, clever print juxtapositions and extreme silhouettes. We’ve selected the styles with the most impact, the newest details and the latest surface patterns to inspire your future designs.

New York kicks off the autumn/winter season in great form. Trends are subtly innovative and designers create a buzz of excitement with the launch of new collections. Our leading trends reveal directional developments in sports-inspired styles, innovative ways to reveal the body through open seams, the new graphic shapes and clever reinventions of classic patterns and textures.

Pre-Fall collections are grounded in reality; designers strike a winning balance between experimental design and solid commercial styles. This report is chock full of exciting new styles and outlines the emerging trends for the transitional season. The expert analysis cuts through all the noise surrounding the collections, and makes sense of the diverse styles and influences.

This huge report, spread over 100 pages, combines bags, footwear, jewellery, hats, belts and sunglasses into key trends. We’ve selected the most inspiring, forward-moving and commercial items from the New York, London, Milan and Paris runways. Mood boards lead the way showcasing the overarching themes and then we dive deep into each product area.
Your essential guide to accessory trends for the s/s 2014 season.

These two cities create the perfect mix, London’s individualism combines with Milan’s confident style, and both approach trends from different angles. The leading trend, Art Surfaces, explores decorative patterns from flat illustrations through to 3D effects that jump off the surface. Light Switch centres around the trend for lingerie-influenced slips/bralets and lightweight fabrics, which are pleated or coated with metallic shine. Elite Sport continues the obsession for sportswear, this time it’s supercharged with luxurious finishes…

Our leading trend, Art Attack, focuses on artistically patterned and painterly surfaces. Knife Edge examines the craze for pleats, fringes and cutout segments, while Athletic Kick looks at sportswear, an area that all designers are getting into. Innocents turns to tomboys and schoolgirl uniforms – formal clothes that pack an unexpected punch. Showgirls make their entrance in lingerie inspired styles with bold decoration and hi-impact metallic colours. Our final trend Streetbeat, takes its cue from the street and points the way forward for denim, leather and workwear areas.

This season softness reverberates through the New York catwalk collections; from slipdresses to tailoring styles have less structure and an easy fluidity. Sportswear and street styles turn to the nineties for inspiration and eveningwear packs a dramatic punch.