Fashion Trends & Forecasting for Apparel & Accessories

FASHION Trends New York London Milan Paris Fashion Week AW 2013-14 Women Youth Bags

Published 24 April 2013 - 46 pages 16816-16861
FASHION Trends New York London Milan Paris AW 2013-14 Bags

Shapes are evolving, changing the way we hold and carry bags. Some styles navigate the hand through a strap or split while others offer both shoulder and short handle options. Highly functional styles provide wallet-style compartments, detachable flat pockets or genius two-in one bags. Sizes are generally compact and neat with some roomy totes, hobos and holdalls being the exception to the rule. This dedicated bag issue, allows you to connect with the key shapes, materials and direction of trends moving forward.

FASHION Trends Paris Fashion Week AW 2013-14 Women Youth Apparel

Published 15 April 2013 - 64 pages 16752-16815
FASHION Trends Paris AW 2013-14

The Paris report is our biggest this season purely because of all the amazing ideas emerging out of this inspiring city! DESIGNers are embracing extreme silhouettes and reducing detail for a greater impact in ‘Abbreviated Shape’. In ‘Construction Work’ utility styles emerge with a rebellious edge and a flicker of punk. ‘Femme Fatale’ features killer dresses in streamlined shapes, which evoke the seductive appeal and style of film noir heroines. There’s plenty of attitude in our next trend ‘Sporty Swagger’, where the latest sportswear inspired styles are compellingly tricked out in punchy colour or bold graphic patterns. ‘Check Point’ includes tartan patterns, which have strong links with the punk era, and this connection is emphasised in hybrid styles that blend biker-style leather panels with check patterns. ‘Get Stoned’, introduces fluid, loosely structured silhouettes in printed effects that are evocative of patterned stones.academy.

FASHION Trends Milan Fashion Week AW 2013-14 Women Youth Apparel

Published 27 March 2013 - 44 pages 16708-16751
FASHION Trends Milan AW 2013-14

Milan puts its own spin on the current mood and instigates some exciting new trends. ‘Gilded Palace’ showcases the Italian art of dramatic pattern and poetic design. The punk trend continues with an upmarket version – less fierce and more sensual. Milan likes to dress women as grown-ups and this season the look takes on a ‘40s line. Checks and tartans are steeped in heritage and our ‘Highland Edge’ theme reveals the unconventional side of tradition. ‘Urban Bang’ takes cues from the sporty trends in New York and London; in Milan styles are super modern and straight out of the school of minimalism, via a military academy.

FASHION Trends London Fashion Week AW 2013-14 Women Youth Apparel

Published 22 March 2013 - 22 pages 16657-16707
FASHION Trends London AW 2013-14

This season’s shows are packed with fresh ideas and new trends. London designers create an excitement that’s hard to resist, and this season is no exception. The punk vibe goes a step further than New York, into the realms of fetish. Sporty styles are oversized and one silhouette emerges as the strongest. Check out the new outerwear, tailoring, shirt and trouser styles in our Boy Zone trend. Geometry Puzzle focuses on sculptural shape and precise pattern, while Pulp Romance reveals the best feminine styles to emerge from this season’s catwalks.

STREET Trends London Fashion Week AW 2013 Women Youth Accessories

Published 11 March 2013 - 27 pages 1663016656
STREET Trends London Fashion Week AW 2013 Accessories

This season’s style-defining accessories are bold; consumers are falling for individual, statement making products that they feel connected to. These accessories rarely blend into an outfit and often clash with other items in terms of style and colour.
We’ve targeted the most forward-moving designs to inspire your accessory collections. Don’t miss this influential report packed with key styles worn by the fashion crowd at this season’s London Fashion Week.

STREET Trends London Fashion Week AW 2013 Women Youth Apparel

Published 6 March 2013 - 51 pages 1657916629

As we know, not all trends emerge from the catwalks; quite often they evolve from the street so it’s essential to keep up with streetstyle – and there’s no better place for individuals to shine than London Fashion Week. Here our photographers capture the essence of all the latest looks and back at the studio this information is analysed and edited into concise trends. This report highlights the new directions and includes the latest mood in styling, subtle shifts in proportion and the key styles.

FASHION Trends New York Fashion Week AW 2013-14 Women Youth Apparel

Published 28 February 2013 - 55 pages 16524-16578
FASHION Trends New York AW 2013-14

The New York runways have provided us with an exciting start to the new season, which pushes forward with the latest directional trends. We have edited the shows and picked out all the important styles you need to know about! There is a general shift into softer shapes, a curvy expansion to outerwear and exciting developments in styling that celebrates offbeat looks.

DESIGN Forecast SS 2014 Soft Impact Women Youth Apparel

Published 19 February 2013 - 21 pages 16503-16523
DESIGN Forecast SS 2014 Soft Impact

The design forecast continues with Soft Impact, focusing on clothing and accessories designed with a relaxed approach. Construction is simplified; fabrics are soft and lightweight with nature-inspired imagery. Sketches are professional, highly detailed CAD designs with front and back views. Pages are styled with accessories and feature surface patterns and colours selected from our Trendzoom COLOUR & Trend SS 2014 issue.

DESIGN Forecast SS 2014 Negative Space Women Youth Apparel

Published 4 February 2013 - 19 pages 16484-16502
DESIGN Forecast SS 2014 Negative Space

Negative Space is the first of our design packages and is influenced by Japanese culture and Russian Constructivism; designs focus on clean graphic lines, balanced proportions and blocks of contrasts. Sketches are highly detailed original designs created in CAD with front and back views. Pages are styled with accessories and come complete with inspiring colour combinations and ideas for surface pattern. New this season are additional pages with sketches arranged into categories; these provide a visual checklist and a clear insight into the direction of proportion, line and scale.

Fashion Trends New York London Milan Paris Pre-Fall 2013 Women Youth Apparel

Published 21 January 2013 - 56 pages 16428-16483
Fashion Trends New York London Milan Paris Pre-Fall 2013

Trends for Pre-Fall ’13 point the way forward in practical terms, revealing cleverly styled, solid collections full of reality-based options. Pre-Fall is a top selling season and hangs in stores longer that the main autumn/winter catwalk collections. As a result an increasing number of designers are producing ranges and the number of shows has grown to around 150, spread over a month from December through to mid January.
This Pre-Fall analysis is crucial to forward planning, it will confirm trends and suggest exciting new possibilities and directions for your own collections.