Fashion Dress in The Present: A/W 2015

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TRENDSPIRATION // SKETCHY ILLUSTRATIVES . PRE FALL 2015

SOURCE OF INSPIRATIONS
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TRENDS // PATTERNBANK - PRINT INSPIRATIONS A/W 2015-16 RUNWAY

Patternbank is an exceptionally great resource with over 20 years in the print, graphics and fashion industry. Their global research brings you essential inspiration ideas for graphics, prints and patterns, making Patternbank a valuable resource and intelligence tool for any business, designer or buyer. To stay informed of their reports, sign up for the Patternbank Weekly Digest here.

Below is a preview of their Pre Autumn Winter 2015 - Catwalk Print and Pattern Trend Highlights. You can view their entire report here. You can also view and order many of their other reports here.

FRAGMENTED GEOMETRICS
Geometric Overlays – Colour Blocked Checks – Deconstructing Blocks – Air Brushed Edges – Over-scaled Geometrics

Clover Canyon / Givenchy / Derek Lam 10 Crosby / Kenzo / ICB / Burberry – photos via Style.com & Vogue

SMALL SCALE

Dotted Texture – Crammed Ditsy Florals – William Morris Pattern – Camouflage Colour – Laura Ashley Types – Dark Backgrounds – Multi Coloured Florals

Sonia Rykiel / 10 Crosby / Sonia Rykiel / Valentino / Sonia Rykiel / Giamba – photos via Style.com & Vogue

FADED TEXTILE

Worn Pattern Fade Outs – Darned and Repaired – Pattern Mixing – Merging Marks – Off Set – Soft Colour Backgrounds – Smudged and Blurred.

Nicole Miller / MM6 Maison Martin Margiela /Nicole Miller / Antonio Maras / Nicole Miller / Antonio Maras – photos via Style.com & Vogue

INK EFFECTS

Blurred Distortion – Inky Marks – Dark Blacks and Blues – Photographic Techniques – Bleached out Highlights – Paint Smudges – Large Scale Florals

Emporio Armani / Elie Saab / Marissa Webb / Elie Saab / Milly / Lela Rose – photos via Style.com & Vogue

TRENDS + EVENTS // TEXWORLD USA + PARIS . A/W 2015-16

Texworld an international trade fair for fabrics, trims and accessories is one of the largest sourcing event in the world for apparel fabric buyers, R&D and product development specialists, designers, merchandisers and overseas sourcing professionals.

Their next shows are scheduled in NYC, NY, Jan 19-21, 2015 at the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center and in Paris, France, Feb 9-12, 2015 at the Parc des Expositions Paris Le Bourget. Go here for NY and here for Paris to learn more about attending their shows.

Here are some of their current trend information for the Fall/Winter 2015-16 season and you can download the entire comprehensive, 32 page report in PDF format, here. To view below images larger, select an image and a slideshow will appear.

TEXWORLD IMPULSION

TRENDSPIRATION // BLACK + WHITE GRID . PRE FALL 2015

SOURCE OF INSPIRATIONS

TRENDSPIRATION // UTILITARIAN . PRE-FALL 2015

SOURCE OF INSPIRATIONS

TRENDSPIRATION // TEXTURED YARNS . AW 2015-16

SOURCE OF INSPIRATIONS

OVERSIZED 3D DESIGN/JACQUELINE FINK PAN AND THE DREAM | | LA COOL + CHIC CHUNKY CABLE CREW WHITE YARNS + YARNS IN BASKET KARA ROSENLUND | DUSTER SWEATER HERNE W TRIBE | FRIDA FOR GLAMOUR FRANCE OCT 14 STUDDED HEARTS

TRENDS // PATTERN PEOPLE - MATERIALS + PATTERNS

Pattern People is a surface design studio founded by designers Claudia Brown and Jessie Whipple Vickery. Their studio provides a collection of thousands of ready-made print designs available for immediate use on apparel, paper products, beauty packaging, accessories, interiors and more. They are also available for commissioned design and can develop to your project's specifications. Visit their site here, to browse their inspiration blog and shop tutorials, trend guides and designer tools.

For Winter 2015, you can download their trend guide here to help you with your design process. This report features 8 key print trends, color trends with TCX Pantone reference and over 250 inspirational images.

Below are reposts from their blog - inspirational material and pattern mood boards.

QUILTED AND FELTED

Toga | Fashion Gone Rogue for Bergdorf Goodman | Emma Cook

WHITE WOVENS

Barbara Bui | Comme des Garçons | Nanna van Blaaderen

TRENDS // TRENDSTOP - WOMENSWEAR MATERIALS . A/W 2015-16

A great resource for fashion and creative professionals is Trendstop.com an online fashion and trend forecasting agency based in London. They have an extensive data for forecasts and trends in all areas of clothing, accessories and beauty for Men's and Women's.

Here are a couple of key Women's material trends for the A/W 2015-16 season. Shop here to order your copy.