TRENDS // TREND COUNCIL - SWIM . SCUBA DIVA - SS2016

TRENDS // TREND COUNCIL - SWIM . SCUBA DIVA - SS2016

Trend Council is a fashion trend forecasting company who delivers expert analysis and design inspirations. Their team provides a great wealth of consulting services for all your company's design needs.  Trend Council focuses on the Ladies, Juniors, Mens, Young Mens and Active markets. To learn more about their services, go here.

Here is a preview of their latest SWIM trend call out - SCUBA DIVA for the SS 2016 season

TRENDS // FASHION SNOOPS - S/S 2016 WOMEN'S COLOR

TRENDS // FASHION SNOOPS - S/S 2016 WOMEN'S COLOR

Fashion Snoops is an online forecasting trend service that reports on color, design themes, key items, details, etc., for women, men, youth, kids, accessories, beauty, home, and culture. To learn more and subscribe to their services, go to fashionsnoops.com to view their amazing site and check out their inspiring blog, fashionsnoops360.com.

Fashion Snoops’ Spring/Summer 16 Color Forecast identifies five key palettes: Backyard, Soft Nostalgia, Seaside, Desert Bloom and Heirlooms. Soft Nostalgia plays the most important role with a continuation of pastels that become notably more saturated. Desert Bloom refreshes the notion of neutrals with new base tones and enticing fashion colors that offer a new perspective. Backyard addresses the important brights of the season in fully saturated color, while Seaside offers a vibrant mid-tone assortment with unexpected results. Finally, while jewel tones are not typically associated with Spring, Heirlooms remain relevant with both familiar and newly added hues.

We have compiled this information into a special report for Fashion Vignette members, courtesy of Fashion Snoops – where the full report is available exclusively to subscribers. The full version of the trend report is available now for individual purchase in the Fashion Vignette Trend Shop.

    SEASIDE (VIBRANT MID TONES)    

Seaside is presented as a vibrant selection of mid-tones. Bubblegum pink plays an essential role, while newer shades of Coral and Melon are influenced by pink and grapefruit casts. Orchid and Aqua are offered as emerging fashion colors. Custard is lively, yet not overly saturated, shade of yellow. Chartreuse is introduced as a new lime. 

CORAL

Coral is a new pink this season, with salmon undertones.

    HEIRLOOM (JEWEL TONES)    

Jewel tones remain relevant for Spring/Summer with a new offering of Heirlooms. Red and green continue to play the most significant roles, including familiar shades of dark Burgundy and brighter Ruby. Green becomes more influenced by blues with Evergreen and Dark Teal colors. While Navy progresses as an influential base color, Indigo offers a new alternative. Grape purple is featured as a new fashion color. 

BURGUNDY

After much success in recent seasons, burgundy is back for Spring.

INDIGO

Indigo presents a strong option somewhere in between navy and cobalt.

DARK TEAL

Dark Teal offers a new fashion color that adds newness especially to retro looks.

    DESERT BLOOM (NEUTRALS)    

The Desert Bloom color palette combines earthy neutrals along with emerging fashion colors. Base hues of Khaki, Hazy Taupe and Twine are enlivened by richer bases like Dark Roast and Olive. Red casted Rust and orange casted Copper both play influential roles, while Marigold is a yellow with significant orange influence. Persimmon keeps the palette lively et to pink and orange casts. Cooler hues include Soldier Blue, Moonstone and Pine.

PERSIMMON

Persimmon combines desert orange with pink for a sunset fashion color.

HAZY TAUPE

Hazy Taupe brings a darker grey casted neutral into the spectrum.

MOONSTONE BLUE 

Moonstone Blue is an exciting new fashion color in the Desert Bloom palette.

    SOFT NOSTALGIA (PASTELS)    

Soft Nostalgia addresses pastels as one of the most important groups of the season, lead notably by Blue Hydrangea. Chambray offers a greyer, saturated blue alternative. Pink is a focus from saturated mid-tones of Peony to whitened Ice Pink, peach tinted Rose Champagne and purple casted Lilac. Other fashion pastels include more saturated hues of Wisteria purple, Lemon Chiffon and Sea Glass green. Neutral base tones include a fleshy Buff, utility Ecru and Bone. Dust complements Soft Nostalgia as this season’s exclusive grey. 

BLUE HYDRANGEA

Blue Hydrangea is easily the most essential pastel of the season, lending a soft commercial appeal.

LEMON CHIFFON

Lemon Chiffon brings yellow to the pastel range with creamy undertones.

    BACKYARD (BRIGHTS)    

Backyard brights offer a lively conversation anchored by warm and cool hues. Green plays a pivotal role in both Spring Green and a brighter shade of Grass, while Canary offers a brightly saturated yellow. Red progresses forward with Candy Apple as a key color. Another popular commercial option is Electric Blue, while Periwinkle really brings something new to the table. Though orange generally downtrends, Clementine remains.

PERIWINKLE

Periwinkle is one of the most popular blues of the season, positioned as a brighter summer alternative to Electric Blue.

The complete color reports for Spring/Summer 16 are available now for purchase through the Fashion Vignette digital Trend Shop. Additional comprehensive forecasting reports are also available across all markets.

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This S/S 16 Women’s Color forecast by Fashion Snoops includes in-depth coverage & analysis of emerging color trends for the upcoming season. Visit our trend shop today to learn more!

TRENDS + EVENTS // MUNICHFABRICSTART - SS 2016

TRENDS + EVENTS // MUNICHFABRICSTART - SS 2016

The MunichFabricStart is an international fabric trade fair that holds two fair trades a year features a wide range of textiles, accessories and trims at this exhibition. Their current show for SS 2016 is currently being held Feb 2-4, last day of the show is today.  Below is a preview of their latest trends, go here to view and read up on their latest SS 2016 trend call outs if you're missing the show.

View their five themes that map the trend scenario with editorial for each theme "Oscillating. Detailed information including visuals and trend colors plus relevant Pantone number can be on the color card.

Five themes swing back and forth between diverse and parallel fashion, covers, identities, themes and details - four for women's and men's wear and one for jeans wear.

You can also order their  Spring/Summer 2016 trend catalog and color card online,  here.  

OSCILLATING IDENTITIES
Oscillating means to swing, vibrate, be in movement.
OSCILLATING IDENTITIES leaves static ideas behind and swing between different cultures, forms, worlds, sentiments and perceptions – sometimes stronger, sometimes weaker

    SELF ESSENCE    

Neutral colors form the basis for the balanced, calm play of materials.  Skin and apricot tones cover the fabrics with tender gradations.  Restrained metallic gloss looks elegant in satins or graphic jacquards.  Delaves radiate naturalness.  Peach skin finishes create exciting surfaces for both hand and eye.  Elegance and sportiness play with checks, herringbone and technical jerseys.

    ORIENTAL LABORATORY    

Natural white, beige and sand tones exude a colorful calmness.  The warmth of the orient is felt in orange, yellow and bronze colors.  An elegant depth is added to this spectrum in the form of black and petrol.  Voluminous, grainy and yet floating texture constructions appear as modern unis in cotton/polyamide mixtures.  Lots of creativity appears with structured surfaces.  Heat-embossed polyester-mixtures and bondings make incredible 3D patterns magically appear.   Jacquard and lace gleaming a discreet luxury.

    DREAM PATCHING    

Very soft watercolor tones play with bold retro colors.  Icy blue, rose and lavender nuances meet nautical blue pine green and ruby red.  Romantic patterning creates a dreamy basis with tile motifs, houndstooth and naive jacquards.  Characteristic Chanel surfaces and printed laser cuts create lively structures.  Abstracted rings and sun chair stripes show creativity in marine motifs.  Nets bring a flowing lightness and transparency to the materials.

    PSYCHOTECH JUNGLE    

The focus of Psychotech Jungel is on defamiliarized prints.  Pixels, vegetation, graphic patterns, landscapes: everything gets psychedelically abstracted, distorted, enlarged or blurred.  Intense, sporty colors like orange, red and turquoise meet exotic green and purple.  This palette finds some relaxation with white, graphite, silver and natural wood tones.  Hybrid fabrics are bonded or composed of differing samples.  Technical materials, vinyl and silk make shiny, moving surfaces.  Perforations, sometimes printed, find applications in sporty jerseys, synthetic leather and glued materials.

    DENIM EXTREMES    

An extremely simple color palette of blue tones get completed with important summer casual colors like beige, white and greying pastels.  The material range is even more wide and extreme than in previous seasons.  Super clean materials are just as present as totally bleached-out washes or extremely over dyed indigos.  Wheather flowing or solid, structured or super smooth, extremely stretchy or raw and sturdy, jacquards or 3/1 - everything a denim lover could dream of is here.

TRENDS // TRENDSTOP . SS 2016 COLORS

TRENDS // TRENDSTOP . SS 2016 COLORS

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 is a key Women's color trend for the S/S 2016 season. Go here to order your copy. 

    SPRING PAPAYA     

Dusty turmeric embodies this soft, fruity and spicy shade, continuing its presence from winter’s palette. Prada was one of the first early adopters of this color, as seen in their SS15 catwalk show. This S/S 2016 Fashion Color is ideal for the Contemporary and Missy Markets.

TRENDS // TREND COUNCIL - SS 2016 COLORS

TRENDS // TREND COUNCIL - SS 2016 COLORS

Trend Council is a fashion trend forecasting company who delivers expert analysis and design inspirations. Their team provides a great wealth of consulting services for all your company's design needs.  Trend Council focuses on the Ladies, Juniors, Mens, Young Mens and Active markets. To learn more about their services, go here.

TRENDS // TREND COUNCIL - ACCESSORIES SS 2016

TRENDS // TREND COUNCIL - ACCESSORIES SS 2016

Trend Council is a fashion trend forecasting company who delivers expert analysis and design inspirations. Their team provides a great wealth of consulting services for all your company's design needs.  Trend Council focuses on the Ladies, Juniors, Mens, Young Mens and Active markets. To learn more about their services, go here.

TRENDS + EVENT // PREMIEREVISION . SPRING/SUMMER 2016

TRENDS + EVENT // PREMIEREVISION . SPRING/SUMMER 2016

PREMIEREVISION, the world's premier fabric show will be held on February 10-12, 2015 at the Parc d'Expositions Paris Nord Villepinte. To register online, go to PV's - Registration. Here is a preview of their Spring/Sumer 2016 trends and colors.  You can view their trends and interactive color info, here.

You can find all of the season’s fashion information and themes in the Spring Summer 16 colour-range booklet on sale in their e-boutique, and illustrated in the Première Vision Paris forums. 

Spring summer 16 lets itself speak freely, joyously affirming its creative commitment and greedily welcoming surprise.Certainties and habits are let go of. Exchanges and sharing create a blossoming of ideas. Fake look-alikes delightfully playing on reality and fantasy battle uniformity.

A highly tactile, poetic and sensual season, all freshness and energy, flowery and fruity a season to savor with relish.

It invites fashion to defy convention and move away from entrenched identities, the better to enthusiastically delve into sports, infuse menswear and casual wear with suppleness, sophisticate raw looks and make silhouettes bloom with bright, bursting colour.

IN MOTION

Seizing on new harmonies embodying both energy and well-being, for supple, round fashions whose contours accentuate and follow the body without constraint. Taking a more intimate approach to a sporty spirit, locating the balance between calmness and vitality. Embracing sensual and invisibly techno fabrics with friendly stretch, bouncy and fine fluids, fresh softness, and artificial fleshiness.

Constructing curves around the body, envisioning cuts in 3D, infusing chic looks with a new athleticism, seeing technology as a more personal added-value, and delighting in a virtuoso balance of dynamism, comfort and seduction.

IN ABUNDANCE

Accentuating fullness, enveloping with air, floating and layering to suggest loose lines and free the body of all weight.

Combining transparency and boundless profusion, multiplying layers, spreading decoration, expanding and opening up volumes. Dreaming up a nonchalant, bubbly and slightly futuristic fashion. Injecting a high summer spirit into citywear or red-carpet looks, playing around with the very long or very short, revealing and concealing, giving a fresh look to menswear. Turning to poetic or experimental fantasy, cultivating unknown and appetising fruits and flowers.

IN ESSENCE

Constructing simply, bringing elementary cuts to life through the richness of textures, effacing the body but leaving a perception of it through openings and necklines. Creating hybrids of minimal sportswear and couture luxury, reconciling rigour and sexiness, expressed through highly tactile structures and captivating behaviours. Envisioning long and lean shapes, concise foldings, primitive wrappings, fake-twin assemblies, and decorations with a rudimentary opulence.

    COLORS    

The colors of the range orchestrate encounters between fresh, intense, subtle and sparkling colors.
They reveal a voluptuous neutrality, inviting soothing and biting contrasts.They offer up subtle and explosive duos, mischievous and tasty fake twins, deceptively monochrome lookalikes.They light up the darkness with coldly luminous brights, and underline the primordial power of darks.The range explores colorful new plays on proportions, inventing light and playful alliances of pale tones, and revealing soft and strident duos or multi-tones.

Go here to view their interactive Spring/Summer 2016 color ranges.

TRENDS // FASHION SNOOPS - S/S 2016 GRAPHICS

TRENDS // FASHION SNOOPS - S/S 2016 GRAPHICS

Fashion Snoop is an online forecasting trend service that reports on color, design themes, key items, details, etc., for women's, men's, kid's and accessories.  To learn more and subscribe to their services, go here to view their amazing site and check out their inspiring blog. 

 Here is a preview of FASHION SNOOPS',  Spring/Summer 2016 Graphics.  To order a copy of the report, go here.

    CHINTZ    

Chintz in the past has been used to describe, cheap and gaudy imagery, but this is certainly not the case here. We were Inspired by old wallpaper designs, authentic Chintz florals and English textile designer Charles Voysey is our main inspiration. The designs are simplified versions of the expected William Morris, as the background is cleaner, and the designs are flat in color and obviously heavily repeated.

    FIGHTING CHANCE    

Fighting chance is our athletic graphic expression, as we see go-faster stripes, way finder imagery and logos suitable to the boxing ring. The colors are equally sporty.

    LINEAR LANDSCAPE    

Linear Landscape is a new expression, as we see illustrated lines hinting or suggesting where the lines of the landscape lie. We are especially enthralled by the sense of movement and fluidity within this trend. The color palette is exceptionally soft, as this expression will sit within a Zen like women’s trend- Retreat.

    NATURE'S LENSES    

Within Natures lens we dust off our magnifying glass and take a close up look at the beauty that Mother Nature has to offer. Butterflies and bugs sit contently with imagery mimicking a micro-organism or bacteria, as well as zoomed in leaves and under water foliage.

     PSYCHEDLIC DREAM    

Psychedelic tie dyes and trippy verbiage come together with even more intense and fun florals as we imagine a teenagers wildest imagination, and the subsequent colorful world. Authentic 70s graphic posters are particularly inspiring!

TRENDS // MATERIAL PREVIEW - S/S 2016

TRENDS // MATERIAL PREVIEW - S/S 2016

The Material Preview is an event dedicated exclusively to leathers suited for top-end footwear, leather goods, leatherwear, home decor and accessories.  Material Preview aims to supply the leather sector with the tools to study and develop innovation and research on materials to the fullest. Go here to learn more about them.  Their next show is scheduled on January 13, 2015 in Florence, Italy at the Stazione Leopolda, go here to pre-register.

Below is a preview of their Spring/Summer 2016 Fashion and Color Trends where you can view here. Stay tuned for a comprehensive guide subdivided into four key themes.