Fashion forecasting involves predicting upcoming trends before a new season based on past buying patterns, emerging signs, and projected market trends. Trend spotters specialize in identifying new trends, often working for forecasting companies. They scout cities like New York, Paris, and Tokyo to spot knowledgeable populations driving new trends. Forecasting reports analyze upcoming colors, silhouettes, fabrics, and accessories for the fashion industry to prepare new lines.
Fashion forecasting involves predicting upcoming trends before a new season based on past buying patterns, emerging signs, and projected market trends. Trend spotters specialize in identifying new trends, often working for forecasting companies. They scout cities like New York, Paris, and Tokyo to spot knowledgeable populations driving new trends. Forecasting reports analyze upcoming colors, silhouettes, fabrics, and accessories for the fashion industry to prepare new lines.
Fashion forecasting involves predicting upcoming trends before a new season based on past buying patterns, emerging signs, and projected market trends. Trend spotters specialize in identifying new trends, often working for forecasting companies. They scout cities like New York, Paris, and Tokyo to spot knowledgeable populations driving new trends. Forecasting reports analyze upcoming colors, silhouettes, fabrics, and accessories for the fashion industry to prepare new lines.
upcoming season is known as Fashion forecasting. It is a vital activity where experienced fashion analysts scrutinize past buying activity , signs for new market trends and project them into the future.
A trend spotter is someone who specializes in identifying emerging trends. Many trend spotters work in the fashion industry, but they also work in computing, technology, and a variety of other fields Trend spotters roam the streets of major cities looking for new trends which could be adapted by their parent companies. Cities like New York, Paris, and Tokyo are often hot spots for trend spotters, because these cities feature a very knowledgeable, educated population which often propels trends Who is Fashion forecaster or trend spotter? Who offers these services? There are a number of companies like WGSN, trend union, trend stop, fashion snoops that give an insight into fashion forecasting. Books and magazines are also available from season to season with updated fashion forecasts Sometimes trends are predicted based on current events, globally, economically MICHAEL JACKSON Movies can be a huge influence Economic conditions- recession What's on the street? New Delhi Mumbai Bangalore Milan New York New York Tokyo London Fashion from History Marc Jacobs Spring 2009 Session 2 Fashion forecast report 2010 1. Color Forecasting 2. Silhouette Forecasting 3. Textile Forecasting Turquoise Tomato Pure Fusion Coral Violet Tuscany Aurora Amparo Blue Pink Champagne Dried Herb Eucalyptus Spring Summer 2010 Endive
Golden Glow
Living Coral
Lipstick Red
Chocolate Truffle
Woodbine
Oyster Gray
Rose Dust
Charcoal Fall 2010 Silhouette Forecasting Amanda Wakeley Diane Von Frustenberg Draped Organic Forms Marc Jacobs Preen Spring summer 2010 The T-shirt dress Marc by Marc Jacobs Brian Reyes Paper bag waist Matthew Williamson Jonathan Saunders Contour paneled pants Thakoon Lacoste Full legged shorts Rebecca Taylor Jill Stuart Fall 2010 Reconstruction Andrea Crews
Harald Hunde Helgesen
Geometric Givenchy Craig McDean Long Length Skirt Alexander Wang Okimuk
Statement sweater
Rodartes Laura and Kate Mulleavy Christian Cotas cashmere, wool and mohair sweater; Alpinestars by Denise Focils cotton shirt worn over Soft Joies Modal and viscose shirt, and Gar-des rayon, spandex and distressed suede pants. Diane von Furstenberg hat. Frank Tells mohair, wool and cotton cardigan over Christian Cotas silk blouse and Tibis cotton and viscose pants. Melissa Joy Manning necklace. Fall/ Winter 2010 Fashion Trend: Yarn Storming
Sandblasted and distressed Velvet Thick double faced cotton Textured silk Spring summer 2010: Dries Van Noten spring/summer 2010 Manish Arora spring/summer 2010
summer sheen silk and nylon blends. Ikat Cottons Prada spring/summer 2010 Flight weight fabrics Marc Jacobs spring/summer 2010 Donna Karan spring/summer 2010 Tweeds Peter Som spring/summer 2010 Accessories Spring summer 2010 Flirty ballet flats Chains Beady scrunchies Big bows Retro sunglasses Band camp hats Fall Winter 2010 Puffed scarves Architectural heel Fringed purse Oversized hats Thigh high socks Colorful cloches Assignment: Pecha Kucha
Each student has to bring 5 images, it can be anything, for example: images related to current events, your favorite movie, etc, discussion on each students pictures will follow. Emerging Trend