TRENDS // PRINTS + MORE . SPRING/SUMMER 2015

Friday, November 29, 2013

Prints & More S/S 2015 is a trend publication focusing on colour and theme forecasts for the season.  This trend book is specific to high-fashion printed patterns with four seasonal trend themes with moodboards and colour ranges as well as illustrated pattern designs.  To order your copy, go here

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TRENDS // PATTERN PEOPLE . SPRING 2015

Monday, October 21, 2013

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.  

Also, you can download their latest trend report 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. for $68.

   PRINT + COLOR OVERVIEW SPRING 2015   

Editorial via Pattern People:

Focused exclusively on print and color, our Spring 15 Print and Color Overview Guide features extensive research culled from art, fashion, interiors, and culture. Stories come alive with magazine-style layouts which bring clarity and vision to the otherwise dizzying visual landscape. We provide key directions that are truly relevant to the future of print and color and present them in an inspiring and easy to digest format. With Pantone reference numbers, selecting a color palette is made effortless. Whether you are an independent designer, a small studio, or part of a large company, this guide will help you get started on all of your Spring 15 creative pursuits.

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TRENDS // PATTERNBANK . A/W 2014-15 PREMIERE VISION + INDIGO PRINT REPORT

Wednesday, October 9, 2013

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.

Their Premiere Vision + Indigo Autumn/Winter 2014-15 Print Trend Report is now available. This report has 12 key print trends with each with seasonal print mood & print direction,  with over 46 pages of inspiration print forecast intelligence, 150 on trend hand-picked colour images, and more.... Go here to order your copy now.

In this extensive new PDF report, Patternbank brings you the essential Autumn/Winter 2014/15 print trend information seen at September’s Première Vision and Indigo shows in Paris. Our trend team were on hand to capture all the seasonal key points. This report brings you the key print trend insights from the show, making this report an indispensable intelligence tool for your seasonal print developments.

• 12 Première Vision print trends for Autumn/Winter 2014/15

• 46 pages of inspirational print forecast intelligence

• Over 150 on trend hand-picked images

• Indigo Salon Autumn/Winter 2014/15 Print Trend Themes

• Première Vision Colour trends for A/W 14/15 with TCX Pantone references

• Clean and visually inspiring layout

• £35 (approx. $57) via PayPal

This 46 page report includes 12 inspirational print trends :-

Lively Stripes / Hand-Crafted Checks / Decorative Edge / Earth’s Surface / Energised Florals / Mathematic Geometry / Inked and Worn / Minute Precision / Artistic Impression / Immersed in Colour / Exquisitely Painted / Textured Precision

Whether you are a small print studio, independent freelance designer, manufacturer or clothing line, this extensive report will give you a real insight into the most important print trends for Autumn/Winter 2014/15. This new improved PDF report will be your essential seasonal aid for your new print developments and colour direction.

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[ INSPIRATIONS PRINT + PATTERN ] KUKKA by Laura Luchtman

Friday, September 27, 2013

FV contributor Laura Luchtman from Kukka  [INSPIRATIONS + PRINT ] series. Laura's background is in the field of Surface/Textile Design and Fashion Illustration and specializes in Bodyfashion.  Visit her site Kukka.com. 

*Layout image is exclusive to FV and may not be copied without proper permission.

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TRENDS // TREND COUNCIL - SS14 RUNWAY

Thursday, September 19, 2013

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 are a few of their key material call outs, Metallic, Fringe and Mesh from the SS14 Runway. 

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TRENDS // COLLEZIONI . A/W 2014 - 15 + SS 2015

Friday, September 13, 2013

Here is the latest textile trend issue from Collezioni.  This issue is a comprehensive issue with, SS 2015 inspirations, AW 2014-15 fabrics, accessories, denim, and techno fabrics plus SS 2014 bestseller fabrics. There are also several reports from different exhibitions like Milano Unica, Pitti Filati and Le Cuir à Paris.  You can order your copy here.

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TRENDS // PATTERNBANK . NY FASHION WEEK 2013 HIGHLIGHTS PART I

Thursday, September 12, 2013

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.  You can also now buy their A/W 14-15 Part I and II Print Trend Report.

Below is a preview of their New York Fashion Week Spring/Summer 2014 Print Highlights Part I.  You can view their entire report here.

Patternbank brings you the highlights from New York S/S 2014 Fashion Week. This is the first instalment where we have selected designers showing key print trends for Spring / Summer 2014. Watch out for Part 2 which will follow shortly and also the up and coming London, Milan and Paris Shows which we will also be covering here at Patternbank.

    NICOLE MILLER   

Floral and Print mix – Blurred and double exposed Prints – Shared & Fractured Looks – Intense Micro Kaleidoscope Effects  - Painted Floral – Abstract Texture Combinations

Nicole Miller photos via Style.com

    BCBG  MAX AZRIA   

Hand Painted Florals – Pattern build ups - Flowing Florals – Distorted Beauty – Monochrome Expression – Ink Marked Pattern – Sectioned structure

BCBG Max Azria photos via Vogue.com

   DIANE VON FURSTENBURG   

Tribal References – Linear Patter – Gradient In-fill Pattern – African Animals - Light Distortion – Graphic Pattern

Diane Von Frustenberg photos via Style.com

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TRENDS // SPLASH LTD - A/W 2014 PRINTS AND GRAPHICS

Tuesday, September 10, 2013

Splash Limited Design Studios who is based in New York City is a full service art studio and agency providing services for the fashion and home industry over the last 25 years. They have serviced thousands of designers from Abercrombie to Oscar de la Renta with fresh original and custom artwork, print ready files, digital fabric printing and more.  They have recently added a new service, s.l.i.d.e providing 24/7 a revolutionary website giving you the hottest forecasted print trends.  To learn more about them and their services, go here.  Below is their Print and Graphics Report for the A/W 2014 season.

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TRENDS // TEXTILE . PATTERN PEOPLE

Tuesday, September 3, 2013

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.  

Check out their daily surface design inspirations on their blog,  here for many great inspirations.  Below is one of their more recent posts on their observation of Surreal Shapes, here and Architectural, here.

Also, you can download a collective of their design tools here to help you with your design process.

   PRINT TRENDS - ARCHITECTURAL   

   PRINT TRENDS - SURREAL   

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TRENDS // MUNICHFABRICSTART . F/W 2014-15 FABRIC AND TRENDS

Friday, August 30, 2013

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 next show for A/W 14-15 is September 2013, go here to register.  Go here to view and read up on their latest A/W 14-15 trend call outs.

You can also order their very reasonable Fall/Winter 2014-15 trend catalog and color card online, go here and to view their  six themes that map the trend scenario with editorial for each theme “AWESEMBLAGE” – four for women’s and men’s wear and one for kids and jeanswear, respectively. Detailed information including visuals and trend colours plus relevant Pantone number can be found on the colour card as usual.

Below is a preview of their fabric trends for the season which you can also view here.

THE EXTREMES FIND COMMON GROUND MORE AND MORE AGAIN SIMPLE AND TRIVIAL OVER OPULENT AND MANIC.

Through the perfection of conversion, even uncurated, naive inspirational mixes become to be self-understood as wearable craft art. It leads to a montage of various materials, cuts, technologies, themes, layers, eras, moods and emotions. High-end-finishings and embellishments create their own very awestruck beauty.

INNER LANDSCAPE
The INNER LANDSCAPE spreads out poetically, romantically, and reduced in us. The High-Tech and the Natural alternate in a play of tension and release. Scandinavian interior design forms the basis of this stylistic language, with clear lines and a touch of retro, realised with ultramodern techniques. Enveloping, oversize jackets and coats reflect generosity and modernity.

INTER CENTURY
A Marlene Dietrich chic resonates through all creative interpretations. A classic feel – musical, material, and stylistic – is the foundation as different eras mix together. Aristocratic looks from the 19th century are broken up and loose their stiff correctness through their mix with technical materials. “Old Couture” and Haute Casual together creating something new.

PARALLAX
Parallax results from a perspectival displacement, making phenomena and objects appear different than they actually are. Unfamiliar and altered points of view inspire new proportions, designs, and thoughts to form. Optical illusions, hybrid forms, and deformations are important elements for a futuristic design of the future. The space shuttle looks of Mister Spock or Superwoman serve as body-hugging basic silhouette.

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POP´N PALAIS
The extroverted rock star David Bowie is the inspiration for the POP’N PALAIS theme. Relishing in a boundless, luxurious life: a hint of 70’s-era Rive Gauche with some elegant experimentation, a pinch of the rich, architectonic Baroque, a dash of kitsch and Pop from the 80’s and 90’s, and a shot of Russia with an excess of pomp – this is the recipe for a colourful joie de vivre. Narcissism makes a dramatic entrance and becomes a trend.

HAPPY@TECH - Kids&Fun
Although the pure, unaltered joy of childhood is often lost during the trip through adulthood, with a lot of humour we get back to those easy-going days. We make an effort and let ourselves be carried away by those beautiful and funny things in life to which we are literally drawn. Something like a Dickensian “Spirit of Christmas” brings along laughter, love, and joy, and away we go. Curiosity, fun, and lots of humour inspire our imagination.

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TRENDS // PATTERNBANK . PRINT AND COLOR DIRECTION A/W 2014-15

Monday, July 29, 2013

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 Part II Autumn/Winter 2014-15 print trend direction for the new season.  This report has 8 key print trends with each with seasonal print mood & print direction,  with over 38 pages of inspiration print forecast intelligence, 175 on trend hand-picked colour images, and more.... Go here to order your copy now.

We’re proud to announce Part 2 of our essential Autumn/Winter 2014/15 print trend direction for the new season. Our trends forecast team have been busily researching the globe for the strongest directional print trends. In this report we aim to supply and inspire you with the key print trends for Autumn/Winter 2014/15, making these reports indispensable intelligence tools for your seasonal print developments.

• 8 key print trends for Autumn/Winter 2014/15

• Over 35 pages of inspirational print forecast intelligence

• Over 175 on trend hand-picked colour images

• Seasonal print mood & print direction pages for each trend

• Colour breakdowns for each 10 print trends with TCX Pantone references

• Clean and visually inspiring layout

• £30 (approx. $46) via PayPal

  This 38 page report includes 8 inspirational print trends :-

  Indigo Tribe / Black on Black / Decayed Beauty / Hard Lace / Nocturnal Camo / Pure Marble / Smudged & Filtered / Textile History

  
  
      INDIGO TRIBE   

    SMUDGED AND FILTERED    

Whether you are a small print studio, independent freelance designer, manufacturer or clothing line, this extensive report will give you a real insight into the most important print trends for Autumn/Winter 2014/15. This indispensable report will be your essential seasonal aid for your new print developments and colour direction.

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[ TREND + PRINT REPORT ] AARYN WEST STUDIO

Thursday, July 25, 2013

Today's post [ TREND + COLOR REPORT ], is from FV print and fashion contributor AARYN WEST of Aaryn West Studio based in Los Angeles, California. Go here, to check out her newly designed website. You can also contact their new sales representation, NY based agent D. Matt Smith here if you missed them in NY this week in Indigo for their A/W 2014-15 original prints. 

   MOD GEOS   

Bold, simplified prints are making their back into the runway scene in several of the Resort 2014 collections with these Mod Geos. Get graphic with basic shapes; squares, circles and polygons will be your best friends with this vintage print trend.

Josie Natori, Carven, Jonathan Saunders all via Style.com
Background print © Aaryn West

   TYPOGRAPHIC   

One quirky print trend that caught our attention from the Resort 2014 runway shows was the use of typography. Often executed in black and white for a more optical effect, we see how various compositions create positive and negative space, accentuating both geometric and organic shapes found in the letters and numbers.

Costume National, Sportmax, and Moschino Cheap And Chic all via Style.com
Background print © Aaryn West

© Aaryn West - all rights reserved.   Inspirational layout may not be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, photocopying, or otherwise, without prior written permission.

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