FASHION TRENDS 2012-2013

KID'S COLOR TREND REPORT F/W 2012-13

Color Trend Report | Kid's, Contemporary: Four color themes for the Children's Fall / Winter 2012 - 2013 season are presented. Included are themes for both the Boy's and Girls' markets: Into The Wild, Prep School Chic, Rush-In Fashion and Printastic. View color boards, palettes, and theme descriptions along with visual cues that capture the mood of the incoming season.

Fall / Winter 2012 - 2013, Children's Color Trends

KID'S TREND REPORT F/W 2012 - 2013 

Seasonal Themes | Children's Wear, Lifestyle, Interiors, Home: On view, a children's trend forecast for the Fall Winter 2012 - 2013 season. Four moods with color boards to inspire anyone who develops or markets children's apparel, accessories, toys, and home products. Themes include: Forager, back to basics with an outdoor attitude. . . Organic Science, order and abstract collide. . . Curious, "design hacking" at core. . . Winter's Tale, global craft and folky whimsy. 




Children's Market Fall / Winter 2012 - 2013 Lifestyle Trends

Women's Career Apparel Trends Fall / Winter 2012 - 2013

Seasonal Theme | Womens Apparel Careerwear: Refined opulence and luxury provide the foundation for a key Fall / Winter 2012 - 2013 trend theme, as we look to the Middle East for inspiration. An ultra-chic style ethos reigns as cutting edge tailoring adopts a quietly exotic silhouette for the Women's apparel careerwear market.... On view: the Myriad theme with garment shapes and details for all women's careerwear categories from dresses and tops to bottoms, knits, outerwear and intimates.

Women's Career Apparel Trends Fall / Winter 2012 - 2013

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INTIMATES



Blouse Sweatshirt
Stretch-cuff sweatshirt shapes are rendered in delicate satin and silk, adding a slouchy, yet feminine feel to a sporty silhouette. Deconstructive details, such as a zipped shoulder seam, or bandage-like layers, add an experimental twist. Cropped sleeves and exotic prints have a ritzy, 90's feel. Exaggerated ribbed collars and waistbands create doll-like proportions.

Geometric Statement

Sharp graphic shapes shout to be noticed on bold, statement dresses. Horizontal stripes, play with contrasts of color and texture, drawing on sportswear for a punchy, athletic look. Simple geometric shapes, such as diamonds and rectangles have a more modernist vibe, while leather seam panels draw on military clothing and aviation uniform. A curvy black applique abstracts and exaggerates the shape of the body for a Matisse-like effect. Draped fabrics contrast with simple monochrome panels and severe color blocking.

Structured Bell Skirt

Thigh length, bell-shaped skirts add an overstated swing to the hips, given extra wow factor via structural embellishments. Inverted pleats are key, creating a graphic, round silhouette with stiff fabrics and allowing for deep side pockets. Overskirt-like ruffles at the waist add a further flourish, while a high-waisted leather belt extends the exaggerated hourglass silhouette, which can be emphasized with long sweaters or a bright, fringed scarf.

Tailored Biker

Neat tailored biker jackets accentuate the waist and add a rock'n'roll swagger to feminine ensembles. Unexpected, luxurious fabrics add a softness to the look, with jackets coming in navy wool, boucle and tweedy woven fabrics trimmed with white shearling. Designers play with color too, eschewing the biker's traditional black for creamy whites, grays, tan suede and beige. Zips, buckles and swinging belts add interest at the waist and emphasize the swing of the asymmetric fastening. Minimal detailing elsewhere adds an elegance to this rough-edged piece.

WOMEN'S COLOR TRENDS F/W 2012 - 2013 

Color Trend Report | Women's, Apparel, Accessories, Beauty: This F/W 2012 - 2013 color report for the Women's Market captures the mood of the season with four distinct trends: Modern Flair, Sheer Perfection, Kiss and Make-up, and Dark Illusion. The trends in this "Universal" report have application for Women's apparel, accessories, and beauty products. The forecast is complete with color palettes, textural details, descriptions, and visuals. 

Fall / Winter 2012 - 2013, Women's Color Trends

YOUNG MENS COLOR TRENDS F/W 2012 - 2013 

Color Trend Report | Young Men's, Contemporary: The Fall / Winter 2012 - 2013 young men's color forecast is on display, with four themes that range from: Classic Luxe, Cool Contrast, Big Chill, to Street Wise. The color boards present directional palettes, trend descriptions, incoming color combinations along with runway visuals. In all, a quick snap shot of key color influences for the menswear market. 

Fall / Winter 2012 - 2013, Men's Color Trends

MENS S/S 2012 ACCESSORIES FOOTWEAR TRENDS

Seasonal Theme | Mens Accessories: The 2012 London Olympic Games inspire a key trend for Spring / Summer 2012 men's market. National Hybrids explores the diversity of nationalities, creativity and traditional past times that blend to form a modern mulit-cultural society. Find shapes and details for men's footwear and accessory product categories.

Spring / Summer 2012 Accessories Trend Forecast

HOME INTERIOR TRENDS 2012-2013

SPRING SUMMER 2012 COLOR TREND FORECAST

COLOR THEME: TROPICAL RETREAT
Light yellow and orange tones of sanctuary and solitude elicit impressions of balmy evenings and pink sunlit skies.







COLOR THEME: ORGANIC SYMMETRY
Peach and cream tones of equilibrium and equipoise emphasize smooth curves while drawing attention to tints of taupe and olive.







COLOR THEME: BLUEPRINT
Cool turquoise and indigo tones of contemporary construction and modernistic appeal provide inspiration within elongated lines.







COLOR THEME: AWAY WE GO
SDeep brown and sienna tones intermingle with ingenuity while adding a touch of class on a canvas of brocade artistry.

HOME TEXTILES TRENDS F/W 2011-12 

Trade Show Report | Fabric Home: "Reconnect" is the over-riding concept for trends in 2011-12 according to Heimtextil, the trade event for home and contract textiles. The four Reconnect directions refer back to nature and roots in Sobriety, to culture, identity and tradition in Mix Mash. Utility recommits to real values and the art of craftsmanship and Wilderness to the essential, functional and everyday. 

SOBRIETY

A RETURN TO THE ESSENTIAL AND TRADITIONAL



SOBRIETY
This trend theme shows where short-lived, seasonal trends end and consistent value begins. The background to this change in consumer behaviour is that, in recent years, consumers have built on an ethical self-image, concrete quality and service demands, which they want to maintain, even in difficult financial times. Consumer behaviour may have changed but standards have not.

The new consumer landscape is characterised by quality, longevity, sustainability and significance. In this context, a new generation of designers are researching forgotten skills and traditional craftsmanship is making a comeback. This goes hand in hand with a growing desire on the part of consumers to find out more about manufacturing and manufacturers.



Pictured: Doubleface by Florian Hauswirth. Photo: Nici Jost

Serenity
a trend characteristic that makes it clear: consumers are re-evaluating their lifestyle and are looking for products to build emotional attachment with.

New School
reinterprets the classic design of the 1950s

Classic Modernity
reflects a style, which symbolises honesty, quality and consistency, evoking nostalgia and authenticity.

Minimal Luxury
satisfies the need for pure, clean, simple designs and symbolises a charming, timeless look.

MIX MASH

COMBINES HIGH-TECH WITH CRAFTSMANSHIP, NEW WITH OLD



MIX MASH
Mix and match is what's happening. Turning something old into something new, combining colours and patterns with abandon. Mix Mash clearly shows how tradition is being turned on its head and stylised ethnic influences from all over the world meet with novel patterns, prints and fabrics.

But Mix Mash also stands for a combination of global know-how and local production techniques. The emotional strength and tradition of craftsmanship, coupled with innovation and efficient functionality, symbolise the successful juxtapositioning of high-tech and craftsmanship.



Pictured: Concreta chair by Rodrigo Almeida

Experimental
this trend facet shows how unconventional brushstrokes, expressive, artistic designs and graphics generate energy and dynamism.

Cultural Hybrid
a chaotic aesthetic, is decadent and poetic at the same time. It blends cultural

UTILTIY

CONSUMER SOCIETY HAS CHANGED. UTILITY INVITES YOU TO USE IT



UTILTIY
The global financial crisis, natural catastrophes, a surfeit of products and information are causing people to pause to think about and reflect on their current lifestyle. Nowadays, a decisive factor in purchasing decisions is the consideration about what is really important. Consumers are sick of design for design's sake, Utility stands for simplicity, accessibility and an invitation to use. 

Products marketed aggressively in glossy brochures are being replaced by the untreated and fundamental. Designed for everyday use, Utility products give greater meaning to their relationship with the user and suggest a longer lifespan. The pure, modest and unadorned are celebrated.



Pictured: Shopping bag - Oscar Diaz Studio

Makeshift
this trend feature shows how designers extol the mantra of simplicity, by adopting a "no waste, no demand" approach.

Industrial Accents,
simple, honest textile techniques convey a feeling of reassuring comfort.

Workwear
stands for products, which indicate stable values. Authentic, timeless objects create a hint of nostalgia, a feeling for heritage and for the handcrafted.

Utility Lux
designers have taken their inspiration from standardised industry and commercial fitments to create a refined look.

WILDERNESS

BACK TO WHERE WE CAME FROM



WILDERNESS
The world we live in is high-tech and consumption-controlled, confidence in governments, economic structure and energy supplies has been shattered. So consumers are striving for more self-reliance and want to achieve an ultra-sustainable lifestyle. In order to achieve this, some are breaking free of their normal way of life in a radical way and adopting the Wilderness lifestyle, which means being at one with nature.

A new interest in crafts from the past, including milling and wicker-weaving are evolving. People are looking for distinctive individualistic features marked by imperfection not perfection. A new organic look is being created, which nature captures in all its forms, characteristics and materials.


Pictured: Wolf Cot by Hakan Strotz. Photo: Ulrika Krynitz

Primitive Raw
paves the way for a new interest in simple shapes and manufacturing techniques.

Nature's Harvest
describes an unbridled ecological aestheticism and wild, natural shapes, created from untreated materials.

Folk Tales
shows the efforts made by a new generation of designers to transfer forgotten skills and craftsmanship into the modern era, with the aim of creating a meaningful link between the local and the global.

Untamed Nature
makes clear how nature is treated rather than processed. Design is inspired by a revival of the craftsmanship from a bygone era.