CATWALK Milan A/W 2013/14

Published 27 March 2013 - 44 pages 16708-16751
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Milan puts its own spin on the current mood and instigates some exciting new trends. ‘Gilded Palace’ showcases the Italian art of dramatic pattern and poetic design. The punk trend continues with an upmarket version – less fierce and more sensual. Milan likes to dress women as grown-ups and this season the look takes on a ‘40s line. Checks and tartans are steeped in heritage and our ‘Highland Edge’ theme reveals the unconventional side of tradition. ‘Urban Bang’ takes cues from the sporty trends in New York and London; in Milan styles are super modern and straight out of the school of minimalism, via a military academy.

CATWALK London A/W 2013/14

Published 22 March 2013 - 22 pages 16657-16707
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This season’s shows are packed with fresh ideas and new trends. London designers create an excitement that’s hard to resist, and this season is no exception. The punk vibe goes a step further than New York, into the realms of fetish. Sporty styles are oversized and one silhouette emerges as the strongest. Check out the new outerwear, tailoring, shirt and trouser styles in our Boy Zone trend. Geometry Puzzle focuses on sculptural shape and precise pattern, while Pulp Romance reveals the best feminine styles to emerge from this season’s catwalks.

STREET Accessories London Fashion Week A/W 2013

Published 11 March 2013 - 27 pages 16630-16656
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This season’s style-defining accessories are bold; consumers are falling for individual, statement making products that they feel connected to. These accessories rarely blend into an outfit and often clash with other items in terms of style and colour.
We’ve targeted the most forward-moving designs to inspire your accessory collections. Don’t miss this influential report packed with key styles worn by the fashion crowd at this season’s London Fashion Week.

STREET Trends London Fashion Week A/W 2013

Published 6 March 2013 - 51 pages 16579-16629
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As we know, not all trends emerge from the catwalks; quite often they evolve from the street so it’s essential to keep up with streetstyle – and there’s no better place for individuals to shine than London Fashion Week. Here our photographers capture the essence of all the latest looks and back at the studio this information is analysed and edited into concise trends. This report highlights the new directions and includes the latest mood in styling, subtle shifts in proportion and the key styles.

CATWALK New York A/W 2013/14

Published 28 February 2013 - 55 pages 16524-16578
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The New York runways have provided us with an exciting start to the new season, which pushes forward with the latest directional trends. We have edited the shows and picked out all the important styles you need to know about! There is a general shift into softer shapes, a curvy expansion to outerwear and exciting developments in styling that celebrates offbeat looks.

TRENDZOOM Design Forecast S/S 2014 Soft Impact

Published 19 February 2013 - 21 pages 16503-16523
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The design forecast continues with Soft Impact, focusing on clothing and accessories designed with a relaxed approach. Construction is simplified; fabrics are soft and lightweight with nature-inspired imagery. Sketches are professional, highly detailed CAD designs with front and back views. Pages are styled with accessories and feature surface patterns and colours selected from our Trendzoom Colour & Trend S/S 2014 issue.

TRENDZOOM Design Forecast S/S 2014 Negative Space

Published 4 February 2013 - 19 pages 16484-16502
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Negative Space is the first of our design packages and is influenced by Japanese culture and Russian Constructivism; designs focus on clean graphic lines, balanced proportions and blocks of contrasts. Sketches are highly detailed original designs created in CAD with front and back views. Pages are styled with accessories and come complete with inspiring colour combinations and ideas for surface pattern. New this season are additional pages with sketches arranged into categories; these provide a visual checklist and a clear insight into the direction of proportion, line and scale.

CATWALK Pre-Fall 2013

Published 21 January 2013 - 56 pages 16428-16483
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Trends for Pre-Fall ’13 point the way forward in practical terms, revealing cleverly styled, solid collections full of reality-based options. Pre-Fall is a top selling season and hangs in stores longer that the main autumn/winter catwalk collections. As a result an increasing number of designers are producing ranges and the number of shows has grown to around 150, spread over a month from December through to mid January.
This Pre-Fall analysis is crucial to forward planning, it will confirm trends and suggest exciting new possibilities and directions for your own collections.

TRENDZOOM Trend & Colour Forecast S/S 2014

Published 31 December 2012 - 66 pages 16362-16427
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This visionary forecast report outlines the key trends and colours that will influence the new season. The three macro trends focus on innovative change, shifts in culture and current influences which will impact on forward-moving trends. The report includes complete colour direction: full colour palette with key shades, colour mapping, colour trends and inspiring pages filled with colour styling.

CATWALK Swimwear S/S 2013

Published 10 December 2012 - 24 pages 16338-16361
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Sizzling swimsuits, breathtaking bikinis and explosive Japanese-style cover-ups are making waves for spring/summer ’13. We’ve hunted down the best designs from the spring/summer and Resort runways and edited the styles into forward moving trends. Check out the latest silhouettes with crucially placed negative spaces or sportswear-derived styles with bold outlines. Vintage inspired hi-waist styles focus the interest on the midriff and surface pattern takes the look through tropical and ethnic through to stripes and geometrics.