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Trend Flash™ – Atlanta Gift Show 7/16

July 14, 2016 By Trend Staff -

tf-atlanta-giftTrend Flash is one of many exclusive benefits for Members of The Trend Curve’s subscriber family. Michelle Lamb, Editorial Director, is in Atlanta for the Gift Show. Her top trends are below.

COLOR

  • Black grounds kept growing, even for Spring
  • Brown took its first real forward leap
  • The interest in green broadened and deepened
  • Lighter values worked with dark blues, but…
  • …porcelain blue, teamed with white, was everywhere
  • Gold metallic impacted new materials and categories
  • Coral cropped up again in coastal themes

TEXTURES AND MATERIALS

  • 3-D applications expanded dramatically
  • Color-smudges were added to wooden figures
  • Plush returned for Spring animals
  • String art appeared, causing excitement
  • Moss took off
  • Galvanized metal was newly slathered in gold

ICONS AND PATTERNS

  • Magnolias surged in popularity
  • Books were key items
  • Sheep grew quietly
  • Flowers displaced rabbits in a number of Spring collections
  • Gardening hand tools had new decor applications
  • Tiles suggested an Italian theme to come

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