Trend Flash is exclusively for members of the Trend Curve™ subscriber family with immediate updates from each market and trade show we cover worldwide. Michelle Lamb, Editorial Director for The Trend Curve, has been in Frankfurt, Germany for Christmasworld 2015. Her top trends are below. Watch for more in The Trend Curve.
COLOR
– Pink settled in and warmed up
– Royal blue returned
– Greens spread into multiple personalities
– Black and white enjoyed new Christmas status
– Brown had many more roles
– Copper was the trend-forward metallic
MATERIALS AND EMBELLISHMENTS
– Concrete for Christmas? Yes!
– The look of wood had more play
– 3-D effects were on-trend
– Studs stepped up
– Gems went for notice-me scale
– Powdery looks formed foundations for other embellishments
MOTIFS AND THEMES
– Christmas took a page from the sign trend
– Foxes solidified their place for the Holidays
– Circus themes kept popping up
– Parrots pushed songbirds aside
– 2016’s year of the monkey meant lots of these creatures
– Hearts signaled a movement toward simple Christmas wishes