Trend Flash is among the many benefits offered to Members of The Trend Curve’s subscriber family. Michelle Lamb, Editorial Director, has been in Frankfurt, Germany for this annual trade fair. Her top trends are below.
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Notable at Christmasworld 2017:
COLOR
- Mid-tone greens had the largest impact on color
- Warm blue with a similar value looked quite fresh
- Browns, including bronze, mixed with almost every color story
- While copper retreated, orange was revived
- Aubergine emerged
- True teal, not peacock, popped up in several stands
- Gold metallic was important alone or in multiple shades layered together
MATERIALS AND TEXTURES
- Wood’s use expanded via multiple characters
- Birch bark returned as a material and a surface design
- Clear had much more visibility in glass and resin
- Because of rising browns, natural burlap looked fresh again
- Embellishments and attachments were unstoppable
- Pearls and gems revved up again
- Sequins did not slow down
SHAPES AND MOTIFS
- Geometry influenced multiple ornament forms
- A jigsaw-puzzle approach influenced decorative items more than before
- Attachments were on a tear, impacting hard materials more than soft ones
- The status of stars and dots rose
- Entomology had increasing importance
- Multiple companies debuted a seaside theme for the first time