Trend Flash is reserved for Members of The Trend Curve’s subscriber family. This week, Editorial Director, Michelle Lamb, trekked to Orlando for the Global Pet Expo.
Michelle’s top trends from the Expo are below.
COLOR
- Grays still meant business
- Blues were going warmer
- Dark mid-tone greens advanced
- So did browns, but much more quietly
- Purples got called out as fashion hues
- Neons had more visibility than usual
MATERIALS AND TEXTURES
- Neoprene emerged
- Natural rubber got more play
- Cork had surprising roles
- Combining textures was on-trend in both hard and soft materials
- Corduroy stepped up
- Faux fur took off
ICONS AND PATTERNS
- Textures began standing in for pattern
- Camo designs had lots of support
- Barnyard animals surged in importance
- Buffalo checks got color updates
- The pet business jumped into the Emoji trend
- A Day of the Dead theme debuted for dog toys