Trend Flash is an exclusive Member benefit for subscribers to The Trend Curve™. Michelle Lamb, Editorial Director for The Trend Curve, and Liz Borsch, Editorial Assistant are in High Point for the this important trade show. Their top trends are below.
COLOR
- The market was all about blue, especially navy
- Greens got interesting again
- Purples experienced a revival, but this time on the red side
- Browns surged in multiple values
- Neutrals looked fresh again
- So did pastel values
MATERIALS AND TEXTURES
- Oak had new support
- Cerused finishes were on-trend
- The metal story focused on gold, gold, gold
- Shagreen pushed snake aside
- Tweeds took off
- Tapes and stitching began to make nails look dated
MOTIFS AND THEMES
- Animal-skin patterns proved their versatility
- Watercolor effects did not slow down
- Emerging: designs with a faded character
- Plaids kept popping up
- Asian elements moved ahead
- Tribal references turned from far-flung places to home
- Nordic casual emerged
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High Point all of this week. See her tweets on a single page here.
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