Trend Flash is available only to Members of The Trend Curve’s subscriber family. Michelle Lamb, Editorial Director, has been in Paris for the Maison & Objet fair. Her top trends are below.
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COLOR
- Greens ramped up
- They became not only cooler, but also more complex
- Black’s status rose dramatically
- Blues offered countertrends, focusing denimy shades and values of petrol
- Cognac kept popping up, sometimes upstaging gold
- Purples showed up in some surprising places
TEXTURES AND MATERIALS
- Mixed textures still meant a lot, as did dimension, which often went to extremes
- Skinny fringe looked fresher than bulky yarn
- Smoke had more visibility, yet blue was newer for glass and mirror
- Velvet eclipsed every other fabric at the fair
- Real leather took a giant step into outdoor living
- Gold dropped a bit for metal; dark iron picked up the slack
ICONS AND PATTERNS
- Flowers returned, dominating newness
- Shibori and batik were even more important than before
- Several visual effects softened menswear patterns
- An African sensibility was key
- Designs evocative of the American West got going
- Alpacas and llamas replaced last year’s emojis