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Michelle Lamb, Editorial Director for The Trend Curve, has been in New York for the New York International Gift Fair. Her top trend observations are below. For more about the trends in New York, read the next issue of The Trend Curve.
Notable at this show:
COLOR
- Orange still fascinated
- Red-cast Purple had emerging support
- A Peacock revival kept that hue in focus
- Aqua, a lighter value of Peacock, nevertheless felt basic
- Cool Greens grew significantly
- Grays remained top sellers, even as they continued warming
MATERIALS AND TEXTURES
- Mixed materials hinted at a return for 2013
- Linen and velvet stayed strong
- Printed cotton was on a tear
- Satiny accents emerged
- Hides saw more action-
- Embellishments alternated between basic and fascinating
MOTIFS AND THEMES
- Grillwork and fretwork were unstoppable
- The same was true for all graphic geometric patterns
- The exploration of typography continued in earnest
- Moroccan themes advanced
- 70’s-80’s looks kept building
- Vintage-French style had less to say