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Trend Flash™ New York International Gift Fair

August 6, 2010 By Trend Staff -

Trend Flash emails are an exclusive member benefit for subscriber/Members to The Trend Curve™ newsletter. They provide you with top-line trends from every market and trade fair our editorial team attends.

Michelle Lamb, Editorial Director for The Trend Curve, was in New York for this semi-annual event. Her top-line trends are below. Read more about NYIGF in the The Trend Curve.

Notable in New York:

COLOR
– Exhibitors still called Gray the fashion neutral
– Browns began to warm using Yellow influences
– Red-cast Blues of all kinds started challenging established Turquoise
– Pale and mid-tone Greens cooled, while Olive emerged
– Mauve hinted at a return

FINISHES AND TEXTURES
– Layering impacted every material
– The look of age and weathering was key
– Fine detail on pillow faces was more important dramatic embellishment
– Metal mesh continued its advance
– Copper could not be ignored

PATTERNS AND MOTIFS
– Illustrative techniques were on-trend
– Lace looks emerged
– Chevrons were incoming
– Birds did not go away, they got stronger
– Words meant a lot

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