Trend Flash is one of many exclusive benefits for Members of The Trend Curve’s subscriber family. Michelle Lamb, Editorial Director, is at the Showtime Textiles Market. Her top trends are below.
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COLOR
- The love affair with blue grew even stronger
- Pink was in the mainstream
- Purples enjoyed much more exposure
- Get ready for emerging mauve
- Yellow hinted at a role for the future
- Reds went warm and tomato-y
TEXTURES AND MATERIALS
- New chunky chenilles looked amazing
- Boucle yarns meant a lot in accent roles
- Hand-stitched effects moved toward the mainstream
- Deconstruction played a small, yet important role
- Metallics grudgingly gave up share to other types of luster
- Everyone was talking about performance, even for leather
STYLES AND MOTIFS
- Flowers were on a roll
- Stripes in must-have textural variations advanced
- Dots assembled into lots of motifs
- Boho looks stepped up
- An American West sensibility emerged
- Art Deco crept ahead
- So did Asian elements