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Trend Flash™ Showtime Textiles Market

December 15, 2015 By Trend Staff -

Trend Flash is an exclusive benefit reserved for Members of the Trend Curve’s subscriber family. This update from Michelle Lamb features top-line trends from the Showtime textiles market. Here are the key new directions for upholstery fabrics:

COLOR

  • Blues dominated assortments
  • Greens picked up, especially yellowed versions
  • Warm reds spoke to the future
  • Cognac was part of the developing brown story
  • Hot pinks kept popping up as key accents
  • Though seen only in supporting roles, blush pink got lots of attention because of Pantone’s color-of-the-year announcement

 TEXTURE AND MATERIALS

  • Texture was the market’s super-trend
  • It was used to update everything to an “artisan” personality
  • High-pile looks began a trend cycle
  • Cut-velvet looks took a giant step forward
  • Bouclé showed up much more often
  • Advancing embroidery featured thin lines and spaced stitches

MOTIFS AND THEMES

  • Abstraction made everything look updated
  • So did an artisanal approach that included texture and imperfection
  • Geometrics came roaring back
  • Menswear looks had new status
  • Kuba and shibori techniques influenced many designs
  • Classic motifs got new details (think outlines), while dropping established ones (like frames)

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