Trend Flash for June 4, 2012 is exclusively for members of The Trend Curve™ subscriber family with immediate updates from major markets and trade shows around the globe.
Michelle Lamb, Editorial Director for The Trend Curve, is in High Point for the semi-annual Showtime textiles market. Her top-line trends are below. More details about the fabrics that upholstery companies are selecting for future furniture products will be available in an upcoming issue of The Trend Curve newsletter.
Notable at Showtime:
COLOR
– Orange was the color of the moment
– Mixed blues appeared over and over
– Greens grew significantly
– Berry meant more than hot pink
– Black made everything pop
– Gray warmed up
TEXTURES
– Slubs were on-trend and growing
– Grass-cloth texture was referenced more than once
– Many small-scale textures were used in a single fabric
– Stone-washed and chambray looks signatured casual style
– Ombre effects meant even more than before
– Metallics had key accent roles
PATTERNS AND MOTIFS
– Many companies worked to reinvent Southwest
– Ikat effects continued
– Pixel-inspired looks meant a lot
– Asian style was growing
– An emerging tropical revival had a cleaned-up character
– Missoni looks did not back off