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Holiday Trends Q&A

May 7, 2020 By Michelle Lamb -

A week or so ago, Tom Mirabile of Springboard Futures and I were interviewed about fourth-quarter seasonal trends. The venue was a webinar hosted by Lenise Willis, Editor in Chief of Gifts & Decorative Accessories magazine. The timing was perfect. My fourth-quarter seasonal forecast, The … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Michelle Lamb, Trend   Tagged With: #springboardfutures, #tommirabile, Christmas, Color, Gifts&DecorativeAccessories, Halloween, Harvest, Thanksgiving

Halloween, Harvest and Christmas Will Still Come

April 20, 2020 By Michelle Lamb -

Are fourth-quarter celebrations at risk, given the current Coronavirus crisis? That’s a question I’ve been hearing for the past several weeks. It was top-of-mind as I prepared The Return to Happy Holidays™, my seasonal color and trend forecast for Halloween, Harvest and Christmas assortments. If … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Michelle Lamb, Retail Trends, Trend, Trend Reports   Tagged With: 4th Quarter Trends, Christmas, Color, Design, Halloween, Harvest, Seasonal Trends, Thanksgiving

SoCal Halloween

October 28, 2018 By Michelle Lamb -

Since moving to Southern California from Minneapolis a few months ago, I have discovered that many elements of décor remain consistent across the miles, yet some things are different. Take Halloween decorating, for example. It turns out that kids here in SoCal love decorating their homes just as … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Haute Halloween and Fall, Michelle Lamb, Trend   Tagged With: Halloween, Kids, Thanksgiving

More Earnings in Your Halloween Goody Bag!

September 26, 2016 By Janice Carlson -

The Trend Curve has always believed in the potential of Halloween. Now we have even more reason to get behind it—and so do you. According to the newest findings of the National Retail Federation, Halloween Spending is expected to reach $8.4 in 2016. This represents 12% year-over-year growth, … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Color, Haute Halloween and Fall, In the News, Retail Trends, Trend   Tagged With: Color, Halloween, Thanksgiving

Trends for All of Fall 2017

September 14, 2016 By Janice Carlson -

Type “trends for fall 2017” into a search engine and you’ll see a myriad of autumn apparel. If you’re lucky, your results might include The Trend Curve’s latest Haute Halloween and Fall forecast. Overall, however, the direction out there about fall décor is a gray zone with very little new … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Color, Haute Halloween and Fall, Retail Trends, Trend   Tagged With: Color, Florals, Halloween, Thanksgiving

Why Did You Buy That?

December 30, 2015 By Janice Carlson -

Each member of The Trend Curve team has a product they like the best. Mine is Haute Halloween & Fall™, because Halloween just happens to be my favorite holiday, hands down. Liz Borsch loves our new kids’ color-and-trend forecast (The Trend Curve Colors™ KIDS 2017) because she adores the world of … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Trend   Tagged With: Christmas, Color, Halloween, Kids, Thanksgiving

The Ever-Popular Popcorn

October 3, 2015 By Janice Carlson -

Ever since the first kernel of maize exploded into a white puff in North America some 5,000 years ago, popcorn has been a hit for both eating and décor! Most people don't realize it, but there are actually three distinct types of corn. There's sweet corn for eating, field corn for feeding to … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Trend   Tagged With: Halloween, Thanksgiving, Valentine's Day

You Provide the Magic

August 24, 2015 By Michelle Lamb -

Last week a Member of The Trend Curve's subscriber family asked me about the best way to use our Haute Halloween and Fall™ forecast. Like all our seasonal color-and-trend collections, Haute Halloween and Fall™ 2016 has been fashioned with creative freedom in mind. You can dig into every detail of … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Color, Haute Halloween and Fall, Michelle Lamb, Trend, Trend Reports   Tagged With: Color, Halloween, Thanksgiving

Halloween Trends

July 7, 2015 By Michelle Lamb -

Halloween and fall represent a huge retail opportunity, with $7.4 billion in sales at stake (source: National Retail Federation). Our just-released Haute Halloween and Fall™ 2016 color-and-trend forecast gives you plenty of inspiration for innovative assortments targeted to this very special … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Haute Halloween and Fall, Trend   Tagged With: Color, Halloween, Thanksgiving

Halloween Inspiration

July 4, 2015 By Janice Carlson -

Where do we start when it’s time to create trends for our Haute Halloween and Fall™ color-and-trend forecast? The answer is by looking at shifts in lifestyle preferences. Just like for any other trend prediction, we’ve found that it’s not so much about how seasonal celebrations are changing, but … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Color, Haute Halloween and Fall, Trend   Tagged With: Color, Halloween, Thanksgiving

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