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commercially viable trends: print, mix, and match

mixing and matching has been on the edge of the horizon for the status-quo and very real for the fashion set over the last few seasons. Colors and prints have been the two main ways we have seen mixing and matching, with prints becoming the bigger of the two on the Runways at the Spring 2011 shows and blossoming into a full blown runway trend in Spring 2012.

Blumarine s/s 11

Chris Benz s/s 2011

Duru Olowu s/s 2011

Missoni s/s 2011

The print party started out a little more tame with prints being similar, differing in size, color, or fabric. It was almost like the designers were testing the water and not wanting to become to severe right away.


There were, however, a small amount of designers who had the guts to go all out. Prada was probably the most notable and editorialized by the press with the jungle inspired prints the house jumbled together.

By the time Fall 2011 rolled around, prints were in full swing. They had grown since Spring and were looking more like collages and layers than just a subtle matching. Colors were exploding and all over the place, multiple prints were seen pieced and layered on one garment, not to mention on multiple garments on the same model.

Comme des Garcons a/w 2011

Dries Van Noten a/w 2011

Mary Katrantzou a/w 2011

And by this Spring season, it wasn’t just a few designers that were doing it, there were A LOT. And the public had caught on. Many fashionistas were caught on blogs wearing prints in every possible way.

stockholm street style

stockholm street style

the sartorialist

is this trend commercially viable? Yes, I believe it is. I always believe in a trend that Minneapolis takes on (whether I like it or not) because of our land locked, normal person, too-much-love-for-comfort-clothing status as a city. Yes, we do have our fashionable few. However, with the weather and everyone else looking pretty regular, it is extremely easy to turn a blind eye to something like being bold with mixing prints.

dirty hair halo

the minneapoline


I have found myself being more experimental with mixing and matching prints lately. With the huge amount of big-name designers showing the trend, I believe this is something that will continue to grow through the next few seasons.

1 month ago 

inspiration - the obvious and the undisclosed

en.velope

gilded

tint

hidden

this weeks inspiration is all about the things we keep to ourselves and those things that are in your face apparent; the desperation of both something obvious and the things that are undisclosed.

1 month ago 

pecha kucha

modern zen garden by gardens of wendiland

tanga tanga font by Velckro

‘Arise’ by Anselm Reyle

rebecca minkoff

just for fun

1 month ago 

Chanel half tints. Hello summer. (Taken with instagram)

Chanel half tints. Hello summer. (Taken with instagram)

2 months ago  View high resolution

2011’s ladylike proper: the midi skirt trend

Midi skirts definitely have had runway and street moments during the past year. They were determined to be the new hot length of skirt. Mini is out, maxi is looking at making a long term run, and in between was the midi.

Runway looks from Marc by Marc Jacobs, Proenza Schouler, Suno and Vena Cava.

I believe the midi will have an extremely short lived lifestyle, and has in fact already reached market saturation. I have seen midi’s at forever21 on the sale rack. This could be due to the length being extremely hard and unflattering to wear for most body types. Sure, a 5’11” model looks great in a knee covering midi. My 5’4” frame? Um, no. I look like I am divided into sections and have huge calves.

I believe I am attracted to this trend because I can not achieve it. I have tried on multiple midi skirts because I like the idea for summer of an item that is easy to wear (no unwanted skin showing like with a midi) and cool (no hot air getting trapped underneath like a maxi) and for winter, an item that won’t trail in the snow and can show off great tights and boots. I also believe this is an important trend for fashion because of it’s connections with the tailoring and business trends that are popping up. A midi seems appropriate with a great tailored blazer for work; much more so than a mini or a maxi skirt.

Even though designers showed Midi skirts on the runways for 2012, I believe this trend lives on only in high fashion and will soon completely die off because of it’s lack of wear-ability for the normal consumer.

2 months ago 

Minneapolis Pop Ups

Mighty Swell

One of the most popular and well known pop-up shops in Minneapolis is Mighty Swell. This pop up is produced by a team of Minneapolis female bloggers Meghan and Rae. They started Mighty Swell because they were frustrated with the gateways of Etsy upkeep and online retail selling. They wanted something fun and unexpected, I believe just like most pop-up creators do.

Mighty Swell is a vintage pop up. It features furniture, clothing, accessories and music as well as drinking. They have a location they use, but the ladies also show up at local events like salon events, gallery openings, farmers markets and fashion shows.

A Park Pops Up at the MIA

I came across a really cool idea early last month when traveling to the Minneapolis Institute of the Arts for a class assignment. The museum had transformed its central atrium into a pop-up park. This was an interesting phenomenon, given that Minnesota has not seen green in at least 4 months. Green spaces are becoming increasingly popular given our society’s large interest in where we are heading in regards to our planet and how we are treating the environment. This pop-up park could be seen as a response to the long Minnesota winter, or as a nod to our societal change for the greater good to protect and recover our assets.

The MIA posted this blurb on their website about the exhibit: “Pop-up stores, galleries, and even parks have begun to appear increasingly in public spaces since the start of the recent recession. The term “pop-up” suggests their temporary nature: here one day, gone the next. Pop-up shops have become a recognized part of the fashion industry, and seasonal retailers often use them as temporary sites for holiday goods, from Halloween costumes to Christmas trees. More recently, pop-up parks have begun to spring up, especially in urban spaces where they can offer a sense of respite for those looking to escape without leaving their environs.”

More information here.

Pop Up Park at the Minneapolis Institute of Arts

Pizza Farm

Outside of the Twin Cities in Stockholm, WI there is a farm called A to Z Produce and Bakery. Every Tuesday from 4:30 - 8 pm Feb - Nov they fire up their wood oven and open the “Pizza Farm”. All of the ingredients for the pizzas made are grown on the farm or sourced from a nearby farm. It is a zero waste facility, all patrons must take their trash back out with them. If you bring back your pizza box from a previous visit, you receive 10% off of your purchase.

Sustainability and eco-awareness are also important at this pop-up, as this is what it is all about! The owners at the farm have been doing this for years and for them, this is a lifestyle, not just a trend.

2 months ago 

Retail Trends

Outdoorsy Visual Merchandising

In many retail displays there has been a large amount of visual merchandising featuring an natural theme. Outdoor malls and shopping areas are becoming more popular and the planning in designing them usually now features green areas. As we look, as a culture, at the eco-specific concerns facing our planet, this kind of enjoyment coming from something as simple natural colors, as woods and sticks being used in visual displays, or in being able to enjoy the outdoors when partaking in shopping and dining retail. (Pardon the lack of “green” in the outdoor dining photos… Minneapolis might be 70 this March, but we had snow on the ground a week ago). The Shoppes at Arbor Lakes, in the Twin Cities suburb of Maple Grove has a wind turbine near it.

Eileen Fisher visual displays in Macy’s.

All the rooftop dining in Uptown

Amore Vicotoria Rooftop patio in Uptown

Anthropologie Display

Anthropologie storefront at Grand Ave.

Woman Specific Athletic Apparel

Women specific athletic apparel stores seem to be popping up in shopping districts everywhere. Our country is seeing the effects of being an obese nation; heart disease is the #1 killer of women. Women specific stores are offering cute, comfortable, stylish clothing for women to work out and live their active lifestyles in. Here in Minnesota most of the population enjoys the outdoors, yoga, pilates and enjoying the 10 lakes with trails in Minneapolis. Being healthy is the new “cool”. Shopping at your local co-op or eating farmers market fresh vegetables has taken the place for many people over going to large grocery stores.

Athleta at 50th & France

Title Nine in Edina

Lucy at Rosedale

All in all, the largest overarching trend I noticed in the retail areas all over the Twin Cities was a return to a natural, healthy lifestyle. Shops and restaurants are reflecting the population’s choices, even in a state where being outside partaking in many of these activities is usually possible for only half of the year. I can’t say much for what people we wearing, since much of the populous here always wears ponytails, black yoga pants, leggings, and oversized shirts or Northface jackets. But that could easily be a sign also - it’s hard to go for a 3 mile walk around Lake Calhoun in 6 inch Leboutin heals and a cocktail dress.

2 months ago 

heavy romantics: aw 13/14 color inspiration direction

I was not surprised by the amount of neutrals making an appearance on my inspiration board. My love for black, grey, and anything muted has root in personal experiences. I have never been a girly girl, but lately bright, vibrant pinks have started catching my eye. Maybe I am getting more romantic as I get older, or maybe all the talk about the power of red and Pantone picking two red/orange hues for the colors of the year two years in a row has really gotten to me.

As the outfits become more colorful season after season, they seem to be on a downward saturation slope (neons in S/S 2011, now pastels in 2012).

Marc Jacobs S/S 2011 Ad Campaign

Louis Vuitton S/S 12 Ad Campaign.

A color I was surprised to find myself attracted to is in the family of what Pantone refers to as “Greener Pastures”. This dark shade of green lends itself to the blacks I love so much. It made an appearance in more than one spot on my board in various saturations.

The WGSN picks for core colors for the AW 13/14 season are reflected in my inspiration. I think we will be staying true to these colors; the powerful woman is making a comeback in suits and leather whether she is a rocker chic or buttoned up executive. The brights featured in AW 12/13 are evolving from vivid brights into a different, more dreamy color family for 13/14.

My color inspiration is reflected in two of WGSN’s AW 13/14 “Hack-tivate” micro trends. “Engineered” showcases a dove/concrete neutral grey supported by new black and a pink-y burnt sienna.

“Cyber misfit” is anchored by the color blue: this version evolving from the bright ultramarine of 2012 to a cerulean. New Black is also featured here being supported by a gentler version of burnt sienna: lobster.

These colors are not only appealing to me alone, but all together also. This seems to be the case for designers at the recent AW 12/13 RTW shows. Stefano Pilati’s last show for YSL showcased the darker colors I chose. Forest green and new black started out the show and ran into creams and greys later on. Burgundy, the color of the season, made a small appearance. This is the color that I believe will evolve into burnt sienna and lobster next season.

Stella McCartney is in a blue period with striking ultramarine and undertones of the cerulean I expect to see more of in 13/14. Blacks, ivories and whites ruled this runway as well. One knit dress showed up in lobster and there was a pair of shocking pink trousers that made an appearance.

Even though my color inspiration reflects a darker side of the scope, I still see these colors as romantic. The pinks and reds stay true to our cultural ideas of a woman, while the stronger shades bring her farther into the 21st century and establish her as a powerhouse not to be contended with.

3 months ago 

Current Color Trend Analysis

With Tangerine Tango being the Pantone color of the year, I have been noticing a lot of vibrant reds and oranges in my everyday life and in editorial shoots and on the runways.

When Brannon talks about personal experience being a way for consumers to connect with colors, I can see why everyone is seeing red. After our economic recession we need a power color to pick us back up again. Reds and oranges are a mirror image of the “mood of the times”. I feel powerful and happy when looking at the hues, even in something as everyday as the creamer jug at my local coffee shop.

I found this lovely lady at work. While the rest of her outfit is pretty neutral, those pants she is wearing are a true eye catcher. Hussein Chalayan showed a very similar look for Fall 2012. Is this a trickle up effect or a strong directional total industry-wide trend? Bill Blass states color as his first starting point for a collection: “Color is the first stage of a collection’s development: it is a focus and a constant in the process of designing a collection; color always tends to set ideas in motion.” The symbolic way I feel when I look at this concentrated clear red orange color definitely puts me in an uplifting mood. It screams “notice me!” and gives you that extra stride in your step. I believe this bright spot will be with us for the next few seasons on the streets and on the runway. It is the strong directional color trend of the moment.

I am going to hunt down a piece of clothing in this color at work today and buy it. Even looking at these photos makes me feel the power these colors have.

Tangerine Tango nails

 

On the streets of Paris fashion week

As seen on Downton Abbey

At the other end of the spectrum, neutrals have also taken over our color atmosphere. Black and Gray and Brown and Cream and White have become alright for any season. My belief in these colors stems from the ability of ease in wearing them. When you own a piece in a neutral you can pair it with anything. Neutral mixing is another strong directional trend in color this season that I believe we keep around for a while.

Minneapolis Street Style

As seen at Paris Fashion Week

Remember when mixing black and brown was a fashion faux pas? No longer. I am seeing black and brown alone, together, paired with ivory and creams and colors.

Mackage S/S 12 Lookbook

WGSN predicted neutrals to be a strong direction for FW 12/13:

“Neutrals retain the raw quality of last season. Chalk white, newspaper, winter hemp and weird offbeat blacks have a sense of calm and stillness. Brown is a key influence on other colours. Red browns, dark black browns, rich browns and neutral dusk browns all create balance in the palette.”

Minneapolis street style black and brown together

Black and Brown together in Paris

3 months ago 

animal hat outside at lincoln center, NYFW

animal hat outside at lincoln center, NYFW

3 months ago  View high resolution

commercially viable trends: print, mix, and match

mixing and matching has been on the edge of the horizon for the status-quo and very real for the fashion set over the last few seasons. Colors and prints have been the two main ways we have seen mixing and matching, with prints becoming the bigger of the two on the Runways at the Spring 2011 shows and blossoming into a full blown runway trend in Spring 2012.

Blumarine s/s 11

Chris Benz s/s 2011

Duru Olowu s/s 2011

Missoni s/s 2011

The print party started out a little more tame with prints being similar, differing in size, color, or fabric. It was almost like the designers were testing the water and not wanting to become to severe right away.


There were, however, a small amount of designers who had the guts to go all out. Prada was probably the most notable and editorialized by the press with the jungle inspired prints the house jumbled together.

By the time Fall 2011 rolled around, prints were in full swing. They had grown since Spring and were looking more like collages and layers than just a subtle matching. Colors were exploding and all over the place, multiple prints were seen pieced and layered on one garment, not to mention on multiple garments on the same model.

Comme des Garcons a/w 2011

Dries Van Noten a/w 2011

Mary Katrantzou a/w 2011

And by this Spring season, it wasn’t just a few designers that were doing it, there were A LOT. And the public had caught on. Many fashionistas were caught on blogs wearing prints in every possible way.

stockholm street style

stockholm street style

the sartorialist

is this trend commercially viable? Yes, I believe it is. I always believe in a trend that Minneapolis takes on (whether I like it or not) because of our land locked, normal person, too-much-love-for-comfort-clothing status as a city. Yes, we do have our fashionable few. However, with the weather and everyone else looking pretty regular, it is extremely easy to turn a blind eye to something like being bold with mixing prints.

dirty hair halo

the minneapoline


I have found myself being more experimental with mixing and matching prints lately. With the huge amount of big-name designers showing the trend, I believe this is something that will continue to grow through the next few seasons.

inspiration - the obvious and the undisclosed

en.velope

gilded

tint

hidden

this weeks inspiration is all about the things we keep to ourselves and those things that are in your face apparent; the desperation of both something obvious and the things that are undisclosed.

pecha kucha

modern zen garden by gardens of wendiland

tanga tanga font by Velckro

‘Arise’ by Anselm Reyle

rebecca minkoff

just for fun

Chanel half tints. Hello summer. (Taken with instagram)

Chanel half tints. Hello summer. (Taken with instagram)

2011’s ladylike proper: the midi skirt trend

Midi skirts definitely have had runway and street moments during the past year. They were determined to be the new hot length of skirt. Mini is out, maxi is looking at making a long term run, and in between was the midi.

Runway looks from Marc by Marc Jacobs, Proenza Schouler, Suno and Vena Cava.

I believe the midi will have an extremely short lived lifestyle, and has in fact already reached market saturation. I have seen midi’s at forever21 on the sale rack. This could be due to the length being extremely hard and unflattering to wear for most body types. Sure, a 5’11” model looks great in a knee covering midi. My 5’4” frame? Um, no. I look like I am divided into sections and have huge calves.

I believe I am attracted to this trend because I can not achieve it. I have tried on multiple midi skirts because I like the idea for summer of an item that is easy to wear (no unwanted skin showing like with a midi) and cool (no hot air getting trapped underneath like a maxi) and for winter, an item that won’t trail in the snow and can show off great tights and boots. I also believe this is an important trend for fashion because of it’s connections with the tailoring and business trends that are popping up. A midi seems appropriate with a great tailored blazer for work; much more so than a mini or a maxi skirt.

Even though designers showed Midi skirts on the runways for 2012, I believe this trend lives on only in high fashion and will soon completely die off because of it’s lack of wear-ability for the normal consumer.

Minneapolis Pop Ups

Mighty Swell

One of the most popular and well known pop-up shops in Minneapolis is Mighty Swell. This pop up is produced by a team of Minneapolis female bloggers Meghan and Rae. They started Mighty Swell because they were frustrated with the gateways of Etsy upkeep and online retail selling. They wanted something fun and unexpected, I believe just like most pop-up creators do.

Mighty Swell is a vintage pop up. It features furniture, clothing, accessories and music as well as drinking. They have a location they use, but the ladies also show up at local events like salon events, gallery openings, farmers markets and fashion shows.

A Park Pops Up at the MIA

I came across a really cool idea early last month when traveling to the Minneapolis Institute of the Arts for a class assignment. The museum had transformed its central atrium into a pop-up park. This was an interesting phenomenon, given that Minnesota has not seen green in at least 4 months. Green spaces are becoming increasingly popular given our society’s large interest in where we are heading in regards to our planet and how we are treating the environment. This pop-up park could be seen as a response to the long Minnesota winter, or as a nod to our societal change for the greater good to protect and recover our assets.

The MIA posted this blurb on their website about the exhibit: “Pop-up stores, galleries, and even parks have begun to appear increasingly in public spaces since the start of the recent recession. The term “pop-up” suggests their temporary nature: here one day, gone the next. Pop-up shops have become a recognized part of the fashion industry, and seasonal retailers often use them as temporary sites for holiday goods, from Halloween costumes to Christmas trees. More recently, pop-up parks have begun to spring up, especially in urban spaces where they can offer a sense of respite for those looking to escape without leaving their environs.”

More information here.

Pop Up Park at the Minneapolis Institute of Arts

Pizza Farm

Outside of the Twin Cities in Stockholm, WI there is a farm called A to Z Produce and Bakery. Every Tuesday from 4:30 - 8 pm Feb - Nov they fire up their wood oven and open the “Pizza Farm”. All of the ingredients for the pizzas made are grown on the farm or sourced from a nearby farm. It is a zero waste facility, all patrons must take their trash back out with them. If you bring back your pizza box from a previous visit, you receive 10% off of your purchase.

Sustainability and eco-awareness are also important at this pop-up, as this is what it is all about! The owners at the farm have been doing this for years and for them, this is a lifestyle, not just a trend.

Retail Trends

Outdoorsy Visual Merchandising

In many retail displays there has been a large amount of visual merchandising featuring an natural theme. Outdoor malls and shopping areas are becoming more popular and the planning in designing them usually now features green areas. As we look, as a culture, at the eco-specific concerns facing our planet, this kind of enjoyment coming from something as simple natural colors, as woods and sticks being used in visual displays, or in being able to enjoy the outdoors when partaking in shopping and dining retail. (Pardon the lack of “green” in the outdoor dining photos… Minneapolis might be 70 this March, but we had snow on the ground a week ago). The Shoppes at Arbor Lakes, in the Twin Cities suburb of Maple Grove has a wind turbine near it.

Eileen Fisher visual displays in Macy’s.

All the rooftop dining in Uptown

Amore Vicotoria Rooftop patio in Uptown

Anthropologie Display

Anthropologie storefront at Grand Ave.

Woman Specific Athletic Apparel

Women specific athletic apparel stores seem to be popping up in shopping districts everywhere. Our country is seeing the effects of being an obese nation; heart disease is the #1 killer of women. Women specific stores are offering cute, comfortable, stylish clothing for women to work out and live their active lifestyles in. Here in Minnesota most of the population enjoys the outdoors, yoga, pilates and enjoying the 10 lakes with trails in Minneapolis. Being healthy is the new “cool”. Shopping at your local co-op or eating farmers market fresh vegetables has taken the place for many people over going to large grocery stores.

Athleta at 50th & France

Title Nine in Edina

Lucy at Rosedale

All in all, the largest overarching trend I noticed in the retail areas all over the Twin Cities was a return to a natural, healthy lifestyle. Shops and restaurants are reflecting the population’s choices, even in a state where being outside partaking in many of these activities is usually possible for only half of the year. I can’t say much for what people we wearing, since much of the populous here always wears ponytails, black yoga pants, leggings, and oversized shirts or Northface jackets. But that could easily be a sign also - it’s hard to go for a 3 mile walk around Lake Calhoun in 6 inch Leboutin heals and a cocktail dress.

heavy romantics: aw 13/14 color inspiration direction

I was not surprised by the amount of neutrals making an appearance on my inspiration board. My love for black, grey, and anything muted has root in personal experiences. I have never been a girly girl, but lately bright, vibrant pinks have started catching my eye. Maybe I am getting more romantic as I get older, or maybe all the talk about the power of red and Pantone picking two red/orange hues for the colors of the year two years in a row has really gotten to me.

As the outfits become more colorful season after season, they seem to be on a downward saturation slope (neons in S/S 2011, now pastels in 2012).

Marc Jacobs S/S 2011 Ad Campaign

Louis Vuitton S/S 12 Ad Campaign.

A color I was surprised to find myself attracted to is in the family of what Pantone refers to as “Greener Pastures”. This dark shade of green lends itself to the blacks I love so much. It made an appearance in more than one spot on my board in various saturations.

The WGSN picks for core colors for the AW 13/14 season are reflected in my inspiration. I think we will be staying true to these colors; the powerful woman is making a comeback in suits and leather whether she is a rocker chic or buttoned up executive. The brights featured in AW 12/13 are evolving from vivid brights into a different, more dreamy color family for 13/14.

My color inspiration is reflected in two of WGSN’s AW 13/14 “Hack-tivate” micro trends. “Engineered” showcases a dove/concrete neutral grey supported by new black and a pink-y burnt sienna.

“Cyber misfit” is anchored by the color blue: this version evolving from the bright ultramarine of 2012 to a cerulean. New Black is also featured here being supported by a gentler version of burnt sienna: lobster.

These colors are not only appealing to me alone, but all together also. This seems to be the case for designers at the recent AW 12/13 RTW shows. Stefano Pilati’s last show for YSL showcased the darker colors I chose. Forest green and new black started out the show and ran into creams and greys later on. Burgundy, the color of the season, made a small appearance. This is the color that I believe will evolve into burnt sienna and lobster next season.

Stella McCartney is in a blue period with striking ultramarine and undertones of the cerulean I expect to see more of in 13/14. Blacks, ivories and whites ruled this runway as well. One knit dress showed up in lobster and there was a pair of shocking pink trousers that made an appearance.

Even though my color inspiration reflects a darker side of the scope, I still see these colors as romantic. The pinks and reds stay true to our cultural ideas of a woman, while the stronger shades bring her farther into the 21st century and establish her as a powerhouse not to be contended with.

Current Color Trend Analysis

With Tangerine Tango being the Pantone color of the year, I have been noticing a lot of vibrant reds and oranges in my everyday life and in editorial shoots and on the runways.

When Brannon talks about personal experience being a way for consumers to connect with colors, I can see why everyone is seeing red. After our economic recession we need a power color to pick us back up again. Reds and oranges are a mirror image of the “mood of the times”. I feel powerful and happy when looking at the hues, even in something as everyday as the creamer jug at my local coffee shop.

I found this lovely lady at work. While the rest of her outfit is pretty neutral, those pants she is wearing are a true eye catcher. Hussein Chalayan showed a very similar look for Fall 2012. Is this a trickle up effect or a strong directional total industry-wide trend? Bill Blass states color as his first starting point for a collection: “Color is the first stage of a collection’s development: it is a focus and a constant in the process of designing a collection; color always tends to set ideas in motion.” The symbolic way I feel when I look at this concentrated clear red orange color definitely puts me in an uplifting mood. It screams “notice me!” and gives you that extra stride in your step. I believe this bright spot will be with us for the next few seasons on the streets and on the runway. It is the strong directional color trend of the moment.

I am going to hunt down a piece of clothing in this color at work today and buy it. Even looking at these photos makes me feel the power these colors have.

Tangerine Tango nails

 

On the streets of Paris fashion week

As seen on Downton Abbey

At the other end of the spectrum, neutrals have also taken over our color atmosphere. Black and Gray and Brown and Cream and White have become alright for any season. My belief in these colors stems from the ability of ease in wearing them. When you own a piece in a neutral you can pair it with anything. Neutral mixing is another strong directional trend in color this season that I believe we keep around for a while.

Minneapolis Street Style

As seen at Paris Fashion Week

Remember when mixing black and brown was a fashion faux pas? No longer. I am seeing black and brown alone, together, paired with ivory and creams and colors.

Mackage S/S 12 Lookbook

WGSN predicted neutrals to be a strong direction for FW 12/13:

“Neutrals retain the raw quality of last season. Chalk white, newspaper, winter hemp and weird offbeat blacks have a sense of calm and stillness. Brown is a key influence on other colours. Red browns, dark black browns, rich browns and neutral dusk browns all create balance in the palette.”

Minneapolis street style black and brown together

Black and Brown together in Paris

animal hat outside at lincoln center, NYFW

animal hat outside at lincoln center, NYFW

commercially viable trends: print, mix, and match
inspiration - the obvious and the undisclosed
pecha kucha
2011’s ladylike proper: the midi skirt trend
Minneapolis Pop Ups
Retail Trends
heavy romantics: aw 13/14 color inspiration direction
Current Color Trend Analysis

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