TRENDS // PATTERN CURATOR - COLOR + PATTERN . S/S 2017

FV contributor, Pattern Curator curates an insightful forecast of mood boards & color stories and we are thrilled to have them on board as our newest FV contributor. They are collectors of images and photos to offer print, pattern and color trends. Each of the boards curated is visually directional, relevant and trend-right. An amazing site for inspirations, check out their site here.

Our picks for this week are Urban Decay and Amber Waves.


    URBAN DECAY    

sources: cultureclub.clubmonaco.com, yama-bato.tumblr.com, vogue.com (Parsons MFA), google.com.au, tifknitwear.tumblr.com, dustydeco.com, trendhunter.com, pinterest.com (via Laura Edgar), flickr.com (Mike Rampton)

    AMBER WAVES    

sources: hansenstudio.no, vogue.com (Elie Saab), indulgy.com, theglitterguide.tumblr.com, gaptoothbitch.tumblr.com, sashastergiou.tumblr.com, socioecohistory.wordpress.com, vogue.com, spaceships.tumblr.com

[ INSPIRATION + ILLUSTRATION ] series by MELANIE BOYCHUK

Here is the latest Inspiration + Illustration series #2 for 2016 by Melanie Boychuk, fashion illustrator contributor for FV. Her inspiration is from Flare 2015 magazine issue.

You can also check out her website, missmel.com to view more of her work and to contact us if you need an illustrator for any projects. To purchase some of her past illustrations, visit her Etsy shop here. To also view her past illustration posts on FV, go here.

©MELANIE BOYCHUK illustration and Fashion Vignette layout. All rights reserved. No part of these images may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, photocopying, or otherwise, without prior written permission from the illustrator.

TRENDS // SPIN EXPO - SPRING/SUMMER 2017 . COLORS

Spin Expo is a leading fibers, yarns, knitted fabrics and knitwear show.  This show is organized by independent textile specialists in fibers. Their next show is scheduled for March 1-3, 2016 in Shanghai. To view other show dates to be held in Paris and New York in 2016 or attend their shows you,  can pre-register online Spin Expo pre-registration.

Below are their Spring/Summer 2017 color trends.

[ RUNWAY ILLUSTRATION ] SYLVIA COHEN - CHANEL SS 2016

We are thrilled to have Fashion Designer and Fashion Illustrator Sylvia Cohen on board as the latest FV contributor.  Here is her first illustration using Chanel's Spring 2016 runway inspiration.

©SYLVIA COHEN illustration and Fashion Vignette layout. All rights reserved.

TRENDS // VERONICA SOLIVELLAS - COLORS SS 2017

Veronica Solivellas is the Creative Director and Author of “Veronica Solivellas Trend Book” in collaboration with Shoesplanet.  Her and her team of professionals with 25 years in fashion and design, predict and analyze future trends in footwear and accessories.  To learn more about their company and services, go here. 

Below is a preview of their SS 2017 Color Trends.  Go here to view their offering of trend books.

    Verónica Solivellas: Colour Trends SS 17    

A new poetry made of natural sensations. Neutral colors and delicate shades applied to ultra light materials.

Importance of oranges and neon pinks with a sporty instinct. Fresh and bright tones framed in a digital atmosphere of vivid colors.

Strong color ranges, with urban ethnic connotations. The colors of the Caribbean seas and tropical forests, exotic florals and green of vegetation.

Warm tones of the home. Mauve and peach filters create new atmospheres in our daily lives.

TRENDS // PATTERNBANK - ACTIVEWEAR . SS 2017

Patternbank is an exceptionally great resource with over 20 years in the print, graphics and fashion industry. Their global research brings you essential inspiration ideas for graphics, prints and patterns, making Patternbank a valuable resource and intelligence tool for any business, designer or buyer.  

Here is a preview of their Activewear Print Trend Report for the SS 2017 season.  You can purchase the report here.

Activewear, Sportswear, Athleisure – call it what you will, this sector has seen massive growth over the past few years. It’s moved out of the gyms and yoga studios into main high street fashion. Our team (who all love yoga!) have been out and about around the globe to bring you this Spring/Summer 2017 print and pattern trend report. We hope you enjoy this report as much as we enjoyed creating it and don’t forget you can shop our Activewear category on the Patternbank studio.

Our team have researched the global Activewear market to offer a snapshot of what trends are happening today. Keeping up with the fast moving pace of the retail environment is a daunting task, so for your convenience the Patternbank team have put together this concise retail overview delivering the strongest Activewear print trends happening in-store this season.

8 print trend stories broken down into mood, print direction & colour

8 retail print stories with activewear from Nike, Reebok, Sweaty Betty, Lululemon, Free People & more

Over 60 pages of inspirational print forecast intelligence

Over 180 directional hand-picked images

Colour palette breakdowns with Pantone TCX references

TRENDS // MUNICH FABRIC START . SPRING/SUMMER 2017

The MunichFabricStart is an international fabric trade fair that holds two fair trades a year features a wide range of textiles, accessories and trims at this exhibition. Their next show for the A/W 2017-18 will be held in Aug 30 - Sept 1.  

Below is a preview of their latest trends AGELESS for the Spring/Summer 2017 season, if you missed their last show held this month.  You can also purchase their report here.

The trends for Spring/Summer 17 live in emotions - irrespective of age and sometimes gender. Emotions are displayed expressively in carefully developed materials, textile lightness and a subtle adaptation of technical looks that impress with versatile prints and very haptical surfaces. The base for this is a combination of timeless elegance and visible naturalness. Completed with creative ideas from space expeditions, hybrid future visions and real functionality, technical aspects combine with dreamy travel memories, favourite stories, great festival atmosphere and a yearning for classical influences. The result is a modern mix of fun, romance and relaxed chic. In the course of demographic change we stay increasingly younger. Our state turns into a kind of youthternity. AGELESS faces this development and searches tomorrow’s clientele.

    ROBOTIC INSTINCT    

Man meets machine, man explores machine, man becomes machine.

With no fear of contact or the future we start to fathom high-tech developments in a playful and hedonistic mode. Which scenarios are imaginable? Which are feasible? Not only the mind attains technical ecstasy, the body is also filled with thrills. Instinct and sensory perception are two senses, which are now particularly sharpened. Portable robots promise increased performance and bring a whole new kind of equality in terms of force. Gender classifications are outdating themselves.

    HOVER CITY    

In a world that becomes increasingly hectic and uncontrollable, the desire of breathing freely and finding islands for relaxation and recreation increases constantly.

With the clarity of minimalist architecture in Hover City, we find the tranquility and structure that we would like to recapture from our agitated world. Grace, beauty and aesthetics bring the inner peace and space that we want for personal reflection. Time and carefulness become luxury elements.

    SOLAR VENTURE    

The biggest adventure imaginable, the discovery of alien worlds and mysterious cultures inspires the Solar Venture.

We trace the unknown everywhere: in abandoned deserts, forgotten traditions or undiscovered galaxies. An exciting outland is waiting to be creatively discovered beyond known boarders. The extraterrestrial becomes a focal point; mysterious landscapes are the inspiration for prints and structures. Abstract phenomena draw us into their spell, we are approaching them impulsively and intuitively.

    FUNNY FESTUM    

In an era of increasing demands on society and the individual alike, the desire for relaxation and amusement is becoming more and more vital. We just wanna have fun.

Funnyfestum is the incubator in which fun fashion is made that makes the zest for life a daily experience. A new, effortless hedonism awakes a lust for humorous creativity, fancy little gadgets, cheerful fabrics and positive beats. Summer and sun put us in an expressive ecstasy, even beyond tropical beaches or exotic festival locations. Now, we enrich our daily lives with colorful euphoria.

    DENIM SOUL STORIES    

Denim's got soul. The variety and depth of denim stories that are told in Spring/Summer 17, are the most varied and sentimental in a long time. Whether authentic looks with tradition or state-of-the-art developments, both are not as important as the fulfilment of individual needs.Fabrics with statements determine the look of collections in this season. Whether elegant and contained or wildly decorated, technical or natural: The main thing is a true statement and soul. This soul presents itself in a romantic light with soulful styles, finishing and dyes. Whether reduced or elaborate, all denim styles have in common that they live and live to see with their wearer.

TRENDS // TRENDZOOM - DENIM WOMEN/MEN/YOUTH. AW 2016/17

Founded in 1998 TRENDZINE - fashioninformation.com was one of the world’s first online fashion forecasting services. Today Trendzine produces the TRENDZOOM Fashion Forecasting Service, delivering both long-term forecasting and fast-response information to the fashion industry. The full service provides lengthy, in-depth reports with expert fashion analysis, the latest color & trend intelligence and high-spec design flats.  To find out more about the TRENDZOOM service and see the full list of published contents go here.

Here is a preview of their latest DENIM forecast for the AW 2016/17 season.  To purchase an annual subscription with a special discount for Fashion Vignette readers please follow this link here.

    FOCUS Denim AW 2016/17    

A definitive overview of forward-moving trends in the highly specialised denim sector. Influences filter through from catwalk collections, the retail scene and street culture into new directions for A/W 2016-17. The issue curates this information, and gives a clear guide to new developments in Fit, Fabric and Detail, with additional focus on the influences of Workwear and Retro styling.

Trends cover Women, Men and Youth areas with the emphasis on where these looks converge, or divide into gender specific designs.

TRENDS + EVENT // ISPO TEX TRENDS . S/S 2018 COLORS

ISPO Textrends is ISPO’s new platform for designers, product managers, and the media to discover the latest fabrics, fibers, trims, and accessories for sports, and outdoor apparel. Their exhibitions are held in Munich, Beijing and Shanghai. To learn more and to look up their next shows  go here to learn more.

ISPO teamed up with internationally renowned trend experts to identify the textile trends and colors for Fall/Winter 2017/18 to show what designers and product managers are looking for to develop their upcoming collections. To view the full report, you can visit their site here.

The following trend will describe in detail what designers and product managers are looking for in order to develop their upcoming collections. Go here to see the full report and you can select the images below to view the images larger and in a slideshow.

    COLOR PALETTE SPRING/SUMMER 2018    

Colors are an essential part of the textile business. 

A meeting of minds defines the Spring/Summer 2018 trend directions as we look to re-engineering existing ingredients and implementing new discoveries. There is an overall mood of euphoria, a frisson of excitement from fabrics, trims through to colors and the final exhilaration of the intended activities. From updated basics to invigorating next generation products, now is the time to push the boundaries, eliminate a solitary approach and explore and deliver the unique and new qualities that are set to be winners for the season.

The Spring/Summer season is all about exploring new directions that will enhance the consumers’ performance base and lifestyles, as we make the most of our leisure time as well as pursuing and attaining our goals. The messageis clear, it is time to OWN IT! Take control of our lives, our health and our precious spare time in pursuing our sporting objectives. Live free, laugh and enjoy every day!

    AXIS    

The core palette for the season is a harmonious mix of reassuring brights and traditional neutrals in delivering a perfect pole position that will appeal across the board. Black features as an accent, counterbalanced with intense summer sky blue and sunshine yellow. New takes on indigo blue also appeal and become an integral part of the season.

    FESTIVAL    

Inspired by the summer festivals, the initial bright hues turns take a misty twist in creating an innovative new direction for pastels in powdery form. This palette is perfect for achieving the look through dye techniques, but also can be achieved through the combination of black yarns blended with brighter tones to get a grungy look.

    DESERT DREAM    

A natural based palette that gives depth to the colors on o er. From cactus green to sunset orange, there is a true relaxed mood to this palette and a strong unisex appeal. Work the tones from matte surfaces to semi-bright in delivering an innate sense of the great outdoors.

    SCHOCKTACTIC    

An energetic color direction that can be worked from intense matte bases through to illuminate shine in a bold approach. Appealing to both the natural and the synthetic sectors, this palette is meant to be seen and approached in a brazen way. Work it in solids or make it ashy as colors collide in fabric construction through to prints.

    MIAMI VICE    

An Art Deco approach uplifts tones from super soft hues to soothing colorations in both matte and metallic applications. Nebulous and mysterious tones are highlighted by sun kissed vintage accents that can lead to a more dominant delivery from transparent coatings.

TRENDS // PANTONE + FASHION SNOOPS - FASHION COLOR REPORT . NYFW FALL 2016

Pantone Color Institute & Fashion Snoops collaborated to visualize the PANTONE Fashion Color Report Colors shown during NYFW Fall 2016.  Go here to view the original report on Pantone's website and Fashion Vignette's Trend Shop, go here for all of Fashion Snoops trend reports.

Door: Santorini by Mddphoto (istock.com/mddphoto) Denim: Gucci Chair: Domedeco By Eurofashion Ambiente Clouds: Night Clouds by John North (istockphoto.com/johnnorth) Woman: Fashion Snoops Street Style Vases: Eightmood Ambiente

Bedding: Himla Ribbed Fabric: Duca Visconti Purse: Extracted with permission from PANTONEVIEW Colour Planner – Disguise Water Droplet: Ripples on Water by Deniz Bayram (istock.com/denizbayram) Woman: Fashion Snoops Street Style Texture Block: Extracted with permission from PANTONEVIEW Colour Planner – Disguise

Chunky Knit: Lou Dalton Hand: Extracted with permission from PANTONEVIEW Colour Planner – Reveal Bowls: Interni Edition Rocks: Extracted with permission from PANTONEVIEW Colour Planner – Reveal Woman: Fashion Snoops Street Style Shoe: Fashion Snoops Street Style

Silk: Barbara Casasola Bag: Opening Ceremony Lips: Fashion Snoops Beauty Rose: Rose in Waterdrops by Gn Om (istock.com/gn_om) Woman: Fashion Snoops Street Style Chair: Mambo Unlimited

Jacket Front: Alexander McQueen Plate: Rina Menardi Quilted Fabric: Weft Wood: Extracted with permission from PANTONEVIEW Colour Planner – Reveal Woman: Fashion Snoops Street Style Hat: Zimmerman

Velvet: Acne Studios Pyramid Surface: Covet Studio Bag + Glove: Aigner Woman: Fashion Snoops Street Style Chunky Knit: Canali Sofa Andreu Worldz

Glove: Elie Saab Leaves: Extracted with permission from PANTONEVIEW Colour Planner – Reveal Jacket & Purse: Extracted with permission from PANTONEVIEW Colour Planner – Reveal Glassware: Household Hardware Woman: Fashion Snoops Street Style Chunky Knit : Les Hommes

Mini Bookbag: Moschino Sculpture: Future History Leather: D & Co. Lamp: Devi Design Woman: Fashion Snoops Street Style Leaf Vains: SS17 - Progression – Inspiration

Suede: Daks Lamps: Simon Hasan Wood: Bark of Cedar Tree by kyoshino (istock.com/kyoshino) Bag: Aspinal London Woman: Fashion Snoops Street Style Leaves: Maple Leaves by Bes Junior (istock.com/besjunior)

Jacquard Fabric: Europ Marchini Rock/Crystal: Extracted with permission from PANTONEVIEW Colour Planner – Reveal Leather: Leathertex Chair: Covet Studio Woman: Fashion Snoops Street Style Powder: SS17 - Changeling - Harmonies