< code > < br > < /code > < code > < br > < /code > < code > < br > < /code > < code > < br > < /code > < code > < br > < /code > < code > < br > < /code >

< code > < br > < /code > < code > < br > < /code > < code > < br > < /code > < code > < br > < /code > < code > < br > < /code > < code > < br > < /code > < code > < br > < /code > < code > < br > < /code > < code > < br > < /code >

trend

« Previous Entries

Denim Disaster?

Monday, May 10th, 2010

Has the era of designer denim come to an end? Did the recession put the final nail in the coffin for the already struggling denim industry? For many, the answer is clearly yes. The high point of designer denim (not counting the 80’s of course) was 2002-2007. We saw the emergence and rise in popularity [...]

Inspired By – Spring 2010

Wednesday, March 24th, 2010

Spring is in the air and we are in great anticipation of the upcoming warm months.  We couldn’t be more excited to shed our winter woolies and break out our new spring/summer wardrobes.  It seems we’ve had endless seasons ruled by shades of gray and drab fabrications; we are thrilled to say the doom and [...]

Garment Center, Next Hipster Neighborhood?

Thursday, March 11th, 2010

It stared with a recent article in the NY Times and the rumblings continued online and throughout the city, is the Garment Center about to become the new “it” neighborhood?  For those of us familiar with the neighborhood, it certainly seems to contain all of the proper elements.  Lower rents then surrounding areas (check), large [...]

Color & Trend Services

Tuesday, November 10th, 2009

Have you picked up your new Pantone color planner yet? While a standard Pantone book is usually a staple of the apparel office, this new book is a must for specifically planning color direction for Winter 2010/2011.  It’s called Pantone View Colour Planner – Mosaic.  It showcases eight palettes for use in women’s wear, menswear, [...]

Focus on Fashion Snoops

Wednesday, July 22nd, 2009

Fashion Snoops is one of the top international online fashion forecasting services.  For those of you not in the industry, forecasting and trend services are companies that scour the globe to spot new trends, colors, fabrics, silhouettes, and more.  They then bring that information forward via books, websites, or presentations to designers and apparel companies [...]

Demographic Poll Round-up

Thursday, May 21st, 2009

Thank you to everyone who participated in our last poll “We are trying to find out more about you, our dear readers!” We are almost a year old and if we are going to make any improvements to our site we needed to make sure you are who we thought you were.  So here’s the [...]

Fashion Industry & Skinny Bitches

Tuesday, April 28th, 2009

        
Skinny bitches.  We hear that term all the time in pop culture and in the fashion business.  Often times it is even used as a term of endearment or maybe a back-handed compliment.  What is going on with our culture’s sick obsession with being so thin? And why does being skinny automatically [...]

« Previous Entries