TRENDS // PATTERNBANK PRINT REND REPORT - PART 1 A/W 2015-16

Here is Patternbank's latest Print & Pattern Trend Report for Autumn/Winter 2015/16.  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.  To stay informed of their reports, sign up for the Patternbank Weekly Digest here.  Go here to view and purchase the report.

This version of our indispensable print trend report for Autumn/Winter 2015/16 comes with 64 hand-picked exclusive hi-res stock print designs from the Patternbank Studio, our revolutionary new online textile design studio. Each design is chosen to fit perfectly with one of our 8 strong directional print trend stories.

The PDF contains eight print trends that have been divided into mood boards, print direction pages and colour palette-inspiration pages, complete with TCX Pantone references. Our mood boards set the scene with imagery chosen to create an atmosphere for the trend; our print direction pages break down the mood and focus on inspirational print direction visuals to offer you a concise reference. All images are credited for your convenience, providing the opportunity to further your research on key trends.

• 8 key print trends for Autumn/Winter 2015/16

• 64 hi-res hand picked ready to use stock prints from the Patternbank Studio

• Expanded 54 page PDF with linked thumbnails of all 64 textile designs

• Seasonal print mood & print direction pages for each trend

• Colour breakdowns for each print trend with TCX Pantone references

 Some of the incredible designs and designers included are:

Persian Carpet by Simonetta De Simone, Wrap 1 by Zulkarneyn, Buttercream Roses byMarianna Shomero, Rose Daube by Janie Murphy, Tie Dye With Flowers by EJDesigner,Crocodile Color Skin by Erceylanus, Mix Match by Rocolle Clémentine, Rumble in the Jungle byAdrianna Thomas, Ficus Camo Print by Aina Martinez Snape, Mirrored Rainforest by Maria Giannakakis, Birds Eye Diamond Stripe by Gwyn Marathas, Digitalis Love by Elena Mileva-Krasteva, Hexagon Rosette by Garth Simmons, Pixel Explosion Cityscape by Mindaugas Patapas, Trace by Nina Zulian, Geo Abstract by Kerrie Cauvin, Blue Green Pattern byVelvetgoldmine

TRENDS // CHIRON INTRECCIO . F/W 2015-16 WOMENSWEAR COLORS AND FABRICS

Chiron Intreccio Fall/Winter 2015-16 is a trend book of themes and inspiration for Womenswear colors and apparel fabrics with innovative and creative trend interpretation. 

This 120 page trend book has 8 themes featuring 110 exclusive original fabric swatches with impressive imagery combined with new material ideas with fashion moods. Each theme colors are not just shown as color ranges but as variably interpretable colour combinations for the creation of exceptional colour moods and the visualization of thematic material concepts. To order your copy, go here.

DESIGN COMPETITION // INTERNATIONAL TALENT SCOUTING - THE ELITE WORLD + VOGUE TALENTS

The Elite World and Vogue Talents in collaboration with Shenzhen Longhua Dalang Fashion Valley recently launched a new ​international scouting contest for emerging fashion designers for womenswear and menswear. The final prize is the Shenzhen’s international catwalk, which is the pinnacle of the Chinese fashion industry.

The 15 designers selected during the contest will have the chance to attend the 31st Elite Model Look World Final held in Shenzhen in December 2014. During the event, they will dress the model finalists and show their collections to fashion buyers, the fashion media and designers.

They will receive great visibility from the EML WORLD FINAL 2014 International TV format which will be distributed all over the world.

Last but not least, the 15 designers will take part in the Vogue Italia fashion editorial shoot to be shot in Shenzhen and published in Vogue in 2015.

Any international designer can enter for the contest by uploading the photos of their entire last 2 collections along with a biography and the attached contest application form completed in full. 

Final day to submit your projects is July 21st, 2014. Applications should be sent to talentsforshenzhen@condenast.it and include the following details below.

DESIGNER NAME 
BRAND NAME
PLACE OF RESIDENCE
PLACE OF PRODUCTION
DATE OF FIRST PRODUCTION
EMAIL ADDRESS 
PHONE NUMBER 
MOBILE PHONE NUMBER 
NATIONALITY 
AGE 

TRENDS // TREND COUNCIL - SKIRTS. F/W 2015-16

Trend Council is a fashion trend forecasting company who delivers expert analysis and design inspirations. Their team provides a great wealth of consulting services for all your company's design needs.  Trend Council focuses on the Ladies, Juniors, Mens, Young Mens and Active markets. To learn more about their services, go here.

TRENDS // DESIGN OPTIONS - MIXED BAGGAGE

DESIGN OPTIONS is a Los Angeles based trend and color forecasting company, providing trends from a west coast perspective. For the Women's color theme, here is a preview of their Fall/Winter 2015 color palette.

Go here to learn more about their services. You can also contact their West Coast rep Tara Packer, here.

Mixed Baggage.
A plethora of comprehensive textures and structural reconfigurations. Chestnut brown and candy apple red shades of heterogeneous and transfused accoutrements defy conventional perspectives with artistic originality. Slate grey and onyx saturations of customary parcels and diversified decor fuse chiffon leopard prints with geometric patterns in an effortless manner. Multifarious and ingenious.

TRENDS // NEXT LOOK - COLOR DIRECTIONS A/W 2015-16

The Next Look Colour Usage for A/W 2015-16 is detailed with seasonal color information and themes for Menswear and Womenswear styling.  The trend material encompasses 18 themes which contains fabric highlights, style directions, must-haves and key colors.   To order your copy, go here.

TRENDS // MATERIAL PREVIEW - FALL/WINTER 2015-16

The Material Preview is an event dedicated exclusively to leathers suited for top-end footwear, leather goods, leatherwear, home decor and accessories.  Material Preview aims to supply the leather sector with the tools to study and develop innovation and research on materials to the fullest. Go here to learn more about them.  Their next show is scheduled on June 12, 2014 in Florence, Italy at the Stazione Leopolda, go here to pre-register.

Below is a preview of their Fall/Winter 2015-16 Fashion and Color Trends, a comprehensive guide  subdivided into four key themes. 

   EAST RANGES   

Rigorous luxury, strictness and grandeur. Orthodox Russia fervently moving ahead on the trail of a two-fold aesthetic nomenclature without manifest contradictions. A elaborate intellectual homage which poverfully and tamelessly shows a taste for unworldly luxury without nostaldia in its blase' composure.

   URBAN TRIBES   

African feeling. Away from any ethnic side, moving lightly closer to wild and ancestral rituals of an archetypal aesthetics. Visual medium of tactile sensations becoming chromatic and material inspiration. Symbolic idols living again in firmly strained, formal constructions.

   ABSTRACT CODES   

Essentially innovative stylistic rarefaction. Proposal with a dry and absolute narrative texture saturated with a wave of intimism which transcends figurative reality to a dimension of colors and lines purified by comforting material structures.

   CHROMATIC VALUES   

The right amount of color. Flamboyant, dreamy and ironical full-color scenery. A code expressing a snobbish attitude which attributes abundant eccentricity to new luxury. In a sequence of modulated and variable painted backgrounds.

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