THE 9 SOURCES OF PREDICTION: Part 3

This is Part 3 of a 4 part post on the 9 Sources of Trend Prediction. If you haven’t read part one or two of this article and you would like to, you can click here: Part 1 Part 2 6 & 7: TREND PREDICTION MAGAZINES There are 2 types of trend prediction magazine, hence theRead more ⟶

THE 9 SOURCES OF PREDICTION: Part 2

This is Part 2 of a 4 part post on the 9 Sources of Trend Prediction. If you haven’t read part one of this article and you would like to, you can click here: PART 1 3: ALL IN ONES: WGSN For those of you in fashion already, you may have heard of a website and companyRead more ⟶

HOW DOES SIZING & COLOURWAYS WORK WITH MINIMUM ORDER QUANTITIES?

Question this week from Toodlepip toodlepip “How do MOQs work with regards to sizing and colourways?” An MOQ, or Minimum Order Quantity, is a number given by a fashion factory, or other factories. It tells you, the person about to make garments with them, how many products you have to order, minimum, to meet theirRead more ⟶

THE TREND TRICKLE

There are a number of theories bouncing around the net and in books about how fashion trends are formed. But there are only two processes. Something called Trickle Up, where a trend is developed on the “street” if you like. An idea is created by someone, generally in the way something is worn and is thenRead more ⟶

5 BASICS OF TREND PREDICTION

To start the journey of learning how to predict trends, we should always start with the basics. Trend prediction relies on five ideas that work together to produce an overall trend per season: Colour Themes Shapes Key Events or Social Movements Social Customs or Target Market Each of these five trends can be predicted on their own, but some researchRead more ⟶