Fashion Forecasting and Understanding Trend Inspiration

 

Fashion Forecasting and Understanding Trend Inspiration 

As a teacher, it is important to keep up to date with the latest fashion trends and colours to ensure you are able to connect and relate to your students and their learning. There are many companies that forecast the latest fashion trends, colours, prints, fabrics and textures before they hit the runway during fashion weeks. 

Another important focus within the fashion world, that students want to be aware of and involved in is the ethical and sustainable stance of clothing brands. Fashion brands are starting to focus on sustainability and making a commitment to creating ethical fashion. Oxfam Australia has started a campaign, What She Makes, asking fashion brands to ensure their garment factory workers are paid a living wage. You can track their progress and the Australian companies involved at the below link.  

What She Makes | Oxfam Australia

Pantone Colour Institute

Each fashion season, Pantone Colour Institute publish a report forecasting what the top 10 colours will be. 

ASOS & River Island

Both fashion retail outlets are committed to making fashion that is kinder to the planet and its people. River Island is a fashion brand that sells British high street fashion for women, men and children. It prides itself on making fashion for real people, in real lives. ASOS is a fashion online outlet store that sells a range of high-end and budget clothing brands. ASOS promotes individuality and healthy body images. 

WGSN

WGSN specialise in consumer insight and forecast what is coming next and where and when it will happen. They report on consumer behaviours, lifestyle and product design trends shaping the industry. 

Trendstop

Trendstop explored why consumers choose specific behaviours and identify the products consumers are likely to respond to. They have an understanding of what consumers want. 

Fashion Trends

Here is a link to my Pinterest board showing some of the fashion trends for the 2022/23 season. 

Pinterest - Fashion Trends