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SS24: Key colours in menswear confirm wellness trend

Dark red, ocean blue, and energising green are the three key colours for men's fashion in spring/summer 2024, as predicted by trend specialists Carlin Creative, WGSN, and Nelly Rodi. The forecasts align with the trend reports provided by the international textile trade fairs Première Vision and Texworld. On the eve of the men's Fashion Weeks in...

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Spotted on the catwalk: WGSN and Coloro’s key colours for SS25

As part of their biannual webinar, WGSN and Coloro unveiled their five trend colours that can be expected to lead the way during the SS25 season. Each of the hues were selected for their ability to convey a sense of reassurance at a time of great uncertainty and global change, the trend authorities said, while also reflecting a “shift towards...

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Coloro and WGSN: The colour trends for SS25

First, the trend research institute WGSN, together with colour experts Coloro, named ‘Future Dusk’ the colour of the year. Now, the duo have announced the full colour spectrum for spring/summer 2025 during a webinar. Amid global change and increasing uncertainty, the duo's key colours convey a sense of reassurance and exert a powerful pull,...

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Spotted on the catwalk: WGSN and Coloro's colour of the year 2025 Future Dusk

The Colour of the Year for 2025 has been revealed by WGSN and Coloro as Future Dusk. Future Dusk is described by the trend forecasting companies as a “dark, moody colour that sits between blue and purple”. ‘Dark, moody and intriguing’ The colour creates a captivating and intriguing aura that aligns perfectly with the influence of the second...

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WGSN and Coloro announce Colour of the Year 2025: Future Dusk

Trend forecasting platform WGSN, alongside its colour authority subsidiary Coloro, has unveiled the Colour of the Year 2025 to be Future Dusk. The hue (Coloro 129-35-18) is described by the duo as “dark, moody and intriguing” with a “sense of mystery and escapism” that makes it suitable for a period of immense change, as it feeds into themes of...

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Key trends mens- and womenswear SS24

What is fashion? Who defines it? And where does a trend start? These are all questions that Rossella Catapano, professor at the Accademia Della Moda (IUAD) in Naples, started her trend forecast at Istanbul Fashion Connection (IFCO) on 10th February 2023 with. Trendforecasts are all about colours, styles and materials and for Catapano, today’s...

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Overproduction could potentially decrease through use of fashion forecasting tech

A new study by OC&C Strategy Consultants has found that more accurate forecasting data could “significantly improve margins and efficiency”, ultimately reducing waste. The report, made in collaboration with trend forecasting firm WGSN, looked into how the use of such technology could serve in tackling overproduction in the apparel industry....

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Ascential moves to sell WGSN, proceeds to go to shareholders

Analytics and e-commerce optimisation company Ascential has announced its intention to sell trend forecasting platform WGSN as part of the ongoing evaluation of its organisational and capital structure. The review was initiated by the group’s board of directors in April 2022, as it looked to deliver on a strategy that would maximise shareholder...

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3 Trends to expect in 2023 directly influenced by the evolving world around us

In the aftermath of the pandemic, and among a slew of other natural disasters, the world is rapidly waking up to the need to adapt and adjust in order to continue persevering. Not only that, but a shift can also be seen in consumer sentiments, in behavioural adaptations that will slowly be mirrored throughout the fashion industry as a whole....

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Spotted on the catwalk: WGSN and Coloro’s key colours for AW23/24

Trend forecasting platform WGSN, together with colour authority Coloro, unveiled the key colours for the autumn/winter 23/24 season earlier this year. The duo’s selection aimed to reflect how people are adjusting their varying lifestyles to focus on building a vision of the future, with hues that also looked to draw motivational forces to drive...

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Spotted on the catwalk: WGSN and Coloro's colour of the year 2024 Apricot Crush

The soft orange shade Apricot Crush has been named colour of the year 2024 by colour authority WGSN in collaboration with Coloro - The Color Code. The trend authority WGSN called the peach hue "restorative, refreshing and energetic" and "a perfect fit now that we are struggling with a range of emotions and uneasiness about the future” in a blog...

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WGSN and Coloro unveil key colours for AW23/24 season

Trend forecasting platform WGSN has unveiled the key colours for the autumn/winter 23/24 season together with global colour authority Coloro. The duo’s selection aims to reflect “the different journeys and multiple facets of life”, a press release read, as people adjust their lifestyles to focus on building a vision of the future. WGSN added...