Autumn / Winter

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2016-17 Autumn / Winter Trends

ARTITUDE Art + Attitude MAKE ( ART & NATURE ) RURAL TREASURE CREATE ( ART & CLASS ) BESPOKE LYRICAL INNOVATE ( ART & TECHNOLOGY ) COSMOS CYBER

Overview Treasured time spent nurturing a sensorial relationship with the world. Let us strive to review our own actions and visions to boost our own lives. Key here is to team up with a partner backed by respectfulness and kindness, and forge creative fashion, transcending constraints and challenges where energy flows converge. Also stimulate and share creativity and emotions to elicit fashion that resonates...underpinned with ingenious originality and artistic aspirations, as this season witnesses myriad artistic applications. Be navigated via three thematic actions: MAKE / CREATE / INNOVATE! ARTITUDE Art + Attitude Colours A symphonised palette of serene strength reflecting spirituality and freedom; infused with luminescent, sonic vibrations.

MAKE ( ART & NATURE ) RURAL TREASURE Human nature awash with art-mindful inspirations. A pure devotion of beauteous universality embedded in nature. Focal thoughts on handwork and craft feel, evoking a rural nostalgia while our dreams voyage to a faraway land seeking a high-spirited bohemian mood.

Colours A nature-inspired nostalgic tonality fused with sophistication amid serene softness. PANTONE 16-3802 PANTONE 18-3905 PANTONE 16-1318 PANTONE 16-1139 PANTONE 18-1415 PANTONE 17-0929

Forms (Working shirt jacket) Military & utility. Fabrics Soft & natural materials Knitted and woven tweed Glitter tweed Mossy / soft-wild Knitted lace Fur Evolved organic fabrics Winter linen Protective finishing: oil / rubber / cracked Prints Nature camouflage Bark texture Animal prints

TREASURE Colours A vivacious range adorned with exoticism and inspired by ethnic cultures. PANTONE 17-1558 PANTONE 18-1547 PANTONE 18-0527 PANTONE 17-6030 PANTONE 17-1048 PANTONE 19-3920

Forms (Kimono coat) Folklore 70s. Fabrics Relief-feel Hand-woven Hand-embroidered aspect Modernised knit Felt & needle punched Bulky knit tweed Patchwork Folkloric jacquard Suede Prints Ethnic motifs Tapestry-inspired designs Sashiko-like prints

CREATE ( ART & CLASS ) BESPOKE LYRICAL Create an essential design that connects tradition and the future with a spirit awash with modernity, rationality as well as sensibility. Seek a dual elegance; a graciously disciplined manner with a classy feel while championing aestheticism adorned with lyrical, delicate and playful femininity.

BESPOKE Colours A sensible, elegant neutral tonality with a dash of accented gold and silver. PANTONE 11-0701 PANTONE 18-1306 PANTONE 19-0814 PANTONE 19-4028 PANTONE 19-4104 PANTONE 19-0000

Forms (Tailored jacket) Future-classic, structured lines. Fabrics Men s wear fabrics Worsted wool chiné-like texture Elegant, luxury fabrics cashmere, vicuna Woollen shirting Silk satin, chiffon Geometric jacquard Bonded knits Prints Geometric motifs 3D reliefs Finely dispersed patterns

LYRICAL Colours A neo-sweetened palette, subtly nostalgic, sugary and graceful yet novel and amusing. PANTONE 12-1107 PANTONE 16-1520 PANTONE 15-1145 PANTONE 13-3805 PANTONE 14-0000 PANTONE 15-1423

Forms (Empire dress) Victorian-sensual. Fabrics Soft & delicate materials Wool lace Soft velvet Fluid and draping silk Matelassé Relief jacquard Pleating finish Prints Romantic florals Blurry bouquet-like florals Fresco-style designs

INNOVATE ( ART & TECHNOLOGY ) COSMOS CYBER Cosmic mystique of translunar reliefs of shading and luminescence, while perpetual fantasy unfolds via intoxication and arousal. Art and technology meet for an innovative approach. Infinite possibilities fascinated with space impart bold, futuristic imaginations and cyber-inspired novelties.

COSMOS Colours A mystical cosmic-inspired palette with a spark of metallic accents. PANTONE 18-4247 PANTONE 19-0810 PANTONE 19-5414 PANTONE 19-4005 PANTONE 19-6311 PANTONE 19-4015

Forms (Futuristic one-piece dress) Future-geometric. Prints 3D prints Shadowy patterns Galaxy scenery Fabrics Metallic materials Geometric reliefs Graphical jacquard Iridescent-lustrous feel High density Film-coating

CYBER Colours A luminescent vivid range emitting an optical magic amid intoxication and arousal. PANTONE 18-4530 PANTONE 13-0758 PANTONE 17-6030 PANTONE 19-1763 PANTONE 19-3951 PANTONE 16-1462

Forms (Blouson / stadium jumper) Pop-art uniform. Fabrics Clean, high-count yarn fabrics Transparent High density & sport materials Futuristic fabrics with light functionality Double mesh with a sharp & relaxed feel Rubberised coatings Glitter finish Prints Pop design Playful graphical designs Signage & logo

Colours PANTONE 16-3802 PANTONE 17-1558 PANTONE 11-0701 PANTONE 12-1107 PANTONE 18-4247 PANTONE 18-4530 MAKE ( ART & NATURE ) PANTONE 18-3905 PANTONE 16-1318 PANTONE 16-1139 PANTONE 18-1415 PANTONE 17-0929 PANTONE 18-1547 PANTONE 18-0527 PANTONE 17-6030 PANTONE 17-1048 PANTONE 19-3920 CREATE ( ART & CLASS ) PANTONE 18-1306 PANTONE 19-0814 PANTONE 19-4028 PANTONE 19-4104 PANTONE 19-0000 PANTONE 16-1520 PANTONE 15-1145 PANTONE 13-3805 PANTONE 14-0000 PANTONE 15-1423 INNOVATE ( ART & TECHNOLOGY ) PANTONE 19-0810 PANTONE 19-5414 PANTONE 19-4005 PANTONE 19-6311 PANTONE 19-4015 PANTONE 13-0758 PANTONE 17-6030 PANTONE 19-1763 PANTONE 19-3951 PANTONE 16-1462 PANTONE and other Pantone trademarks are the property of Pantone LLC. PANTONE Colors displayed here may not match PANTONE-identified standards. Consult current PANTONE Color Publications for accurate color. Pantone LLC is a wholly owned subsidiary of X-Rite, Incorporated. Pantone LLC, 2015. All rights reserved. RURAL TREASURE BESPOKE LYRICAL COSMOS CYBER

Since its foundation in 1998, the Directions Trend Committee has provided an invaluable research and marketing tool to designers and garment professionals, helping them steer their designs and manufacturing processes in line with coming fashion seasons. The committee is comprised of top trend forecasters, selected by Messe Frankfurt (HK) Ltd based on their knowledge and wide experience in all fields of fashion. They come from cities considered the fashion capitals of the major export markets for international garment trade: New York, Milan, Paris and Tokyo. Each season, the committee members combine their expertise and local influences to come up with the themes that tell the story of tomorrow s apparel fabric trends. SACHIKO INOUE TOKYO, JAPAN Sachiko Inoue graduated from the International Design and Art Institution in 1971. Having worked for various textile companies as a fashion and textile forecaster, she was honoured with the Display Industry Encouragement Award after producing an excellent Spring / Summer 2000 trend collection for Fukui Innovatory Textiles. Currently, she offers consulting services, including trend forecasts and individual guidance for several key material producers, trading firms, converters and fabric manufacturers in Japan. She has also been involved in directing JFW (Japan Fashion Week Organization)/Textile Div. in the trend forecasting field. Other production team members: Yuko Watanabe (copywriting) and Miyo Hattori (graphic design). ELEMENTI MODA MILAN, ITALY Elementi Moda has provided consultation services since 1979 as well as styling and product design for the international textile industry. Elementi Moda organises trend conferences for international apparel companies. They also provide extensive research and development services for commercial textile products, such as fibres, yarns, fabrics and knitwear. Creative Director Ornella Bignami is a specialist in fibres, colours, yarns and fabric developments for fashion and home. www.elementimoda.com NELLYRODI AGENCY PARIS, FRANCE The NellyRodi Agency is a trend forecasting agency established in 1985 by Mrs Nelly Rodi with a passion for the future. The agency is a pioneer in envisioning and understanding a world where consumer behaviour influences fashion and all lifestyle sectors. Gathering more than 35 collaborators, including designers, and marketing and sociology experts, the NellyRodi Agency s observations and predictions inspire more than 1,200 companies from all over the world in the textile, apparel, cosmetics and lifestyle industries in the development of their creative strategies and products. www.nellyrodi.com DONEGER CREATIVE SERVICES NEW YORK, USA Doneger Creative Services, the trend and colour forecasting division of The Doneger Group a leading US merchandising consultant and trend forecasting company offers a broad range of products and services in keeping with the direction of the industry. Kai Chow, Director of DCS, covers the apparel, accessories, lifestyle and home markets through printed publications, integrated digital platforms and live presentations to address the needs of retailers, manufacturers and other style-related businesses. www.doneger.com

Visit the Trend Forum at Intertextile Shanghai Apparel Fabrics Autumn Edition 13 15 October, 2015 National Exhibition and Convention Center (Shanghai) For further information please contact Messe Frankfurt (HK) Ltd. 35/F, China Resources Building 26 Harbour Road, Wanchai Hong Kong textile@hongkong.messefrankfurt.com www.messefrankfurt.com.hk