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Committee for Color & Trends Beyond the seasonal trend analysis and forecasting guides, the Committee for Colour and Trends offers services that are specifically organized for designers, merchandisers, manufacturers, wholesalers, importers, buying offices, retailers and trade show organizers.

Doneger Creative Services , the trend and color forecasting and analysis division of The Doneger Group, offers a broad range of products and services in keeping with the direction of the industry. Their Creative Directors cover the apparel, accessories and lifestyle markets in the Women's, Men's and Youth categories through printed publications, online content and live presentations. This division addresses the needs of retailers, manufacturers and other style-related businesses.

http://www.fashionsnoops.com/ Fashion Snoops is the creator and the force behind fashionsnoops.com, a leading online forecasting and fashion trend analysis service covering the young men's, denim, junior ladies', children's, and infant & toddler markets. Fashion Snoops was created by experienced designers and merchandisers to bring practical inspiration to creative teams in fashion and licensing companies. Through its Creative Services Division, Fashion Snoops goes beyond the Internet lines to provide a wide variety of consulting and outsourced services in the areas of research, design, merchandising, styling and graphic art. Established in 2001, Fashion Snoops serves hundreds of leading fashion companies in the USA , Canada, Europe, Australia, Asia and South America .

Keyshapes Limited (United Kingdo) : keyshapes.com is a new exciting and inspirational online footwear information service, with complete Ladies, Men's, Kid's Sport and Youth/Street trend reporting, along with editable footwear key shape designs. Address: Palladium House, 1-4 Argyll Street, London, W1F 7LD, United Kingdom Telephone:

Angus Linley-Hill (Managing Director) or Dawn Linley-Hill (Design Director)

In summary, keyshapes.com services include:

Trends - Detailed in-depth analysis of latest footwear trends and colours arising from the seasonal Ready-to-Wear catwalk shows as well as monthly trend reporting on the ever changing retail scene for Ladies', Men's, Kid's, Sport and Youth / Street!

Keyshapes - Detailed editable footwear illustrations and specifications associated with the detailed trend reports are made available for downloaded and that can be manipulated utilizing design programs such as Illustrator!

Catwalk - Comprehensive coverage of footwear on show at the respective Ladies and Men's seasonal Ready-to-Wear fashion shows held in New York London, Milan and Paris!

Retail - Continuous footwear retail coverage from the major innovative fashion centres across Europe and the USA, incorporating high-quality photographs with in-depth competitive analysis reports on forward-moving and emerging footwear trends!

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Le Book : a guide for fashion trends as well as an inspiration for fashion designers, art directors, fashion magazines, fashion industry stylists etc.

Mudpie Design (United Kingdom) is the creator of Mpdclick.com a leading commercial online fashion trend forecasting service, offering design, fashion and retail professionals the global creative intelligence needed to succeed. With daily updates and in-depth photographic reports on global fashion, consumer, lifestyle and color trends, industry news and business analysis, trade fairs, retail destinations, major runway shows and cultural influences on trends and fashion, plus access to your very own downloadable graphic, print and garment shape resource library, Mpdclick is a low cost way of increasing the productivity of your team by providing them with up-to-date trend information and market research available 24 hours a day. With 18 years experience working with retailers, manufacturers and suppliers across the world, Mudpie understands what its customers need and how to deliver practical, reliable and affordable solutions for your business. Contact: Jo Little E-mail: jo.little@mudpie.co.uk Request a free trial online at www.mpdclick.com or ask your nearest agent to set one up for you.

Next Trim : Next Trim is an online subscription service (they don't sell any trim) that keeps track of what all major fashion brands are doing with their trim, labeling and marketing design. They have a global team that collects and shows images of the best new designs for trim and apparel detailing (pocket designs, sewing treatments, decorations etc...) and catalogs them through the web site. They also track all of the trends in apparel trim and packaging, as well as the newest ideas and concepts. They add hundreds of new items every week fresh from the largest as well as most innovative brands from Europe, the US and Japan. Their service is a way for your designers, merchandisers and marketers to stay on top of the latest and best in the world of fashion trim without leaving their desks - they bring it all to you. Their service is of value to anyone involved with apparel design, merchandising, labeling and marketing design as well as trim specification and purchasing. Address: P.O. Box 1610 Pacific Palisades, CA 90272 Tel: 310.230.8448 Fax: 310.573.9443 wendy@nexttrim.com

NPD Fashion World / The NPD Group : NPD Fashionworld
helps companies make more effective, fact-based business decisions by providing unique insight into the apparel and footwear markets. As a source for both point-of-sale (POS) and consumer tracking information, NPD Fashionworld provides a complete and accurate view into what is selling, where, to whom and why. All of this market information is delivered online via NPD Solution Folders, organized around key business issues, making it easy to zero in on the market intelligence that is critical to business success. Many of the world's most successful companies rely on them for insight on what is selling, where and why so that they can understand and leverage the latest trends. Since 1967, they have introduced market information and its far-reaching benefits across a wide range of vertical markets, including food, fashion, toys and video games, consumer electronics, information technology, housewares, automotive, beauty and music.

Peclers Paris : Peclers Paris is the leading international trend forecasting agency, offering both consultancy services and a line of trend publications, deciphering consumer expectations for all markets. Address: 155 West Washington Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90015 Phone 323.333.5279 Fax 213.741.0323 E-mail ssbrady75@earthlink.net Contact : Sarah Brady

Pomostyl : international style and design agency focusing on global trend forecasting of fashion, color and style.

Sacha Pacha : they provide trend books, and fashion trend consulting services. In addition, they provide fashion design services.

SnapFashun : BGA/SnapFashun your source for Los Angeles and European retail reporting, merchandising and original design. An up-to-the-minute, close-up look at the hottest-selling items in the trendiest cities. BGA's newest product, EyeSpy covers the hottest-selling items and details from Europe and Los Angeles in a unique digital format that includes photos, movies, and sketches. SnapFashun are the publishers of the SnapFashun Library. No other service satisfies the needs of designers and manufacturers for a continuous stream of updated fashion information. They have also launched in 2007, Style Lens.

StyleLens.com (developed in association with SnapFashun) : is a subscription based online service that provides global fashion trend and forecast reports for apparel manufacturers, retailers and schools.

Stylesight : Stylesight is a team of seasoned and accomplished industry insiders whose extensive careers traverse the fields of fashion design, trend analysis, forecasting, reporting, merchandising and apparel manufacturing. They understand the business of fashion and fashion as a business. They make the some times tedious work of fashion research immediate, painless and enjoyable. Their content provides everything a merchandiser and designer needs to assess current trends, collaborate and analyze their trend forecasts and reporting for effective results during your design cycle.

Tobe Report Tobe is an international fashion and retail consulting service. Their clients depend on them for reality-based strategies and utilize them as an indispensable senior-level management tool. Consumer behavior is at the heart of their research and analysis. Tobe clients include top line department and specialty stores, mass merchants, chain stores, fashion press as well as colleges and universities. Tobe provides in-depth fashion and retail analysis, trend forecasting, product and brand development, merchandising and strategic planning and market news. For over 75 years, Tobe's experienced, respected retail consultants have monitored the global marketplace with an unbiased eye. T obe publishes The Tobe Report, the fashion industry's leading and most respected fashion consulting publication for retailers. The Tobe team analyzes markets and businesses including women's, children's, men's apparel, accessories, home, lifestyle, textiles, colors, e-commerce and multi-channel retailing.

Trend Bible (United Kingdom) : Trend Bible is a new generation trend forecasting service for the home, gift and packaging industry. They forecast lifestyle trends using a 'magpie' approach, fusing the work of up and coming designers with unique vintage finds. Trend Bible is published twice a year and is supported with monthly online trend updates so that clients can work closely to the season, enabling buyers and designers to offer their customer new products, more often. Each issue features 4 key directions including colour palettes, fabric, wallpaper, flooring and trim samples and a CD Rom containing all imagery appearing in the book. Trend Bible provides worldwide clients with up to the minute forecasts so that they can make informed decisions about their business and minimize risk. They know the customer and they know the market, but they also know they evolve and why. It's their job to keep you ahead of these changes. e-mail : enquiries@trendbible.co.uk Contact: Joanna Feeley Trend Bible +44 (0) 191 241 9939

Trendzine / FashionInformation.com is a new concept in fashion reporting published exclusively on the Internet. A womenswear forecasting and trend reporting service offering a close and detailed insight into fashion trends from a unique perspective.

Trends West Los Angeles Barbra Night, a former fashion editor at California Apparel News, created TRENDS WEST in the mid l980's to provide extensive coverage on Los Angeles. AT RETAIL and WHAT'S HOT L.A. Since then, Trends West Notebooks have become a vital tool for major manufacturers and retailers around the globe. Published monthly, 12 times per year (Trends West Man is published every other month, six times per year), each issue is item driven and designed to provide both inspiration and direction on every page. In addition, Trends West offers many different category photo packs (Screens, Licensed Product, Accessories, Children's, Denim, Shoes, Lingerie/Sleep, Swim and more), great for zeroing in on specific and individual needs as well as a unique sample buying service that ensures clients have exactly what (as in key items) they need, as and when they need them. Trends West Los Angeles focuses not only on key items, but also on the re-interpretation time and time again. Trends West Los Angeles is committed to shopping the stores and scouring the streets each and every day with one goal in mind... to save you time and maximize your efforts while shopping L.A...the place where real trends begin! Address: 8425 West Third Street #301 Los Angeles CA 90048 Phone 323-655-2200 Fax 323-655-2203

WGSN Worth Global Style Network : WGSN is the leading global service providing online research, trend analysis and news to the fashion, design and style industries. Launched in early 1998 by founders Julian and Marc Worth, WGSN is sweeping the style industry, being viewed as one of the most dynamic and successful service to emerge online. Their staff travels extensively on behalf of subscribers and works with a network of experienced writers, photographers, researchers, analysts and trendspotters in cities around the world, tracking the latest stores, designers, brands, trends and business innovations.

Zandl Group : Based in New York, they are a boutique agency that has been providing trends analysis, consumer research and marketing direction since 1986 for businesses and advertising agencies that need to reach the 82 million young adults, teens and tweens in the United States. Trends and tastes in the youth market are constantly changing. To keep you a step ahead of the game, they publish THE HOT SHEET, a bimonthly trend report on young people between the ages of 8 and 24.