The Death of Trends?

Fashion plays an important roll in defining color, texture and style trends for every market. JC Reports, Inside Global Fashion Trends, published a three part article discussing trend perspectives. How are countless sources of images and influences dictating what is stylish?

The Death of Trends Series

The Death of Trends, Part 1

The Death of Trends, Part 2

The Death of Trends, Part 3

These posts seem to have set off quite a debate and flood of comments.

While I do agree that what influences design is now coming from many different sources and may not immediately appear to not have commonality this does not mean that there are no longer trends.  If anything this commingling of ideas makes each of the expressions of these uber trends all that much more interesting than it often was in the past.  What do you think?

Via “Found” email from CMG.  Items submitted by Sandy Sampson, Simple Modern Style and Chair of the CMG Future Design Committee.

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