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Fashion and Textile Forecasting
Bridget Miles
Forecasting trends is a key part of marketing and design strategies in the fashion and textiles industries. Anticipating where the market will be in the future gives the designer an important commercial tool. This course aims to teach students of all levels and experience. A project will be set for you to develop a forecast concept board which will include personal inspiration and trade research, with fabric, colour and garment direction. The course covers forecasting of fashion and textile concepts and introduces you to changing cycles of the fashion industry. You will look at events and information, and through group discussion you will analyse and define trends with improving confidence, all the time experimenting with visual research and presentation techniques.
Bridget Miles has much experience of working in the area of forecasting future trends. She has worked in three business sectors: fabric manufacturing, design consultancy and clothing retail.
Alternative Dates and Times
Many of our courses are repeated throughout the year. If the above dates is not suitable for you,
or there are no dates showing for this session, then please choose an alternative session.
Please bring with you to the first session:
- Notebook
- Sketchbook or some sort of scrap book to collect research and observations
- Pencil and pen
- A4 folder for collecting hand-out information throughout the course
- Any photos, tear-sheets, images and/or written articles that relate to a current trend of interest to you
- An object or an image that inspires you now
- A small (passport-size) photograph of yourself
As the course progresses you will also need:
- Photos, tear-sheets and images (such as magazines or your own sources)
- Collected materials for colour
- Fabric cuttings (where possible)
- Card to mount work
- Folder or portfolio
- Ruler or set square
- Scissors
- Glue
Additional materials may be required to enable the production of your project. This will become evident as your work progresses.