What Should be in your Closet for Fall?

I guess it's that time of year. The kids are finally heading back to school and everyone wants to know what are the must have items for their wardrobe. We do a lot of trend forecasting (and trend watching) here at the studio. It's a holdover from my days working with many of the major retailers. We released our Fall/Holiday 2010 Trend report about 9 months ago to our retail customers. As we've watched the trends develop on the major runways of the world, we've been gratified that we got it right - picked the right trends to pursue and add our own LamanBlu twist to. Since we've been getting so many requests lately from various consumer magazines and blogs to contribute our trend reports, we've decided to do just that and republish our original trend report for the season. Enjoy! Holli

Fall 2011 Trend Report #2

Trend 2. Cloud Atlas
The end of summer is signalled with a change in weather. Autumn showers, migrating birds, umbrellas, raindrops and clouds all work as print icons in this playful graphic trend.

The First Video Clip from Fashion Fest!

Fall 2011 Trend Report #1

Trend 1. Correspondant
Travel and the art of correspondance inspire this trend as we see a return to creative activities and hand-rendered imagery. Stamps, scribbles, doodles, collage and travel jourals bring the joy of a traditional craft to a digitally literate generation.

Earnshaws Style Incubator Showcase