Trend Forecasting

Class: Intro Fashion Merchandising

1. Response post to classmates: 1 page for Mackenzie Wnuck post and 1 page for Tashare Hamilton post
2. You do not need to do an initial post just respond to two classmate's post.
3. Review feedback Response attachment on how to respond to classmates
4. Reading and resources: Textbook: Retail Buying: From Basics to Fashion, Chapter 7
   This chapter provides an overview of the forecasting process and the importance of forecasting in merchandise buying.
   -Website: Fashion Trendsetter Use this website as a resource for 3-1 Discussion: Trend Forecasting. Click the Trend Spark tab to review various fashion
   trends. Review the information provided under the following tabs: Color Trends, Fashion Trends, and Accessories. Do not subscribe to the trend service.
   https://www.fashiontrendsetter.com/v2/
   -Website: WGSN https://www-wgsn-com.ezproxy.snhu.edu/mywgsn
   Explore this site, as it is a trend forecasting website that buyers use before they go to market to predict style, classification, color, and fabric trends.
   -Presentation: Be Inspired Review this example PowerPoint for 3-1 Discussion: Trend Forecasting.
   -Website: Pantone https://www.pantone.com/
   Review this resource, which is a color forecasting website used for prediction of future color trend analysis for buyers looking for stories in the seasons or…