How to predict future fashion trends is a complicated question with many answers. Although, fashion design is not a simple art, it can be highly creative and fun. Many fashion designers spend long hours conceptualizing on how to predict future fashion trends, especially now that the Internet is available to people all over the world. This art of predicting fashion trends is called Fashion Metrics. Many leading fashion designers have made their living by using this method.
Fashion forecasting is a worldwide profession that focuses on predicting the current fashion trends as well as forecasts the trends that will take place in the future. Basically, a fashion forecaster analyzes, through research and statistics, the tendencies that happen to the fashion industry. A fashion forecaster studies many different factors including weather, economic conditions, marketing trends, fashion design fundamentals, fashion magazines, and consumer behavior to come up with accurate fashion forecasts.
In addition to forecasting trends, fashion designers also create trend reports, which act as a guide to the upcoming fashion weeks and what to expect in the fashion market. Trend reports are released every six months to a year, depending on how far the fashion industry has come or have fallen. There are many fashion marketing magazines that provide information and forecasts on what to expect in the next fashion week. These magazines sometimes use statistical analysis as well as fashion industry insiders’ tips and tricks in coming up with the reports. Most of these fashion magazines offer sample issues for you to try on and give you a first hand look at what is in store for you.