Bill Schaffer AIFD, AAF, PFCI & Kristine Kratt AIFD, PFCI A crucial part of trend forecasting is to routinely analyze pop-culture and it’s influence on color, design and decor. The importance of...
Bill Schaffer AIFD, AAF, PFCI & Kristine Kratt AIFD, PFCI In 1852, Massachusetts became the first U.S. state to pass a Compulsory Education Law. Since then, it is generally accepted in the...
Bill Schaffer AIFD, AAF, PFCI and Kristine AIFD, PFCI SPRING TREND-WATCHING Every year, as winter ends and spring begins to bloom, new trends embark on a 2-year migration into our fashion and home...
Bill Schaffer AIFD, AAF, PFCI & Kristine Kratt AIFD, PFCI Throughout 2018, we have been reporting on existing and emerging trends. Now that 2019 is almost here; companies, freelance forecasters...
It’s not just adult consumers shaping the trends of today, but children as well. Kids are as every bit impacted by advertisements, the internet and friends as their parents are. Adults often...
Bill Schaffer AIFD, AAF, PFCI & Kristine Kratt AIFD, PFCI There are many types of trends; some have nothing to do with the usual color, style and stories that we have traditionally followed....