Fall 2025 BUF 3100 Trend Forecasting and Social Media Syllabus
BUF 3100 Trend Forecasting and Social Media Research Paper
BUF 3100 Trend Forecasting and Social Media focuses on analyzing and predicting future fashion trends in color, fabric, silhouettes, and textures within the apparel industry. Students learn how trends influence sales forecasting and merchandising by researching seasonal fashion movements and developing professional trend forecasts through mood boards, flat sketches, spec details, and merchandising plans that communicate design concepts to pattern makers and production teams.