This course was an overview and analysis of current color, fiber, and fashion trends, as well as their impact upon sales forecasting. Merchant researched, analyzed, and developed a fashion forecast for Spring 2021 in the apparel industry. She learned how to forecast future trends in color, fabric, silhouettes, and textures and how to
incorporate her findings into a specific trend forecast and correlating merchandising plan inclusive of mood boards, flat sketches, and spec details. She also learned how to develop those ideas into a format that can be understood by pattern makers and other producers at the primary level of fashion.
Here is the link to her Final Trend Forecasting Project Report and Presentation:
