Thursday 29th January 2009

London Fashion Network invites you to:

The Trend Master Class

When and Where:
6:30 pm – Thursday 29th January
Prince of Wales Pub, Kentish Town, London, NW5 3LT

The Talk:

We kick start 2009 with our first panel discussion looking at the importance of Trend Prediction. In our current climate, how can we make the most of colour and consumer intelligence and can it get us through the hard times. Our expert panel will guide us through the trend prediction process and give us some tasty titbits of things to look out for the coming seasons.

Special guest panel:

Chaired by Mickey Shariff - Fashion Consultant

Suzannah Crabb – Trend Consultant – current works include Marks and Spencer, forecasting womenswear trend for the past 4 years and own self-funded brand, Suzannah and e-boutique www.suzannah.com 

Jane Kellock - Senior Trend Consultant - WGSN. Jane has 20 years’ experience as a trend forecaster and designer, working at Topshop as head of design, as well as many other key retailers. At WGSN she coordinates the Colour, Trends & Research team and identifies emerging trends, translating them into inspiring, informative and usable information – www.wgsn.com

Jaana Jatyri - CEO - Trendstop.com Online trend service with a fresh, inspirational and creative approach to upcoming fashion trends. Jaana is a graduate of Central St Martins and has 10 years experience in online trend forecasting. www.trendstop.com

Fats Shariff - A mastermind of the zeitgeist Fats is a respected industry commentator & part of a community of artists that inform & inspire. With 25 years of fashion industry experience working with iconic brands that include: Bathing Ape, Hysteric Glamour, Maharishi, Lagerfeld & Silas & Maria. www.fatsarazzi.co.uk

Areas Covered: 

• Can anyone really predict trends?
• Is it a trend or a fad?
• Predicting the future or making it happen?
• Instinct or theory?
• What is hot & what is not for 2009.
• How important is it to spend time and money on trend prediction in this current climate?
• Why use agencies?
• How fashion trends affect other markets

 In Association With:
Gio Goi - www.gio-goi.com
Eric Musgrave - www.ericmusgrave.co.uk
Vicki Day – Pure Sauce
Different Day - www.differentday.co.uk
Sharon Needham – Partner – BSJ Consultants
MFN in London - www.manchesterfashion.com
Drapers Online - www.drapersonline.com
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