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INTRODUCTION
HumaNat ure ex p l ores a p ush b ack t o
t rust i ng our i nst i nct s and connect i ng wi t h
nat ure. Tex t i l es and mat eri al s ref l ect t he
col ours, d i versi t y and i mp erf ect i ons of
t he nat ural envi ronment , and t he
t rad i t i ons of nomad i c t ri b es i nf orm a new
wave of hand i craf t , f ocusi ng on woven
st i t ches, i nd i g enous p at t ern, aut hent i c
y arns and ceremoni al d ecorat i on.
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1.Makers of Dreams 2.Iain McKell 3.Marie-Laure De Decker
WGS N’s Textiles F or eca st p r ov id es essentia l
d ir ection for d esig ner s, d ev elop er s,
ma nufa ctur er s a nd fa b r ic, ya r n a nd fib r e
p r od ucer s, w ith exclusiv e sa mp les fr om
stud ios, cr ea tiv es a nd mills to infor m a nd
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insp ir e A/W 18/19 p r od uct d ev elop ment.
SE ASON AL ST AT E ME N T S
01 A nomadic direction celebrates vibrant and
protective textiles equipped for global travel:
traditio n al blan k ets in spire bru sh ed plaids an d
patch w o rk pattern mixes, w h ile perfo rman ce
fabrics are en h an ced w ith a mo re n atu ral, w ell-
w o rn ch aracter
02 02 Eco-friendly natural knits have a primordial and
tactile quality: an imal an d vegetal yarn s are
h arvested to geth er fo r n ew ru stic h an d- lo o m
w eaves, w h ile dish evelled fleece plu sh an d fu rry
textu res o ffer a sen se o f savage sen su ality
03 Rich motifs are inspired by travelling tribes: k ilims,
patch w o rk s, blan k ets an d tapestry w eaves in spire
jacqu ard, do bby an d co lo u r- w o ven s, w h ile
embro idery an d w o ven trims pro vide tactility an d
depth
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 1. Phoebe Unwin
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19-3316 TCX Burnt Aubergine

19-4049 TCX Performance Blue

18-1409 TCX Frosted Fig

17-1537 TCX Amber Ash

a utumn/w inte r 18 /19 19-1863 TCX Red Heather

This is a tr uly a utumna l p a lette tha t celeb r a tes 10146 C

na tur e. Hig hly sa tur a ted R ed Hea ther a nd 15-1150 TCX Scorched Saffron
Amb er Ash offer a sw eeter ta ke on r ed s.
10129 C
S cor ched S a ffr on a nd R usted Gold , a s w ell a s
their meta llic eq uiv a lents, a d d hea t a nd sp ice, 16-1054 TCX Rusted Gold

a nd B ur nt Aub er g ine a nd F r osted F ig mix w ith

cool milita r y g r eens to cr ea te a d eep a nd
18-0933 TCX Misty Dawn
v a r ied p a lette tha t is less r elia nt on tr ue b la ck.

18-0117 TCX Fresh Pine

18-0521 TCX Hiking Green

CORE
COLOURS 426 C 2336 C 432 C 454 C

All colour names are specific to WGSN

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 5. Ishiuchi Miyako
D en sely embro idered th ro w s an d
sh aw ls in spire th is deco rative

4. Vita Kin
embro idery th eme. Bo ld- scale
clo se pattern s are co mbin ed w ith

3. WGSN Archive
ban ded bo rders in vibran t
co lo u rs an d o ccasio n al mirro r

2. WGSN Archive
an d bu tto n trims.

Application: dresses, to ps,

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separates, jack ets, so ft

1. Zarias
accesso ries, o u terw ear
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RI CH   A DORN ME N T

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 5. Rebecca Mezoff
P I G ME N T E D

4. El Comercio
S T RI P E S

3. Charlotte Casey Pinterest

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2. WGSN Archive
1. Diana Ellinger
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Organ ic stripes featu re in ten sely

pigmen ted co lo u rs derived fro m
n atu re. M ean derin g co n figu ratio n s
are created w ith pain ted w arps,
prin ted yarn s an d h an d- in k ed
prin ts, alo n g w ith ran do m spacin g
an d lo o ser co n stru ctio n s.

Application: to ps, sh irtin g, dresses,

separates, jack ets, so ft
accesso ries, o u terw ear
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 5. Hepzibah Swinford
P retty flo rals are in co rpo rated
in to exqu isitely detailed, ban ded

4. WGSN Archive
crew el embro idery design s an d
simple blo ck - prin ted mo tifs o n
ligh tw eigh t co tto n s an d silk .

3. Balenciaga
D esign s are in spired by stylised
blo o ms fro m aro u n d th e w o rld.

2. Sue Macartney Pinterest

Application: separates, to ps, so ft 4
accesso ries, sh irtin g, in timates,
jack ets

1. @portermagazine
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F OL K
F L ORA L S
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 5. Vogue China
4. Tessile Fiorentina
A DA P T A BL E

3. Makers of Dreams
UT I L I T Y

2. The Inspiration Provider

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1. Shinkong Textile
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Essen tial perfo rman ce fabrics h ave

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a w ell- travelled, lived- in feel.

Co mpact co tto n s are w axed an d
pro o fed; po lyesters are so ft, matte
an d co lo u r- w o ven in aspect; an d
sleepin g- bag qu iltin g co mes w ith
sh erp a fleece fo r a mo dern
n o madic lo o k .

Application: to ps, jack ets, separates,

so ft accesso ries, o u terw ear
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 5. Kapital
4. Rare Thread
Ou tdo o r fabrics tak e a n o madic
directio n , co mbin in g pro tectio n
w ith cu ltu ral deco ratio n . D o u ble-

3. Dash + Miller
clo th w o o llen s, silk s, co tto n s an d
po lyesters are padded w ith h eavy
yarn jacqu ard mo tifs, padded

2. Julia Skliarova
co n stru ctio n s, draw n th reads, an d
ru n n in g stitch es.
Application: separates, to ps, so ft 4

1. Grazia France
accesso ries, jack ets, o u terw ear
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QUI L T E D
CUL T URE
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 5. Thom Pierce
Traditio n al ch eck s an d plaids are
magn ified fo r lo fty, n eedle-

4. Lanificio Fratelli Bali Spa

pu n ch ed, bru sh ed an d milled
blan k et- style w eaves. D esign s
co me as so ft sh irtin gs o r lo fty
w o o l, cash mere, mo h air an d

3. Kapital
alpaca blen ds, featu rin g reversible
co lo u r an d frin gin g.

2. Rare Thread
Application: jack ets, separates, 4
o u terw ear, so ft accesso ries

1. Acne Studios
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BL A N K E T
WA RMT H 5

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 5. Ryan Johnson
P rimal n atu re in spires a feral
directio n , w ith w eaves th at mimic

4. House of Dagmar
th e lo o k o f w ild lan dscapes an d
an imal pelts. Camo u flage fabrics
featu re visu al mark in gs in textu red,

3. Hamid Sardar-Afkhami
bru sh ed o r crimped pile, w ith
den sely lu xu rian t gro u n ds.

Application: to ps, so ft accesso ries,

2. Inaisce
jack ets, separates, o u terw ear
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1. Makita
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WI L D
L UXURI A N CE

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 5. WGSN Archive
S OF T

4. Aja Johnson
3. Ka Sha
S HI BORI

2. WGSN Archive
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1. Aja Johnson
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3 Sh ibo ri tie- dye in digo featu res

in tricate graph ic pattern s an d
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co lo u r en h an cemen ts,
u sin g n atu ral dye sh ades o n
ligh tw eigh t silk s, casu al co tto n s,
slu bbed lin en s an d w o o ls.

Application: to ps, sh irtin g,

separates, jack ets, so ft
accesso ries, dresses

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 5. World of Interiors
P ilgrimage travels an d n o madic
lifestyles in fo rm th is bo h emian

4. Jennifer Simons
in digo lo o k . Recycled yarn s, red-
cast o verdyes, bo ro repair- w o rk
an d patch w o rk ed stripes give

3. Saskia Eck Pinterest

textiles a time- tested au th en ticity
an d a w ell- travelled lo o k .

Application: to ps, sh irtin g, dresses,

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2. Rufus Curd
separates, so ft accesso ries,
jack ets, o u terw ear

1. Kapital
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I N DI G O
CRA F T

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 5. Hannah Waldron
4. Milior
3. The Gourmand
HA RV E S T E D

2. Maka Kakashvili
T E XT URE

1. Dash + Miller
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A pio n eerin g appro ach to textiles

h arvests so ft an imal fibre alo n g
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w ith slu bbed lin en , silk an d

co tto n , resu ltin g in grasslan d-
in spired slu bby w eaves an d
fibro u s lace. Needle- pu n ch ed
sh irtin gs h ave a bru sh ed irregu lar
so ftn ess.

Application: to ps, sh irtin g, dresses,

jack ets, so ft accesso ries,
separates

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 5. From Moon to Moon
In digen o u s n o madic tribes in spire a
festival o f co lo u r an d pattern .

4. Hannah Fry
D en sely textu red w eaves bo rro w
mo tifs fro m o rn ate k ilims,
co mbin in g flat, frin ged an d velvety

3. WGSN Archive
yarn s, as w ell as space- dyed co lo u r-
fade yarn s fo r a w o rn , vin tage
appeal.

2. Rare Thread
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Application: to ps, separates, jack ets,
so ft accesso ries, o u terw ear

1. Scotch & Soda

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T A P E S T RY
T WE E D
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 5. Ratti
4. Jennifer Simons
LIVELY

3. Harper's Bazaar
OMBRÉ

2. @I.am.it
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1. Honor Anderson
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Th is ligh tw eigh t co lo u r- w o ven

sto ry is in spired by ballo o n - lik e
vo lu mes seen in traditio n al fo lk
co stu mes. Ch eck s an d ribbo n
stripes h ave a discreet h an d- lo o m
lo o k , en h an ced by additio n al extra-
w eft yarn s o r pleat stru ctu res.

Application: to ps, sh irtin g, in timates,

so ft accesso ries, separates, jack ets
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 INDUSTRY CREDITS Fo n tan ella P ro max Textile

G rataco s Ratti
& COLLABORATIONS Hain in g Tian yi Textile Co . Seterie A rgen ti

HOH Ho ferh ech t Stick ereien Sibu D esign

T hanks t o t he f ol l ow i ng f abri c and Italh ide Sk in k o n g Textile
t e xt i l e s mi l l s , w e ave de s i gn s t udi os
J A Fabrics by Tak isada Nago ya Su zh o u D atall Fabric Co .
and uni ve rs i t y unde rgraduat e s w ho
c ol l aborat e d w i t h W GSN t o provi de J ean o lo gia Tessildea

s ourc e d s e as onal de ve l opme nt s and J .H Clisso ld & So n Tessile Fio ren tin a
e xc l us i ve s ampl e s f or t he A/ W 1 8/ 1 9 Klau ber Bro th ers Van n ers
F ore c as t re port s .
Ko ru k cu Wu jian g Ho n gch en g Textiles Co .

Ku w amu ra Y o u n gdo Velvet Co .

MI LLS La M aille P lissage Z en gch en g Orien tal Embro idery

A ir Co llectio n SRL Lan ificio Fratelli Balli SP A

A rsan Leath ertex

Bak - A y Tek stil Legn o tan

Ballan za Il P an da SP A

BSL Su itin g M ah lia Ken t

Cavalleri M en Ch u en Fibre In du stry Co

Cen tex M ilio r

Cen tro Seta M o dimex A ccesso ri Srl

Co n ceria Cerbiatto Omn ipel

D eveau x P h ilea

Fo n tan ella P iero G alli

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 INDUSTRY CREDITS ST UDI OS

D ash + M iller
& COLLABORATIONS D ash + M iller stu dio specialises in th e design , develo pmen t, an d
pro du ctio n o f w o ven fabrics fo r th e glo bal fash io n an d in terio r
in du stries, u sin g experimen tal yarn , stru ctu re, co lo u r an d fin ish in g. Its
ADDITION AL DESIG N ER S
po rtfo lio o f o rigin al samples o ffers an in spiratio n al ran ge, co mplete
J u lia Sk liaro va w ith tech n ical in fo rmatio n fo r mill design an d develo pmen t, an d a
co n su ltan cy service is o ffered fo r specific pro jects, in clu din g mixed-
Ph otogr aph y: Olivia Barn es
media design s an d screen - prin ts alo n gside h an d- w o ven s. Th e stu dio
also co llabo rates w ith a h igh - en d U K w o men sw ear mill to pro du ce a
seaso n al co llectio n o f fabric available by th e metre.
FE AT UR E D ST UDE N T S FR OM
B R I G H T ON UN I V E R SI T Y E mail: J u liet Hu lme

T e l: + 44 ( 0 ) 20 3 0 0 2 0 5 5 3
G een a Ngu yen

Han n ah Fry Rare Th read

Ho n o r A n derso n Rare Th read pro du ces a seaso n al co llectio n o f w o ven an d mu lti- pro cess
fabric sw atch es u sin g carefu lly so u rced yarn s an d materials. With bro ad
J en n ifer Simo n s
experien ce in design develo pmen t, th e stu dio is fu lly equ ipped to w o rk
M egan Lo vett o n pro jects ran gin g fro m trim an d fabric develo pmen t to meterage th at
is h an dw o ven in - h o u se. It also o ffers in du strial pro du ctio n so lu tio n s
Ru fu s Cu rd
w ith differen t w eavin g mills in th e U K an d th ro u gh o u t th e w o rld.
Ryan J o h n so n A lo n gside an exten sive k n o w ledge o f yarn su ppliers an d textile
Sally Ho lditch man u factu rers, th e stu dio h as th e capacity an d expertise to co n du ct
experimen tal research u sin g n ew an d u n u su al materials.
So n ja Islamo vic
E mail: Lau ra M iles
T u tor : Ru th G rean y
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 FUTURE TRENDS CRITICAL PATH A/W 18/19
THE VISION FORECAST W o men ' s Fo recast P rin ts & G raph ics Fo recast
M ID N O V E M B E R LAT E JAN U AR Y E AR LY F E B R U AR Y T O LAT E M AR C H
Big Ideas
COLOUR M ID D E C E M B E R W o men ' s Kn it & Jersey D etails & Trims Fo recast
Fo recast E AR LY AP R IL
In timates Fo recast
G lo bal Co lo u r LAT E JAN U AR Y
M ID D E C E M B E R P ackagin g Fo recast
M ID N O V E M B E R
W o men ' s Den im Fo recast M ID AP R IL
Swim Fo recast
A ctive Co lo u r E AR LY F E B R U AR Y
M ID D E C E M B E R V isu al M erch an disin g Fo recast
M ID N O V E M B E R
M en ' s Den im Fo recast E N D F E B R U AR Y
Su rface & M aterials Fo recast
A ctive Co lo u r A n alysis M ID F E B R U AR Y
LAT E D E C E M B E R
M ID N O V E M B E R
M en ' s Kn it & Jersey Fo recast KEY ITEMS
A ctive Fo recast LAT E N O V E M B E R T O M ID JAN U AR Y
Co lo u r A n alysis LAT E D E C E M B E R
M ID F E B R U AR Y

M ID N O V E M B E R
W o men ' s A ccesso ries, Fo o twear DESIGN DEVELOPMENT
M en ' s Fo recast
Co lo u r Evo lu tio n & Jewellery Fo recast M ID F E B R U AR Y T O LAT E M AR C H
E AR LY JAN U AR Y
M ID N O V E M B E R M ID F E B R U AR Y
A ccesso ries & Fo o twear
Co lo u r by Regio n A ctive Textiles Fo recast
So lid M aterials
LAT E N O V E M B E R T O LAT E D E C E M B E R M ID F E B R U AR Y
E AR LY JAN U AR Y

W o men ' s Co lo u r Kids' Fo recast

A ccesso ries & Fo o twear
LAT E N O V E M B E R
Leath er & No n -Leath er
M en ' s Co lo u r E AR LY JAN U AR Y
M ID D E C E M B E R
A ccesso ries & Fo o twear
A ccesso ries & Fo o twear Hardware & D etails
Co re Co lo u r E AR LY T O M ID JAN U AR Y
LAT E D E C E M B E R
P erfo rman ce Fo o twear
Kids' Co lo u r Fo recast: Textiles & Su rface
M ID JAN U AR Y M ID JAN U AR Y
M ID F E B R U AR Y
M en ' s A ccesso ries, Fo o twear &
Jewellery Fo recast
LAT E F E B R U AR Y
W o men ' s Textiles Fo recast
LAT E F E B R U AR Y
M en ' s Textiles Fo recast
E AR LY M AR C H

Regio n al Co lo u r Co mpariso n Beau ty Fo recast Kids' Textiles Fo recast

LAT E F E B R U AR Y LAT E JAN U AR Y E AR LY M AR C H

*Date ranges subject to change

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 SEASONAL DROPS A/W 18/19
To help with A/W 18/19 planning, WGSN’s four Vision trends are mapped across six key retail drops. This will provide clear insight into which Vision trend will be most
relevant for which parts of the season, enabling effective planning for product development across all seasonal ranges.

The WGSN seasonal recommendations are broken down into the following:

The season opens with The Thinker, focusing on intelligent new classics that cross over from Summer into the Autumn Transitional drop

HumaNature has two drops: Autumn, which centres around adaptable outdoor essentials, and Mid-Autumn, which explores pattern and texture layering

Dark Wonder also has two drops: Winter, which targets formal and more active lifestyle items, and Holiday & Partywear, which focuses on occasionwear, with an
emphasis on sophisticated fabrication and decoration

Worldhood has a casual urban attitude that works for the Winter Transitional drop, as the season moves towards Spring

VISION
T RENDS

RET AIL
DRO P S AUTUMN TRANSITIONAL AUTUMN MID-AUTUMN WINTER HOLIDAY & PARTYWEAR WINTER TRANSITIONAL

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