Trends using Social Media in the Future of Fashion - Zarish Khan

YouTube will Be the next big thing for retailers to present the new trends that will be taking place in the future of fashion.

• YouTube is the future of TV, because of the instant-ness, and the amount of viewers, it attracts. This is the reason, why brands wish to share their fashion show on YouTube. (Trends In Global Fashion. (2015, July, 10).
• We will see the true impact of mobile and digital in future that would empower fans to become experts. (Trends In Global Fashion. (2015, July, 10).
• Experts who are expressive with their personal style and excited to share it. (Trends In Global Fashion. (2015, July, 10).
• Which will create new trends. (Trends In Global Fashion. (2015, July, 10).  
• For brands, this means they will have to embrace all of their consumers and the touch points they use to interact with them. (Trends In Global Fashion. (2015, July, 10).

 

E-Commerce and Fashion

The rise of mobile and e-commerce is relevant in the fashion industry and come fashion brands can take advantage of it and benefit from it by having:

- Rise in investors confidence. (E-Commerce Fashion Future. (2015, July 24). 

 - Virtual fitting evolving smart technologies. (E-Commerce Fashion Future. (2015, July 24). 

 - Online shopping as a social activity, (E-Commerce Fashion Future. (2015, July 24). 

 - Sharing economy extending in fashion. (E-Commerce Fashion Future. (2015, July 24). 

 - Fashion no longer an exclusive industry. (E-Commerce Fashion Future. (2015, July 24).

  

Customers nowadays define convenience by being able to browse a complete range of items via mobile vices, apps, in store or desktop computers. Fashion brands are keeping their consumer behavior in mind and readjusting their business models and using new E-Commerce platforms to keep pace with demanding customers and to stay ahead of aggressive competition by other fashion brands. (E-Commerce Fashion Future. (2015, July 24). 

This following website talks about the future fashion trends of 2030's:
http://future.wikia.com/wiki/RyansWorld:_Fashion_Trends_of_the_2030s

Reference:

E-Commerce Fashion Future. (2015, July 24). Retrieved December 4, 2015, from http://wallblog.co.uk/2015/07/24/five-reasons-why-fashion-e-commerce-has-a-bright-future-part-one/

 

Trends In Global Fashion. (2015, July, 10). Retrieved December 4, 2015, from https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/trends-global-fashion-retail-future-social-media-bette-bondo

The Future of Fashion: Upcoming Trends - Samantha Sulit

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The Future of Fashion: Upcoming Trends 

EXPERT PREDICTIONS 

Holly Quartaro, Fashion Stylist for Galleria Dallas:

• Consumers are going to expect instant wardrobe gratification and are going to shop at retailers who primarily focus on this expectation (Petty, 2014)

 Example of Retailers:

Emma Farrow, Topshop’s head of design:

“It is no longer about buying a garment,” she continued, “it’s about buying into an aesthetic that could be linked to music or a celebrity or the Punk exhibition at the Met." (Banks, 2014)

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Trends in Fashion - Zarish Khan

Trends is fashion have been changing throughout the years and the future fashion trends can be predictable.
According to Ann Sofie Johansson, head of design at H&M:

"I think the future of fashion will be more grown-up – longer lengths, more toned down, moving away from the rock ‘n roll fashion we’ve seen for a very long time."

New Designers come and go and the future of fashion is with the artisan who's pushing to develop original work and ideas that will influence the industry, create new trends and challenge their skills.

 

Some Fashion Trends that will be taking place in the following years are:

Women Trend

• Women would primarily wear dresses and skirts rather than pants. (RyansWorld: Fashion Trends of the 2030s. (2015).
• Shorter length skirts around the knee with nylons and high heels would be considered the norm for office jobs. (RyansWorld: Fashion Trends of the 2030s. (2015).
• This trend will start in the late 2010s and into the 2020s. RyansWorld: Fashion Trends of the 2030s. (2015).
• Only women who have not finished high school have to wear pants to work. (RyansWorld: Fashion Trends of the 2030s. (2015).

Skirts

 

 
Facial Hair Illegal
• By 2035, facial hair will become illegal in some countries such as Canada, America, Puerto Rico, Bermuda, Bahamas, Cuba, Jamaica and Europe. (RyansWorld: Fashion Trends of the 2030s. (2015).
• Refusing to comply by men will result them into 10 year sentence in a labor camp. (RyansWorld: Fashion Trends of the 2030s. (2015).
• By 2050 all men in developed countries will have no facial hair. (RyansWorld: Fashion Trends of the 2030s. (2015).
• This fashion for men will continue through the rest of the 21st century and throughout the 23rd century (RyansWorld: Fashion Trends of the 2030s. (2015).

　
A New Pants Shape Is Coming
• Skinny jeans have dominated for the past decade, with only the occasional boyfriend, wide-leg, and super-flared style blipping onto the scene. (We Predict Biggest Fashion Trends. (2015.).)
• Flattering in just right cut, rise, nd crop. These aren't stonewashed mom jeans from the 90's these pair of pants will help you fake a bigger butt, skinnier waist and longer legs. (We Predict Biggest Fashion Trends. (2015.).)

 

       Korean models the next big fashion stars

• Korean It Girls, like Soo Joo Park and Irene Kim, whose quirky personalities, adventurous senses of style, and enviable beauty game is going to make their pics and posts major inspiration fodder. (We Predict Biggest Fashion Trends. (2015.).)

     Padlock Necklaces are coming back

• Big chain and a hefty lock, this style is going to be as ubiquitous as pearl. (Here's What You'll Be Wearing. (2015).)

 

More Future Trends:

 
1. Buzz Cuts
2. Racy Prints (Zebra Print)
3. Creamy hues, Sumptuous Padding and high impact Hollywood glamour coats
4. Trench coat (when it rains)
5. Pleated Skirt
6. Marshmallow colors such as baby blue, candyfloss pink, spring yellow and almond green
7. full on leather, slashed pants, mini-skirts over ripped tights and chain and stud detailing
8. With the eighties comeback packed with bright looks punctuated with touches of layrex, patent leather, quilting, vinyl and velvet.

 

This following website talks about the future fashion trends of 2030's:
http://future.wikia.com/wiki/RyansWorld:_Fashion_Trends_of_the_2030s

 

 

References:

Here's What You'll Be Wearing In 2015. (2015). Retrieved December 4, 2015, from http://www.refinery29.com/future-fashion-trends-2015#slide-7

We Predict Biggest Fashion Trends. (2015.). Retrieved December 4, 2015, from http://www.msn.com/en-us/lifestyle/fashion/we-predict-2015’s-biggest-fashion-trends/ss-BBgUBwA

RyansWorld: Fashion Trends of the 2030s. (n.d.). Retrieved December 4, 2015, from http://future.wikia.com/wiki/RyansWorld:_Fashion_Trends_of_the_2030s

 

Future Trends in Fashion & It's Impact on Social Media - Nishat Butt

Old fashion trends that are making their way back to future

Top Shop 2016 Fashion Trend

• Turtle/funnel neck sweaters/tops (TopShop Unique, 2015)

•   Fur & Long coats are trending once again (TopShop Unique, 2015)

•  Leather tops/dresses/skirts/bottoms will make the catwalk of TopShop in Spring/Summer of 2016 (TopShop Unique, 2015)

Forever21, Turtle Neck

Role of Social Media in the Future of Fashion Trends

• Social Media encourages customers to interact with brands, these interactions build the brand

• Twitter, blogs, facebook, instagram, youtube, and pinterest offer fashion brands with ways to connect with their audience

• Social media is viewed as an opportunity to improve customer relationships with the brands and captures a large audience

              

•  More & more people are using social media for wardrobe advice, inspiration, latest trends!

• Many fashion shows do live tweeting through twitter to show their clothing lines and get thousands of favorites & retweets that create the hype for the brand (Hecks, 2015)

• Brands view bloggers as the new journalists and influencers

    

                  Article: "Will Anyone Really "OWN" Clothing In The Future?"                     By: Megan Friedman

• “Owning clothes is so last generation”

• Since these days you can rent out cars, electronics, sport equipments, movies, and all sorts of things; there is a possibility of renting clothes in the future (Friedman, 2015)

• This raises the question that the article is based upon “Will anyone really own clothing in the future” (Friedman, 2015)

• Reuters reports that young people are being dubbed “NOwners,” relying on trading, sharing, and renting clothes to fill out their wardrobes (Friedman, 2015)

• “In the age of Facebook, people don’t want to be photographed more than once or twice in the same outfit,” investor Dan Nova told the news service (Friedman, 2015)

The Future of Fashion (Predictions)

“The future of fashion will be more grown up – longer lengths, more toned down, moving away from the rock n’ roll fashion we’ve seen for a very long time.” –Ann-Sofie Johnasson, head of design at H&M

Versace Men's RTW Collection

             

“We are entering an era of customization where shoppers want to express themselves more and turn their preferences/style into the design process. And with the 3D printing revolution, I don’t think we are far from a time when consumers will not only design but also manufacture them in a machine at home!” –Aslaugh Magnusdottir, co-founder and CEO of Tinker Tailor

The Future of Fashion

• Fashion industry and technology will further emerge in the future

• The photo shoots in a way have become a media event

• E-commerce is becoming a great way for upcoming brand that lack the financial backing to open up a physical store

• 3-D Printing is the next big thing

• In the future, we could potentially create clothes from 3-D Printing

• It will change and resolve a lot of sizing issues

• We could make the clothes to fit our bodies without trying to figure out our sizes in different clothing brands

• With the rapid growth of technology, dresses could be made with a warming mechanism so that one doesn't have to ruin the look of the dress by wearing a jacket over it