Fashion / Seminars

10:00am • Lilly Berelovich, Fashion Snoops
Spring/Summer 2013 Color & Trend Recap + Fall/Winter 13/14 Preview

11:00am • Lilly Berelovich, Fashion Snoops
A Kidswear Perspective, Spring/Summer 2013 Color & Trend Direction + Fall/Winter 13/14

12:00pm • Fran Sude, Design Options
Fran Sude of Design Options presents, “The key to staying ahead of the Curve in your Color and Lifestyle trend selections for Spring 2013.” The #1 trend for Spring 13! Also Fall 13 preview. A FREE SEASON OF COLOR WILL BE GIVEN AWAY TO A LUCKY ATTENDEE. 

1:00pm • Ben Gomes, OPR
Choices – An incisive overview of Spring/Summer 2013
Like the dawn of a new day, we approach Spring/Summer 2013 with an excited anticipation about all the new creative choices available. There is a host of new combinations we can select & mix in color, fabric, print & pattern. OPR’s presentation offers an array of familiar but fresh, delightfully unexpected, eye-catching looks for your customers to choose from.

2:00pm • Sharon Graubard, Stylesight
Runway Roadmap S/S 13 Womens
Runway Roadmap is the indispensable guide for each season, offering a clear and concise analysis of the recent runways to help you navigate the season ahead. This session will illustrate four themes, key items, directional silhouettes and edited color palettes.

3:00pm • Sharon Graubard, Stylesight
Runway Roadmap S/S 13 Mens
Runway Roadmap is the indispensable guide for each season, offering a clear and concise analysis of the recent runways to help you navigate the season ahead. This session will illustrate four themes, key items, directional silhouettes and edited color palettes.

4:00pm • Promostyl Influences Fall/Winter 2013
This presentation deciphers emerging design trends and consumer attitudes across various sectors. These include: color, fashion, design, decor, cosmetics, and packaging.

10:00am • Debbie Weinberg, OPR for Ready-Made
CONTRADICTION - A view on colour and pattern for Spring/Summer 2013
People are creatures of contradictions. This is a characteristic of human nature that we experience all the time. With 8 broad and exciting themes for spring/summer 2013, this Ready-Made presentation illustrates and highlights the diversity we find in our everyday lives. Our view of S/S 2013 reflects upon the atmosphere we all share today. We then sort and interpret the multitude of influences in our world in order to present what we observe about what the current consumer needs of today are and what the desires of tomorrow will be.

11:00am • Fran Sude, Design Options
Fran Sude of Design Options presents, “The key to staying ahead of the Curve in your Color and Lifestyle trend selections for Spring 2013.” The #1 trend for Spring 13! Also Fall 13 preview. A FREE SEASON OF COLOR WILL BE GIVEN AWAY TO A LUCKY ATTENDEE.

12:00pm • Steve Greenberg, Pointcarre
Beyond Off-the-Shelf: The use of Proprietary Software for Apparel, Textile and Surface design.

1:00pm • Lisa Kwock, SPECIFA
SYN-chromatix
Classic renditions synthesize techno advances & new synthetics promise true fit.

2:00pm • Susan Power, About Sources
PRINT in the USA: from Design to Fabric
Learn about domestic printers who have flexible, lower minimums and provide quick turnaround.  We’ll discuss different types of printing processes from screen to digital - the pros & cons - and how to get what you want. Print on knits and wovens for apparel or home products.  Source natural and man-made fibers, eco-friendly, organic, and hi-tech fabrics. Including original print designs in your collection may be easier than you imagined!

3:00pm • Laurie Pressman, Pantone
Unity – Color & Company for Spring/Summer 2013
Our statement for Spring/Summer 2013?  Color needs company.   As strong color statements continue color is spreading into new end uses and connecting to material, shape and form in a much more integral way.   With color context becoming vitally important, join us as we examine how color will play with finish, fabric and form for Spring/Summer 2013. 

4:00 PM • Janet Jacobs, Kids á La Mode
Trend Highlights of International Children's Fashion for Spring/ Summer 2013.
The best world-wide kid's wear collections are presented in 12 key themes, highlighting key colors, silhouettes, fabrics, prints, embroideries and more.