Spring / Summer 2006
This Fall / Winter 2006-07 Infomat report includes key items, must-have labels and important silhouettes merchandised by theme.
Prevelant looks from the runway are combined with in-coming influences for seasonal trend reports that help retailers and designers alike. To access company contact information, type the name into the search box above.
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 | Undercovered Fashion Coterie, Spring / Summer 2007 C 
Known for its handpicked designers, both established and indie, the Fashion Coterie is a biggie (14,000 attendees), for the women's better-contemporary market. In case you missed it, our editors staked it out.
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 | Accessories Guide A 
NEW! The Infomat Accessories Guide presents an in-depth view of the industry. Find: market overview, research, retail report.... Also, an Accessories Directory of companies every retailer in the better to designer market needs-to-know.
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 | Undercovered Runway NYC Spring / Summer 2007 C 
Acting as your personal market detectives, Infomat editors review the designer cover, the current trends and all the market madness attached. This issue: Buckler, DDC Lab, Venexiana Manuel, Jason Wu
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 | Children's Guide C 
NEW! The publication that launched our Guides business series-- The Infomat Children's Guide. Featuring kid's market research, opportunities and much more. While you are there, be sure view the Kidswear directory. It's been getting a lot of notice!
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| Fall / Winter 2006-07 |
 | 40's Power Dressing W 
The names Marlene Dietrich and Helmut Newton invoke the words strength, power, and big time sensuality. Think power-suit strength of the women in the 1980s with all the sensuality of 1940s menswear androgyny
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 | Proportion Play W 
Remove the frou frou and concentrate on the proportions. This trend is minimalist with a twist: with the excess bows and ruffles gone, the details steal the attention. Take inspiration from Yves Saint Laurent's 1963 Spring/Summer collection
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 | Majestic Volume W 
With Asia as a majestic force to be reckoned with - economically, socially, and politically - it's hard not to be swept away by the neo-Chinoiserie moment in fashion. With the Oscar for best costume design going to Memoirs of a Geisha
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 | Walk on the Wildside W 
Take it from Cocorosie, the wonder-sisters of the new folk music scene: "I once fell in love with you/Just because the sky turned from gray/Into blue." It is under this wide blue sky that we find inspiration for our Walk on the Wild Side: here Folk takes a walk on the Grunge side
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 | CLASSICALLY BOUND W 
Summer 2006 is officially the summer of allusions: that sharp little jacket? A reference to a Victorian riding habit. Your draped dress? Grecian by way of the Pre-Raphaelites, of course! Classically Bound is about volume
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 | FEARLESS FEMMES W
What do Marie Antoinette and Katherine Hepburn have in common? Probably not much reputation-wise: Marie Antoinette was known for her extravagance and aversion to discussing anything other than gossip Katherine Hepburn
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 | PIRATE CHIC W
Naughty versus nice. Uptown versus downtown. Brigette Bardot versus Blackbeard! Satisfy a split personality with some serious pirate chic. Striped tops, sailor tops, pirate blouses, it's all here. Wear the shorts long and roll 'em.
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 | URBAN JUNGLE W 
The 70s are back with an afro-twist! Put a little pop in your step and layer graphics with Basquiat recklessness. Push the boundaries of cool like Grace Jones. Make the you're your own like graffiti artist Neckface. Urban jungle is about
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