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The following forecasting services are available in the CDC library.

Nelly Rodi
Nelly Rodi is a forecasting service from France and is beautifully presented for each season and consists of a wide range of products. It is conveniently written in both English and French. There is forecasting for color, fabrics, prints, lingerie,knitwear, prét a porter fashion, cosmetics as well as global lifestyles for interior. There is a pilot book which synthesizes all the products into one comprehensive and well summarized book.

Mudpie

  • Minipie 1-5
    This international best selling pre-school trend bible is packed full of innovative and practical ideas for the fashion conscious younger child. Minipie focuses on the busy lifestyle of the preschooler, providing functional garment ideas with inspiring graphics, forward thinking color palettes and retail information within themed trends.
  • MPK Female Youth Trends
    This unique product is at the cutting edge of lifestyle trends and focuses on the demands of the fashion wise, socially aware female who wants to be one step ahead of the pack. This alpha girl takes her style from club culture, music, and forward trends. This graphic led product includes full color information.
  • MPK Male Youth Trends
    A generation-now inspired publication with a graphic edge, this up-to-the-second streetwise and cultural bible is the essential styling tool. An all encompassing product, MPK Male provides a fusion of developing street culture, music, lifestyle, and sports trends.
A+A Trend Studio/Milan
Develops forecast publications for color, texture, yarns, materials, and design for home interiors , menswear, and womenswear. A+A also produces industry presentations as well as textile design collections.
  • Very: Men's Fashion Trends
  • Soft: Knits to Wear Trend
  • Vision: Print Trends
  • Touch: Material Trends
  • Home: Interior Trends
ESP
Trend publication offering custom consulting services.

Pantone Color
An invaluable multi-use color reference tool, use PANTONE color bridge to select and specify solid PANTONE colors on coated stock.

Here and There
Yearly subscription service that provides up-to-the-minute fashion intelligence to provide clients with the most comprehensive publications and services in the industry.
  • The Color Cubicle
    Presents seasonal color forecasting twice a year, eighteen months prior to selling season. The cubicle provides a clear, concise explanation of each color story. It also indicates compelling color combinations and directional merchandising strategies.
  • Forecast Part 1: Themes, Wovens, Knits, and Prints
    A conceptual book that forecast lifestyle themes, fabrications and print direction eighteen months prior to a selling season. It is set within the confines of approximately four themes, working with the families and ranges from color cubicle. Forecast Part I begins the creative thinking process for the upcoming seasons.
    • Two publications—Spring/Summer and Fall/Winter.
    • Thematic overview of lifestyle and fabric
    • Focused outline of key fibers, yarns, knits, and prints
    • Essential color and color combinations
    • Conceptual imagery with related fabric swatches
    • Index of publications that can be consulted for further inspiration
  • Forecast Part II: Silhouettes
    Works in Tandem with the Color Cubicle and Forecast Part I to identify key silhouettes for the season. Silhouettes are presented in full-length illustrations and detailed flats. Also provided in this publications are trends for shoes, accessories and cosmetics, illustrated in drawings and photographs.
    • Two publications: Spring/Summer and Fall/Winter
    • Thematic silhouette overview
    • Key items by theme
    • Over 400 detailed flats and illustrations
    • Thematic accessory overview
    • Thematic cosmetic forecast
  • Collections Compared Book
    American and European Collections Compared presents the American and European designer collection, juxtaposed to compare their similarities and differences. It is unique presentation that photographically analysis the collections by theme and by trend.
    • Two publications: Spring/Summer and Fall/Winter
    • Photographic presentation of New York, Milan, and Paris collections
    • Comprehensive analysis of apparel, accessories, shoes, and beauty trends
  • Collections CDs
    The designer’s collections CDs cover the New York, London, Milan, and Paris runway collections. The CDs are categorized by designer, merchandise, classification, accessories, color, prints, and fabrication. The CD provides a designers collection database that become a permanent fashion library for your ongoing reference.
    • Eight CDs Spring/Summer and Fall/Winter
    • Complete coverage of over 300 designer lines
    • Digital presentations with key overviews of key trends for the season
    • Images in JPEG format for creating personalized presentations and layout
    • PC/MAC Compatible
interior antenna
Interior Antenna is a directional and inspirational lifestyle guide. It previews and projects the year ahead. Targeting interior, beauty, electronic, automobile, and food industries, it is the essential guide to future key influences. Focusing on four key influences per season, each issue offers you a selected compilation of interior trends, color moods, and new developments and concepts for home and retail.