" WGSN, WeConnectfashion.com + View 2 "

WGSN : -As you begin your new season, WGSN guides you through the top trends, silhouettes, materials, and colours specific to your market. It ensure that you and your team have the inspiration and clear direction you need to create leading edge, market-right product.

-Specialist content for your sector, e.g sportswear, casual wear ; authoritative analysis of the major inspirations, colours and items emerging in your sector, from tradeshow, retail, editorial coverage and translating ready-to-wear trends into actionable design directions.

- It helps Increase your global market visibility and competitive knowledge with . WGSN to delivers fresh, high-quality daily coverage to keep you on the leading edge against your competitors.

WeConnectfashion.com - WeConnectFashion is leading b2b fashion industry network, connects apparel and accessories brands, retailers, manufacturers, showrooms, suppliers and service providers with each other and with fashion business information. Established in 1998, WCF has helped fashion professionals with their businesses.  they provide exposure, make contact and stay connected using our fashion industry directories and sales contact services, Identify fashion business opportunities with insider how-to guides,  peruse market research, fashion trends, trade show calendar and more. The site provides:

• Tailored, editor-selected, verified industry lists.
• How-To guides for informed business-decision-making.
• In-depth research analysis to assess industry opportunities.
• Marketplace happenings, from trade show listings to emerging trends.
• A unique fashion search engine, giving you access to international showrooms, retailers, brands, & service providers.
• A vast audience of global fashion professionals who make WeConnectFashion.com a productive online platform for marketing to the fashion trade.

view 2 - From its launch in 2006 to the present day, 2Som Studio has been responsible for the set-up, editorial content and creative direction of View2 magazine.

Providing trend and forecast  information from a wide selection of talented contributors with the art direction of Jake Noakes, View2 is the 'denim casual sport' member of the View Publications family.

I have used WGSN, WeConnectfashion.com and View 2 in my design processing looking at forecasting trends and colour palettes ! It affects me as a Fashion student as I need to be aware of upcoming and current trends to achieve customer satisfaction and be able to overcome competitors!