Trend Research / Story Development / Fashion Industry Consulting
Researching seemingly disparate ideas, finding connections for the cultural signposts and translating them into meaningful ideas and strategies.
Futures insight and cultural intelligence for SS16
Futures insight and cultural intelligence for FW 16.17
Future insight and cultural intelligence for FW 15.16
Future insight and cultural intelligence for FW 15.16
Futures insight and cultural intelligence
Futures insight & cultural intelligence for Fall Winter 2016/2017
Future insight and cultural intelligence SS16
Future insight and cultural intelligence SS14
Commissioned pieces of acrylic and oil on canvas and a series in collaboration with a book project.
dissolving poems // watercolor
the star
I am the naked glow of the night sky of pleasure. Come to me, come to me
(the star)
radiant desire
unquenchable fire
endowing true dreams of the soul itself
held softly by the sky
lustrous but don’t know why
seen only in darkness with nothing else
daughter of the sunset
arousal of light in duet
coaxing miracles long overdue
regenerating destruction, her maternity
creative impulse of eternity
portal through the veil of life, hers to choose
dimensions separate
new stories innovate
feeding flows of expansion through deepest blue
muse of the night
in coat and headscarf she ignites
the illicit harmony of hope and trust like a coup de fou
water color 2019
poem, 2020
water color, dissolving poem 2020
my brilliant friend
soulmate twin
I loved you in my sleep
dripped down my lips
the sky eclipsed
in contradiction there was peace
new eyes arise
thousand goodbyes
garner permanent release
the vortex spin
deep within
the cataclysmic seep
bleed it out
scream and shout
shroud it to decease
wind picks up
sails erupt
earth’s sweet songs increase
ricochet
dance all day
simmer with rescind
here we lay
let time sway
the veil becoming thin
blue bird wings
glacial springs
unbind us from within
mirror twin
next of kin
here we go again
commissioned piece, acrylic on canvas
Brooklyn, New York 2020
up to the sky
by and by
diamond eyes
LSD on a Sunday
board room meeting
colors set to dance
penguins pulse
on the magic carpet ride
silver mountain peaks
snowy forest feats
soft guitar beats
blur all the lines
pour a cup of tea
sixties household fantasy
tear drops spread
golden light to bed
talk til two
gazing into you
green socks on
come in light of dawn
oil on canvas
Stillness of morning
purple and orange
darkness disrobing
new life to forge
lovers laid out
tarrying trysts
linens connect them
half waking bliss
clandestine songstress
nymphs dancing delight
soar with the wind
first glimpse of light
oil on canvas
published in New River Press’s Yearbook 2019
for purchase at New River Press
Flowers are the sun’s eyelashes
the sea is its blood
clouds grow in bones
varied in tones
vibrating out, shaking trees
holding hands with the breeze
the wind, it smells so sweet
notes of lavenders linger on its feet
blue butterflies riding by
taking bites of the sky
Fragile, fierce, paper thin
Feather lifting with the wind
Coming out, diving in
landing softly on your skin
Find your peace
It’s within
Stir in violet, lick its tears
ignore time, ignore years
stars, heaven’s freckles in vast supply
write tales of celestial stories on high
listen quietly, let them teach
elevate you to heavens reach
volcanos spewing fear in pink
pulverizing power
settling deep
scorching a path through the past
swallowing it up to the last
waxing, waning, moon like the heart
lulling to rest, the path she charts
oil on canvas
in a Vogue Ukraine Shoot with Kungs and Ivanka Smilenko,
Paris 2021
oil on canvas
acrylic on canvas
Chamonix, France
explosions in flight
lessons from light
moments suspend
colors unend
bleeding into the sea
oh captain my captain
come steer the ship
cataclysmic trip
prisms in time
existence unwinds
wild soul merging with me
we hold the stare and we wonder
calling quietly through layers of light
cross the table, eternity grows younger
dancing ensues through the night
I open my mouth and you fall out
peonies petals piled like a pout
suspended amid mirrors the endless plight
all we can do is merge and then write
assembling the stars
we march until mars
a space age daydream of our own making
auras they beam
between blues and then greens
but always shine love for our taking
acrylic on canvas
acrylic /oil on canvas
acrylic on canvas
part of the poem ‘On Pleasure’ by Khalil Gibran, from The Prophet
commissioned piece's for a series, acrylic on paper
Using future insights to predict trends in colors, fabrics, sihlouettes and styling. Using different formats to convey the fashion story: books, magazines, websites, videos and presentations.
Touching different types of fashion forecasting from a broad view of fashion and textiles to individual markets like youth, denim, and home.
Spring Summer 2015 Casual Life Trend Book
FW 16.17 Color card
FW15.16 Color card
FW 14.15 Color card
SS10 Color Card
FW13.SS14 Denim Forecast
Denim Trend Forecast
Visual story boards
A trend board for theCuriositeur.com exploring Mark Rothko's work and the emotional response he was conjuring along side the Spring Summer 2015 trends
A trend board for theCuriositeur.com exploring Mark Rothko's work and the emotional response he was conjuring along side the Spring Summer 2015 trends
A trend board for theCuriositeur.com exploring Mark Rothko's work and the emotional response he was conjuring along side the Spring Summer 2015 trends
A trend board for theCuriositeur.com exploring Mark Rothko's work and the emotional response he was conjuring along side the Spring Summer 2015 trends
Visuals for marketing & social media
Trend board for The Lover: Asian Whispers
Trend board for the Lover: Lucky Red
Trend board for The Lover: Chinoiserie
Trend board for Stevie Nicks: Folk
Creative Direction for an interactive trend board
Creative direction for an interactive trend board
Creative direction for an interactive trend board
Interior design for an apartment in Paris 17
Executive research trips for visual merchandisers
Different styles of creative writing: story telling, travel writing, script writing for presentations and speaking engagements, poetry and trend and color writing
Poetry for the #loveisproject Paris, in connection with The Supply Change, Lifeline Fashion and Colette
Travel story on Abu Dhabi and fashion
trend and color writing
Script writing for trend presentations
trend and color writing
trend and color writing
Creative direction and trend writing
Creative direction and fabric writing
Color writing
Analyzing and reporting on specific markets and events
Analysis & report on the denim trends at the FW 14 KingPins Show in Hong Kong
Video interviews on designers they partner with. Here with Eric Charles Donatien plumassier to the haute couture houses in Paris.
Analysis and report on the swimwear trends and brands at Mode City Paris SS14
A report on the New Museum's Triennial, 'The Ungovernables', and how it announced the changing communication styles of the youth
Research analysis of night life and targeted consumer groups in Paris's youth
A research analysis of Paris's youth
A research analysis of Paris's youth
Market analysis
Market anlaysis
Market anlaysis
Market anlaysis
Market anlaysis
Market anlaysis
Market anlaysis
Market anlaysis
Market anlaysis
Analysis and report on trends at Denim PV
Trend Reports, Interviews and Educational Resources for the consumer
Interview with Eric Charles-Donatien
Worked in collaboration with The Supply Change, Lifeline Fashion and Chloe Johnston to help bring the #loveis project to life in Paris. After teaching students to do interviews and streetstyle for publicity and social media campaigns, the bracelets were on display and on sale in collaboration with Bob Melet's Blueprint exhibit at Colette during fashion week March 2015
Interview with Catherine Loiret
HauteCouture101 educational video
Haute Couture 102 educational video
Trend Report: Mens
Trend Report: Resort2015
A consumer facing trend and educational piece on the history of chinoiserie
Spring 2015 trends
Trend Report: Holiday 2014
Trend Report: Fall 2014
Trend Report: Paris Street Style Summer 2014
Street Style Trends For Summer Vacation 2014
What to wear to a summer wedding
Researching the city and writing about the culture, scene, and highlighting the best inspiration it has to offer
Mexico City
Mexico City: Day of the Dead
Mexico City
Research, expansion and partnerships in both Paris and London for the brand
Visual merchandising, beauty & fragrance research trips developed for Nordstroms executives in Paris and London
full article on Abu Dhabi
St. Tropez
Capri
Capri
Abu Dhabi
Bangkok
Melbourne
Tokyo
Tokyo
Marrakech
Kyoto
Street style report on Paris night life
Street style report on Paris night life
Street style report on Paris night life
Street style report on Paris night life
New York
Sxsw Austin, Texas
Sxsw Austin, Texas
Tokyo
New York
Sxsw Austin, Texas
Tokyo
Melbourne