From political discussions to sustainability issues; the world holds a sense of concern. These topics are being translated in various ways into the art and fashion spheres. How do these industries deal with such charged subjects? According to trend forecaster Christine Boland, the art and fashion world is now all about healing and recovery. “...
Jan 17, 2025
Trend forecaster Christine Boland doesn’t just share fashion trends, she explains where they come from. These are crazy times. The earth is warming, there is a shortage of basic necessities, the political landscape is becoming more extreme. In this challenging period and according to Boland, “imagineering” – a term coined by the trend expert –...
Jun 11, 2024
While Belgium, the Netherlands and Luxembourg were grappling with several days of sub-zero temperatures, attendees of Dutch trend forecaster Christine Boland’s SS25 webinar were immersed in a summer ambiance. Although the summer of 2025 is still a long way off, there's much to look forward to, as evident from the trend forecast. FashionUnited...
Jan 29, 2024
We live in turbulent times, as trend forecaster Christine Boland emphasizes once again in her most recent seminar on Fall/Winter 2023. The world is reaching all kinds of tipping points, not only in terms of climate, but also when it comes to what is seen as 'feminine' and 'masculine'. "It's the tension we live in," she indicates. Although...
Jun 28, 2022
“For a caterpillar it is necessary to go into a cocoon to become a butterfly. To undergo a metamorphosis. Remarkably, viruses are also needed in that cocoon to make this process possible,” said trend forecaster Christine Boland during her webinar for SS23, which has been appropriately named Meta Morphosis. The fact that the world is going...
Jan 31, 2022
With over 30 years of experience, trend analyst Christine Boland is the expert in discerning relevant currents in consumer behaviour. Exclusively for FashionUnited she gives a summary of the winter 22-23 edition of her renowned bi-annual Design Language analysis: SYMBIOTIC SCENARIOS. The continuing insecurity engendered by the pandemic is...
Nov 16, 2021
Symbiotic Scenario’s - Winter 22 in four practical themes The continuing insecurity engendered by the pandemic – in the sense that it doesn’t seem to pass – is driving people apart. Different ‘camps’ continue to form, crystallising around varying opinions and ideas, whether substantiated by facts or not. Some are also becoming more extreme in...
Oct 28, 2021
Over your lunch break, get to know everything about the trends in interior (including visual merchandising) and colour for the coming year. Sounds great, right? Tune in at Christine Boland’s recurrent Live@Lunch inspiration intermezzos and - in a short but very inspiring 30 minute session - the renowned trend analyst will provide you with just...
Oct 21, 2021
In ‘Anatomy of a trend’ trend analyst Christine Boland anatomizes a specific trend worth keeping an eye on. The trend Undoubtedly one of the most striking characteristics of the AW22/23 fashion shows is a certain soothing effect found in both shape, silhouette, fabric and colour. It resulted in an overall design language that is well considered...
Sep 27, 2021
The Eternal Table of Design Elements by Christine Boland Each season certain design characteristics come and go. In order to help understand which ‘elements’ play the leading roles and how they alternate with each other per season (and to subsequently translate them into your business), trend analyst Christine Boland has developed an innovative...
Sep 7, 2021
Which forecasted trend for FW21 is actually making it big on the highstreet? Trend analyst Christine Boland gives a retrospective review. In ‘Alchemy of the Times to Come’ forecast for AW2021, one of the four trends I foresaw, based on the current social developments and international catwalk shows, was Poetic Heritage. It demonstrates how we...
Aug 19, 2021
Of all the trends for next season, Christine Boland’s Trend Snack gives a ‘bite size’ report of the 5 must-do colours, fabrics, textures, patterns, silhouettes etc to incorporate into your fashion collection. Today we focus on the It-colours. #1 Bandaid beige as seen @ Boss, Hermés, Fendi & Max Mara Image credit: Pexels, and Hugo Boss SS21 via...
Jul 29, 2021