Consulting

Being trend-right and having a fashionable appeal gives your product and retail environment validity and meaning.  I love to motivate and empower my audiences and clients with compelling and actionable information.

• - Fashion Trend Analysis

• - Product Development and Design

• - Visual Merchandising

Trend Forecasts

Summer 2013 - Womens Color and Trend Direction
New information and visuals for 2nd quarter selling next year!

at the Future Cafe trend forum
Printsource NYC
Tuesday, April 10
www.printsourcenewyork.com

Spring 2013
Womens Color and Trend Direction. This presentation is available to you and/or your company via an online webinar, or CD to purchase.
For more information, contact me.

Webinars

Live, interactive presentations of my retail trend reports from London and Paris. Includes Women's Apparel, Accessories, Home Furnishings, Visual Merchandising and display ideas.

Upcoming Webinars:

• Spring 2012: Europe Retail Trend Report from London and Paris, March 2012
  - includes womens, accessories, visual merchandising and display ideas.
  - home furnishing trends at retail

Education

Ohio University Trend Forecasting Workshop, Fall 2011
A three part interactive webinar series on Fashion Trend Forecasting.

Previous Engagements

• Guest Speaker, Product Development Class
  "Fall 2012 Trend Direction"
  The Art Institute of Wisconsin, Milwaukee
  Sept 8, 2011

• Educational partners include:
• Ohio University (read more)
• Columbia College
• Illinois Institute of Art
• Drexel University
• Clark Atlanta University
• The Art Institute of Wisconsin, Milwaukee

Events

Trend Forecast Presenter
Summer 2013
Future Cafe, Printsource NYC
Tuesday, April 10 @ 12:30pm
www.printsourcenewyork.com

Blog

NEWS FROM NYC -- Fran's latest trip in April

SUMMER/TRANS 2013: Inspirational (and International) HOT SPOTS!

SUMMER/TRANS 2013: Color Hot Spots!
Think hot, hot, hot for 2nd quarter selling next year.

TRENDS IN STORE MANNEQUINS
Something I always notice are the store mannequins and how well and differently Europe seems to use them as a fashion tool.

SHIFTS IN EUROPE RETAIL WORTH NOTING
Thoughts on retail in London and Paris.

LATEST TREND NEWS FROM EUROPE
4 big ideas in Women’s and the over-riding impression for home furnishings.

SPRING 2013: MAISON ET OBJET
What looked good to me.