Trend Forecasting Cycle overview

Analyzes emerging fashion trends to inform collection planning -- aggregating signals from runway show data, social media sentiment analysis, street-style image classification, search trend volumes, and wholesale order pattern shifts, correlating signals with historical sell-through performance, scoring trend longevity versus novelty risk, and producing directional guidance for design teams on color palettes, silhouettes, fabrics, and print motifs. Produces trend reports, confidence-scored mood boards, and assortment mix recommendations. Excludes individual garment design.