Research Guides: Fashion Journalism: Trends & Industry News

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Mintel This link opens in a new window
Comprehensive research reports on consumer markets and products in U.S., related demographic data and analysis, and articles on trends in global consumer markets.
WGSN This link opens in a new window
A trend forecasting company providing global trend insights, curated data, and industry expertise on consumer trends.

Trends: Industry News

WGSN This link opens in a new window
A trend forecasting company providing global trend insights, curated data, and industry expertise on consumer trends.

Fashion Windows
Originally a fashion merchandising site, Fashion Windows has evolved into a fashion and retail trade e-zine. Its four main areas are designers, visual merchandising, store windows and mannequins. Some content is available only through subscription.

Sourcing Journal This link opens in a new window
Global resource for staying up-to-date with company news, in-depth expert analysis and Q&As with industry fashion, retail, apparel and textile leaders--also features a section to discover new job opportunities.
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Business of Fashion (Free Student Membership Only) This link opens in a new window
Use your Columbia College Chicago email address to create an account. BoF Student Membership is free for Columbia College Chicago Students. You must be a REGISTERED and VERIFIED user. Once registered, an email will be sent that welcomes you. HOW TO BECOME REGISTERED --->>> STEP ONE: Click on Join BoF Professional (upper left side above the BoF logo) to take you to the special free student membership link. Scroll down underneath the Professional Membership boxes until you see – Other Memberships. Click on the STUDENTS & SCHOOLS box. STEP TWO: Click - Students Membership | FREE ($0) | Until You Graduate | JOIN NOW box. Sign Up/Create Your Free Account by filling-in the form with your Columbia College Chicago Email Address and Click Sign Up to receive an email to verify your new account. Once you’ve set up your account, you can go ahead and log-in to fill-in additional information to confirm and begin your membership. NOTE: Free Student Membership does not include access to case studies, special editions, selected articles, online courses or BoF professional digital live events.

Trends: Websites

Fashion Trade Shows
An excellent tool to use for forecasting future trends and delivering up-to- the-minute trade show coverage in all major fashion categories from men’s, women’s, and children’s apparel, accessories, and footwear to manufacturing resources and service providers.
AnOther Magazine
A bi-annual culture and fashion magazine for men and women that is a blend of fashion and photography.
Buttericks/McCalls/Vogue Patterns
Visit this site for a sneak preview of the newest styles, designer patterns, accessories, craft and home decorating ideas as well as vintage clothing. Click on ‘Related Sites’ for sewing organizations, supplies and more.
Council of Fashion Designers of America (CFDA)
A not-for-profit trade association that leads industry-wide initiatives and whose membership consists of more than 350 of America’s foremost womenswear, menswear, jewelry, and accessory designers. Check-in for the latest in professional fashion news, awards, and business mentoring to emerging fashion designers.
Fashion and Beauty | Innovation By Design Awards
Fast Company's Innovation By Design celebrates trailblazing standouts in fashion design showing how designers are empowering users to regain control over technology with an eye towards the future.
The Fashion Spot
The ultimate spot for the fashion obsessed including runway reviews, celebrity style and fashion, fashion and beauty trends, designers, models, and more.
Fashionista
Fashionista produces daily business stories on the biggest brands, lively interviews with industry personalities and guidance on getting into and succeeding in all facets of the fashion world.
A Shaded View on Fashion
An annual festival of fashion-themed films created by journalist, Diane Pernet, ASVOF combines the worlds of fashion, film, art, cinema and even gender.
Trendland Fashion
TrendLand Fashion is a blog reviewing trends in fashion featuring what's new for the runway, designers, ad campaigns, models and more.
Shop | Who What Wear
Search and shop the latest fashion trends across stores, designers, accessories, colors, brands and ... even what's on sale.

Trends & Forecasting: Blogs Plus

The Fashion Map
The Fashion Map guides you to information worldwide on the fashion exhibitions, articles, publications, and events.
EDITED Blog | Apparel Retail Review
This blog uses a combination of artificial intelligence and data to help fashion retailers make wise decisions with regard to purchases, pricing, and promotions gathered from e-commerce sites.
StyleSage Blog | Powering Retail's Speed-To-Market With AI
Incorporates image recognition and machine learning to pinpoint the design details that matter in fashion, beauty, and home categories like print, color, size, silhouette, and material, that are the foundation of successful product ranges. If you're new to retail data -- there are clear subject categories offered through the navigation menu.
Fashion Snoops | The Next Generation of Trend Forecasting
A one-stop-shop to 1) Gather Trend Insights, 2) Create Design Concepts, 3) Share & Discuss and 4) Present. Offers subscriptions to several FS Newsletters
TrendTablet | Lidewij Edelkoort
Trend Tablet is a social media platform founded by Lidewij Edelkoort who 'shares some' of her free trend forecasting insight. This interactive tool explains where trends come from, how they evolve over time, and what role they play in our lives and futures.

Business of Fashion (Free Student Membership Only) This link opens in a new window
Use your Columbia College Chicago email address to create an account. BoF Student Membership is free for Columbia College Chicago Students. You must be a REGISTERED and VERIFIED user. Once registered, an email will be sent that welcomes you. HOW TO BECOME REGISTERED --->>> STEP ONE: Click on Join BoF Professional (upper left side above the BoF logo) to take you to the special free student membership link. Scroll down underneath the Professional Membership boxes until you see – Other Memberships. Click on the STUDENTS & SCHOOLS box. STEP TWO: Click - Students Membership | FREE ($0) | Until You Graduate | JOIN NOW box. Sign Up/Create Your Free Account by filling-in the form with your Columbia College Chicago Email Address and Click Sign Up to receive an email to verify your new account. Once you’ve set up your account, you can go ahead and log-in to fill-in additional information to confirm and begin your membership. NOTE: Free Student Membership does not include access to case studies, special editions, selected articles, online courses or BoF professional digital live events.

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Additional information can be found on a few of the online resources mentioned in this guide in the following article written by Helen Taylor Lane, a librarian at the Fashion Institute of Technology:

Lane, Helen. "Fashion Industry: Resources for Online Research." College & Research Libraries News [Online], 79.9 (October 2018): 516-519.

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