This page will give you starting points for textile design trend research. The library has many color services and forecasts available, whether electronically or in print. Some of these are restricted to students who are current matriculating FIT students, but many magazines are available to any visitor.
The library has these color services:
Trend reports & forecasting for fashion.
Use the password listed for Doneger
Trend reports & forecasting for fashion.
Users are required to create a MY FS account
Use Mozilla/Firefox, Google Chrome, and Safari
Fashion and trend forecasting service
To access Peclers(+):
Use activation code: JXWYEND7
Use your FIT email address
For "position" type student or employee job title
Trend reports & forecasting for fashion.
Students must create an account and re-activate their account every 90 days: click to create or re-activate account
Locked out of your account for too many incorrect login attempts? Reset your password here.
To access WGSN Fashion login via the proxy and then with your WGSN username and password select the part of the site you wish to use from the top menu.
Use an incognito browser to access this resource.
Trend reports & forecasting for lifestyles and interiors.
Students must create an account and re-activate their account every 90 days: click to create or re-activate account
Locked out of your account for too many incorrect login attempts? Reset your password here.
To access WGSN Lifestyle & Interiors:
Use an incognito browser to access this resource
For more on using the forecasting services/databases above, see the related research guides below:
Titles in red show current subscriptions. Bold dates show Periodicals Department holdings.