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Podcast: Li Edelkoort on the coronavirus and how it represents flaws in society

During this special edition of the BoF Podcast, Dutch trend forecaster Li Edelkoort claims that the coronavirus pandemic is bringing to light what is wrong with society. The pandemic is showing the world as well as fashion that we need to slow down, and change the way we do things. This 44 minute podcast with the trend forecaster and Business of...

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The world after corona according to trend forecasters

„It's the end of the world as we know it (I had some time alone)“ - this R.E.M. hit song seems more than appropriate in view of the worldwide wave of social isolation and lockdowns as preventive measures in the fight against the coronavirus. The chorus ends in “and I feel fine” and that is what trend forecasters are currently predicting: That...

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Lidewij Edelkoort: “We’re moving towards a wider silhouette”

Indian summer, brighter colors and the impact of technology in our daily lives: these are some of themes that will mark Autumn/Winter in 2019-2010, according to Dutch trendwatcher Lidewij Edelkoort. She led a trendwatching seminar in Holland this week, organized by international forecaster, Appletizer. FashionUnited attended the event and shares...

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Lidewij Edelkoort: "Do something with the sleeve"

"Chaos is prevailing in the world and that means that there is chaos in fashion, because fashion reflects the time. No one knows anymore what to deliver or when. The long, warm Indian summer is a fact and I cannot understand why fashion suppliers and retailers hold onto to old delivers under the motto 'the earlier you deliver items to store, the...