The autumn/winter 2015-16 forecast highlights a trend towards global celebration and rediscovery through innovative design, blending traditional techniques with modern technology across fashion, art, and lifestyle. Nature-inspired palettes and sustainable practices are emphasized as consumers seek healthier lifestyles and meaningful connections in a hyper-connected world. The document also explores the evolution of fabrics and yarns, showcasing a fusion of organic and synthetic materials to create unique, expressive textiles.

1. AUTUMN /WINTER 15-16
FORECAST
Prints
Prints this season
portray thesentiment
of expression,solid
architecture and splatter
through mixedmedia
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Fabrics
Cultural influences, technical
finishes, natural rough surfaces
and traditional knitting
techniques together bring out
the fabricthemes. 164
Yarns
Fibres intertwine together
creating yarns inspired by
nature, science, culture and
technology
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148
Lifestyle
The community will find
new methodsfor creating a
product, bringinginto picture
−skill, people andquality.
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aking pride in the idea of creation and innovation, the winter of
T2015 will be a season of global celebration. Graduating from a
hard hitting recession, to a summer which believed in exploration and
restoring what felt lost, we will evolve into a season of total
rediscovery. The community will find new methods of making a
product, a notch higher than cheap industrialisation, based on the
mind and hand bringing into picture − skill, people and quality.
Craft and technology together will be well tried and well accepted
notions that will form a new foundation of our day to day life. The
‘cloud’ age will connect the world in ways which are exhilarating to
imagine and the planet will become smaller than ever. Long gone
ideas will reemerge to form new ones, and conversing with the green
of nature will be of utmost importance. In all, from a recent time where
we were discovering different media of art and using them as only as
an expression to be noticed, we will evolve into a time where society
would be investing in such ideas, and the price will be paid for by the
ethereal value of a product.
Colours
Colour palettes are derived
from lifestyles, bringingout
the feeling of preferences
and choicesmade

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AUTUMN/WINTER
2015-16
THE AGE OF TOTAL
“REDISCOVERY”
–A world where human and technology will be one.

3. An
infinite
journey
of pushing information
andmediato
‘infinityand
beyond'…
-Google

4. Sportsdefinea meaningfulsocialactivity–
Societies arebuilt onthebasis of continual datathat records
healthier global lifestyles.
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5. Interior spaces move closer to nature with the easeof
industrial design technology - rustic and minimal homes
definethenewindustrial chic.
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6. Traditionalconceptsof thehumanmastermindmeet
automationandroboticsof thepresentto create
products that areuniquein this new ‘human-space'.

7. Theoneswho defymodernism- weaveandknit
architectural designsthat areorganic,not to lose asenseof all
things‘indigenous'.

8. Ahybridworld is in the making
–bringing together‘bio and
synthetic' objectsto createa
‘biotech self-sustainingworld'.
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9. ‘Waste' forms thesourcefor naturalraw
material to facilitatedesignthat is craftedto createa
sustainable hi-techfuture.

10. This fall, technology comes into the spotlight, bringing in the inspiring and unexpected collaborations between man and
the virtual world. Different time zones, miles of distance, or even a lost phone number, nothing in today’s world can come
in between a heartfelt conversation between two people. With apps and social media platforms at the consumer’s
fingertips, the virtual world has now connected millions across the planet. The cheerful shades of Empire Yellow, Fiesta,
Jelly Bean, Dazzling Blue and Fuchsia Pink depict the loopholes of space and time bridging illustrating globallinkages.
HYPER-CONNECT
PANTONE
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PANTONE
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PANTONE
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PANTONE
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PANTONE
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PANTONE
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PANTONE
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PANTONE
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11. autumn/winter2015-16 | colour |FFT magazine 151150 FashionForwardTrends
The confines of cultures widen when different ethnicities of the world open their doors to foreign lands, joining hands and
celebrating a global fest of tradition and folklore. The new interpretations of handicraft techniques and traditional skills
continue to fascinate the world, painting a picture of an indigenous past in the tints of Macaw Green, Empire Yellow and
Pompeian Red. Picking up the blues of the open sky and the indigo dye, the palette comes together as a
CULTURAL FEST
PANTONE
17-4139TPX
PANTONE
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PANTONE
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PANTONE
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PANTONE
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PANTONE
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PANTONE
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PANTONE
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decorative authentic mix with the shades of the sun and hues of the bloom.
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12. Owing to the changing environment, people are impelled to adapt a healthier lifestyle and with growing inclination for an
organic production process, clothing and food habits, acquire the territory of organic commodities. Drawn from the roots,
the tints of brown stone and fiery red edifices trace the path of organic living, whereas healthy shades of spicy orange,
apricot wash and green banana come together as a natural palette with zero artificial colour building a sustainable food
basket for thefuture.
ORGANIC AFFAIR
PANTONE
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PANTONE
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PANTONE
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PANTONE
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PANTONE
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PANTONE
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PANTONE
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PANTONE
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13. In this frenetic world, a healthier lifestyle, an active routine, a nourished diet chart, and the will to pursue recreational
activities is the new priority of life. To bring a balance into their fast paced lives, and to diminish the concerns of diseases and
gradually shortening life-cycle, consumers adapt the trend of exercise and meditation. Red Orange, Blazing Yellow, Foliage,
Baton Rouge, Riffle Green, Artisan’s Gold, Peach skin and Mauve Orchid, from the fruity juices, salad greens and root
vegetables provide for a‘nutri-card’of colours, depicting marriage of health and performance.
PANTONE
17-1464TPX
PANTONE
19-1656TPX
PANTONE
12-0643TPX
PANTONE
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PANTONE
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PANTONE
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PANTONE
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PANTONE
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NOURISHED
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14. Although living in a commercial set-up, the consumer, fearful of losing the green, takes refuge under the umbrella of
nature and constructs spaces around him with true impressions of raw beauty that nature beholds. Logs, planks, bark and
branches with their unprocessed textures bring out the shades of Nimbus Cloud, Zinc, Frappe, Russet, Dark Green, Garnet
and Sparrow in a processed construction. The quest for bringing nature into the household displays a wonderful array of
nature’s spectrum, transforming the traditional looking colours into somethingmore modern.
PROCESSED – UNPROCESSED
PANTONE
13-4108TPX
PANTONE
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PANTONE
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PANTONE
19-1655TPX
PANTONE
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PANTONE
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PANTONE
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PANTONE
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15. This season witnesses the birth of an individual who rediscovers the emotion of strong malevolence. This maleficent
individual not only brings out the dark side of the fairy tales and takes inspirations from the lavish evil queen, but also
embodies a mysterious and hidden strength. Emulating the mystifying ambiance, the dark hues of purples and browns
display the depth and intensity of a mysterious and hidden strength, mixed with a hint of sinister romance depicted
through tints of Tea Rose, Pureed Pumpkin, Crimson, Meadow Violet, Burgundy and deep Garden Green.
ACRIMONY
PANTONE
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PANTONE
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PANTONE
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PANTONE
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PANTONE
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PANTONE
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PANTONE
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PANTONE
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16. autumn/winter2015-16 | yarns | FFT magazine 161FashionForwardTrends160
CONTEMPORARY FOLK
Taking up the influences from traditional artistry, this story
looks upon the dynamic and vibrant handmade aspect of yarn
creation. Wool and cotton fibres are tufted, twisted and
looped in irregular structures in the process of re- awakening
the age-old techniques with a contemporary twist. Multicolour
slubs intertwine with needle punched fur yarns to bring out
an artistic and vibrant entity creating assemblies of texturised
fabrics. Medleys of marbled and mixed fibres interweave an
array of layered and rhythmic braids incepting a fairytale
about the amalgamation of creativity and expression.
STRUCTURED
This fall, technology comes into the spotlight, bringing in an
array of inspiring and unexpected collaboration between
varied fibres and industrial paraphernalia. Smooth and
polished structures are created with much ease owing to the
varied possibility of machinery and manufacturing options.
Polyesters and cottons are coated and waxed to display their
glorious laminated surface. Fibres are plied together around a
stiff yarn to gather maximum area for light reflection.
Techniques, machines and logic are applied to expedite the
increasing realms of smooth, glossy and filament-like yarns.
The lines are curved and layers are austerely superimposed to
build fluid and articulatedyarns.

17. Minerals, organic surfaces, composite natural forms and all
things raw have incepted a chronicle of degeneration and
psychedelia. Minerals, rocks, fossil imprints inspire yarns with
a composite fantasy, building on layered elements and
diverse substrates. The visual appeal of the fibres and yarns
evoke the fragility and delicacy of calcite rocks, tree bark
textures and oil on water pattern. Mineral and azoic basic
textures are brought to life though weathered and mistreated
leather, cottons and jutes. Glimpses of the raw and rugged, in
the hallucinatory world of nature amuses one with the variety
of fibres and plying inputs.
To develop the sense of belongingness and dominion, an urge
to regain contact with the holistic ecosystem gives birth to an
amalgam of natural luminosity with technological applications.
Iridescent shine and holographic shimmer come together in a
cohesive merger witnessing formations of hybrid blends and
textures in combined effects. Yarns with transparency, plastic-
feel, lustre and smooth surfaces drop a hint to the futuristic sci-
fi clothing genre. Pile height manipulations, needle punching
fur formations and metallic surface creations present to the
world an unending plethora of technological finishes and
chemical treatments on natural and organic surfaces. Recycled
synthetics mixed with lurex, PV, PU and nylons add to the
experimental edge.
RAW BIO-SYNTHETIC

18. 3D SURFACING
Fabrics project the third dimensionality of their radiant surface effects achieved through an amalgamation of hand
skill and machine creativity. Lace fringes are super-imposed on top of transparent tear-shaped sequins and dual color
matt sequins are sewn on mesh to create an illusion of a woven surface pattern. Ornate floral patterns are fashioned on
jerseys with couching and fabric gathering technique. Smooth widely spaced mesh is elegantly laid over light-weight
knits and shell buttons are garnished all over in abstract patterns, bringing out the decorative aspect of the natural
cotton. Lively synthetic surfaces are morphed and modified in movement to
CLASSIC DISTORTION
The story of the classic plaid, checks and tartan patterns are now revamped and resurrected, making the traditional
patterning visually deceptive. Herringbones, pinstripes, twills, and hound’s-tooths endure graceful makeovers,
bringing out broken and optical aspects of the conventional highland mountain woven patterns. The fabrics witness
transient effects and illusive twists during the weaving processes, acquiring reworked and resized manipulated
versions of the conservative geometrics. Tartans, twills and checks are composed together with animal prints, pulling
in poles apart elements into one pattern whereas twills undergo shape variations leading
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create pliable pleats andpintucks. to creation of broken and wrecked chevrons.
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19. DARK FANTASY
Fluid and festive fabrics reveal the preciousness of the not-so-conventional Princess’s Wardrobe, where the ambiance
feeds on dark demeanour and dolorous setting. The fabrics take inspiration from the closet of an evil princess, who
usurps the privilege to adorn herself with all things ornate and decorative, with a hint of prophetic gloom. Intricate
embroideries, flock printed floral surfaces, shiny and shimmery chenille knits and lavish laces fabricate the fiery vibe of
this murky and mysterious story. Reflective glass nylons and organzas embellished with strokes of shiny threads and
laser leather floral appliqué on lace tend to induce a tricky atmosphere of ambiguity. Velvets, screen printed marbled
fabrics, synthetic tulle with lurex, columns of sequins merging with couched wool
impeccable finishes adding depth and drama to the purely visionary trend.threads on net permeate the dark essence into the theme.
METALLIC
Opaque and translucent metallic fabrics unfold the majestic and futuristic range of performance coatings, ethereal
metal tones and ephemeral colorations. Owing to the multiple mirror aspects and dazzling marls of this futuristic story,
shiny leathers, radiant rexines, lustrous lamés and glistening heat set polyesters create a new visually appealing
direction for the sci-fi inclined mass to follow. Transitory fabrics with laser cut, plastic feel, iridescent shine and
holographic shimmer drop a hint of the ultramodern fashion forward times to come. Leather, nylon, neoprene and
mesh complete the picture providing metallic coating, complex structures, smooth
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20. WHIMSICAL KNITS
Boucle, slub and spiral yarns knit a narrative fairytale of varied patterns with cable, purl and interlocking stitches. With
fanciful portrayals of knits in distinct sculptural effects, varieties of intarsia, ribs and waffles are now seen embracing
this rising experimental niche. Colorful yarn applications and knit jacquards do justice to the wide experimental
possibilities making interesting eccentric knit designs. Patterned single jerseys and simplexes are seen in a capricious
amalgamation with delicate laces and white thread work. The archetypical fleece knits are revamped and presented in
manipulated versions consisting of surrealistic swirls on the surface and screen printed floral designs. Multi-colour
ombre effect yarns bring out distinctive avatars of double, popcorn and waffle
knits, showingan impressive emergence this season. is infused into the conventional embossed structures in jacquardpatterns.
ARTISTIC
Folk influences from the last fall carry on in this season with a blast of creativity and expression, characterised by
elements from the Middle Eastern and Native American Indian. The essence of art and craft is depicted through
mayhem of prints, crafted knits, patterned plaids and raw handmade impressions and motifs. Surfaces get inspired by
the organic surfaces and colour blast of the traditional slow folk. Geometric woven patterns, cable knit manipulations,
multi- colour weaves and an array of braided effects, intermix of fibres and mish mash of slubs, chenilles, and flock
yarns. Feather like surfaces are created from soft moss-like pile fleece and contemporary twist
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FLAT
SOLID
Solid shapes in flat colorus will be
arranged, one on top of the other, to
create compositions and patterns of
modern perspectives, used throughout
− in architecture, interiors and also
in graphics. Havingits roots deeply
influenced by the minimalistmovement,
geometric abstractions in visualimagery
will outline a more structured eye of
looking at paint and fine art. . .

22. MIXED
MEDIA
Emerging from a more recentphenomenon
of the human mind –‘a sense of collage’ has
taken over visual arts, giving anartist the power
of exploring new boundaries in the idea of
proportion. Mixing art and craft, fashion and
photography with digital imagery and graphics
– Mixed Media is shouting its way to define the
art of the 21st century. ..
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23. FREE
STROKE
In reaction to the ‘flat’,a highly expressive brush
stroke has taken birth to be called a ‘superstroke’.
Spreading like wildfire in contemporary times, style
is reaching out as a movement in itself, defying
realism to create artworks that voice the rebellion
of the artist behind. Adding texture and strokes to a
mixed choice of media, the style vouches to now be
emotionally charged. ..
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