The Style Council trend report for Men's Spring / Summerr 2008 includes four main themes: Nostalgic Adventure, Graphic Content, Flashback, Shipwrecked.
	GRAPHIC CONTENT - Illustrations - Mistakes - Stencils - Graphic - Rough Comic Strips - Scribble & Doodle - Street - Graffiti
A continued fascination with all that is graphic and drawn. Visual statements of individuality, bold expressions, slogans and message. Narratives are raw and subversive, reflecting society and art. Textures and overlays create depth, linear scribbles, collage, manipulated images and welcome mistakes combined to create dramatic and devastating effects. Irreverent, striking, chaotic, but most importantly, unique & poetic. Colors: A palette of street inspired shades: cement - ink - siren - chrome yellow with ultra marine, khaki and bruise
	NOSTALGIC ADVENTURE - Pre-aged - Utility - Organic - Earthy tones - Travel - Authentic - Ethnic patterns - Camouflage
A charming adventurer, long journeys through steamy jungles, intriguing archeological hunts or wild safaris. Nostalgic colonial style, relaxed broken down tailoring. Frayed hems textures weaves and slightly crumpled. Cargo pockets, epaulets, drawstrings and military details emphasize functionality. Natural formations inspire geometrics and update camouflage patterns. Flora and Fauna is the subject of graphics and bold indigenous patterns bring a feeling of antiquity. Garments are pre-aged, stained, dip-dyed and worn creating an authentic mood. Colors: Draw inspiration from the environment with a palette of neutral hues-acacia, olive, lemonwood, sage, ochre, cork, and carbon.
	FLASHBACK - 80's - Color Clashes - Retro Varsity - Abstracts - Acid Neon - High Energy - Optical Engineered Layouts
Sights and sounds of the 80's inspire this fearless clash of funky street wear and retro athletic style. This fusion of modern abstract pattern and classic varsity iconography is bold and brash. Authentic collegiate colors are highlighted with pop brights and neon acids. Graphics and clear geometrics take on an optical element. Dislocated layouts with broken stars, circles and triangles create interesting spatial arrangements. All star track and field, hip hop and the era's chaotic art scene influence this punchy combination. Color: A retro palette of royal blue, tile red, acid green and yellow, with stark black and slate. Use hot pink for 80's pop.
	SHIPWRECKED - Pre-aged textures - Seersuckers - Linen - Stripes - Island Florals - Nautical Details - Map Travel
Washed ashore on a paradise island. Garments are disheveled but precious. They are repaired patched and embroidered weather and salt become integral to fabrics. Crushed linens, papery cottons, sailcloth canvas and washed denims. Colors are sun bleached and contrast with admiral red and navy blue. Aquatic and nautical motifs create a narrative watery tie dye and luscious tropicals give a care free feeling while formal striping brings a civilized edge to our Robinson crusoe. Colors: Desert Island shades of sea-kelp, banana, bone and shell; use a wash of paradise green, azure and mango, for more intense contrast.

Publisher: style council
Insight. Innovation. Authority. In 1982, TSC's founders harnessed more than 10 years of industry insight working for the top designers in New York and Paris, and an intimate knowledge of Asia, to realize their vision-a superior one-stop studio that combined the manufacturing, design, and merchandising processes under one roof. Armed with an intimate understanding of their clients needs, TSC hired the best creative and tech design team in the industry and an innovative new studio was born. Next, TSC enlisted a seasoned sales team with first hand knowledge of the industry, as well as relationships with the top retailers, designers, merchandisers and manufactures here and abroad. And while TSC's objective never changed, our clients' challenges of competing in a global market did. To meet those needs, TSC invested in the smartest technologies and expanded its basic concept to include a total design facility, capable of taking projects from concept to completion. With a focus on employee stability and an ability to move steps ahead of the trends, TSC is now the country's leading design and service studio. What we design and how it is manufactured today is different from what we made last season, last year, twenty years ago. But the essence of TSC hasn't changed; we continue to be creatively driven and technically innovative, with a fashion forward insight on knowing what our customers need.
Web: www.stylecouncil.com
Published: May 2007
Market: mens
Region: usa
Industry: apparel accessories

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