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THE FASHION TREND FORECASTING CERTIFICATE
To register for the next Fashion Trend Forecast Certificate Workshop, please click on the 'register' link at this bottom of this page or click here to register.
Fashion trend forecasters today have the opportunity to develop and use a nearly infinite range of resources for spotting trends, developing forecasts and communicating their fashion trend forecasts. When fully armed, today's Fashion Trend Forecasters become a virtual army of one capable of rapidly developing, testing, sharpening and strengthening their trend forecasts. Improperly or under prepared, however, today's would-be trend forecaster is more likely to experience this wealth of resources as dizzying and crushing information overload. Not surprisingly then, some fashion trend forecasters respond to this crushing flow of fashion information by retreating to intuition and attempting to develop their forecasts by intuiting shifts and flows in global-tribal fashion market. In this series workshops participants will have the opportunity to develop tools, methods and resources needed to develop the foundations for an expertise in fashion trend forecasting born of inspirations, real insights and an ever deepening knowledge of the methods, tools, traditions and interconnections in the global fashion tribe. In combination the three trend forecasting workshops provide a comprehensive foundation for Fashion Trend Forecasting.

FASHION TREND FORECASTING I: FROM FASHION HISTORY TO THE FASHION RUNWAY
Prerequisites:	No prior experience is required
Workshop Length - Total Number of Sessions	Ten Weeks
Workshop Length - Hours Per Session:	Two Hours Per Workshop Meeting
Workshop Tuition:	$975 (plus supplies)
Available Sessions:	Evening Session 6:00 - 8:00 PM
Available Locations:	—SoNo Design CoOp - South Norwalk CT
	—Online Workshop
Workshop Description:	As a fashion designer or fashion forecaster Inspirations come from within and from
outside...and one of the best places to look for inspiration outside of oneself is in the history of fashion. In these lecture/workshops you will travel in a time machine from ancient times to today and learn about the evolution of fashion and how this is translated in the contemporary fashion world. {Expect homework!}



FASHION TREND FORECASTING II: FROM THE STREET TO THE FASHION RUNWAY
Prerequisites:	No prior experience is required
Workshop Length - Total Number of Sessions	Ten Weeks
Workshop Length - Hours Per Session:	Two Hours Per Workshop Meeting
Workshop Tuition:	$975 (plus supplies)
Available Sessions:	Evening Session 6:00 - 8:00 PM
Available Locations:	—SoNo Design CoOp - South Norwalk CT
	—Online Workshop
Workshop Description:	Today the influence of the street on the fashion runway is undeniable. Fashion Trend
Forecasting I developed the tools and methods for forecasting trends that will emerge on the fashion runway and whose influence will spread from there to popular culture. By tracing the emergence of new fashion trends as they move from the street to the fashion runway, this workshop will give fashion forecasters, designers and fashion entrepreneurs the chance they need to build the second of three critical masteries required for developing not only a unique and accurate fashion trend forecast but even more importantly, for further developing their own toolset and methodology for fashion trend forecasting {Expect homework!}.

FASHION TREND FORECASTING III: FROM MARKET-SIZING TO MARKET SUCCESS
Prerequisites:	No prior experience is required
Workshop Length - Total Number of Sessions	Ten Weeks
Workshop Length - Hours Per Session:	Two Hours Per Workshop Meeting
Workshop Tuition:	$975 (plus supplies)
Available Sessions:	Evening Session 6:00 - 8:00 PM
Available Locations:	—SoNo Design CoOp - South Norwalk CT
	—Online Workshop
Workshop Description:	Developing the ability to forecast fashion trends has become one of the critical elements
to ensure success in today’s volatile trend driven market. Even more, the fashion trend forecast has become a decisive factor in selecting which designs will be brought to market and which designs will not make the jump from imaginative fashion illustration to sample and full-scale production. In this workshop participants will have the opportunity to arm themselves with the tools and expertise needed to size, segment and chart market dimensions. Workshop participants will have the opportunity to By combining these tools with the understanding, insights and methods gained in Fashion Trend Forecasting I & II, workshop participants will have the opportunity to develop the foundational fashion trend forecasting skills needed to move from market-sizing to market success.

Click on the DEC� school logo to register for or more of the Fashion Trend Forecasting Workshops

DEC� WORKSHOP REGISTRATION/APPLICATION
All DEC� students/members are asked to complete their student application prior to the start of their registered workshop(s). For new DEC� students/members this provides an important introduction of students/members to faculty and for returning students/members ensures an up-to-date understanding of your ongoing progress. The completion of your application is an important piece of the education process because it allows our faculty to customize the workshop curriculum in light of student background, learning and professional objectives as well as provides the necessary knowledge to allow our faculty to accurately advise students to help them achieve their objectives in the world fashion+design. Click here to complete the enrollment form and student application.

ADDITIONAL OPPORTUNITIES OF INTEREST INCLUDE
Our special fashion portfolio workshops(a favorite for those preparing to apply to the best fashion colleges and universities in the world).
Our unique one-on-one training and consulting for designers who are just starting are and who are gearing up to participate in the next Fashion Week.
Membership in the World Fashion Council and the opportunities for community, networking and professional development that membership opens.

LOCATIONS
In addition to our regular schedule of workshops at the SoNo Design Coop located in Fairfield County Connecticut, in 2009 we will also begin offering a regular schedule of workshops in the Hartford-Springfield Massachusetts area and coming soon a growing schedule of workshops in the San Francisco Bay area beginning with a special fashion illustration workshop series taught by the award winning fine artist and fashion illustrator Kiril Hristov. In addition to his numerous awards and shows throughout Europe and North America, Mr. Hristov, a World Fashion Council Member, has also taught fashion illustration courses in Sofia, New York and the San Francisco area where he also current teaches courses at FIDM and the Art Institute of San Francisco.

ABOUT DEC�
DEC� is the professional education counter-part of the World Fashion Council. Our workshops are in high demand because they are taught by industry and educational professionals (many traveling from the best fashion education programs in the US such as Parsons, Pratt &FIT). We restrict enrollment in each of our classes to provide an intimate learning environment and ensure each of our students has the opportunity to learn, grow and succeed in the field of fashion and as a WFC association member. This reflects our educational philosophy, our personal commitment to our students and our ongoing efforts to reclaim the role of professional training, apprenticeships and real-world learning in fashion education. To provide new members with the strong foundation they need our curriculum and professional development team has introduced our Fashion Tripod workshop series. Together the three workshops in this series provide a strong foundation in fashion. The three workshops in the Fashion Tripod are The Fashion Sewing Workshop Series, The Fashion Illustration Workshop Series and The Fashion Pattern-Making Workshop Series. This trio of workshop is complemented by our exclusive Fashion Trend-Forecasting Certificate and Fashion Stylist Workshop Certificate as well as four specialty workshop series that cover areas of member interest and opportunity such as Knitwear, Intimate Apparel and Costume Design. Finally, we are proud to announce that our Fashion Business Series as well as The Fashion Trend-Forecasting Certificate and The Fashion Stylist Workshop Certificate are now available for members in an online workshop format.

THE WORLD FASHION COUNCIL
The WORLD FASHION COUNCIL (WFC) is an organization (i) supporting young designers, (ii) encouraging innovation in design (iii) excellence in fashion+design education and (iv) raising industry standards for trend, market forecasting and consulting by (a) fostering the emergence of a network of fashion+designers, fashion weeks and fashion+design associations throughout the world, (b) opening a cross-cultural exchange between fashion programs and young designers throughout the world and (c)creating a central event which brings young designers, the Colleges/Universities they attend and top-tier fashion brands and professionals together.

FASHION CHANGES THE WORLD - A CALL FOR VOLUNTEERS & INTERNS
The World Fashion Council is currently seeking volunteers and interns. Volunteer and internship opportunities offer participants experience, recognition, and belonging. Volunteers and interns are eligible to receive a free 3-month, 6-month or 1-year membership in the World Fashion Council. Interested association members are invited to apply for a volunteer or internship position. Currently we are actively seeking volunteers and inters for the following roles:
Fashion Trend Spotters & Forecasters
Fashion Bloggers, Writers & Journalist
Fashion Photographers
Fashion Event Organizers
Grant Writers
Fashion Marketing & PR
Fashion Illustrators
Website Content Writers
Website Developers
Fashion Cultural Researchers
Click here to read the complete volunteer and internship call announcement.