Trend Spotting Blog by dragonkaty

In the last week there have been two tornados in the Toronto, Canada area, an earthquake in Virginia, USA that was felt from Atlanta to Central Canada, and now a hurricane has pummelled the Caribbean and is making itself felt along the Eastern Seaboard of the United States. This is on top of a spring marked by tornados in the Midwest that killed 141 in Joplin, Missouri and caused billions of dollars of damage... Read more

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Bursting with energy, the trend-setting color this Spring season is Honeysuckle . This bright red-pink color was chosen as the official 2011 color by the Pantone Color Institute®, which selects color standards for the fashion and home industries.

“In times of stress, we need something to lift our spirits. Honeysuckle is a captivating, stimulating color that gets the adrenaline going – perfect to... Read more

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In the late 1980’s, fantasy and alternate history authors, influenced by 19 th century writers like H.G. Wells and Jules Verne, began to create a fiction sub-genre, termed “Steampunk”. Many have called the genre ‘Victorian science fiction’, as the novels focus on anachronistic technology and innovations which were created based on Victorian perspectives of fashion, culture and art.... Read more

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