Monday, February 7, 2011

February Merchandising Trends, via Etsy

Story by marymary


February Trends:


* Valentine's Day and the season of love: Colors, decor, hearts (classic and anatomical), love, text, gag gifts, anti-valentines, paper goods, lingerie, engagement rings
* World in sports: Superbowl Sunday
* Year of the rabbit (honey bees, honeycomb, and hives are trending too)
* Award shows: Fashion, emerging trends, get the look
* Spring and fall fashion: New York Fashion Week
* Safari: Animal prints, expedition gear, exotic colors tempered with neutral canvas
* Nautical: Anchors, sea creatures, mermaids, fairytales, voyage, ships, sailing, ropes, canvas, stripes, classic colors and lines
* Food trends: Year of the homemade pie, whoopie pie, and macaroon
* Writable surfaces: Chalkboard, whiteboard, fingerprints
* Gardening: Accessories, planters, indoor options, organic growing, vintage buckets, tools, watering solutions
* Personalization: Monograms, initials, text, numbers, zodiacs, constellations, portraits, custom labels, stamps, fingerprints and family trees
* Lockets, secret hiding places, vintage letterpress blocks, and skeleton keys, feathers, arrows, diamonds, geometric shapes and patterns, paper cuts, silhouettes, fortune cookies, wishbones, fortune tellers
* Farmhouse references, vintage industrial decor, vintage cameras, letterpress drawers, typewriters, brass and cast iron animals
* Natural history and woodland forest themes and animals, namely birds, owls, squirrels, hedgehogs, chipmunks, bunnies, butterflies, feathers, nests, eggs, acorns, leaves, trees, branches, woodgrain, and natural colors.
* Colors: Bright pops of color in pinks, turquoise, yellows, avocado, peach, and oranges. Earth tones and neutral palettes remain strong with the incorporation of rusts, deep greens, and brown.

Love, The Vintage Hausfrau

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