Micro Trends

Specific shifts in consumer behaviour that are changing the business environment in the short term.

Micro Trends

Retro-networks

Nearly a decade after its launch, Facebook has become the social network of choice for millions of consumers around the globe. But as it becomes in...

Membership : Bebo : Private Social Network

Sensory Splurge

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Sensory Splurge

Decades of scientific studies have shown that women have superior olfactory abilities, including the ability to remember smells. Smart brands are c...

Norway : Sex : Aroma

No-bollocks Boutique

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No-bollocks Boutique

Today, brands often use words such as ‘artisanal’ and ‘authentic’ in an attempt to attract consumers. But this over-laboured language often detract...

Skincare : Online Membership : Think Positive

Re-valorised Sport

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Re-valorised Sport

A new wave of campaigns, clothing ranges and publications are focusing on the intrepidness, dedication and sacrifice demanded by athletes, re-intro...

Rapha : Agi & Sam : Athletes

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Sexy Sweat

Women are getting a sweat on, and these days they are not afraid to show it. Once a taboo, businesses, brands and blogs are now helping women to ce...

Nike : Sports Lab : Sport Cosmetics

Micro Trends

Mantasy Blogs

In a world without men, sometimes you just have to make them up. This is part of the philosophy behind Mantasy blogs, a genre that juxtaposes pictu...

Publishing : Storyboard : Memes

Tobacco Fragrances

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Tobacco Fragrances

Beauty brands are moving away from the tried and tested floral notes traditionally used in fragrances in favour of the smoky, eccentric scent of to...

Perfume : Tobacco : 1920s

Micro Trends

Sepia-Stalgia

Drawn to the simplicity and honesty of the era, men are experiencing a wave of affection for the 1970s.

Craft : Night Clubs : Sepia

Micro Trends

Man-uals

These are uncertain times. For men, it is difficult to know where to turn to for advice on the little things in life. As a result, a new micro-genr...

Publishing : Fatherhood : Good Men Project

Micro Trends

Andro-Hip-Hop

As homosexuality continues to gain acceptance in mainstream culture, hip-hop is becoming more open to androgynous influences as both gay and straig...

Music : Hood By Air : Homophobia

Mass-custom Beauty

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Mass-custom Beauty

Beauty brands have long been pigeon-holing consumers into groups, dictating what products they should buy for their skin type, hair colour and life...

Cosmetics : Beauty Lab : Syringe

New Artocracies

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New Artocracies

The clink of an auction house gavel is giving way to the click of a mouse as the art world moves online.

Google : Artsy : Paddle 8

Micro Trends

Man-teriors

A new wave of lifestyle titles and platforms are targeting the savvy, interiors-minded male consumer.

Magazines : Male : Interiors

Resurrection Stores

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Resurrection Stores

Grand department stores are staging a retail resurrection. They are coming back to life as new and improved versions of their venerable old selves,...

Department Stores : Malls : Shopping

Home-grown Luxury

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Home-grown Luxury

A new breed of luxury brands is emerging from developing economies, starting a shift in the industry away from the traditional domination of Paris,...

Domestic : Local Brands : Distribution

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Soviet Style

Twenty two years after the fall of the Soviet Union, designers are referencing visuals from the Eastern Bloc, resulting in a nostalgic look back th...

Bars : Soviet Union : Communist

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