The POLYCHROME team
2021's Resolution List for Fashion Designers!
We are already a month into 2021 but I must admit it's been a bit difficult to focus with all the chaos going on. I know I'm not alone - ...
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The POLYCHROME team
- Mar 24, 2020
- 3 min
Fashion Sense & Sensors: Connecting Clothes to the Internet of Things
One of the most interesting consumer tech developments of the last decade was the advent of wearables. Soon, the very clothes you’re wearing
Shari-Lee Whyte for POLYCHROME
- Sep 21, 2019
- 3 min
NYFW 2019 at the V-Files runway show!
The VFiles show features a lineup of new designers from around the globe. Here's a rundown of the new up and coming designers featured a
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- Aug 5, 2019
- 3 min
Spring 2020 - just as we predicted!
Not to brag, but many of the spring forecasts and print trends that we have proposed have shown up on runways this year! Take a peek...
Jessica Perez for POLYCHROME
- Jul 9, 2019
- 18 min
Founder spotlight: Trend Forecasting explained!
Trend forecasting is not only important for the fashion industry, but also for almost any consumer product industry. Let's delve into ho
Thea Pérez for POLYCHROME
- Jun 4, 2019
- 2 min
The marvelous Exhibitionism show at FIT
The Exhibitionism show, which ran from February 8th through April 20th this year, was a celebration of the beloved museum's 50th anniver
Thea Pérez for POLYCHROME
- Apr 25, 2019
- 2 min
The last factory of its kind in the USA!
Peek inside the M&S Schmalberg Custom Fabric Flower Factory in New York's Garment District. They produce fabric flowers for couture
Jessica Perez for POLYCHROME
- Apr 11, 2019
- 21 min
Founder spotlight: Career Highlights & Inspiration
I would say that all of my jobs have impacted my direction in one way or another. Each one was a new opportunity and another step in the jo
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- Mar 26, 2019
- 5 min
the Gender Bending Fashion exhibit!
The MFA's exhibit offers the viewer many ways to look at the topic of gender and how fashion can be a tool to challenge gender norms.
Shari-Lee Whyte for POLYCHROME
- Mar 18, 2019
- 3 min
Coterie NYC 2019
This year was all about prints and many brands came to impress. Here are some highlights from one of fashion's most popular trade shows!
Jessica Perez for POLYCHROME
- Mar 11, 2019
- 7 min
How does COLOR affect Performance?
Which colors may be the best choice to boost an athlete's chance to bring home the gold is most likely up to the personal perspective of
Jessica Perez for POLYCHROME
- Feb 25, 2019
- 13 min
Founder spotlight: Thea's RISD days
I think my focus on fashion came from wanting to create something that wasn't merely beautiful but also very useful. I liked the idea of
Jessica Perez for POLYCHROME
- Feb 18, 2019
- 3 min
Top 5 Accessories for Spring 2019
Although it's snowing here today, Spring is just around the corner and we can't wait! Here are the top 5 accessories for Spring 2019
Jessica Perez for POLYCHROME
- Feb 4, 2019
- 6 min
Innovations in Activewear!
With the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo a mere eighteen months away, all eyes are on new tech advances in performance wear to lead the way fo
Jessica Perez for POLYCHROME
- Jan 28, 2019
- 11 min
Founder spotlight: Thea Pérez
I started Polychrome to help alleviate some of the common bottlenecks that I saw happening in the design rooms of every fashion brand I have
Leah McCormack for POLYCHROME
- Jan 21, 2019
- 3 min
microtrend alert! Rustic Graphics
A facet of our Pacific Northwest trend, this microtrend takes its inspiration from blanket motifs and tribal patterns of the rugged Northwes
Jessica Perez for POLYCHROME
- Jan 14, 2019
- 6 min
Fashion's New Innovations
These designers, brands, and innovators are reinventing the fashion and textiles industry. The future looks a little brighter with their inn
Thea Perez for POLYCHROME
- Jan 7, 2019
- 1 min
the Winter 2019-20 TREND Forecast!
Are you ready for Winter product development? Check out what trends will be hot next year!
Jessica Perez for POLYCHROME
- Dec 31, 2018
- 4 min
A New Year's Resolution List for Fashion Designers!
Fashion has earned its reputation for being a stressful career, but doesn’t have to be this way. Here are some tips to boost productivity, r
Jessica Perez for POLYCHROME
- Dec 17, 2018
- 5 min
Top 5 Fashion Exhibits to see in 2019
The rise of fashion exhibits is wonderful way to prompt conversation about culture and social change as well as celebrating achievements of
Jessica Perez for POLYCHROME
- Dec 10, 2018
- 4 min
Inclusive Fashion for All
Each passing year, the fashion industry showcases the transformative power of its products for consumers aesthetically, but what about more
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- Dec 3, 2018
- 6 min
Fashion Film Fun: Metropolis
Metropolis was truly a groundbreaking film and has influenced scores of movie makers since its debut in 1927. This silent film era gem has a