Books and periodicals which predict fashion trends in advance are called (a)   .

The curved path indicating the acceptance and discontinuation of a particular style is represented by a (a)   shaped curve.

After a particular trend has run its course, it fades away and resurfaces after a period through design re-interpretation called (a)   fashion cycle.

A Fashion Cycle may have unpredictable variations in terms of duration, (a)   and velocity .

The five phases of a fashion cycle are Introduction, Rise, Peak, Decline and (a)   .

(a)   are fashions of short duration fashions that peak in popularity due to an accelerated rate of acceptance but have a brief life expectancy with the tendency to become outmoded rapidly.

(a)   are enduring styles that reach a plateau of acceptance continuing for a long period of time.

A particular trend becomes (a)   when there is no further creative interpretation of the style.

(a)   is a complex activity where research and analysis of previous fashion trends help in identification of future trends.

Some (a)   cycles, called long-wave phenomenon, are reflective of styles that start gradually and sustain for a longer period of time until their popularity eventually decreases.

Phase 4 indicates the (a)   in popularity due to over-exposure of the style.

Sometimes manufacturers and retailers decide to stop the production of specific design styles in anticipation of changes in levels of popularity, preferences, seasons or socio-economic-political events like economic recession or war which results in an (a)   .

An example is that of (a)   which became popular during the 'Gold Rush' in California, has continued as a fashion staple.

(a)   of a style when the fashion- conscious consumers adopt it at the earliest.

These (a)   are also a reference point for collections of fashion designers for the next season.

(a)   for new developments in fibres, yarn, fabric developments and new research on colour.

(a)   refers to the periodic movement of fashion which gathers momentum as it swings from one extremity to another.

Frequent travel to leading fashion capitals like London, New York, Paris and Milan and other countries/continents to 'pick up' i.e. locate (a)  

There are 3 main cycles - Fad cycle, (a)   , Classic trend cycle