The Library has a selection of trend books from several agencies, who focus on identifying the likely trends and developments that will influence and evolve fashion over a two year period. The latest books are kept behind the Help Desk in the Kimberlin. They are only available to current DMU staff and students. They can only be used within the Kimberlin Library, and must be signed out for use each time at the desk. Up to three can be signed out at any one time.
The latest fashion trend books we have are:
Older trend books are kept in the journals section on the lower ground floor.
Carlin Creative Trend Bureau
View Carlin trends on Instagram (@carlin.creative), and on their blog here.
To access our Carlin Books online - please click here and sign-in using Single Sign-in, then select Carlin Digital from drop-down list. Use the username and password shown to sign-in. Scroll down to find the books we have bought (any that do not say 'I Want Mine').
Nelly Rodi
To access these PDFs click here. Note: Select the SAML login option not the LibApps option and proceed using your Single Sign On details at the next screen.
To access Women's Stories Autumn-Winter 2025/26, Women's Stories Autumn-Winter 2024/25 and Life & Style 2024 please click here and sign-in using Single Sign-in, then select Nelly Rodi from drop-down list. Use the username and password shown to sign-in. If the text is in French and you are using Google Chrome (recommended) you should see Google Translate box on top right-hand side of screen offering to translate to English, click on this. On the Nelly Rodi site, click on Downloads, and then Fluidbook. Online provides access to videos and other associated links.
There is a video presentation of the Life & Style 2024 book which you can access here, select it from the bottom of the list of PDFs. This presentation explains the major social trends, the aspirations of four consumer archetypes and the development of multi-sector creative paths.
Peclers Plus - Exclusive online access to the Peclers Trend Books subscribed to by DMU Library.
To access for the first time you need to copy the activation code, which is 4LEK784C, click on the Peclers Plus link, and look for the ‘I’m a student, I have an activation’ registration link on the login screen. Click on this then paste the activation code and complete the boxes with your details using your DMU email address. You will in future be able to log in using your DMU email address and chosen password. You will need to re-register with a new activation code every six months.
Once into Peclers Plus, click on Trendbooks and then MyBooks to see the books we subscribe to
How to register on Peclers Plus - How to set up your username and password on Peclers Plus
Forecasting and trend analysis for style, fashion and design; includes fashion image library and online space for personal creative development.
Insight provides market intelligence and analysis of trends in consumer attitudes, marketing, retail experience and innovation.
Lifestyle & Interiors provides insight, updates and forecasts into interior design, inspiration, and retail intelligence in the lifestyle, hospitality and interiors industries.
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It is important that you understand that your access and logins are limited to you as an authorised user of De Montfort University and any breach in the use of their content may result in prosecution, damage claims and loss of access to everyone else in the institution.
WGSN - Together we create tomorrow - Guide to the content of WGSN including reports timelines for each of their products - Insight, Fashion and Interiors.
WGSN Insight Presentation - A 35 minute presentation on WGSN Insight database of consumer trends analysis and forecasting. Click on this link and then the link at the bottom of the next page
These trend publications are now interfiled with Journals and can be found in the rolling stacks of the lower ground floor. Current issues can be found in the Current Issues of Art and Design Journals display on the second floor.
Arsutoria - for footwear trends
View - for women's, men's and children's wear trend forecasts
Vogue - latest fashion news and trends, and beauty inspiration
Zoom on Fashion Trends - colours, inspirations, materials, and lines of the macro trends more than a year ahead of the market