THE GLASS AGE
Spring / Summer 2028 Colour & Trend Preview
Online - Tuesday, June 9th
New York 10:00 AM – 11:15 AM
West Coast 7:00 AM – 8:15 AM
London 15:00 – 16:15
Paris 16:00 – 17:15
General admission $350 per person
Current Trend Union subscribers $195 per person (Please contact your agent for your discount code)
Bookings of 4+ can get 20% off the General Admission rate
For special Trend Union book Clients please get in touch with ticketsnyc@edelkoort.com.
Program
10:00 – 10:10 AM Welcome, Philip Fimmano
10:10 – 11:00 AM COLORS Spring/Summer 2028 preview with Li Edelkoort
11:00 – 11:15 AM Q&A with Li Edelkoort & Philip Fimmano
11:15 AM Approximate end
THE GLASS AGE: Colors Spring/Summer 2028
Glass is a hybrid known for fragility while hiding its solidity and can be considered a liquid because of its fluid nature. These contradictory qualities make it one of the most magical and versatile materials of all time. Hovering between two states of matter, it is an amorphous solid, which also perfectly describes the current state of fashion which is amorphous; a period without clearly defined shapes, allowing various silhouettes to co-exist in one collection, on one body. Therefore, fascinating as a cultural inspiration and a reflection of our times, glass is the material of the moment in both fashion and design, set to influence the years to come with a multitude of colour harmonies, textiles, garments and forms.
– Lidewij Edelkoort
Lidewij Edelkoort is arguably the world's most renowned trend forecaster, working in industries from fashion to food, design, architecture, tech, communication, automotive and retail. Founded in 1986, her company Trend Union produces trend tools for strategists, designers and marketers at brands from Zara to Prada. She is also a publisher, humanitarian, educator and exhibition curator. Edelkoort has been named one of the Most Influential People in Fashion and one of the Most Influential People in Design. Written in 2014, her much-talked about ANTI_FASHION Manifesto was the first to raise awareness about the shifts and upheavals currently experienced in the global fashion industry. From 1998-2008 she was Chairwoman of Design Academy Eindhoven before moving to New York from 2015-2020 where she was Dean of Hybrid Design Studies at Parsons, establishing an MFA Textile masters and New York Textile Month. In 2020, in response to the covid-19 pandemic, she co-founded the World Hope Forum as a platform to inspire the creative community to rebuild a better society. Edelkoort's latest publications include Proud South (2020), Uxua Utopia (2022), and Proud South Craft (2025), each of which celebrate the creative talent of the Global South.