Trend Analysis Gifts

"We're seeing a widespread casual low developing in Friday, looking to be settling in..."

CLOTHES-HORSES OF THE ART SCENE

Two women wearing identical dresses head toward exchange window at department store.

Men's business romper.

"We made all the wheels out of old coffee tables and chandeliers."

"The Chicken: Just another body type that shouldn't be permitted to wear yoga pants."

"By the end of next week, these fads such as social media, automobiles and making fire will all be over."

"Walking erect is very trendy now."

Keeping warm.

'This is too small. Get me a 12...How many times?! I'm a 10 or a 12 on top and a 12 or 14 on the bottom depending on the shop, the cut of the fabric, the ambient air temperature, and the rotation of Pluto...and we always try the 10 first capiche?'

"And now. . . which shoes?"

"Absolutely not!"

A Macaroni in 1772

"I feel like we've walked into some sort of epidemic of hipatitus."

"I'm not telling you to stay. I'm talking to the stock market."

"As you can see, sales have been a little erratic lately..."

"I want to be a more interesting person. Think maybe watching old black and white movies would do it?"

'ACE Heating and cooling' 'What's Hot' 'What Not'

On Aug. 3, 1992, the Moon rose over the horizon wearing heavy eye-liner and mohawk. Fortunately it was just a phase.

'For Harland, the only game in town is the bulls versus the bears...'

"Faster! Middle age is gaining on you!"

'Miss Raleigh. I'm studying megatrends. Bring me some megavitamins.'

'I know I complimented you on that outfit last time you wore it, but that was in 1980.'

'I love shopping for clothing I don't need with money I don't have.'

"You're fortunate. Stubble looks really good on you."

"That shirt is so last year."

'Teens are like trees, you can chart their growth by the number of rings.'

"Everybody should live in a market economy. It's terrific."

"Amazing! It's the season of me!"

'No way Doug! You can not stick it to the man in new season, smart casual menswear!'

"On Wall Street today, news of lower interest rates sent the stock market up, but then the expectation that these rates would be inflationary sent the market down, until the realization that lower rates might stimulate the sluggish economy pushed the mark

"There's a lot of uncertainty out there these days. Or not. Who knows?"

'Can I have mine with the peak at the front '

"There are days when I wish we'd never agreed to him changing his spots"