STYLE 
          TRENDS   
          survey about desires and trends of fashion and beauty addicted online 
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          release  
        Of all 
          the time Europeans spend consuming media 20% of is allocated to the 
          Internet and only 18% to printed media. EIAA 
          European Media Consumption Study   | 
     
     
      universe: 
          703,483 active users per month (Europe: 52%; America: 28%; Asia: 15%; 
          Australia/Africa/Arab: 5%) 
          demographics: audience profile of 
          fashionoffice.org 
        field 
          work period: 2nd quarter 2004 - 3rd quarter 2005 
          sample: 5.217 interviewed individuals 
         
          survey method:  
          1. qualitative pilot study with open questions to identify the main 
          trends and desires  
          2. quantitative research with interactive online questionnaires 
         
          method of sampling: random sample  
          last data interpretation: 29. August 2005 
          realization: trend research channel styleradar.com 
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             The original 
              online magazine fashionoffice.org and the trend research channel "styleradar.com" 
              periodically publish qualitative and quantitative data about desires 
              and trends of an international panel of fashion, beauty and lifestyle 
              addicted lead users. 
             editorial interests: What kind of themes are in the centre 
              of the interest of the users of online fashion & lifestyle information 
              and entertainment sources and about which themes they want to get more 
              information and how can fashionoffice.org upgrade the service for this 
              users?  
            brand 
              interests: Which labels can be best presented in fashionoffice.org 
              with the strongest emotional connectivity, highest interactive involvement 
              and authenticity? 
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      | AGE 
        compare the data with Eurostat 
        Statistics, Internet Usage in Europe | 
     
     
      | < 
        1 4 | 
        
        2,819% 
          2,19% | 
     
     
      | 14-19 | 
        
        41,490%  
          38,84%  | 
     
     
      | 20-29 | 
        
        39,029% 
          43,23% | 
     
     
      | 30-39 | 
        
        10,407% 
          10,56%  | 
     
     
      | 40-49 | 
        
        4,078% 
          4,18% | 
     
     
      | 5 
        0 > | 
        
        2,180% 
          1% | 
     
   
        
  
        
  
     
      | TREND 
        LEADING DESIGNER 2005  | 
     
     
      The 
          3 trend leading designers 2005 represent - like a half year before - 
          a very sophisticated image of the users of fashionoffice.org. In the 
          last year the "Romantic Upper Class" fashion of Marc Jacobs 
          was on the 2nd place of the popularity. But the romantic look isn't 
          any longer one of the three favored looks. D & G with the Noble-Hippie 
          style are now on 2nd place, and Prada with high luxurious and arty Retro 
          fashion is on the 3rd place. The 
          users voted with this selection for 3 important trends for the next 
          season. 
         
           
            1st 
              trend: Punk, Gothic 
              The fashion of Alexander McQueen is influenced by British Punk and 
              Gothic. | 
            2nd 
              trend: Noble-Hippies 
              The Italian duo Dolce & Gabbana represents the theatralic Noble-Hippie 
              look. | 
            3rd 
              trend: Art meets fashion 
              The Italian luxury label Prada celebrates the art of former 
              times in fashion: a timeless way of Retro-look | 
           
          | 
     
     
      Alexander 
          McQueen  | 
        
          14,9% 
            17,81%
  | 
     
     
      Armani  | 
        
        7,6% 
          6,43 %  | 
     
     
      Calvin 
          Klein  | 
        
        3,8%  
          3,42%  | 
     
     
      Christian 
          Dior   | 
        
        7,3%  
          4,11%  | 
     
     
      D 
          & G  | 
        
        9,9%  
          9,59%  | 
     
     
      Gucci  | 
        
        7,6%  
          6,85%  | 
     
     
      Helmut 
          Lang  | 
        
        3,1%  
          3%  | 
     
     
      John 
          Galliano  | 
        
        4,2%  
          4,8%  | 
     
     
      Lagerfeld 
            | 
        
        4,2%  
          4,11%  | 
     
     
      Marc 
          Jacobs  | 
        
        6,9%  
          12,33%  | 
     
     
      Michael 
          Kors  | 
        
        3,4% 
          1,78% | 
     
     
      Prada  | 
        
        9,2%  
          6,16%  | 
     
     
      Roberto 
          Cavalli  | 
        
        4,6%  
          5,48%  | 
     
     
      | Versace | 
        
        6,5% 
          2,74% | 
     
     
      | 5 
        other designers in styleradar.com | 
        
        6,8%  | 
     
   
        
  
	 
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
     
       
          ARE YOU A BEAUTY PRINCESS? (SPECIAL: 
          Beauty-Game in fashionoffice.org)  | 
     
     
      Around 
        50% of the fashionistas are "Physical Beauties". 
        From the 3 most important factors of beauty: physis, psyche and care, 
        they have chosen the physical factor sport to be most important for them. 
         
        "Holistic Beauties" use different products 
        (depending on weather, hormones, etc.) for their skin. They know about 
        the importance of love and happiness for their beauty and health, and 
        take care of their nutrition.  
        11,5% are "Natural Beauties". They believe 
        that their beautiful look is a gift of mother nature. But they know how 
        to stay beautiful: skin care and healthy nutrition is very important for 
        this group. 30,7% of all users have to work hard to become beauty princesses. | 
     
     
       
          Physical Beauty   | 
        
        44,3% | 
     
     
       
          Holistic Beauty   | 
        
        13,5% | 
     
     
      | Natural 
        Beauty | 
        
        11,5%  | 
     
     
      | MUST 
        HAVE: STYLE  | 
     
     
      „An 
          open mind“ is for the users of online fashion & lifestyle 
          information and entertainment sources the most important style and reflects 
          their individual philosophy. Other high ranked styles of personal philosophies 
          and concepts of living are “passion“ and “romantic“. 
          The romantic style is - please compare also the trendleading designers, 
          especially the romantic upper class style by Marc Jacobs - a style that 
          decreases.  | 
     
     
      | 60ies 
        revival | 
        
        11%  
          14%  | 
     
     
      | a 
        clear conscience  | 
        
        6%  
          5%  | 
     
     
      | an 
        open mind  | 
        
        29%  
          28%  | 
     
     
      | comfortable | 
        
        12%  
          12%  | 
     
     
      | dancehall 
        bhangra  | 
        
        4% 
          5%  | 
     
     
      | passion | 
        
        16%  
          14%  | 
     
     
      | romantic | 
        
        15% 
          16%  | 
     
     
      | zest | 
        
        7% 
          8%  | 
     
   
  
  
     
      | TREND 
        LEADING MUSICIAN | 
     
     
      The 
          style ranking of the trend leading musicians 2005 also shows the “girlie 
          effect” with the focus on a “sexy body performance”. 
          The new star is Gwen Stefani. She is with about 14% the trendleading 
          star in 2005. Beyonce lost 5% of her votes since September 2004 - but 
          is with the 2nd place still in a good position. Outkast, Coldplay and 
          Franz Ferdinand follow the ladies. Jennifer Lopez lost her number one 
          position with around 9% - and is now on 6th position.  | 
     
     
      | Gwen 
        Stefani | 
        
        13,9%  | 
     
     
      | Beyonce | 
        
        12,7%  
          17,9%  | 
     
     
      | Outkast | 
        
        6,3%  
          7,9%  | 
     
     
      | Coldplay | 
        
        6,3%  | 
     
     
      | Franz 
        Ferdinand | 
        
        6,3%  | 
     
     
      | Jennifer 
        Lopez  | 
        
        5,7% 
          14,7%  | 
     
     
      | Black 
        Eyed Peas  | 
        
        4,4%  | 
     
     
      | Christina 
        Aguillera  | 
        
        3,8%  
          6,3%  | 
     
     
      | Bjork | 
        
        3,8%  | 
     
     
      | Madonna | 
        
        3,2% 
          5,3%  | 
     
     
      | Nora 
        Jones | 
        
        3,2%  
          4,2%  | 
     
     
      35 
          other musicians in styleradar.com  | 
        
        30,4%  | 
     
   
  
     
      | TREND 
        LEADING ACTRESS  | 
     
     
      Gwen 
          Stefani dominates also the movie charts. With more than 8% she rises 
          to the 2nd place of the trend leading actresses for 2005. But the star 
          from „Sex and the City” is still on top of the style ranking: 
          Sarah Jessica Parker. Angelina Jolie is ranked on the 3rd place. The 
          role models of the online fashionistas are characterized by an extraordinary 
          fashion style and feminine but very self-assured self-concept, which 
          establishes brand new relations between the individual and the society.  | 
     
     
      | Sarah 
        Jessica Parker  | 
        
        19,5% 
          20,4%  | 
     
     
      | Gwen 
        Stefani | 
        
        18,8%  
          10,6%  | 
     
     
      | Angelina 
        Jolie  | 
        
        15,6%  
          16,9%  | 
     
     
      | Jennifer 
        Lopez  | 
        
        7,8%  
          8,5%  | 
     
     
      | Uma 
        Thurman | 
        
        5,3%  
          6,3% | 
     
     
      | Milla 
        Jovovich | 
        
        5,3% 
          7% | 
     
     
      | Jennifer 
        Aniston  | 
        
        5%  
          7%  | 
     
     
      | Zeta 
        Jones  | 
        
        5%  | 
     
     
      | 10 
        other actresses in styleradar.com | 
        
        17,7%  
          17,6%  | 
     
   
  
     
      | FAVORITE 
        MOVIE GENRE | 
     
     
      | The online 
        fashionistas love, romantic, action, crime and fantasy movies. | 
     
     
      |  
        romantic  | 
        
        9%  | 
     
     
      | action 
         | 
        
        9%  | 
     
     
      | crime 
         | 
        
        9% | 
     
     
      | fantasy 
         | 
        
        9% | 
     
     
      | thriller | 
        
        7%  | 
     
     
      | horror 
         | 
        
        7% | 
     
     
      | science 
        fiction  | 
        
        7% | 
     
     
      | spy 
        film  | 
        
        7%  | 
     
     
      epic 
         
         | 
        
        6% | 
     
     
      | comedy 
         | 
        
        6% | 
     
     
      | mystery | 
       
          6%  | 
     
     
       
        9 other movie genres in styleradar.com 
         
         | 
        
        18% | 
     
     
      | MEN’S 
        STYLE | 
     
     
      The 
          question „What will be the trend leading men’s style 2005?“ 
          evokes a very clear vote: 
        
           
            | The 
              „Nomade“ ranks on the 1st place. He 
              wears for example very informal trousers, a comfortable jacket in 
              chocolate brown over a wide cut shirt – worn outside the trousers. 
              His shoes are made for long city walks. Sporty sneakers with retro 
              touch make the image of the modern nomade complete. His philosophy: 
              keep your mind open. | 
            The 
              „Crossdresser“ becomes more important 
              in the 2nd and 3rd quarter of 2005. He is the style architect. He 
              lives in traditional role models but at the same time invents his 
              own individual future. His outfit reflects this kind of personal 
              style architecture for example by very British suits in combination 
              with a sporty vest– filled with downy feathers.  | 
            The 
              „Sicilian“ represents the bonvivant 
              of the 21st century. He mainly lives for intensive amusements at 
              his spare time. So you can recognize him for example by his tight 
              cut suit in pastel tones, provocative ties and eccentric shoes. | 
           
         
       | 
     
     
      | Nomade | 
        
        59,8%  
          69%  
          66,7%  | 
     
     
      | Sicilian | 
        
        19,6%  
          18%  
          19%  | 
     
     
      | Crossdresser | 
        
        20,7%  
          13%  
          14,3%  | 
     
   
  
     
      | HOBBY | 
     
     
      |   “Fashion 
          Design“ is the kind of hobby, the users like most of all. It includes 
          not only the creation of fashion but also the collection of trendy pieces 
          to develop a new and individual style. An important part of the hobby 
          “fashion design” is the intensive interest for all new shapes, 
          styles and trends in the media. "Sport" emerges with 16% (+10% 
          since September 2004) of the votes to the second place of favorite hobbies. 
          In September "Shopping" was on the second place and lost now 
          5% - Christmas time influenced this result. "Art" is now ranked 
          on the 3rd place. 
          | 
     
     
      | art 
         | 
        
        12,6 % 
          10,3 % | 
     
     
      | fashion 
        design  | 
        
        17,1% 
          17,4%  | 
     
     
      | graphic 
        design | 
        
        5,1% 
          7%  | 
     
     
      | music | 
        
        7,4%  
          7%  | 
     
     
      | photography | 
        
        8%  
          8,6%  | 
     
     
      | shopping | 
        
        10,3%  
          15%  | 
     
     
      | sport | 
        
        16%  
          6,1%  | 
     
     
      | travel | 
        
        8,6% 
          7,62%  | 
     
     
       9 
        other hobbies in styleradar.com 
         
         | 
        
        14,9% 
          14,9% | 
     
     
      | HOLIDAYS | 
     
     
      |   The 
          votings for the beach go up in the time from March 05 until September 
          05 to more than 50%. The beach in Spain becomes more important in the 
          list of top places. The interest for travelling through Europe or Australia 
          falls. London has got many votes especially in the last month. Favored 
          city is still Paris, followed now by London and New York. 
       | 
     
     
      | Italian 
        beach  | 
        
        12,9% 
          7%  | 
     
     
      | Hawaii | 
        
        11,3% 
          18%  | 
     
     
      | New 
        York  | 
        
        8,1% 
          9%  | 
     
     
      | Paris | 
        
        12,9% 
          13%  | 
     
     
      | beach 
        in France | 
        
        14,5% 
          12%  | 
     
     
      | Miami | 
        
        1,6% 
          7%  | 
     
     
      | beach 
        in Spain | 
        
        8,1%  | 
     
     
      | London | 
        
        9,7%  | 
     
     
      | travelling 
        through Europe | 
        
        4,8% 
          7%  | 
     
     
        
        other destinations in styleradar.com 
         
         | 
      4 other 
          destinations   16,1% 
          5 
          other destinations   
          27% 
           
       | 
     
   
  
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