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Some also see the actor-turned-director trend as part of a broader shift, as more and more actors have been producing and then looking for even greater control and autonomy over their films.
"Those who travel for pleasure now have a certain self-consciousness about their ability to afford it," says Ann Mack, director of trend spotting at JWT, which has identified "inconspicuous travel" as one of 2009's top trends.
Early this summer, Gianfranco Zani, director of trend and concept at the women's clothing retailer White House Black Market, was looking for ideas for the company's fall 2009 collection.
"This is an old concept once dismissed as sexist that's having a resurgence primarily as a result of more women traveling solo on business," said Ann Mack, director of trend spotting at the marketing communications firm JWT, who said that she had tried a women's floor and liked the extra security and smart décor.
"Operation Anti-Sec might read like something from a cyberpunk novel but in reality it is being used by far too many to lay a thin veneer of altruism over something entirely selfish," said Rik Ferguson, director of Trend Micro's European security research.
After downloading and running the software, Rik Ferguson, director of Trend Micro's European security research efforts, said it was "a functional OS with a bunch of pre-installed tools that can be used for things like looking for [database] vulnerabilities or password cracking".
In kitchens: Tone on tone in shades of white, taupe and grey are what consumers will crave, predicts Sarah Fishburne, director of trend and design for the Home Depot.
Turns out -- though I loathe being lumped into this category -- I'm typical, said Jule Eller, director of trend strategy for Lowe's.
Most recently, Warkentin was Content Director at style trend analysis firm WGSN, while prior to this she has also held the role of Internet director at Arcadia Group (Burton, Dorothy Perkins, Evans, Miss Selfridge, Topshop and Wallis).
Josephine Green was appointed senior director of trends and strategy at Philips, in the Netherlands, in 1997.
