The evolution of an event trend begins long before eager brides start their pinning. Many will argue that social media and cultural attitudes direct fashion's fancy. Maybe changing climate patterns affect textile producers, which in turn affect designers. My favorite explanation of "trickle-down" trends comes from the incomparable Meryl Streep in the "Cerulean Top" scene in The Devil Wears Prada... For Event Planners, the most direct path a trend takes is usually as such: Runway, Pinterest,
