A fashion trend analyst looks for information about apparel design. Your duties focus on predicting trends based on current consumer data, market research, and knowledge of the fashion industry. You also use information about marketing plans, retail industry sales, and pop culture trends in your analysis. Your responsibilities include making reports based on your findings and predictions. You need to provide documentation, data, and support for your forecasts. In some cases, companies ask trend analysts to perform an analysis of a specific style or fashion products. You may also help retailers select products to sell in their stores.