Color and Fashion Color Forecasting

Articles in this section of the Fashion Newspaper are regarding color as it relates to fashion.  Learn about fashion colors and color trend forecasting.

Learn more about fashion colors and fashion color standards in the fashion industry.



Fantasy-inspired Color Combinations Invigorate the Fall Palette

Pantone LLC, an X-Rite company, and the global authority on color and provider of professional color standards for the design industries, today announced the PANTONE® Fashion Color Report Fall 2010. The report features the top 10 colors for women’s fashion for fall 2010, along with designer sketches, quotes and headshots, and is available for free download on the Pantone Web site at www.pantone.com/fall2010. The release of the PANTONE Fashion Color Report coincides with the beginning of New York Fashion Week.

“Mindful of consumers’ need for practicality, plus their desire for newness, designers offer many options for women to extend and embellish their wardrobes this fall”

The top colors for women’s fashion for fall 2010 are:

PANTONE 13-0632 Endive
PANTONE 15-1050 Golden Glow
PANTONE 16-1546 Living Coral
PANTONE 19-1764 Lipstick Red
PANTONE 18-3027 Purple Orchid
PANTONE 19-1526 Chocolate Truffle
PANTONE 16-5418 Lagoon
PANTONE 18-0538 Woodbine
PANTONE 14-1107 Oyster Gray
PANTONE 14-1307 Rose Dust

Key Colors Spring Summer 2010



 Key Colors for Spring Summer 2010

  • Turquoise — cool and tropical, this delicate and feminine blue evokes memories of tropical beaches and cool clear waters.
  • Amparo Blue — a twist on navy, which traditionally represents spring. This is a livelier, brighter hue but still has the warmth of summer; a tone away from Fall 2009’s teal blue and not as harsh against the skin as royal blue.
  • Violet — the color of heather and spring blooms, violet, a cross between lavender and purple is a romantic, feminine gentle hue with uplifting properties.
  • Aurora —a deepish yet soft yellow with a slightly greenish hue, Aurora, according to Pantone, represents the first glimpse of sunshine as it rises over the horizon. A more weable yellow than brighter hues.
  • Fusion Coral — a warm pinky, peachy orange, the color of tropical sunsets and reminicsent of passion fruit.
  • Tomato Puree — the season’s boldest color in a classic, clean pinky red. This uplifting tone works really well with all neutrals or can be teamed with turquoise for a retro look.
  • Pink Champagne — a wispy combination of ivory and beige provides a subtle hint of warm color and provides a sophisticated blank canvas for almost any shade.
  • Tuscany — this warm pinky beige acts as a versatile base color, especially for violet and fusion coral.
  • Dried Herb –— a gray-green neutral base evoking memories of country gardens, a softer tone than khaki but just as versatile.
  • Eucalyptus — a versatile soft gray which will transcend seasons and provides an elegant backdrop to add dramatic pops of color from brightly-colored accessories.
Whether its uplifting splashes of color (Tomato Puree, Violet or Amparo Blue) or the safety net of soft neutrals which are accessible for seasons to come; forecasted colors for 2010 offer a more delicate variation to the traditional red, white and blue so often associated with the spring season. Colors Taken From New York Fashion Week.


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The Dessy Group, a leading manufacturer of bridesmaid dresses and bridal apparel, and Pantone LLC, an X-Rite company (NASDAQ: XRIT) and the global authority on color and provider of professional color standards for the design industries, today announced the PANTONE WEDDING™ color guide, the ultimate color reference tool for brides and wedding planners. The PANTONE WEDDING color guide is part of PANTONE WEDDING, a collection of color tools that make it easy for a bride to achieve a perfectly color-coordinated wedding – from inspiration to “I do.”

Pantone LLC, an X-Rite company (NASDAQ: XRIT), and the global authority on color and provider of professional color standards for the design industries, today announced PANTONE® 15-5519 Turquoise, an inviting, luminous hue, as the color of the year for 2010. Combining the serene qualities of blue and the invigorating aspects of green, Turquoise evokes thoughts of soothing, tropical waters and a languorous, effective escape from the everyday troubles of the world, while at the same time restoring our sense of wellbeing.
Pantone LLC, an X-Rite company (NASDAQ: XRIT), and the global authority on color and provider of professional color standards for the design industries, today announced the PANTONE® Fashion Color Report Spring 2010. The report features the top 10 colors for women’s fashion for spring 2010, along with designer sketches, quotes and headshots, and is available free-of-charge from the Pantone Web site at www.pantone.com/spring2010. The release of the PANTONE Fashion Color Report coincides with the beginning of New York Fashion Week

Ash Grey Sea Foam : Fashion Colors

Picking fashion colors is not an easy task.  In fact, their is an entire segment of the fashion industry devoted to color selection.  Today, the color "Ash Grey Sea Foam" caught my eye.  This is a color that American Apparel is using for their fine jersey short sleeve crew neck t-shirt dress.  The t-shirt dress also comes in other colors, but I wanted to highlight today the interested Ash Grey Sea Foam.  I am not sure if it is the color or the color name that has most intrigued me.

Ash Grey Sea Foam Fashion Colors
You can learn more about American Apparel at AmericanApparel.net
 
 
You may also want to check out the fashion color standards page on Apparel Search.

Datacolor, a global leader in digital color management technology, announced today it is introducing a powerful upgrade to its intelligent color formulation software solution designed for pigment based applications including the paint, plastics, ink, and cosmetics industries. Match Pigment 2.1 expands the functions and capabilities of previous versions by offering improved features including next generation matching algorithms, Product Line Options critical for decorative paint manufacturers, and the new Q™ function. Match Pigment 2.1 will be available in July.

International Home & Housewares Show 2009, PANTONE ColorWatch Display (Lakeside Lobby Level 3) March 23, 2009 – Pantone, an X-Rite company (NASDAQ: XRIT), and the global authority on color and provider of professional color standards for the design industries, today announced PANTONE®VIEW home + interiors 2010, the eight most directional color palettes, plus an additional palette of tinged neutrals, for 2010 home furnishings and interior design.
Pantone, an X-Rite company and the global authority on color and provider of professional color standards for the design industries, announces the PANTONE® Fashion Color Report Fall 2009. The report features the top 10 colors for women’s fashion for fall ’09, along with designer sketches, quotes and headshots. The availability of the PANTONE Fashion Color Report coincides with the beginning of New York Fashion Week and is available free-of-charge from the Pantone Web site at www.pantone.com/fall2009.
Pantone, an X-Rite company (NASDAQ: XRIT), and the global authority on color and provider of professional color standards for the design industries, today announced PANTONE® 14-0848 Mimosa, a warm, engaging yellow, as the color of the year for 2009. In a time of economic uncertainty and political change, optimism is paramount and no other color expresses hope and reassurance more than yellow.

Datacolor, a global leader in digital color management technology, today announced a collaborative agreement with Realtime Technology (RTT) to help improve the efficiency of color development processes. Combining RTT’s highly advanced 3-D visualization software -- used by industrial designers in the automotive, aviation and consumer goods markets -- with Datacolor’s unique true-color-on-screen representation technology, colors developed in a virtual environment can consistently and accurately be translated to reality in the form of animated film sequences, print ads, packaging, and other tangible means. Additionally, the accurate conversion of designer’s inspiration into precise color targets for the supply chain improves the efficiency and accuracy within the color development and manufacturing process.

Pantone, an X-Rite company (NASDAQ: XRIT), and the global authority on color and provider of professional color standards for the design industries, today released the PANTONE® Fashion Color Report Spring 2009. The report features the top 10 colors for womens fashion for spring 09, along with designer sketches, quotes and headshots. The availability of the PANTONE Fashion Color Report coincides with the beginning of New York Fashion Week and is available free-of-charge from the Pantone Web site at www.pantone.com/spring2009.
Pantone, an X-Rite company (NASDAQ: XRIT) and the global authority on color and provider of professional color standards for the design industries, today announced that PANTONE® ColorMunki Create, an intuitive software and hardware solution for creating, managing, searching, verifying and sharing color palettes, is now shipping. An affordable, simple starting point for designers whose primary objective is color palette creation, ColorMunki Create is part of the ColorMunki portfolio.

With its intuitive software user interface, ColorMunki Create helps designers navigate through the color identification and specification process more efficiently, offering a variety of ways to select colors and create palettes in a safe viewing environment, said Andy Hatkoff, vice president of advanced color solutions for Pantone. With the addition of basic monitor calibration capabilities, ColorMunki Create also ensures designers that the colors they are viewing onscreen are accurate.

Pantone, Inc., the global authority on color and provider of professional color standards for the design industries, today released the PANTONE® Fashion Color Report Fall 2008. The report features the top 10 colors for womens fashion for fall 08, along with designer sketches, quotes and headshots. The availability of the PANTONE Fashion Color Report coincides with the beginning of New York Fashion Week and is available free-of-charge from the Pantone Web site at www.pantone.com/fall2008.
This is a note on Pantone Colors for Spring 2008.
Fashion Academy has developed an easy to use color analysis system.  Spectrum Determining Cards are a great new tool that will aid the fashion industry in selecting clothing, makeup, and hair colors that harmonize beautifully with a client’s natural coloring.  Could this mean the end of closets full of unworn clothes, drawers full of unused makeup, and unbecoming hair colors?    
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