Springing for Color: Pantone's Top 10
With Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week (Sept. 5–12) bowing at the tents today in Bryant Park, color authority Pantone ushers in the hues to watch.
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If you think this is an arbitrary marketing ploy, think again. As their news release puts it, "Each season, Pantone surveys the designers of New York Fashion Week to collect feedback on prominent collections colors, color inspiration and color philosophy."
And the top 10 spring ‘09 colors for women are:
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PANTONE 18-2328 Fuchsia Red
PANTONE 15-1626 Salmon Rose
PANTONE 18-4043 Palace Blue
PANTONE 14-5714 Lucite Green
PANTONE 14-0754 Super Lemon
PANTONE 16-0435 Dark Citron
PANTONE 15-3817 Lavender
PANTONE 16-6339 Vibrant Green
PANTONE 16-5804 Slate Gray
PANTONE 14-1307 Rose Dust
To get a jump on your customer’s wardrobes, check out the full Pantone Fashion Color Report – Spring 2009, complete with designer sketches, quotes, inspirations, and headshots—it’s free!
To review what’s going on right now for fall (a more saturated, but similarly springlike, palette), visit Pantone’s fall ‘08 report:
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PANTONE 18-3943 Blue Iris
PANTONE 18-3531 Royal Lilac
PANTONE 18-5624 Shady Glade
PANTONE 18-4525 Caribbean Sea
PANTONE 18-1550 Aurora Red
PANTONE 18-1015 Shitake
PANTONE 18-1435 Withered Rose
PANTONE 19-3938 Twilight Blue
PANTONE 16-1448 Burnt Orange
PANTONE 14-1036 Ochre
Toni commented:
Hi Liz, How exciting! I'll look forward to checking that out.
Should be online tomorrow at the Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week site,
mbfashionweek.com/newyork/spring2009/designers/aurelio_costarella/index.html
Liz Chatelain commented:
You are right, Color is the story! I am at Fashion Week with Kailis
Australian Pearls who are out fitting jewelry for the Western
Australian fashion designer Aurelio Costarella show on Thursday.
Bryant Park is jumping with color, new looks and celebrities.
Jerry commented:
Great resource to distribute to your sales team or post in the
office.
