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Pantone releases fall/winter 2012/2013 color trend forecasts

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Pantone, the authority on color, has released their fall/winter 2012/2013 forecasts regarding the hottest colors in fashion for next year. The colors include many shades we saw on the runways for spring 2012; giving Fashionistas a guide as to which colors will make the best investment heading into 2012 and 2013.
While the fall and winter hues are slightly darker for fall/winter 2012/2013 than what was seen on the spring 2012 runways, the basic color family is the same, making it easy to see which colors will stay, and which ones will go.
Please see the photo below for the colors to watch for in fall/winter 2012/2013:
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Pantone releases the spring 2012 color report

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Pantone released their spring 2012 color report on September 8, 2011 and based their predictions for the hottest colors of the season upon the hues most ordered by New York designers for the season.

Leatrice Eiseman, executive director of Pantone Color Institute: “Consumers look to spring for renewed energy, optimism and the promise of a brighter day. They have learned how color can help them alter a mood, while providing the vitality and enthusiasm that enables them to experiment with new looks and color combinations.”

The colors spotted on the New York Fashion Week runways this week are: Tangerine Tango, Solar Power, Bellflower, Cabaret, Sodalite, Sweet Lilac, Margarita, Cockatoo, Driftwood and Starfish. What do you think of the season’s color palette?

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Pantone declares Pink or Honeysuckle to be the IT color for 2011

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Pantone LLC, who describes themselves as the “global authority on color,” has declared that Honeysuckle, a medium shade of pink, is the “IT” color for 2011. The exact color is 18-2120 Honeysuckle if you happen to be shopping for the dye.

From Pantone:

“In times of stress, we need something to lift our spirits. Honeysuckle is a captivating, stimulating color that gets the adrenaline going – perfect to ward off the blues,” explains Leatrice Eiseman, executive director of the Pantone Color Institute®. “Honeysuckle derives its positive qualities from a powerful bond to its mother color red, the most physical, viscerally alive hue in the spectrum.”

As we saw, candy pink was one of the dominant colors designers showed for cruise and resort 2011. The spring 2011 colors were softer, more neutral and not as candy colored as they were for resort/cruise. That is not to say some designers did not show medium pink, or Honeysuckle. There were many designers who featured candy pink on the runways for spring, but not in the mass quantities as for resort.

Now that Pantone as declared Honeysuckle, or medium pink, as the color for 2011, will retailers push out pink for their spring collections? What are your thoughts on Honeysuckle (medium pink) as the hot new color for 2011?

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