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Pantone color of the year 2017

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Photo courtesy of Pantone

It is that time of year again! Pantone has announced the color of the year, 2017! The color of 2017 is named by Pantone as “Greenery.”

Greenery of course is exactly what it’s name implies; it’s green. This is a natural green hue. It is a medium green which will be easy to wear as a neutral tone in 2017. Greenery also happened to be splashed all over the New York Fashion Week runways for the spring/summer 2017 seasons. You can read more about that here.

Here is a green moment from New York Fashion Week spring/summer 2017.

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Photo from Supima Design Comp. Read about it here.

What do you think of Greenery for 2017? Is this a color you can see yourself wearing throughout the year?

I have to admit, I like Greenery! Green is already one of my favorite colors behind blue and purple. I have a few pieces in my wardrobe which are around this green hue, so I am looking forward to pulling them out to wear in 2017.

Green lace on the A Detacher spring 2017 NYFW runway. 

In addition to Greenery, look for military green in the spring/summer 2017 family of green hues. If Greenery isn’t your thing, you can look to military green as your way of rocking the green trend in 2017.

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Military Green on the Marissa Webb spring/summer 2017 runway. Read about her show here.

Although Greenery did appear on the runway quite often for the spring/summer 2017 season in New York, many designers mixed it into prints, as you can see above from Supima, rather than use it as a solid color. It should be interesting to see, now that Greenery was deemed the Color of the Year 2017, if it appears in a solid state on store shelves for spring, or if designers keep it mixed in patterns.

Vivienne Tam spring 2017 NYFW runway. She mixed Greenery in prints for spring.

Stay tuned! I will be attending the shows at New York Fashion Week this upcoming February to see what will be hot for the fall/winter 2017/2018 seasons. Do you think Greenery will be a hot color for fall too? I will let you know!

Thanks for stopping by,

XOXO

Cathy

*All photos by me except Vivienne Tam. Photos from Vivienne Tam’s runway are press photos courtesy of Vivienne Tam


Photo Journal: NYFW fall 2016 recap

There were so many shows during the fall/winter 2016/2017 runways at New York Fashion Week. I was honored to be invited to attend a small fraction of those runway presentations. Although I try hard to take pictures at each show so that I can share them with you, sometimes I am not in the right spot to get photos. Most of the time my photos are washed out, or blurry. It can be difficult to take pictures from the side!

I always feel lucky when I have a front row seat, or a seat facing the models as they walk down the runway. That is when I am able to get the best photos to share with you.

The single designer articles I shared with you were the ones where I was able to get photos which really capture a good segment of the designer’s collection. Otherwise, I was able to get at least one photo from each show I attended. These photos can give you a snapshot of what I saw on the runway, and what we can expect to see in stores for fall 2016!

Without further adieu, here is my fall 2016 New York Fashion Week recap!

Day one: February 11, 2016

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Marissa Webb fall 2016. Click here to see my full coverage.

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A Detacher fall 2016. Click here to see my full coverage.

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Marcel Ostertag fall 2016. Click here for my full coverage.

Day Two: February 12, 2016

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Zimmermann fall 2016. Click here for my full coverage.

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Backstage with L’Oreal Professionnel at Pamella Roland. Click here for coverage.

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O’2nd fall 2016.

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Cromat fall 2016 MADE Fashion Week at Milk Studios.

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Nika Tang fall 2016.

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Francesca Liberatore fall 2016.

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Demoo Parkchoonmoo fall 2016. Click here for full coverage.

Day three: February 13, 2016

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Taoray Wang fall 2016.

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Leanne Marshall fall 2016. Click here for my full coverage.

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Michelle Helene fall 2016.

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Monique Lhuillier fall 2016.

Day four: February 14, 2016

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Asia Fashion Collection fall 2016. Click here for full coverage.

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Custo Barcelona fall 2016

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Michael DePaulo fall 2016.

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Runa Ray fall 2016

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Vivienne Hu fall 2016 with AtoG Lingerie. Click here for full coverage.

Day five: February 15, 2016

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Reem Acra fall 2016.

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Vivienne Tam fall 2016.

All photos by Cathy OBrien/Bay Area Fashionista 2016©


Vivienne Tam spring/summer 2015 New York Fashion Week

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Photos: Cathy/Bay Area Fashionista 2014©

Vivienne Tam showed her spring/summer 2015 collection at New York Fashion Week on September 7, 2015. The collection was filled with vivid hues, long hemlines, sheer fabrications, intricate floral appliques, cropped pants, long Bermuda shorts, Birkenstock-like sandals, socks with sandals, structured handbags and island -ready prints. The overall collection invoked a feeling of beach-town appropriate attire.

There was a feeling of norm-core infused into Vivienne Tam’s spring/summer 2015. She showed socks with flat sandals; many of which seemed to be inspired by Birkenstock’s classic style. The flat, comfort shoes worn with socks were paired with daytime cropped pants, long Bermuda shorts and knee length dresses which were appropriate for weekend activities, lunches and strolling around a vacation town.

To view the entire Vivienne Tam spring/summer 2015 collection, please visit the IMG Fashion video below. You will also be able to see the beautiful, vivid colors of her collection in the video; my photos do not do it justice!