pantone colors

October 27, 2016

THESE are the Colors You’ll Want to Wear This Fall!

According to the article, “Pantone’s Top 10 Colors for Fall 2016” in WWD, 8-23% of designer collections surveyed by the institute incorporated these top six colors of Riverside, Airy Blue, Sharkskin, Aurora Red, Warm Taupe, and Dusty Cedar into looks for this fall 2016 season. Four more colors are in the mix that you may also expect to see for fall, ranging from a dusty pink to dusty clay, and a pop of Ziggy Stardust-inspired purple. So what does this all means in the scheme of fashion and what you should wear? Stick to this color palette and your completely on-trend! Looking at color similarities and trends is quite interesting to gauge and examine, and I’ve created some runway matchups below so that you can see examples of what the colors look like in apparel, and what to pair them with this season:

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[BCBG Max Azria; image via Vogue.com]

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[Marc Jacobs; image via WWD]

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[Prabal Gurung; image via WWD]
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October 6, 2010

The Most Popular Colors for Spring 2011

by Julia DiNardo

One of my favorite items of the season, the color list of most popular colors for women, based on the Pantone Color Chart and the New York Fashion Week runway looks is here (via WWD) Which are your favorites for Spring? If you can’t think beyond Fall, here’s a refresher on the chart we posted for Fall 2010 (click here)

1 HONEYSUCKLE PANTONE 18-2120Percentage of designers who used this color: 15.56%
2 REGATTA PANTONE 18-4039

Percentage of designers who used this color: 14.81%

3 CORAL ROSE PANTONE 16-1349

Percentage of designers who used this color: 14.07%

4 BEESWAX PANTONE 14-0941

Percentage of designers who used this color: 13.33%

5 PEAPOD PANTONE 14-6324

Percentage of designers who used this color: 10.375

6 BLUE CURACAO PANTONE 15-4825

Percentage of designers who used this color: 8.15%

7 RUSSET PANTONE 18-1235

Percentage of designers who used this color: 7.41%

8 SILVER PEONY PANTONE 12-1206

Percentage of designers who used this color: 6.67%

9 LAVENDER PANTONE 15-3817

Percentage of designers who used this color: 5.19%

10 SILVER CLOUD PANTONE 15-4502

Percentage of designers who used this color: 4.44%

April 5, 2010

Women’s Pantone Colors for Fall 2010

by fashionpulse

I always love when WWD runs the Pantone color chart that lists the colors picked by designers for the upcoming season. They break down, percentage-wise, the colors that are most prominent on the runway for the season — an easy way to see what will be in vogue, and what colors to perhaps retire for the upcoming season. Below are the colors, and the percentage of designers who used them during New York Fashion Week.

[Images and info via WWD.com]

1 PURPLE ORCHID PANTONE 18-3027

Percentage of designers who used this color: 13.87 percent

2 CHOCOLATE TRUFFLE PANTONE 19-1526

Percentage of designers who used this color: 13.54 percent

3 WOODBINE PANTONE 18-0538

Percentage of designers who used this color: 12.48 percent

4 OYSTER GRAY PANTONE 14-1107

Percentage of designers who used this color: 11.98 percent

5 LAGOON PANTONE 16-5418

Percentage of designers who used this color: 10.95 percent

6 ROSE DUST PANTONE 14-1307

Percentage of designers who used this color: 9.45 percent

7 LIPSTICK RED PANTONE 19-1764

Percentage of designers who used this color: 8.76 percent

8 GOLDEN GLOW PANTONE 15-1050

Percentage of designers who used this color: 8.03 percent

9 LIVING CORAL PANTONE 16-1546

Percentage of designers who used this color: 5.84 percent

10 ENDIVE PANTONE 13-0632

Percentage of designers who used this color: 5.10 percent

March 9, 2009

Colors for Fall 2009 Fashion

by fashionpulse

Images via WWD.com

What are the “it” shades for fall 2009? According to Pantone and WWD, they are way more muted tones than what we’ve seen in the past. There was definitely a heavy dose of black in many collections, however most striking were the more vibrant colors used. What stood out most to me was the “warm olive”, “burnt Sienna”, and “purple heart” shades. I’m glad purple is still around, as I made an investment in some purple pieces this season, and gravitate toward the yellowish green shade that has an almost neon quality to it. Usually though, when there are times of economic difficulty and poltical change, people tend to seek out very bright hues to offset the dark, sobering environment. So far fall 2009 seems to be a different animal. Good thing? Let’s hope so!