Fashion Color Report for Fall 2010 by Pantone

Designers continue to exhibit a degree of caution for fall 2010, yet offer a palette of beauty and excitement with a blending of colors, some with similar undertones, in surprising and intriguing combinations.

Must have Classics

Trends for Fall 2011 buying

The Must-Have Color Trends For Fall 2011

Everything Old Is New and Improved

Wondering which hues for shoes will be must-haves for consumers next fall? 

According to Leatrice Eiseman, executive director of the Pantone Color Institute and the head of the Eiseman Center for Color Information and Training, buyers may want to look to the past, present and future to get a sense of coming color trends. “The big picture theme is a Mosaic of Color and Style,” she says. “This reflects cultural, universal time frames and seemingly disconnected elements. Though new technologies continue to reinvent the future, we may notice some things have a vaguely nostalgic feeling.” 

The interest in making everything old new again stems from, yes, the current economy. “Since people are thinking about the economy, that’s telling us some of the styling of the past isn’t discarded, but instead brought back in a new way. What’s important today is to think in terms of practicality. People are going to ask themselves, gee, I already have six pairs of black shoes, so why do I need another pair? Retailers are going to want to give them something new, and this is where color plays an important role. For example, maybe a consumer is drawn to a purple car, but when they get to the show room they decide to go with the black version. But you need to have that purple car to get their attention.” 

EMOTION-IMPULSE: feel! 

SENSATION-LUXURY: touch! 

EMOTION-PERFORMANCE: move! 

SENSATION-GLAMOUR: enjoy!

“One theme under the larger Mosaic idea is called Molecular. It embraces a lot of darker shades, which are typical for the season, but it includes a purpled wine, a very deep green and, of course, a navy black and a coffee brown. Brown will stay very, very important. But the introduction of yellow, orchid, a purplish blue and jade green will be accents. In footwear, those could show up as gemstones, ribbon trim or any embellishment with unexpected color. 

“There’s an element of glitter attached to the Byzantine theme. A lot of the illustrations to convey this are stained glass church windows, but these colors can be as modern as a Mondrian and very abstract, playing into the Mosaic idea. This theme includes metallics, shimmery gold, rich reds, vibrant blues and purples. There will be a wine color, but it’s a truer wine color. What this palette conveys is modernized nostalgia, in that it’s not duplicating a previous time period, but applying modern technology to it. In terms of shoes, we might be thinking about a platform sole and heel made with a new plastic or reconstructed wood, materials that speak of a new technology being used in a new way. 

“Deconstructing-Reconstructing also follows the theme of revisiting the past, but it focuses more on neutrals, grey, gunmetal and cream. Ochre, brown and black are accented with topiary greens and lipstick red. You could describe this as old school. There has been a movement toward looking to The Gap and Ralph Lauren, but this is still a reinvented look. It’s buffalo plaids and Americana, but not as it was in the 80s. It’s a bolder way of combining plaids and checks. 

“Multiple Indentity is inspired by human coloring. The blues, irises and browns we see in eye color and the pink browns and roses we see in skin tone. It’s the mosaic of human coloring, and it makes for an unpredictable but interesting palette. It also has broad appeal. The consumer can find something he or she relates to. Someone with dark skin may look at a pair of brown shoes and say, hmm, if I wear those it will look as if I’m not wearing shoes at all, lengthening the leg. There’s lots of potential in this palette.” 

10 Facts From Fashion History We Didn’t Know

Fashion industry has a lot of secrets we don’t know. Here are just 10 of those. Some are funny, others are simply interesting and acknowledging.

1. Everyone has seen buttons on sleeves of jackets but few people know that it was Napoleon Bonaparte who introduced this idea. He ordered his tailors to sew buttons to sleeves so that soldiers didn’t mop their running noses using sleeves.

2. Kids’ fashion now is as important as women’s or men’s one because every mother wants her child to look beautiful and trendy. But did you know that kids’ fashion was first started only around 200 years ago? Before that happened children had had to wear the smaller copies of men’s and women’s designs.

3. Up to the 19th century there were no models, and designers had to use little dolls to demonstrate their creations to customers. It was a good idea because designers didn’t have to spend a lot of money for runway shows and little fabric was necessary to make those garments.

4. Many celebrity men wear beards now (Robert Pattinson, Brad Pitt, George Clooney, etc.). However, if they had lived in Russia when Peter the Great was the tsar they would have paid a special tax for their beards. This tax was introduced to make Russian men shave their beards and look in a more European way.

5. Modern tanga and thong were first made in New York by order of mayor Fiorello Henry La Guardia. The mayor felt outraged when saw that dancers performed without underwear and ordered to sew tiny panties for them to cover the nudity. How thoughtful of him.

6. Hand-made items are considered very fashionable and valuable now because these are absolutely excusive. But up to 1850 70% of people used to make clothing for themselves. Fashion was not important, comfort was what mattered.

7. Modern women can’t live without jewelry. But it was men who started wearing jewelry in the first place to demonstrate their social status.

8. Short haircuts are pretty ordinary nowadays and no one gets surprised when a girl with short hair passes him by. Nevertheless, it hasn’t been always like this. Some time ago only unfaithful wives used to wear short hair. The hair was cut short to mark the stamp of infamy.

9. You might have noticed that being pregnant is very popular in Hollywood now. (Miranda Kerr, Doutzen Kroes, Kelly Preston, Christina Applegate, etc.) However, this trend is not new actually. In the 15th century pregnancy was so fashionable that girls who didn’t expect babies used to put small pillows under their clothing to create the illusion of baby-bumps.

10. Today natural bushy eye brows are in vogue, but during the Renaissance period fashionistas used to shave their brows off. A good example of this trend is Mona Lisa picture.

What Umbrella is trendy this winter for you?

Fall and rains always come together. So, it is essential to have an Umbrella to protect us from that cold water drops falling from the sky and intended to ruin our clothes and hair. However, if we think more positively Umbrella is not only a practical item, it can serve as an aesthetic one too, and become a great accessory to add to our wardrobe.

Reflecting in this manner I came to a conclusion that we need to know about Umbrella Trends for Fall 2010 badly. And here I am with a list of trendiest umbrellas for the season.

Plaid umbrellas - Plaids will never come out of fashion. They’re classic! Plaid Umbrella will be a good investment because it suits clothing of nearly all colors and tones. This makes it ideal for daily use.

Leopard-printed umbrellas - Leopard is a hot trend. Lots of garments come featuring it and as it turns out leopard accessories are very fashionable as well.

Bright umbrellas - It’s time to buy an Umbrella of the most screaming color available! Purple, red, orange, electric blue – any live tone you can find.

Polka dot umbrellas - I’m a fan of polka dots, so I’m really happy this trend is hot now. Polka dots are just cool and I can hardly find explanation why it has become so popular now if not due to that.

Umbrellas with double-layer décor - Such umbrellas are becoming hotter and hotter every season. The trick is that on the outside the Umbrella is usually duller and of a more reserved color. However, on the inside such an Umbrella is usually very jazzy and mood-improving.

Feminine umbrellas - I’m not sure we can say ‘feminine’ about an Umbrella but it was that word that came to my mind when I saw umbrellas with lace, embroidery, glittering stones, bows and ribbons. Such umbrellas look cute.

Transparent Umbrellas - This type of umbrellas is very stylish and looks great. Besides, you can see through it.

Umbrellas that change color under rain - This is the most impressive trend of Fall 2010. Be sure people will notice you! Something I wouldn't miss for sure.

Umbrellas of unusual shapes - These umbrellas are very interesting to look at, and they always focus attention of the passers-by. And we love that, don’t we?

So what all you waiting for? Get going all you my stylish blog readers. Hope you invest in the right trend. Njoy this fall !!!