Pantone Color Report Fall/Winter 2010

London Fashion Week is gonna close its door this week. That means everyone will now be thinking about what they gonna fill in their Fall/Winter wardrobe in another 6 months to come. (and it's not even spring yet... nggg...). While designers will come up with their new arrays of clothes for next 2 seasons, the prying eyes on the highstreet would also be so much more aware what trends they gotta copy for the masses.

So. What's gonna be hot colors next Fall/Winter 2010? The team at Pantone has released the color report for that matter. What am I seeing? Some continuation of Spring/Summer 2010 but at slightly sombre moods. For instance, instead of Turquoise is the color of SS10, its sibling 'Lagoon' would be one of the primary trend. Others include Woodbine (a darker version of Dried Herb?), Golden Glow (sister of Aurora?), Lipstick Red (funner version of Tomato Puree?) and Purple Orchid (much festive than Violet). And the staple - gray - is now in its version of Oyster Gray, alongside Rose Dust - pink with a hint of gray, which is quite similar to Tuscany. And me, I love the return of Chocolate Truffle, after so long missing in the color palette after Mango made it their hot color trend in the previous FW08 Catalog. Though the color report is based on womenswear, I seriously think menswear won't be far away from following suit in that F/W hues.

Whatever it is, break away from that staple blacks. It's time to liven up the mood, people! Long live colors! :)

Oh, btw... this is what the designers said about 'colors' for FW10....
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"Color affects and lifts the mood. Mix it up."
~ Adrienne Vittadini ~

"Color can provide a feeling of comfort or fantasy.
Don’t be afraid of experimenting with color."~ Christian Cota ~

"Color is more important than ever.
Color is an expression of mood and emotion."~ Erin Fetherston ~

"Incorporating a few fresh colors into your wardrobe can revitalize and provide an array of potential new color combinations to make getting dressed more exciting."
~ Nanette Lepore ~

"Fashion and color are a pick me up.
It’s time for happy clothes."~ Peter Som ~

"Rich vibrant colors raise our optimism and mood.
The new fashion color rule for 2010 is that
there are no rules."
~ Thuy by Thuy Diep ~

[pix from Pantone Color Report FW10]