Very Peri is Pantone’s Color of the Year for 2022.
Spring 2019 Trends Volume 2: Chic Color Combos
Don’t be afraid to branch out this season! While we love our classic color combinations, runway outfits are great sources of inspiration for us and our clients. By utilizing the color stories laid out in runway shows, you can pull from the colors of your closet and make new and interesting combinations you hadn’t discovered before. Living coral, Pantone’s color of the year, was huge on the runway, along with golden yellow and beige. Kyle and I also saw so many chic color combos while shopping the spring collections in NYC this week, of which burgundy and turquoise was a favorite. You …
Pantone Color of the Year 2018: Ultra Violet
Every year, Pantone announces its Color of the Year, which “provides strategic direction for the world of trend and design, reflecting the Pantone Color Institute’s year-round work doing the same for designers and brands.” Essentially, it’s the color you should expect to see everywhere this year! (Do you remember Kyle’s blog about the 2017 Colors of the Year?) The 2018 Color of the Year is Ultra Violet, a rich shade of purple that, according to Pantone, “suggests the mysteries of the cosmos” and “symbolizes experimentation and non-conformity, spurring individuals to imagine their unique mark on the world, and push boundaries through creative …
Pantone Color of the Year 2017: Greenery
. Greenery. Pantone describes the color as “refreshing and revitalizing,” “a life-affirming shade,” “illustrative of flourishing foliage,” and “nature’s neutral.” The color of the year is a symbolic selection that serves as an expression of our current global culture. This year, Pantone explains that “greenery symbolizes the reconnection we seek with nature, one another and a larger purpose. The more submerged people are in modern life, the greater their innate craving to immerse themselves in the physical beauty and inherent unity of the natural world.” I love that this yellow-green shade is bright, uplifting, and positive; it’s a welcome transition from …
Pantone Colors of 2016: Rose Quartz and Serenity
Happy 2016! What is your goal for the new year? Do you want to branch out and try new exciting things? Or maybe you want to slow down and tackle the modern stresses of your life? This year, Pantone decided they wanted to do both. For the first time ever, Pantone’s color of the year features two colors: Rose Quartz and Serenity. Also for the first time, Pantone is jumping on the gender fluidity trend by announcing that these are the colors of the year for both sexes. The warm rose and cool blue represent balance, connection, wellness, order and …