Tuesday, August 7, 2012

Are Your Colors On-Trend?




The Pantone 2012 Fall/Winter Color Report is certainly not new News ... but with many of us well under-way creating for the Fall/Winter season right now, a little reminder can't hurt!

When Pantone speaks, Retailers listen, and these are the colors that women will be seeing when they are in the stores. It may still be hotter than heck, but Summer Clearances are going on and the Fall items have shown their pretty faces everywhere!

There will be a lot of women wearing these colors, and they want to accessorize in the very same shades. If you create jewelry, knit & crochet pieces, handbag accessories - just about anything that will be worn or toted around - these are the colors you should be thinking about.

For those who carry and/or create supplies, these are the colors your customers will want. Those who create personal items like Bath & Body, using these shades in your items will be au courant and much more likely to catch the eye of shoppers.

Items for the home are not exempt from color trends. If a woman is attracted to the so-much-fun bright colored jeans we are seeing, they'll also be excited by the same hues when they're looking for cool stuff to put in their home. And don't forget all the college kids decorating their dorm room!

Here's a quick roundup of the Shades of Fall that you can keep in mind when creating ...



To see Pantone's palettes for the home, visit this site

Contributed by Jill Q of jQ jewelry designs

26 comments:

  1. My fav is unquestionably Rhapsody! Love me some purple :D

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  3. Olympian blue is my personal favorite, but I think the combination of ultramarine green and tangerine tango could have some very interesting possibilities.

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  4. I love the hot shades! Bright and giddy colors really pop! Thanks for sharing, Jill.

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  5. Ultramarine green!!! They are all great colors. POPS of colors for the fall.

    Thanks Jill for this write up!

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  6. Wow, there is NO doubt that I LOVE color. I cannot pick a favorite cause I love them all :-)

    Great info Jill, I really enjoyed!

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  7. Pink Flambé is my pick. Great post!

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  8. Oh I love the Rhapsody. Thanks for sharing with us The Pantone 2012 Fall/Winter Color.

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  9. love the colors!! I dont get alot of choice on vintage pieces, but I have seen Rubies making a come back!! close to that rhubarb color!!!

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  10. Oh thanks for the color charts! Have to get on that - I need many new items. I see I have scarfs in 2 of the women's colors.

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  11. They're all great. Can't pick 1 favorite. Just bought chartreuse nail polish yesterday - even I can't believe it.

    Thanks!

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  12. Very informative and thank you so much for sharing with us the colors that are in fashion.

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  13. Great informative article... some beautiful colours to look forward to

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  14. The colors are very heavy and dark. Almost like the sun is behind a cloud. Rather fitting for our present economy woes.

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  15. BRING ON THE BRIGHT CHARTREUSE! Love it! Now to make a Parker in that color. :-D

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  16. Love that pink flambe! Such a great color!

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  17. Great minds think alike, as I just posted this same topic on my own blog! LOL Love the new Pink Flambe! *Ü*

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  18. Rhubarb looks cool! Thanks for the tutorial.

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  19. I am going with Bright Charteruse and Tangerine Tango! I will have to work on my tags! Thanks for the great info.

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  20. I agree with Libbi! Although, I do love hot pink Flambe and my sister told me that rose smoke was her new favorite color!

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  21. Unique CozyTreasures - Love the colors. Thanks for the info.

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  22. I love the rhapsody and rose smoke :)

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  23. I like the French roast with the chartreuse or the pink flambé.

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  24. interesting, if only I had the time to sit down and plan a fall line based on current color trends.
    Still good to keep in mind even for something as unrelated as sculpting (hey, sculpted fairies dress fashionably too)

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  25. I think that it is interesting they have the colors for men and women.

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  26. great article, my favorite is rhapsody too!

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