TOBE REPORT
COLOR INSPIRATION AUTUMN/ WINTER 2017
NOTE FROM EDITOR THIS IS A PREDICTION FOR THE COLORS THAT WILL BE USED FOR AUTUMN/ WINTER 2017. THE FOLLOWING FOUR PALETTES HAVE A RELATIONSHIP WITH EACH OTHER AS THEIR STORIES WOULD NOT BE POSSIBLE WITHOUT ONE ANOTHER. THE COLOR PALETTES THAT WILL BE EXPOSED REPRESENT THE INSPIRATION WHAT’S TO COME FOR AUTUMN/WINTER 2017. WHAT’S TO COME GOES AS FOLLOWING: WISTERIA DESSERT, GOLDENROD, OUTER SPACE, AND RADICAL MEADOW. WISTERIA DESSERT FOCUSES ON THE SOFTNESS, DUSTY, SUBTLE, AND FADED COLORS. GOLDENROD PLAYS AROUND WITH WILD COLORS, INTENSE HUES, PLAYFULNESS AND A CERTAIN YOUTH FOUND IN METALLIC PANTONES. OUTER SPACE IS ALL ABOUT THE DARKNESS, MYSTERY, RICH HUES, AND THE DRAMA OF COMBINING MELANCHOLIC COLORS. FINALLY, THERE’S RADICAL MEADOW AND THIS IS A PALETTE THAT EMBRACES FUN AND VIBRANT HUES. EACH PALETTE INCLUDES SUCH A VARIATION OF COLORS THAT MAKES EXPERIMENTING AN INCREDIBLE TASK! THIS REPORT HELPS BREAK DOWN COLORS AND HOW PAIRING THEM UP GIVES THEM DIFFERENT VIBES, BUT MOST OF ALL IT GIVES INFORMATION THAT EXPANDS THE READERS SENSE OF FASHION. KEEP EXPLORING AND LEARNING,
FABIOLA MIRO, EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT, TOBE
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CONTENTS WISTERIA DESSERT 5-6-7-8
GOLDENROD
9-10-11-12
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OUTER SPACE
13-14-15-16
RADICAL MEADOW
17-18-19-20
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WISTERIA DESSERT
THE CHANGES IN THE WISTERIA DESSERT PALETTE COLORS RESONANCES A WIDER MOVEMENT FROM OBVIOUS BRIGHTS TO BEAUTIFUL PASTELS. THESE COLORS TEND TO BE CHALKY ESPECIALLY THE PINKS OFFERING A SOFTNESS THAT CAN BE PAIRED WITH THE MORE AGGRESSIVE COLORS OF THE PALETTE, SUBTLE GREYS, AND FADED EARTH TONES. THESE COLORS CAN RELATE TO DAYS THAT BEGIN TO GROW SHORTER DUE TO THE CHANGES BROUGHT BY THE COLD. THE COLOR PURPLE HAS THE POWER TO BE MORE CASUAL HAVING A DUSTIER CHARACTERISTIC THAT CAN BE SEEN IN PURPLE HAZE A PANTONE THAT IS VERY SUCCESSFUL IN CONVEYING LUXURY. GREYS START PASSING AS PALE BLUES AND ARE PERFECT BINDERS TO BRING ALL OF THE COLOR TOGETHER THE CELESTIAL BLUE IN THIS PALETTE HAS THE ABILITY TO PLAY WITH EVERY OTHER COLOR PERFECTLY. THE YELLOWS ARE REPLACED WITH A MORE RETRO BROWNS LIKE STARFISH OR WALNUT.
WALNUT PANTONE 16-1432 TCX
CELESTIAL BLUE PANTONE 14-421 TCX
CHALK PINK PANTONE 14-1311 TCX
PURPLE HAZE PANTONE 18-3715 TCX
SOAP STONE PANTONE 16-6008 TCX
STARFISH PANTONE 16-1120 TCX TOBE REPORT AUTUMN/WINTER 2017 COLOR INSPIRATION 6
STARFISH PANTONE 16-1120 TCX
CELESTIAL BLUE PANTONE 14-421 TCX
MAIN
SOAP STONE PANTONE 16-6008 TCX
CHALK PINK PANTONE 14-1311TCX
INTERMEDIATE
PURPLE HAZE PANTONE 18-3715 TCX
WALNUT PANTONE 16-1432 TCX
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GOLDENROD
JUST LIKE GOLDENRODS THESE COLORS FLOURISH IN SOOTHING ENVIRONMENTS. GOLDENROD IS HEAVILY INSPIRED BY NATURE AND ITS WILD SURROUNDINGS. THE PALETTE INCLUDES COLORS THAT ARE TYPICALLY SEEN AROUND US AS AUTUMN DAYS BECOME DARKER. THESE COLORS RESEMBLE THE FIERY SUNSETS AND THE BLUE NIGHTS THAT AUTUMN BRINGS WITH IT. THE INTENSITY OF THE COLORS CAN BE SEEN IN THE YELLOW TONES LIKE SAFFRON BRINGING TO THE TABLE AN ENERGY THAT PLAYS WELL WITH DARKER HUES LIKE DUSK BLUE. THERE’S ALSO AN APPRECIATION TO THE MYSTERY OF METALLIC AND HOW IT OFFERS YOUTH TO THE GARMENTS. THE BROWNS LIKE BITTER CHOCOLATE PLAY WELL WITH REDS LIKE TOURMALINE TO BRING A DRAMATIC LOOK MAKING IT APPEALING FOR MEN AND WOMEN. THIS PALETTE, JUST LIKE AUTUMN, GOES FROM PLAYFUL TO SERIOUS BUT ALWAYS ELEGANT AND MYSTERIOUS.
DUSK BLUE PANTONE 19-4030 TCX
PANTONE 10105 C
TOURMALINE PANTONE 18-1629 TCX
SWEET LAVENDER PANTONE 16-3931 TCX
BITTER CHOCOLATE PANTONE 19-0608 TCX
SAFFRON PANTONE 14-0955 TCX TOBE REPORT AUTUMN/WINTER 2017 COLOR INSPIRATION 10
TOURMALINE PANTONE 18-1629 TCX
DUSK BLUE PANTONE 19-4030 TCX
MAIN
BITTER CHOCOLATE PANTONE 19-0608 TCX
PANTONE 10105 C
INTERMEDIATE
SWEET LAVENDER PANTONE 16-3931 TCX
SAFFRON PANTONE 14-0955 TCX
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OUTER SPACE
OUTER SPACE EMBRACES DARKNESS, CONFRONTATION, MELANCHOLY AND MOST OF ALL MYSTERY AND EXCITEMENT OF THE UNKNOWN NIGHT. THE COLORS THAT COME INTO THIS PALETTE INCLUDE JEWEL-TONED DARKENED COLORS. OF COURSE WHEN TALKING ABOUT DARKNESS THE SOLID COATED BLACK PANTONE HAS TO MAKE AN APPEARANCE, THIS ENTIRE PALETTE REVOLVES AROUND OBSCURITY. REDS COME WITH RICHER TONES EMBRACING THE JEWEL TONES AS CAN BE SEEN WITH TIBETAN RED, A PANTONE THAT ENHANCES A DRAMATIC CHARACTER. IT HAS THE ABILITY TO BECOME EVEN MORE VIVID WHEN PAIRED WITH GREENS LIKE BILLIARD BECAUSE UNDER OUTER SPACE PALETTE GREENS ARE RICH IN COLOR AND EMBRACE THEIR DARK SIDE. BLUES ARE INTRODUCED TO ENHANCE THE REDS BLUE NIGHTS IS AN OBSCURE BLUE PANTONE THAT WOULDN’T DISTRACT FROM REDS THAT ARE LESS DIM SUCH AS SOLID COATED RED OR EVEN BROWNS THAT REMIND US OF A DUSTIER PALETTE SUCH AS STABLE BROWN. THIS PALETTE HAS THE COLORS OF A TREND THAT DANCES WITH THE OCCULT AND OBSCURE THINGS FROM LIFE, THAT EMBRACE THE DARKNESS AND THE BEAUTY BEHIND MELANCHOLY. BILLIARD GREEN PANTONE 18-0135 TCX
TIBETAN RED PANTONE 19-1934 TCX
SABLE BROWN PANTONE 19-1320 TCX
SOLID COATED BLACK PANTONE 412 C
SOLID COATED RED PANTONE18-1660 TCX
BLUE NIGHTS PANTONE 19-4023 TCX TOBE REPORT AUTUMN/WINTER 2017 COLOR INSPIRATION 14
BLUE NIGHTS PANTONE 19-4023 TCX
TIBETAN RED PANTONE 19-1934 TCX
MAIN
SOLID COATED BLACK PANTONE 412 C
SABLE BROWN PANTONE 19-1320 TCX
INTERMEDIATE
SOLID COATED RED PANTONE18-1660 TCX
BILLIARD GREEN PANTONE 18-0135 TCX
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RADICAL MEADOW
THE PANTONES THAT MAKE UP THIS COLOR PALETTE ARE THE BRIGHTEST, JUST LIKE WE’RE FINALLY TRANSITIONING INTO WARMER AND MORE COLORFUL DAYS. THE RADICAL MEADOW PALETTE HAS A COMBINATION OF PEACEFUL NATURE AND AN EMBRACE FOR OPTIMISTIC COLORS. THIS PALETTE PLAYS AROUND WITH COMPLEX TONES THAT CAN CHANGE FROM BRIGHT TO DARK IT ALL DEPENDS WITH THE COLOR IT’S PAIRED. MINK IS A DUSTY PANTONE THAT HELPS WITH THE COLORS INTENSITY WHEN PAIRED WITH BRIGHT COLORS IT BRINGS THEM TO LIFE AND WHEN PAIRED WITH DARKER COLORS THE MINK BLENDS MAKING THE COLOR BECOME DARKENED. RETRO COLORS HAVE AN ABILITY TO PAIR UP WITH ANY COLORS EVEN THE COMPLICATED ONES WITH SATURATED MID TONES LIKE TEAL, THAT WORK FOR LUXURIOUS MATERIALS LIKE VELVET OR LEATHER. IT EARNS ITS NAME OF RADICAL BECAUSE OF THE BRIGHT, OPTIMISTIC COLORS LIKE DIVA PINK AND PURPLE CACTUS FLOWER. INTENSE CORAL PANTONE 16- 1546 TCX
MINK PANTONE 17-1045 TCX
DARK BERRY PANTONE 19-2410 TCX
PURPLE CACTUS FLOWER PANTONE 18-3250 TN
DIVA PINK PANTONE 16-1650 TN
TEAL PANTONE 19-4340 TCX TOBE REPORT AUTUMN/WINTER 2017 COLOR INSPIRATION 18
INTENSE CORAL PANTONE 16- 1546 TCX
MINK PANTONE 17-1045 TCX
MAIN
TEAL PANTONE 19-4340 TCX
DARK BERRY PANTONE 19-2410
INTERMEDIATE
DIVA PINK PANTONE 16-1650 TN
PURPLE CACTUS FLOWER PANTONE 18-3250 TN
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