TOBE REPORT COLOR & INSPIRATION COLOR AND INSPIRATION FALL/WINTER 2017 FALL/WINTER 2017
“DON’T BE INTO TRENDS. DON’T MAKE FASHION OWN YOU, BUT YOU DECIDE WHAT YOU ARE, WHAT YOU WANT TO EXPRESS BY THE WAY YOU DRESS AND THE WAY TO LIVE.”
- GIANNI VERSACE
COLOR AND INSPIRATION FALL/WINTER 2017
LETTER FROM THE EDITOR
I N S P I R AT I O N CO M E S F R O M E V E RY W H E R E . EVERY DAY, WE ARE EXPOSED TO INFINITE SOURCES OF COLOR AND INSPIRATION, IT IS JUST A MATTER OF WHAT CATCHES OUR EYE AND HOW WE INTERPRET IT. THIS SEASON WE COVER PASTELS, NEUTRALS, DARK CLASSICS AND BRIGHT COLORS. THIS REPORT BRINGS YOU: URBAN MINIMALISM, UNDEFINED, ETHEREAL AND JUXTAPOSED. EACH OF THESE THEMES ARE CURRENT AND INFLUENTIAL IN THE TIMES WE ARE LIVING. THESE IDEAS ARE INSPIRED BY CONCEPTS THAT ARE PRESENT IN OUR DAILY LIVES SUCH AS ARCHITECTURE, IDEALIZATION OF BEAUTY, SEARCH FOR IDENTITY, AND BOLD CONTRASTS IN CONTEMPORARY ART AND EVERYWHERE... ALL CONNECTED TO US IN SOME WAY. COLORS ARE AS POWERFUL AS EMOTIONS, AND THEY GO HAND IN HAND. WE ARE CONSTANTLY ENCOUNTERED WITH THESE SOURCES OF INSPIRATIONS OR TOPICS AND IDEAS THAT EVOKE CERTAIN FEELINGS AND EMOTIONS. WE CAN DRAW INSPIRATION FROM WHAT IS HAPPENING AROUND US IN ORDER TO CREATE MEANINGFUL YET INNOVATIVE PALETTES. BE INSPIRED. ISABELLA COSTA EDITOR-IN-CHIEF
COLOR AND INSPIRATION FALL/WINTER 2017
CONTENTS
URBAN MINIMALISM
COLOR AND INSPIRATION FALL/WINTER 2017
UNDEFINED
ETHEREAL
JUXTAPOSED
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URBAN MINIMALISM
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URBAN MINIMALISM: CLEAN LINES, GEOMETRIC FORMS AND BURSTS OF COLOR. INSPIRED BY ARCHITECTURAL STRUCTURES IN URBAN SPACES THAT FEATURE CLEAN LINES AND PASTEL HUES. THESE TWO ELEMENTS CREATE EYE-CATCHING AND VISUALLY APPEALING COMPOSITIONS. THE DELICATE, SOFT HUES ARE CONTRASTED BY THE ROUGH CONCRETE TEXTURES. EVERYTHING IS PRECISE AND MINIMAL, EVOKING A SENSE OF CALMNESS AND COMFORT IN THE MIDDLE OF THE FAST-PACED URBAN ENVIRONMENT.
PANTONE 11-0617 TCX | PALE YELLOW
PANTONE 12-0912 TCX | ORANGE BURST
PANTONE 14-1311 TCX | BOLD ROSE
PANTONE 15-4101 TCX | CONCRETE GRAY
PANTONE 13-4308 TCX | CALM BLUE
PANTONE 13-0116 TCX | COMFORTING GREEN
COLOR AND INSPIRATION FALL/WINTER 2017
COLOR AND INSPIRATION FALL/WINTER 2017
PRIMARY
PANTONE 12-0912 TCX | ORANGE BURST
PANTONE 13-4308 TCX | CALM BLUE
SECONDARY
PANTONE 13-0116 TCX | COMFORTING GREEN
PANTONE 14-1311 TCX | BOLD ROSE
TERTIARY
PANTONE 15-4101 TCX | CONCRETE GRAY
PANTONE 11-0617 TCX | PALE YELLOW
ACCENTS
PANTONE 18-0306 TCX | ROUGH GRAY
PANTONE 11-4300 TCX | CREAM
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UNDEFINED
COLOR AND INSPIRATION FALL/WINTER 2017
UNDEFINED: INSPIRED BY PEOPLE’S CONSTANT SEARCH FOR AN IDENTITY THAT SOMETIMES DOES NOT FIT WITHIN THE MOLD OF SOCIETY AND THE UNCERTAINTY IT GENERATES TO PEOPLE. THE STRUGGLE OF TRYING TO DEFINE WHO ONE IS AND FITTING WITHIN THE PARAMETERS OF TERMS THAT DO NOT REFLECT ONE’S IDENTITY, FEELING UNDEFINED EVOKES A FEELING OF INSECURITY. AS YOUNGER GENERATIONS ARE MORE OPEN-MINDED, THIS WHOLE TOPIC IS SLOWLY STARTING TO BECOME LESS CONSTRAINING, ALTHOUGH IT IS STILL CONTROVERSIAL. BECAUSE OF THIS REASON, THE TERM ANDROGYNOUS, WHICH REFERS TO THE COMBINATION OF MASCULINE AND FEMININE CHARACTERISTICS, IS RELEVANT TO GENDER IDENTITY AND LIFESTYLE, WHICH IS ALSO REFLECTED IN FASHION. THERE SHOULDN’T BE COLOR STEREOTYPES. COLORS REFLECT FEELINGS AND EMOTIONS, BUT DO NOT DEFINE GENDER OR SEXUALITY.
PANTONE 17-1048 TCX | ANDROGYNOUS
PANTONE 17-1461 TCX | DESIRE
PANTONE 18-0135 TCX | VIVID GREEN
PANTONE 16-1546 TCX | MASCULINE PINK
PANTONE 19-0912 TCX | UNCERTAIN
PANTONE 19-3940 TCX | FEMININE BLUE
COLOR AND INSPIRATION FALL/WINTER 2017
COLOR AND INSPIRATION FALL/WINTER 2017
PRIMARY
PANTONE 17-1048 TCX | ANDROGYNOUS
PANTONE 17-1461 TCX | DESIRE
SECONDARY
PANTONE 18-0135 TCX | VIVID GREEN
PANTONE 16-1546 TCX | MASCULINE PINK
TERTIARY
PANTONE 19-3940 TCX | FEMININE BLUE
PANTONE 19-0912 TCX | UNCERTAIN
ACCENTS
PANTONE 13-0905 TCX | CALM BEIGE
PANTONE 13-0905 TCX | TRUTH
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ETHEe theREAL REAL
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ETHEREAL: REFERS TO SOMETHING EXTREMELY DELICATE AND LIGHT IN A WAY THAT SEEMS TOO PERFECT FOR THIS WORLD. SOFT NEUTRAL COLORS, NATURAL SKIN TONES AND IMPERFECTIONS: TRULY BEAUTIFUL AND ADMIRABLE. IN THESE TIMES, THE CONCEPT OF BEAUTY IS DEPICTED BY AN IMAGE OF AN IDEAL BODY THAT IS ALTERED AND UNREAL. TRUE BEAUTY CAN REALLY BE FOUND IN THE RAWNESS OF UNEDITED FEATURES AND SKIN TONES THAT AT THE SAME TIME, SEEM DELICATE AND FRAGILE. NATURAL IS PERFECT, AND SO IS EVERYONE.
PANTONE 11-4300 TCX | PALE SKIN
PANTONE 16-1120 TCX | COMPLETELY BARE
PANTONE 14-1307 TCX | GRACEFUL ROSE
PANTONE 16-4702 TCX | MUTED GRAY
PANTONE 19-0912 TCX | ORGANIC BROWN
PANTONE 19-4005 TCX | RAW BLACK
COLOR AND INSPIRATION FALL/WINTER 2017
COLOR AND INSPIRATION FALL/WINTER 2017
PRIMARY
PANTONE 11-4300 TCX | PALE SKIN
PANTONE 19-0912 TCX | ORGANIC BROWN
SECONDARY
PANTONE 16-4702 TCX | MUTED GRAY
PANTONE 16-1120 TCX | COMPLETELY BARE
TERTIARY
PANTONE 14-1307 TCX | GRACEFUL ROSE
PANTONE 19-4005 TCX | RAW BLACK
ACCENTS
PANTONE 13-0905 TCX | FLAWLESS BROWN
PANTONE 13-0905 TCX | PURITY
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COLOR AND INSPIRATION FALL/WINTER 2017
J U X TA POSED
JUXTAPOSED: INSPIRED BY THE CONTRAST CREATED WHEN PLACING SOMETHING SIDE BY SIDE WITH THE INTENTION OF BRINGING OUT A SPECIFIC QUALITY OR CREATING AN EFFECT. IN CONTEMPORARY ART, JUXTAPOSITIONS ARE OFTEN IN MIXED MEDIA, AND THE EFFECTS ARE ACHIEVED THROUGH COLOR, MATERIALS AND TEXTURES. IN THIS THEME, PASTELS GO BRIGHT AND ARE CONTRASTED WITH DARK COLORS, PATTERNS, GRAPHICS, AND TEXTURES THAT ARE VERY EYE-CATCHING, DYNAMIC, BOLD, PLAYFUL AND FUN. THESE PIECES EVOKE POSITIVE FEELINGS TO THE VIEWER. JUXTAPOSITIONS CAN BE WELL-ORGANIZED, YET UNEXPECTED, RESULTING INTERESTING, SURREAL OR CREATE OPTICAL ILLUSIONS THAT WILL PLAY WITH THE VIEWER’S MIND.
PANTONE 16-5123 TCX | AQUA
PANTONE 14-0647 TCX | LABYRINTH
PANTONE 14-1329 TCX | PRETTY IN PINK
PANTONE 15-3930 TCX | BABY BLUE
PANTONE 19-3951 TCX | UPBEAT
PANTONE 19-4005 TCX | BOLD BLACK
COLOR AND INSPIRATION FALL/WINTER 2017
COLOR AND INSPIRATION FALL/WINTER 2017
PRIMARY
PANTONE 19-3951 TCX | UPBEAT
PANTONE 14-0647 TCX | LABYRINTH
SECONDARY
PANTONE 14-1329 TCX | PRETTY IN PINK
PANTONE 15-3930 TCX | BABY BLUE
TERTIARY
PANTONE 16-5123 TCX | AQUA
PANTONE 19-4005 TCX | BOLD BLACK
ACCENTS
PANTONE 16-3931 TCX | LILAC LAVA
PANTONE 13-0905 TCX | HOT PINK
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DISCLAIMER THIS IS A MOCK REPORT CREATED FOR ANTHONY MILLER’S CURRENT TRENDS AND FORECASTING CLASS AT SAVANNAH COLLEGE OF ART AND DESIGN
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