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A/W 17/18 COLOR REPORT
“Fashion is not something that exists in dresses only. Fashion is in the sky, in the street, fashion has to do with ideas, the way we live, what is happening.� -Coco Chanel
Letter from the Editor On our journey throughout life, we come in contact with color every second of every day. When we travel, we experience color and inspiration in a global sense, drawing emotions, influence and ideas from this experience. In essence, this color forecast represents this journey and this color experience through many different facets of exploration. Today, consumers are finding different ways to travel-new and fresh ways to explore this beautiful world. The color forecast for the upcoming A/W 17/18 season encompasses consumers’ behavior in the travel sense, and touches on other societal trends, as well as well-researched fashion trends, current & future, such as seasonless silhouettes & colors. We will be exploring our pastel palette, ‘Sweet Serendipity’, our neutral palette, ‘The Great Escape’, our bright palette, ‘Playful Pause’, and last, but not least, our dark palette, ‘Treasure Hunt’. Each of these color stories touches on different aspects of travel & exploration. Cheers to new adventures! Happy Exploring, Tindal Anderson Editor-in-Chief
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The Quiet Traveler Pastels - Sweet Serendipity ............. 7 - 12
Neutrals - The Great Escape .......... 13 -18
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The Bold Adventurer Brights - Playful Pause .................... 21 - 26
Darks - Treasure Hunt ..................... 27 - 32
The Quiet Traveler
SWEET SERENDIPITY Sweet Serendipity is a color palette that makes us want to twirl. Light, sweet, pretty pastels make up this color story, giving us a whimsical feeling in the process. This palette draws it’s inspiration from serendipitous travel, taking a chance, going where your feet take you and being completely at ease with where you end up. Consumers are beginning to take interest in the idea of chance playing a role in their travel plans; new websites are coming to head where you can simply enter in your budget and the site plans your entire getaway for you. From sky pink to serene green, let Sweet Serendipity roll over you like a soft wave. Then flow on and see where the wave takes you, being at peace with your new adventure.
SKY PINK
PANTONE 13-1520 LAVENDER FIELD
PANTONE 13-3406 PEACH DREAM
PANTONE 13-1022 SLEEPY SAND
PANTONE 11-0606 SERENE GREEN
PANTONE 12-5206 SMOKY GREY
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Color Breakdown
SKY PINK PANTONE 13-1520
SERENE GREEN PANTONE 12-5206
PRIMARY SLEEPY SAND
PANTONE 11-0606
LAVENDER FIELD
PANTONE 13-3406
SECONDARY PEACH DREAM
SMOKY GREY
PANTONE 13-1022 PANTONE 12-5603
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THE GREAT ESCAPE The Great Escape gives us the relaxing getaway we’ve been yearning for. This color story is heavily based around relaxing travels, such as a rejuvinating spa retreat or a solo beach getaway. The palette also draws it’s inspiration and influence from the healthy lifestyle that has become very popular among consumers recently. Soft neutrals make up this color story, ranging from delicate tans to a sweet accent green; the colors give a feeling of serenity, rejuvination and relaxation. Whether you are enjoying a mud mask with a fresh rose water in hand, or lounging in the warm beach sand, listening to waves crash, allow the peacefulness of this palette take over. Relax and enjoy.
MUD MASK
PANTONE 18-0625 SUN-KISSED SKIN
PANTONE 15-1020 ROSE WATER
PANTONE 7590-U ALMOND MILK
PANTONE 12-4301 GREEN TEA
PANTONE 2260-C WARM SAND
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Color Breakdown
ROSE WATER
PANTONE 7590-U
ALMOND MILK
PANTONE 12-4301
PRIMARY
WARM SAND
PANTONE 2309-C
SUN-KISSED SKIN
PANTONE 15-1020
SECONDARY MUD MASK
GREEN TEA
PANTONE 18-0625 PANTONE 2260-C
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The Bold Adventurer
PLAYFUL PAUSE Playful pause is a color palette that emcompasses the action of taking a break to enjoy your surroundings. Bright, playful, exciting and fun, this color palette brings sunshine and happiness into our days, filling us with positive energy and an appreciation for our beautiful world. With digital media being an all-consuming factor in our current society, it is necessary to step back and pause sometimes to appreciate the bigger picture. That is what this color story brings to the table. Complete with bright, bold and playful hues that are drawn from nature, this color story is a rainbow that we can’t wait to explore. Whether it’s admiring the beautiful colors of your city and it’s architecture, or stopping to smell the flowers and notcing just how bold the colors are in the plants, this color palette reminds us to take a break from our busy, fast, digitally-driven lives and admire the natural beauty that’s around us. BOLD BERRY
PANTONE 19-1763 TANGERINE TANG
PANTONE 17-1361 WANDERING DAFODIL
PANTONE 14-0852 LIMELIGHT
PANTONE 13-0651 GRASS IS GREENER
PANTONE 2259-C PURPLE DAZE
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Color Breakdown
WANDERING DAFODIL
BOLD BERRY
PANTONE 19-1763
PANTONE 14-0852
PRIMARY LIMELIGHT
PANTONE 13-0651
TANGERINE TANG
PANTONE 17-1361
SECONDARY GRASS IS GREENER
PURPLE DAZE
PANTONE 2259-C PANTONE 18-2527
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TREASURE HUNT Treasure Hunt captures our need for exploration, our constant hunt for something new and exciting-whether that is an adventure, a different way to dress up, or new surroundings, this color palette embodies this exciting hunt & exporation of life. This palette is complete with deep, dark hues, such as blacks, navys and deep berry, acompanied by green and blue accents to portray the bright lights in the late night hours. Heavily based around adventurous travel, music festivals, new innovation & techniques in art, such as outdoor illumination art, as well as a fascination with dressing up and adopting a new persona, this color palette brings excitement and adventure into our lives. Bring onthe night-life, the music, the velvet and suede. We are going exploring on our treasure hunt for something new & different . DARK STAR
PANTONE 412-C MIDNIGHT
PANTONE 19-3940 FOREST GREEN
PANTONE 19-5232 TURQUOISE SHIMMER
PANTONE 17-4530 RUBY CAMPFIRE
PANTONE 19-2024 MAGENTA LIGHT
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Color Breakdown
RUBY CAMPFIRE
PANTONE 19-2024
MIDNIGHT
PANTONE 19-3940
PRIMARY DARK STAR
PANTONE 412-C
MAGENTA LIGHT
PANTONE 18-2527
SECONDARY TURQUOISE SHIMMER
FOREST GREEN
PANTONE 17-4530 PANTONE 19-5232
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What’s next? How She Wears It
Color Inspiration A/W 17/18
Sources: All Images courtesy of WGSN, Pinterest, and Tumblr.
Disclaimer: This is a mock report for Anothony Miller’s Current Trends and Forecasting ( FASH 419) class at Savannah College of Art & Design.
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