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Four key colour trends at Milan Fashion Week FW23

Both established and new Milanese designers used strong colors for fw23; many in interesting combinations. Red wine, hot pink, acid green and a medium shade of brown were key colours. Red red wine Designers used a dark shade of red for separates, either in total looks or in combination with other colours. Calcaterra #20 Image: Calcaterra...

9 Mar 2023

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Pantone reveals AW23 colour trend report for London Fashion Week

Pantone, the global authority on colour, has revealed that designers at London Fashion Week will use a colour palette filled with “fresh, vibrant and invigorating” colours inspired by “unorthodox colour combinations, encouraging freedom of self and inviting new conversations”. The LFW AW23 colour trend report reveals a “free-spirited assemblage...

17 Feb 2023

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Kate Spade celebrates 30th anniversary with Pantone collaboration

Kate Spade New York has unveiled its own colour 'Kate Spade Green' in collaboration with Pantone, the global authority on colour. The newly minted green hue, developed by Pantone, pays homage to Kate Spade’s heritage as the brand celebrates its 30th anniversary and will be integrated across consumer touchpoints starting in spring 2023, including...

6 Feb 2023

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Spotted on the catwalk: WGSN and Coloro’s key colours for AW23/24

Trend forecasting platform WGSN, together with colour authority Coloro, unveiled the key colours for the autumn/winter 23/24 season earlier this year. The duo’s selection aimed to reflect how people are adjusting their varying lifestyles to focus on building a vision of the future, with hues that also looked to draw motivational forces to drive...

20 Dec 2022

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The role of colour in fashion

Fashion is one of the most important visual phenomena of our time, and in fashion, colour plays a major role. In this background article, we share the difference between primary and secondary colours, discuss colour combinations and contrasts, and the influence of colour in the fashion industry. Content • Primary, secondary and tertiary colours...

19 Dec 2022

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Spotted on the catwalk: WGSN and Coloro's colour of the year 2024 Apricot Crush

The soft orange shade Apricot Crush has been named colour of the year 2024 by colour authority WGSN in collaboration with Coloro - The Color Code. The trend authority WGSN called the peach hue "restorative, refreshing and energetic" and "a perfect fit now that we are struggling with a range of emotions and uneasiness about the future” in a blog...

12 Dec 2022

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WGSN and Coloro unveil key colours for AW23/24 season

Trend forecasting platform WGSN has unveiled the key colours for the autumn/winter 23/24 season together with global colour authority Coloro. The duo’s selection aims to reflect “the different journeys and multiple facets of life”, a press release read, as people adjust their lifestyles to focus on building a vision of the future. WGSN added...

6 Dec 2022

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How the digitisation of fashion is impacting colour forecasting at WSGN and Coloro

While digitisation is becoming heavily adopted by brands and designers as a new way of connecting with consumers, its influence is also having an impact on other areas of the industry, pushing creative companies and agencies to adapt to the ever evolving online atmosphere. Long-time collaborators WGSN and Coloro are two companies also latching...

3 Jun 2022

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Pantone releases colour trend report for LFW SS22

Pantone, the global authority on colour, has unveiled the colour trend report for London Fashion Week spring/summer 2022 season and predicts that designers will showcase colours that blend “sentiments of simplicity and spontaneity” to inspire new forms of personalised expression. For London Fashion Week, Pantone states that designers will opt...

17 Sept 2021

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Pantone unveils colour trend report for NYFW SS22

Colour authority Pantone is predicting that New York Fashion Week designers will be using colours that connects “calm and comfort with free spirited optimism and a desire for joyful adventures,” for spring/summer 2022. The NYFW colour trend report for spring/summer 2022 reflects consumers aspiration for balance, following the pandemic, explains...

9 Sept 2021

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SS21 colour trend

In the psychology of colour, certain hues can dramatically affect moods, feelings, and emotions. In a post-pandemic world, shoppers will be seeking comfort, honesty and inspiration. Looking toward spring summer 2021, the colour palette will veer towards reassuring tones, like elevated neutrals and naturals, away from high tech and artificial...

1 Jun 2020

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Key Womenswear Colour on the Catwalks Spring Summer 2020

Trendstop brings FashionUnited readers a first look at the essential womenswear colour stories inspiring the Spring Summer 2020 season. The Trendstop team gives FashionUnited readers an exclusive look at three key colour directions straight from the Spring Summer 2020 runways, that will be informing the womenswear market through the upcoming...

1 Nov 2019