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Fashion Snoops: These are the colours for AW25/26

Colour experts Hallie Spradlin and Joanne Thomas of Fashion Snoops have unveiled three of their new colour palettes and anchor colours that they predict will dominate the autumn/winter 2025/26 season. These early predictions paint a picture of a profound season where adventure and a willingness to go beyond the tried and tested are at the heart...

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WGSN and Coloro unveil key colours for AW25/26 season

Trend forecasting platform WGSN has unveiled the key colours for the autumn/winter 25/26 season together with global colour authority Coloro. "Acceleration" is the overarching theme for the colour forecast, the two organisations said in a press release issued earlier this month. "As the climate crisis brings chaos and strange omens of decline...

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Pantone releases SS24 colour trend report for LFW

Pantone, the global authority on colour, has revealed that the colours of London Fashion Week for spring/summer 2024 will “stretch the imagination and bring expressive beauty to the everyday”. The trend forecasting and colour consultancy said the rich and “extraordinary colors” in the SS24 report are inspired by “divergent consumer demands for...

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Pantone reveals NYFW SS24 colours offer “new sense of freedom”

Pantone, the global authority on colour, states that the colours of New York Fashion Week spring/summer 2024 will embody a feeling of nostalgia while reflecting the desire to embrace positive change. According to Pantone’s colour trend report for NYFW, designers will embrace colours that evoke sweet aromas, warm waters, and sugar-coated zest to...

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Trends, consumers and marketing: What is the power of colour in fashion?

The background article The role of colour in fashion explains how colour plays a pivotal role in fashion. What is the exact role of these primary, secondary and tertiary colours in the fashion world and what is the power of colour contrasts? How is colour used in fashion? Fashion designers use colour in various ways, from being a source of...

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Resort 2024: women’s runway – top color combinations

Color plays a major role in fashion. The Resort Collections for 2024 are still rolling out, but there are already strong trend signals, one being interesting color combinations. That includes tone-on-tone mixes and warm hues contrasted to cold shades. Here are ten highlights: Alexander McQueen – designer: Sarah Burton Courtesy: Alexander...

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Spotted on the catwalk: WGSN and Coloro's colour of the year 2025 Future Dusk

The Colour of the Year for 2025 has been revealed by WGSN and Coloro as Future Dusk. Future Dusk is described by the trend forecasting companies as a “dark, moody colour that sits between blue and purple”. ‘Dark, moody and intriguing’ The colour creates a captivating and intriguing aura that aligns perfectly with the influence of the second...

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Pantone unveils “joyful” colour palette for NYFW AW23

Pantone, the global authority on colour, has stated that its New York Fashion Week autumn/winter 2023 colour trend report offers “an exultant mix of joyful colour and new contemporary classics” that leans towards a free-spirited approach to colour. The NYFW trend report is expressive of a “new reality,” adds Pantone in a statement, and strives...

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Pantone unveils “vibrant” colour palette for LFW SS23

Pantone, the global authority on colour, has stated that designers for London Fashion Week spring/summer 2023 will use a colour palette that blends “our need for high-spirited energy and dynamic vibrancy with colours that comfort and provide a calm space”. The colour trend report reveals that LFW SS23 colours “chart a new path forward,” with...

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FW22/23: WGSN and Coloro's colours of the season

WGSN and Coloro’s FW22/23 colours of choice blend timelessness and positivity while reflecting a close link to nature. The trend forecasting agency and universal colour system have partnered one more time to select the hues that will shape the next winter season, and they all embody a grounding feeling. From soothing green and vibrant blue to...

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Spotted on the streets and the catwalks: trends SS22

Fashion month for the SS22 season is over. During the fashion weeks, there were many trends to discover, not only on the catwalks, but also in terms of street style. From the streets of Berlin to the Big Apple, some trendy looks were served. Here are the hottest street style trends of the fashion weeks and the matching SS22 looks from the...

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Christine Boland Live@Lunch inspiration intermezzo: Interior and Colours special

Over your lunch break, get to know everything about the trends in interior (including visual merchandising) and colour for the coming year. Sounds great, right? Tune in at Christine Boland’s recurrent Live@Lunch inspiration intermezzos and - in a short but very inspiring 30 minute session - the renowned trend analyst will provide you with just...