Fashion Colour trends

Brighten up your clothes with this particular season’s hottest color, YELLOW. Any shade of yellow will do! Soft Butter, Lemon, Sunflower, Marigold, Maize and Soft Straw. Wear yellowish head to toe or soften the appearance with white or ivory. Neutralize it with soft grey or contrast it with any tone of blue including classic navy.

White and soft creamy whites simply take center phase this season with concentrate on TEXTURE. Many textures, all-in white: Lace, crochet, embroidered eyelet, mesh, laser cut cotton, gauze, cotton fiber with flowery appliques, jacquards, new linen slub knits, and ottoman knits.

Just last year cobalt blue was the color. it is still there but the trend is moving to softer blues just like the new Cornflower, China blue and sky-blue. Actually, any shade of blue does including chambray and denim. Softer blues are showing in all print teams. Geometrics florals, stripes and abstracts.Don’t just forget about all-important Timeless Navy this year. It complements any color.

Start the summer off with primary tints – RED, BLUE and YELLOW. Include a bright PRIMARY GREEN along with the start of a lovely summertime. The primary colours work with NAVY in gorgeous stripes, dots or simple spaced flowery motifs. Let’s move on to the hot colors from the colour wheel making use of every tone of tangerine and red coral, gorgeous pinks from bubblegum to deep fuschia and warm citrus yellows. In the cool side of the color wheel we see brilliant blues, purple, aquas and exotic greens.

IT’S BACK ONCE AGAIN TO THE 70’S. Believe suede dresses, funky patchwork prints, crochet vests, high-waisted wide-legged culottes, calf size dresses, colour blocking, jumpsuits, platform shoes, and fringed jackets.

Change into Spring with smooth (occasionally dirty) pastels. Smooth pink, peach, mint, sky blue, butter yellow, lavender, lilac and aqua. Blend with much deeper sherbet pastels for a brighter look or match neutrals like sand, dove grey, toasted almond and cinnamon for a more sophisticated look. As period advances pastels can perhaps work with brights or deep tropical colors for interesting comparison.