Here's the official press release from Pantone split into two parts (too many characters to fit into the comments):
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Pantone Unveils the Top 10 Colors for Spring 2007
"Strawberry Ice" Leads Fashion Colors for Spring 2007
Color Choices : Making Color Sense Out of Color Theory
The Spring 2007 runways will radiate with surprising neutrals and innovative splashes of corals, yellows and purples, reports Pantone, Inc., the global authority on color and provider of professional color standards for the design industries.
Each season, Pantone surveys the designers showing at New York Fashion Week to collect feedback on prominent collection colors, color inspiration, color philosophy and each designer's signature shade. This information is used to create the PANTONE® Fashion Color Report and serves as a reference tool throughout the year for fashion enthusiasts, reporters and retailers.
The top 10 most directional women's ready-to-wear colors for spring 2007
(along with printing values) are:
PANTONE 12-1206 Silver Peony C= 3 M=13 Y=15 K=0
PANTONE 15-0326 Tarragon C=37 M=7 Y=60 K=0
PANTONE 16-3801 Opal Gray C=34 M=21 Y=28 K=0
PANTONE 14-1041 Golden Apricot C=8 M=26 Y=70 K=0
PANTONE 19-2924 Hollyhock C=55 M=97 Y=14 K=3
PANTONE 13-0648 Green Sheen C=13 M=5 Y=72 K=0
PANTONE 16-3929 Grapemist C=57 M=28 Y=1 K=0
PANTONE 16-1220 Café Crème C=19 M=38 Y=45 K=5
PANTONE 16-1720 Strawberry Ice C=1 M=56 Y=29 K=0
PANTONE 14-4318 Sky Blue C=45 M=9 Y=8 K=0
Posted by: spudart on Sep 11, 06 | 10:36 am
"Most often, colors are not completely reinvented each season," observes Leatrice Eiseman, executive director of the Pantone Color Institute®. "Instead, they evolve from one season to the next. The Apple Cinnamon of fall, for example, becomes the Café Crème of spring. What does change each season is the variation of the colors, and/or the combinations of colors. While navy, black and white are still a presence for spring 2007, designers are choosing a greater variety of neutrals as the canvas for this season's captivating new hues."
The colors featured in the PANTONE Fashion Color Report are based on the PANTONE for fashion and home color system, the most widely used and recognized color standard in the world. The PANTONE Fashion Color Report Spring 2007 is available online at www.pantone.com/spring2007
About Pantone, Inc.
Pantone, Inc., developer of the globally accepted PANTONE Color Systems, is the leading source of traditional and electronic products for the selection and accurate communication of color. With over 40 years of experience, Pantone is recognized as the worldwide market leader in color communication and color technology for the graphic design, printing, publishing, fashion, home furnishings, interiors and industrial design industries. More information is available at www.pantone.com
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Posted by: spudart on Sep 11, 06 | 10:36 am
Looks like the venerable pink and green have returned
Posted by: Tom on Sep 12, 06 | 6:23 am
I updated this post to include my thoughts on each color. Before it was just a chart with the color, name, and values.
Posted by: spudart on Sep 12, 06 | 2:30 pm
green sheen. I'll have to try and use that color sometime. I don't think i've ever used an acid yellow in a design.
This is a nice list. It's good to force yourself to use colors you normally don't use. You can be surprised what a fresh, unexpected color choice can do for a design.
Someone else made some comments about the colors: http://www.thebudgetfashionista.com/archives/fashion/pantone_2007.php
And their comments are actually productive. Posted by: spudart on Sep 18, 06 | 1:01 pm
could you tell me the pantone color forecast for men 2007 spring/ summer?
Posted by: sajid on Sep 29, 06 | 1:29 pm
Plz. send me the updates !
Posted by: Ashish Anand on Nov 17, 06 | 4:07 am
plssss send me d updates of fashion forecast including the pantone colours and the new trends
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