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Fall/Winter 2024 Color Trend: Lighter shades of green

Generally speaking, the FW24 season color palettes were a somber affair. Autumn shades, light to dark grey and olive khaki tones were prevalent as they worked for the ongoing popularity of the ‘quiet luxury’ trend. L-R: Alberta Ferretti, Emilia Wickstead, Schiaparelli FW24 Credits: Alberta Ferretti, Emilia Wickstead, Schiaparelli FW24/©...

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LFW FW24: Olive green, dark red, black leather and a lot of fluff

London Fashion Week took place from Friday, February 16 to Tuesday February 20 and celebrated its 40th anniversary. The FW24 edition was a far cry from LFW’s humble origins - a tent in the car park of the Commonwealth Institute in Kensington. Back in 1984, the three-day event featured just 15 shows, including work by Vivienne Westwood, Katherine...

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Fall/winter ‘23 runway trends: four key colors

Color choices in fashion are still dominated by what we witness in nature and then, in contrast, what we see on our computer screens. This season, there was a renewed interest in tailoring; with outerwear and separates most often executed in neutral tones, often in shades of beige and grey. More directional separates came in shades of rusty...

The role of color in fashion

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

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Milan fashion week SS23: three color trends

Milan Fashion Week for Spring/Summer 2023 kicked off on Tuesday, September 20. As was the case in New York and London, color played a major role in the various designer collections. Three colors in particular were heavily featured; bright shades of blue, celadon green and a range of skin-toned neutrals. From Alberta Ferretti, look 3 was a blue...

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Webinar: SS24 Color Preview by Fashion Snoops

The trend forecasting agency Fashion Snoops invites you to the online webinar SS24 Color Shifts Preview on May 5th at 4 pm CET. Join us live as we give a sneak peek at three of the five Color Shifts that will drive newness and evoke consumer desire across all markets for SS24. KEY TAKEAWAYS The cultural drivers that are influencing consumer...

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Fall/Winter 2022 key color predictions for women's wear

Ahead of the F/W22 women's wear buying season, we present key color predictions using the extensive color swatch collections from Sophicolor.com. Recharge and reset In Fall/Winter 2022 American society continues to pursue "a new normal" with a slower pace of life and a renewed emphasis on health and wellbeing. It's time to recharge the batteries...

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FW22 Key Color Predictions For Menswear

Ahead of the FW22 men's buying season we present key color predictions using colors from the Sophicolor.com library. Recharge and reset In Fall/Winter 2022 society continues to pursue 'a new normal' with a slower pace of life and a renewed emphasis on health and wellbeing. It's time to recharge the batteries and reset one's value system,...

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These are the Fall 2019 womenswear trends retailers are most likely to pick up

One more fashion week season is behind us, time to look back at the main trends from the New York, London, Milan and Paris runways. To determine which of the trending themes, colors, fabrics and prints are most likely to be picked up by major fashion retailers, data analytics firm Edited has taken a look at retailers’ product offering and...

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Fashion’s Top 7 Maestros of Color, Past and Present

New York - Most designers deal in color and our runways are rainbow-flavored. Trendspotting websites analyze international fashion weeks to determine the overriding palette that will dictate our future shopping habits and then compile endless reports. Black and white remain commercial stalwarts, but debates might arise along the lines of which...