Colours | Trends

Pantone colours for LFW AW25 offer a vision of change and renewal

Pantone, the global trend forecasting and colour consultancy, has revealed that the colour palette for the autumn/winter 2025 season of London Fashion Week, which runs until February 24, will balance “a confluence of creativity, innovation, heritage and change to spark a new vision”. Last season, for LFW spring/summer 2025, Pantone offered a...

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Spring fashion searches surge as consumers prepare for seasonal shift

UK consumer interest in spring fashion is on the rise, with Google searches for 'spring fashion' increasing by 30 percent month-on-month and Pinterest searches for 'spring outfit ideas' up 70 percent compared to the same period last year. This growing demand underscores the seasonal shift in shopping habits as consumers look to refresh their...

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Pantone unveils NYFW autumn/winter 2025 colour report

Pantone, the authority on colour, has said that New York Fashion Week’s colour palette for the upcoming autumn/winter 2025 season will spark curiosity with a hint of nostalgia. For AW25, colours for NYFW are “imbued with a poetic nuance, creating a blend of casual relaxation with subtle elegance,” explains Pantone, offering a “lively colour...

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Pre-Fall ‘25 color palette: ‘Latte Dressing’ continues to trend

As reported by FashionUnited in 2023, ‘latte dressing’ began as a directional trend. At the time of the SS24 collections it was seen to be particularly popular with runway show attendees as it offered a chic alternative to black. When designers were showing their Pre-Fall ’25 collections it became fairly clear that garments rendered in shades of...

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Pre-Fall 2025 color trends: ‘Wicked’-inspired shades of pink and green

Since its November 22 debut, the long-awaited movie adaptation of the Broadway musical ‘Wicked’ has proven to be a massive box office hit. It is already the all-time highest-grossing movie adaptation of a Broadway musical, having earned $392.4 million domestically by mid-December 2024. Wicked has a compelling storyline of friendship, and bravery...

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Trends for 2025: The Color Purple, Cowboy Boots & Play on Proportions

As the year draws to a close, style, and trend forecasters, have been hard at work analyzing data to predict what some of the hottest styles and trends in fashion will be in 2025. Shaped by pop culture, mainstream media, consumer habits, runway designer looks, and even political shifts, it seems like we're in for a year of cowboy-themed looks,...

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Spotted on the catwalk: Mocha Mousse, the color of the year 2025

This year, suede bags and jackets are in high demand, with chocolate brown and cognac as trend colours. According to Pantone, we will mainly see a different colour hue next year. Mocha Mousse, a soft medium brown shade with a hint of nude and peachy pink, has been declared the colour of the year 2025 by the colour institute. Traditionally,...

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Pantone chooses a mellow brown as Colour of the Year 2025

In recent years, Pantone has opted for a cosy peach, an animated red and a periwinkle blue as its Colour of the Year. For 2025, the global authority on colour, has selected ‘Mocha Mousse,’ a mellow brown infused with a sensorial and comforting warmth to appeal to consumers' desires for comfort and wellness. Officially known as Pantone 17-1230, ‘...

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Spotted on the catwalk: WGSN and Coloro's colour of the year 2026 'Transformative Teal'

‘Transformative Teal’ has been declared the Colour of the Year 2026 by colour institutes WGSN and Coloro. According to the two, Transformative Teal is a fluid fusion of blue and green, reflecting the diversity of nature and an earth-focused mindset, aligning with the growing demand for ecological responsibility (in light of the climate crisis)....

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PFW SS25 Top color combinations

During Paris Fashion Week SS25, designers offered a variety of intriguing colors and color combinations. As witnessed on the runways, the sophistication offered by ‘latte dressing,’ that is, wearing elegant styles in various shades of brown, will continue into next season. A palette of refined neutrals told a similar story, and consumer interest...

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MFW SS25 Top color combinations

MFW SS25 designers played down the usual sexy looks in favor of something more demure but still ultra feminine. They pumped up the optimism with color combinations that focused on dopamine shades of orange, pink and blue. On the other hand, perhaps with the ‘Corpcore’ trend in mind, neutral and darker tones like brown were also on display. ...

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LFW SS25 Top Color Combinations

The mark of a skilled designer is the ability to mix colors together in unexpected ways. From Ahluwalia and Ashley Williams to Burberry and Bora Aksu, this aptitude was showcased on the runways of LFW SS25 to great effect. The Pantone Color Institute predicted ten standout colors for LFW SS25 in an “idiosyncratic palette,” that included “a...