USA : PANTONE Fashion Color Report Spring 2008

Pantone Inc released the PANTONE Fashion Color Report Spring 2008. The report features the top 10 colors for women’s fashion for spring ’08, designer sketches, quotes and headshots. The availability of the PANTONE Fashion Color Report coincides with the beginning of New York Fashion Week and is available free-of-charge from the Pantone Web site.
According to the report, the spring ’08 palette is defined by classic, versatile neutrals punctuated by splashes of invigorating brights, empowering consumers to explore new and creative ways to combine colors. Variations on popular colors such as energizing red, cool, waterborne blue and eco-friendly green also play a key role this season.
“The spring ‘08 color palette perfectly reflects the cheerfulness of the season,” said Leatrice Eiseman, executive director of the Pantone Color Institute. “Stabilizing neutrals combined with pops of brighter colors to create unique, distinctive looks are the basis for a great spring and summer wardrobe.”
The top 10 spring 2008 colors for women are:
• PANTONE 19-4049 Snorkel Blue
• PANTONE 14-0000 Silver Gray
• PANTONE 14-0852 Freesia
• PANTONE 17-3020 Spring Crocus
• PANTONE 12-0435 Daiquiri Green
• PANTONE 15-1239 Cantaloupe
• PANTONE 16-0924 Croissant
• PANTONE 13-2805 Pink Mist
• PANTONE 18-1652 Rococco Red
• PANTONE 16-0639 Golden Olive
Vibrant Snorkel Blue, a favorite this season among designers, is a dependable navy, but with more animation and sophistication. Warm, cheerful Freesia is an uplifting and inviting color to which people are instinctively drawn. It is also a color that allows for diverse accessorizing opportunities in jewelry and shoes.