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Colour Of The Year 2014: Radiant Orchid

From L-R: Prabal Gurung and Rochas summer/spring 2014 beauty looks

PANTONE, the international authority on all things colour, has selected its official Colour of the Year 2014 - Radiant Orchid.
Described as "a captivating, magical, enigmatic purple" set to make its impact on the fashion, beauty, art and design worlds, the hue has fuchsia, purple and pink undertones and replaces 2013's Emerald shade.
The best way to wear it? We'll be looking to the striking lipstick seen on Prabal Gurung’s summer/spring 2014 catwalk and the wash of lilac around the eyes at Rochas.
Being an expert on colour, Pantone naturally has its own guidelines for wearing Radiant Orchid when it comes to make-up.
This multi-faceted hue is seductive when combined with red and pairs well with its sister shades of lavender, purple and pink, which provides an assortment of lipstick and blush options. Radiant Orchid's exuberance also acts as a brilliant finishing touch to nails.
And when it comes to ready-to-wear, it mixes well with other tones like chocolate browns, and burgundy or bordeaux makes for a deeper, richer tonal story.


Credits: BritishVogue

Pre-Fall 2014-15 Colour Trends.

After Spring’s playful romp in poppy colours, many designers got serious for pre-fall by darkening their colour palettes. Fall’s rich dark tones of burgundy, purple, fuschia, emerald green and navy were quite popular amidst the sprinkling of gold and orange while the reds got deeper in some pre-fall presentations.

Burgundy.

From L-R: Burberry Prorsum, Cushnie et Ochs, Valentino, Fendi and Jean Paul Gaultier

Orange.

From L-R: Fausto Puglisi, Carolina Herrerra, Bottega Veneta, Emanuel Ungaro and Altuzarra

Navy.

From L-R: Badgley Mischka, Altuzarra, Gucci, Alberta Ferretti and Burberry Prorsum

Red.

From L-R: Naeem Khan, Valentino, Louis Vuitton, Ports 1961and Chanel

Purple.

From L-R: Belstaff, Bottega Veneta, Herve Leger, Pringle of Scotland and Fausto Puglisi

Cobalt Blue.

From L-R: Fendi, Fausto Puglisi, Elie Tahari, Kenzo and Roland Mouret

Emerald Green.

From L-R: Oscar De La Renta, Alberta Ferretti, Burberry Prorsum, Givenchy and Christopher Kane

Gold.

From L-R: Emilio Pucci, Alberta Ferretti, Burberry Prorsum, Naeem Khan and Barbara Bui

Fuschia.

From L-R: Matthew Williamson

Black and White.

From L-R: Kenzo, Jason Wu, Valentino, DSquared2 and Chanel

Paris Fashion Week Fall 2013-14 Color Trends.

Paris Fashion Week closed fashion month with a dark rainbow of colours sprinkled by favourites -orange, red and yellow color palettes that made it all through Fashion month.

Orange. A color favourite for all fashion capitals for fall 2013, orange came courtesy of Andrew Gn, Yohji Yamamoto and Miu Miu in Paris.

From L-R: Andrew Gn, Miu Miu, Yohji Yamamoto, Amaya Arzuaga and Manish Arora

Fuschia. Fuschia popped up in Paris at Balmain, Zuhair Murad and Junya Watanabe after a brief rest in London.

From L-R: Dries Van Noten, Guy Laroche, Balmain, Zuhair Murad and Issey Miyake

Yellow. Another favourite for fall, it was sunny and bright at Miu Miu, Christian Wijnants and Dries Van Noten.

From L-R: Dries Van Noten, Issey Miyake, Manish Arora, Miu Miu and Christian Wijnants

Purple. Elie Saab, Lanvin and Louis Vuitton took to purple's regal tones for inspiration.

From L-R: Elie Saab, Lanvin, Yohji Yamamoto, Andrew Gn and A.F. Vandevorst

Red. A color that has made its mark on fashion month and all capitals, red burned at Christian Dior, Maiyet and Nina Ricci.

From L-R:  Zadig&Voltaire, Giambattista Valli, Christian Dior, Maiyet and Nina Ricci

Pastel Shades. Pastel hues came in mint, lilac and lemon from Mugler, Elie Saab and Vionnet.

From L-R:  Rochas, Carven, Vionnet, Elie Saab and Mugler

Blue. Emmanuel Ungaro, Acne and Mugler brought the dark tones of blue for fall 2013 collections in Paris.

From -R: Emmanuel Ungaro, Acne, Maison Rabih Kayouz, Allude and Roland Mouret

Maroon. Maroon made it on the International runways of Paris courtesy of Chloe, Jean Paul Gaultier and Acne.

From L-R: Chloe, Kenzo, Paule Ka, Jean Paul Gaultier and Acne

Green. Declared as the color of 2013 by Pantone, Manish Arora, Issey Miyake and Christian Wijnants drew inspiration from its natural tones for their fall 2013 collections.

From L-R: Issey Miyake, Christian Wijnants, Celine, Cedric Charlier and Manish Arora

London Fashion Week Autumn/Winter 2013 Color Trends.

While Mary Katrantzou, Meadham Kirchoff and McQ went for a strictly monochromatic colour palette to focus more on the structure and design of the clothes, other designers offered colourful collections interspersed with the deep and dark tones known for fall.

Mustard. Emilia Wickstead, Maria Grachvogel and Jonathan Saunders took inspiration from the creamy tones of mustard when it came to fall color palettes.

From L-R: Maria Grachvogel, Peter Pilotto, Jonathan Saunders, Emilia Wickstead and L'Wren Scott

Fuschia. The intense tones of fuschia spiced up fall collections from Tom Ford, Duro Olowu and Japer Conran.

From L-R: Moschino Cheap and Chic, Jasper Conran, Tom Ford and Duro Olowu

Teal. Made a splash on the fall runways of Julien McDonald, Whistles and Paskal.

From L-R: Julien McDonald, Emilia Wickstead, Whistles, L'Wren Scott and Paskal

Black. An essential for fall, black acted as a backdrop for silhouettes and designs at PPQ, KTZ and Mary Katrantzou.

From L-R: From L-R: Bernard Chandran, Sass and Bide, PPQ, John Rocha and Felder Felder

Yellow. Yellow maintained its sunny disposition on the runway of London.

From L-R: Julien McDonald, Bernard Chandran, Japer Conran, Sass and Bide and PPQ

Red. It was red hot on the catwalks of Julien McDonald, Mathew Williamson, Clements Ribeiro and House of Holland.

From L-R: Eudon Choi, Alice Palmer, Bernard Chandran and Margaret Howell

Maroon. Maroon made a resounding entrance as one of the colour trends to look out for come fall.

From L-R: Felder Felder, Bella Suavage, Sister by Sibling, Clements Ribeiro and Preen

Burnt Orange. Marques Almeida, Michael Van Der Ham and Richard Nicoll brought burnt orange onto the fall runways of London.

From L-R: Marques Almeida, Zeynep Tosun, Richard Nicoll, Bernard Chandran and Fyodor Golan

New York Fashion Week: Fall 2013 Color Trends.

When it came to the fall 2013 color palettes, predominantly dark colours were liberally sprinkled with rich, bold colors to brighten up the collections and the runway. These are some of the Fall 2013 color trends from New York Fashion Week.

Black on Black. Chic and sophisticated black on black is the color combo for fall.

From L-R: J.Mendel, Prabal Gurung, Jeremy Scott, Helmut Lang and Altuzarra

Hot Pink. Hot pink was on the mind of every designer as most of the collections had a lot of this hot hue.

From L-R: DKNY, Oscar De La Renta, Tracy Reese, Christian Siriano and Lisa Perry

Red Hot. Definitely not one for fall, red sizzled on the runways of Jason Wu, Pamella Roland, DKNY, Tracy Reese and Jenny Packham.

From L-R: Jill Stuart, Marchesa, J.Mendel, Giuletta and Prabal Gurung

Navy Blue. Navy blue marked its place as the emerging colour trend for fall at Prabal Gurung, Victoria Beckham, Reed Krakoff, Oscar De La Renta and Naem Khan.

From L-R: Reed Krakoff, 3.1 Philip Lim, Ruffian, J.Mendel and Calvin Klein

Yellow. Naturally bright and perky than warranted for fall, Yellow featured in collections from Kate Spade, Narcisso Rodriguez, Michael Kors and Victoria Beckham.

From L-R: Zac Posen, Libertine, Michael Kors, Victoria Beckham and Bibhu Mohapatra

Camel. Simple and elegant camel tones were spotted at DKYNY, Michael Kors, Altuzarra and Derek Lam.

From L-R: Marc Jacobs, Ruffian, DKNY, Derek Lam and Tracy Reese.

Dark Green. The deeper shade of Green made its way onto the fall color palette of Ralph Lauren, Reed Krakoff, Altuzarra amongst others.

From L-R: Ralph Lauren, Altuzarra, Lacoste, Cushnie et Ochs and Timo Weilland

Winter White. Winter whites were favorable for fall when it came to Naem Khan, Jason Wu, Rodarte,
Rachel Zoe and Anna Sui.

From L-R: Jason Wu, Pamella Roland, Jenny Packham, Chado Ralph Rucci and Bibhu Mahapatra

Grey. The soft tones of grey were lavish at DKNY, Michael Kors, Bibhu Mohapatra and Kimberly Ovitz.

From L-R: Michael Kors, Reed Krakoff, Kimberly Ovitz, Bibhu Mohapatra and DKNY

Fuschia. Marchesa, Diane Von Furstenberg and Mara Hoffman maintained fuschia's momentum on their runways.

From L-R: Costello Tagliapatra, Marchesa, Diane Von Furstenburg, Mara Hoffman and Thakoon

Fashion Week SS13 Colours.

Aside from the breathtaking, impeccable creations seen during Fashion Week ss13, Color talked on its runways from New York, London to Milan and Paris. Here are some of the color trends for next Spring or Summer.

Fuschia. Fuschia popped on the runways of Elie Saab, Gucci, Emilio Pucci, Burberry and Ermanno Scervino.

Versus ss13

Orange. Missoni, David Koma, Stella McCartney and Mathew Williamson went for bright rusty orange in their runway collections.

Ermanno Scervino ss13

Cobalt Blue. Cobalt blue electrified at Chanel, Emilio Pucci, Gucci and Elie Saab runways during fashion week.

Chanel ss13

Pastels. Pale and calming on the eye, pastels whispered at Temperley, Christopher Kane, Fendi and Christian Dior.

Christopher Kane ss13

Yellow. Mellow yellow brightened up the catwalks of Louis Vuitton, Leonard,  Trussardi and Richard Chai.

Gucci ss13

Mint and Coral. An unexpected sweet colour combination when paired together or separately, Mint and Coral stood out at Oscar De La Renta, Antonio Marras, Felder Felder and Lela Rose.

Oscar De La Renta ss13

Neutrals. Tadashi Shoji, Charlotte Ronson, Marchesa and Rebecca Minkoff blended flesh tone neutrals into their collections at Fashion Week.

Tadashi Shoji ss13

Grey. Cast its shadow at Alberta Ferretti, Yigal Azrouel, John Richmond and Jenny Packham.

Jenny Packham ss13

Black and White. A classic color combo that never really goes out of style,  Roland Mouret, Moschino, Rue Du Mail and Jason Wu took to this during Fashion Week.

Moschino ss13

Red. Valentino’s signature color sizzled not only at Valentino but on the runways of Rebecca Taylor, Jenny Packham, Naem Khan and Gareth Pugh.

Gareth Pugh ss13