PANTONE Fashion Color Report: Fall/Winter 2017/2018

PANTONE Fashion Color Report, Fall/Winter 2017/2018

Every season, Pantone evaluates the colors shown by fashion designers in their collections at New York Fashion Week. This information is then used to create the Fashion Color Report where top 10 colors are highlighted for the upcoming season. For the first time ever, Pantone has added London Fashion Week to their seasonal color report.

Color Palette for New York Autumn/Winter 2017/2018

Fall 2017 color palette leans toward the warm hues. PANTONE 17-1558 Grenadine is a powerful, evocative, dynamic red. It is a confident and self-assured attention-getter. While PANTONE 17-1145 Autumn Maple is the quintessential autumn color; tawny and warm. Then comes PANTONE 19-1725 Tawny Port, a darker, elegant, sophisticated, and tasteful red. Rounding off the warm colors is PANTONE 13-2808 Ballet Slipper, a softer touch, flattering and rosy red.

As in most any season, neutrals have its place in the 2017 Fall collection. PANTONE 16-1341 Butterum is a snug, warming, and toasty shade. While PANTONE 17-4402 Neutral Gray, the standard bearer of all neutrals, shares the anchoring role with Navy Peony in this palette.

Finally, Fall 2017’s cool hues: Starting with the fresh and bright PANTONE 17-4041 Marina, which evokes vitality and coolness. Followed by PANTONE 19-4029 Navy Peony, which is an anchor for both the NY and London palettes. Navy Peony is a dependable, stable and anchoring shade. PANTONE 19-4524 Shaded Spruce is a green that speaks of sheltering and protection as evergreen trees. And finally, PANTONE 16-0543 Golden Lime, a yellow-green shade that offers a refreshing complement to fall classics with its golden undertones.

Color Palette for London Autumn/Winter 2017/2018

The warm hues of London’s colors kick of this palette with PANTONE 18-1662 Flame Scarlet leading the way. Flame Scarlet is a vivid, powerful red. It is followed by PANTONE 16-1338 Copper Tan, a burnished shade known for its welcoming warmth. PANTONE 15-0751 Lemon Curry is an exotic and spicy seasonal color. It is rounded off with a PANTONE 16-0639 Golden Olive, which narrows the line between warm (with its golden hues) and cool hues (with its staunch yet stately green undertones).

The neutrals for London looks to be PANTONE 16-1331 Toast, a comforting, warmhearted color, and PANTONE 18-1018 Otter, a country, earthy color that comes to the city.

Finally, London’s cool hues: beginning with PANTONE 12-2904 Primrose Pink, an embracing and gentle pale pink shade (that has a tinge of purple undertones). Then followed by PANTONE 18-3531 Royal Lilac, an enchanting purple that provides a theatrical linkage to the other colors in the palette. PANTONE 19-4029 Navy Peony is the dependable and anchoring mainstay for the season. Finally, PANTONE 14-4121 Bluebell is a tranquil blue that soothes, connects and brings peace.