Are you looking for that Fall 2008 color preview? You've come to the right place! At Fashionsnoops.com, we sat down with all of the major color services in order to find what common themes and colors are in the mix for Fall 2008.
Overall, there is no escaping our current (and probably long term) fixation with all things green. Greens are key on their own as are warm neutrals and warmed over pinks, purples, oranges and yellows. Grays figure strongly with all services but you'll see that for the most part they too have been warmed up and are no longer only offered against reds or black but are behaving more like an autumn warm neutral story. Yellow casts are key and are lending a warm glow to everything from neutrals to greens and browns.
All services offered some spin on the autumn classic tale with warm neutrals, plenty of greens and warm red-berry-oranges in the mix. Classic palettes also got a revamp with navies, plums and pinks replacing red, navy and forest combos for tartans and classic back-to-school patterns. Also key to the season is a penchant for vibrancy and pop with all of the color services. Some showed neons while others went pop bright for their mid winter mood-lifting (or athletic!) stories. Finally, most services told dark tales as well with inky palettes and almost sinister bylines to support the trends. For a more market-focused presentation of key colors for your business; call your color service representatives listed below!
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If you are wondering which colors to focus on for fall, these are the market leaders for boys! |
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Blue
Blues are a staple but for fall 2008, you'll notice how they have been 'greened' in keeping with the current zeitgeist. |
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Hue Point: Brit Wits, Hedgerows, Pine Island
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Chartreuse and Mustard
If green is key, then it stands to reason that greened-yellows are hot too! Use these pop colors in tandem with other greens for a tonal story or pop them into a gray and neutral story for a new spin on classic outdoorsy looks! |
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Hue Point: Trad & True, Smart Cookie, Ride to Slide |
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Olive
Warm greens, earthy greens and good ol' greens all come to the surface for fall 2008 and beyond. Use greens in all of your palettes and also play them up tonally in enviro or survivalist themes! |
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Hue Point: Trad and True, Pine Island,
The Color Box: Frontier.2
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Sandy Grays
Warmed grays are the cornerstone of the fall color line-up. Turn to these shades for just about any theme. Mix with warmed yellows or plums or insert into woodsy themes for best results. |
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Hue Point: Bewitched, Hedgerows
The Color Box: Frontier.1, Frontier.2, Harbor.2,
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Want snapshots of leading color stories? Here they are! |
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Brit
The new Brit is bright and bold! This theme can be dropped into Preppy, Brit, Psychedelic, Athletic or just about any other story you can conjure up. Classic navy and red are offset by greens and greened blues, mustard, vibrant pink and kelly for newness. |
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The Color Box- supernova 1
Hue Point- Brits Wits |
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Dark Side
You may want to save this for Holiday if your market is young or you may want to take this theme and blow it out into a back to school alternative look! Charcoal and creme get hits of pink casted reds and plums, rich emerald, sapphire and burning orange shades for an intense play. Think Robots, Wizards and any pop icon here! |
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The Color Box- supernova 2
Hue Point- bewitched
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Grays to Neutrals
Yes, these colors can stand alone in a theme, especially if you go all out with the neutral thing! Think textures such as oatmeal, fleck yarns, space dyes and tweeds here. You can add in some warmed over reds or oranges too, if needed! |
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The Color Box- harbor 2
Hue Point- hedgerows
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Outdoorsy
This is a Fashion Snoops favorite because it is a sophisticated new spin on the classic outdoors story. Note the great greened blues, mustard and sage baseline as well as the rich oranges and reds for pop. Think revamped plaids, lumber shirts, nature buff screens, intarsias, fairisles and....the list goes on! |
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The Color Box- woodland
Hue Point- trad & true |
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Outerwear
You can also call this the active palette! Classic grays and black are offset by vibrant (ergo nearly neon) reds, royals and yellows. Add metalics and miles of shine here! |
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The Color Box- Gizmo
Hue Point- Ride to slide
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This report is an overview of colors for Fall 2008. Call your color representatives for complete color presentations!
COLOR BOX
Liz Lettieri 212- 594 6222
HUEPOINT
NY: Hope at 212 921 2025
LA: Pat Brandt at 323 650 1222
Australia: Sharon Rae
Montreal & Toronto: Robbi Ronis at 514 731 1011
Vancouver: Vivian Wong at
604-322-8880 |
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