The fall runways have given us a bird's eye view of key colors and palettes for fall. Greens, blues, greys and plums are your key colors that should live within any palettes ro combos that you are doing.

In terms of palettes, a renewed military look with a 'flight' focus means that aviator blues and greens are key. Fall's new nature story is all about bright greens,warm rusts and a smattering of brights to keep things active an fun. An 80's pop vibe is still ringing in our ears so all of the requisite brights are on deck and for those looking for something a bit more traditional, there is the school of Skate that merges BTS with street worthy twists. Finally, for something totally offbeat and fun, Street Monster offers mid brights that work well with greys and each other in an energetic palette!

Key Colors:	Green Tea	Metal Greys	Peri-Blues	Plum Wines

Key Palettes:	In Flight	Nature	Pop Star	School of Skate	Street Monster

Key Colors

Green Tea Green IS the new black! You will find both yellow greens and blue cast greens playing important roles. Look for Olive, chartreuse, apple, jade and Kentucky bluegrass shades to pair with neutrals and warm greys.
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Metal Greys Both cool and warm greys are important as neutrals for fall. You may even consider a midnight charcoal instead of a black to keep that dusky feel going. Cool greys are best when paired with brights while warm greys replace some of the brown shades of last year.
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Peri- Blues Rich blues become a staple in all commodities and in all looks from active to classic. Bright Royal and a turquoise cast blue are key for pop while a clean navy and a chambray blue can also be added to the line-up for more conservative mixes.

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Plum Wines From rich Concorde grape Purples to crisp lavenders, purples and purple reds are key colors fall. They can be mixed with greys or paired with black or inky denims for a salable punch. Click to enlarge!   Key Palettes   These are the dominant palettes for fall 2009! In Flight Flight blues and army greens come together to create an edgy yet salable palette. Use this palette for fall's printed twills and plaids and top off with crests and yarn dyed knit stripes. Use earthy brown shades as your bridge between the blues and greens. Click to enlarge!

Nature This fall's nature palette is much brighter and looser in feel with it's bright apple greens, rusts, jades and blues. These colors can be applied to simple graphics using 2 colors or they can be used in plaids and patterns to create a nature feel without spelling out the obvious!
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Pop Star Brights worthy of the 80's are paired with greys, blue denim and black denim for a full on story. Use brights on greys or the reverse for screen art and be sure to offer plenty of simple yarn dyes pairing one bright with one neutral. Lavender, turquoise, jade and royal are key focal points!
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School of Skate This palette merges a traditional back to school look with a sharp street edge to make the best of both worlds. Greys, navy and rich blue denims get hits of bright royal, rocket red and jade for a new twist while Cabernet is used for that more traditional effect. Click to enlarge!

Street Monster Somethings are just meant to be fun! This offbeat palette features greys and brown as neutrals and a full scope of beatnik brights from jade, tangerine and periwinkle to apple green and chartreuse to play around with. Use this palette for an updated urban or skate look or for an active theme that can handle all of this newness! Click to enlarge!