The girl's runways and trade shows offered plenty of key color direction for Fall 2009. Pinks and plums are key stand alone colors and should be the focal point of your prints and patterns while greys continue to dominate as the neutral of choice.

Greens and blues are also strong, not just in a nature story but for the fresh and bright shades that we need to boost all palettes. In terms of trending palettes, there is something for everyone! With the frontier and Boho looks on the horizon, the Boho palette offers neutrals and pop colors that are perfect for the indigenous patterns and rich embroideries that are heading our way. Bright craft offers an offbeat cast of brights and retro pales to play with while the Hippie trend focusses on Beatnik Brights that are saturated and deeply playful. Dusties are back in a big way not only for little girls but for all looking for something softer while for pop fans, the Rock Star color palette offers a narrow but effective cast of greys and brights to convey all musical genres. Finally, Nature's Neutrals is the way to go if you are looking for the quintessential autumnal palette complete with earthy neutrals and fresh greens.

Key Colors:	Blues	Greys	Greens	Pinks	Plums

Key Palettes:	Boho	Bright Crafts	Dusties	Hippie Shades	Nature's Neutrals	Rock Star

Key Colors

Blues Bright and fluid blues are a key color to include in all stories. Periwinkle, royal, flight blue and french blue are the focus.
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Greys A full range of greys from pale dove to deep charcoal are key to use against brights and the powerful pinks and plums that are on deck for fall.
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Greens The brightness of these greens means that they will resonate in any mix that you apply them to! Chartreuse, lime and apple green feature a yellow caste while the important Kentucky bluegrass green has some of that 80's bluish tint that makes it a great mixer for purples and greys.

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Pinks Fall will be more Pink then ever! Warm and fleshy pinks are newest while staple pinks like bubblegum and Raspberry are back to lend a hand. Use with other brights for pop or pair with greys and plums for a new Back to school palette. Click to enlarge! Plums Concord grape, rich magenta and a smokey Cabernet are the focal points for plums for fall. again, use with greens for contrast, greys for a neutralizer or pair with pinks for pop! Click to enlarge!

Key Palettes
These are the dominant palettes for fall 2009!
Boho Using a full spectrum of dreamy pinks, baked peach and turquoise, we are able to get a sense of the new Mexico Boho vibe that is brewing or fall! Use the entire palette in color rich prints or pop the neutrals using the turquoise, pinks and peach shades.
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Bright Crafts A slightly offbeat story is on deck here! In addition to the usual bright suspects of fuchsia, purple and turquoise we have a soft aqua, tangerine and citrine to mix things up a bit. Anchor with a super dark charcoal for best results!
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Dusties This palette offers a soft tonal story centered on key pinks, greys, greens and blues. While this palette stands in contrast to everything else that is coming up, it is going to be where much of the volume will come from! It can be applied to frontier looks as well as to naive nature stories or you can use it as a novel holiday story. Click to enlarge!

Hippie Shades These Beatnik brights are vibrant and saturated and just the thing for paisleys, prints and patterns with a Hippie beat. The brown anchor is your neutral while the chartreuse is your go-everywhere green! Click to enlarge! Nature's Neutrals This palette is slightly more sophisticated but it lends itself to a fresh autumn story. The neutral greys and earthy browns are popped with terra cotta and chartreuse while olive and spruce greens provide ample richness. Click to enlarge! Rock Star Got Greys? This palette plays up all of the key greys and drops a royal and pink beat for levity. White, silver and jet black are your contrasts and pops! Click to enlarge!