New York Fashion Week, September 8-15, 2006 New York fashion designers are flourishing in a season of new beginnings, using surprising neutrals with innovative splashes of corals, yellows and purples to create a spring in bloom.Tarragon is the freshly cut stem to the blossoming shades of sweet Strawberry Ice, warm Golden Apricot and violet-infused Hollyhock. Café Crème is the rich, creamy contrast to the serenity of calming Sky Blue or the deliciousness of refreshing Grapemist. The yellow glow of gleaming Green Sheen and the blushing beauty of diaphanous Silver Peony reflect the infusion of life brought by spring.

While cool Frost Gray was an important presence in fall of ‘06, the newest neutral for spring is found in glimmering Opal Gray, providing the background to spring’s multifaceted, complex brights that can make even the most basic silhouette come alive.

“Most often, colors are not completely reinvented each season,” observes Leatrice Eiseman, executive director of the Pantone Color Institute®. “Instead, they evolve from one season to the next. The Apple Cinnamon of fall, for example, becomes the Café Crème of spring. What does change each season is the variation of the colors, and/or the combinations of colors.

While navy, black and white are still a presence for spring ‘07, designers are choosing a greater variety of neutrals as the canvas for this season’s captivating new hues.”

For 13 years, Pantone has surveyed the designers of New York Fashion Week to bring you the season’s most important color trends. This sketchbook previews color for spring 2007

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Spring 2007 Fashion Color Report
By Pantone, Inc.

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