Pantone, the global authority on colour, has unveiled that colours forspring/summer 2021 for New York Fashion Week will be inspired by the beautyof nature to support “flexibility and reinvention”.
The colours for SS21 it states have been chosen to lighten the mood,while inspiring “ingenuity and inventiveness,” following months of lockdownand economic uncertainty due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.
The report reveals ten standout colours, alongside Pantone’s currenttake on the five core classics, which it expects to see in fashiondesigners new spring/summer collections.
According to Pantone Color Institute experts, colours for spring/summer2021 New York emphasise colours that “versatility transcend the seasons andallow for more freedom of choice - colours that lend themselves to originalcolour statements and whose flexibility easily adapts to our new and morefragmented lifestyle”.
These colours are illustrative of nature, featuring brightening andsoothing shades, such as ‘Marigold,’ a comforting golden orange-infusedyellow lends a warming presence, as well as an optimistic ‘Illuminating’yellow that Pantone describes as being “friendly and joyful,” and amentholated ‘Green Ash’ that cools and soothes.
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Uplifting ‘Marigold’ and ‘French Blue’ feature in Pantone’s New YorkFashion Week SS21 colour palette
Commenting on the NYFW spring/summer 2021 colour palette, LeatriceEiseman, executive director of the Pantone Color Institute, said in astatement: “Offering a range of shades illustrative of nature, colours forspring/summer 2021 underscores our desire for flexible colour that worksyear-round.
“Infused with a genuine authenticity that continues to be increasinglyimportant, colours for Spring/Summer 2021 combine a level of comfort andrelaxation with sparks of energy that encourage and uplift our moods.”
Other colours in the top ten, includes ‘Cerulean’ a colour thatrepresents the sky on a serene, crystal clear day, ‘French Blue’ describedas a “stirring blue hue that awakens a vision of Paris in the springtime,”as well as ‘Burnt Coral’ that expresses conviviality.
There are also three bold jewel tones, ‘Amethyst Orchid’ a floral shadedamethyst orchid that Pantone says introduces “a unique touch,” ‘RaspberrySorbet’ that “tantalises” and a tasty ‘Mint’ hue that “refreshes andrestores”.
The final colour in the top ten is the surprising earthy inspired ‘Rust’brown, which is more emblematic of autumn leaves, and uncharacteristic of aspring palette.
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These ten colours will be showcased alongside the spring/summer 2021core classics: ‘Inkwell’ - a deep and intense blackened blue; ‘UltimateGray’ - a quietly assuring and reliable grey encouraging composure;‘Buttercream’ - an easy and effortless delicious off-white; ‘Desert Mist’ -a colour that invokes images of shifting powdery sands; and ‘Willow’ - acanopy of green that reveals and conceals.
Images: via Pantone website
