Valentine’s Day may have passed already, but Lidewij Edelkoort is still in the mood for love. While the days following Saint Valentine’s are often marked by discounted candy and wilting rose petals, Edelkoorts latest forecast ‘Candy Culture’ brings sugary treats and their varying shades to the forefront of fashion. Fulfilling the cravings of one...
28 Feb 2024
A soft and subtle peachy hue. Pantone has declared 'Peach Fuzz' as the colour of the year 2024. Described to have an “all-embracing spirit that enriches mind, body and soul”, Pantone said the hue was selected for its reflection of “a heartfelt kindness” to compensate for the current “time of turmoil” in many people’s lives. To celebrate the...
11 Dec 2023
From beige/pink to universal blue, passing through stimulating tones, the colour trends forecasted by specialists for women's spring/summer 2024 fashion, indicate women need to reclaim their bodies.. As sales campaigns for the SS24 pre-collections get underway, and ahead of dedicated Fashion Weeks, it seems that the physical body is setting the...
21 Jun 2023
As part of their biannual webinar, WGSN and Coloro unveiled their five trend colours that can be expected to lead the way during the SS25 season. Each of the hues were selected for their ability to convey a sense of reassurance at a time of great uncertainty and global change, the trend authorities said, while also reflecting a “shift towards...
5 Jun 2023
First, the trend research institute WGSN, together with colour experts Coloro, named ‘Future Dusk’ the colour of the year. Now, the duo have announced the full colour spectrum for spring/summer 2025 during a webinar. Amid global change and increasing uncertainty, the duo's key colours convey a sense of reassurance and exert a powerful pull,...
30 May 2023
Back in February, the international materials sourcing show, Première Vision 2023, revealed to professionals the first major trends in spring/summer 2024 fashion, through three themes: Decoration, Essentials and Leather. FashionUnited reported on the event. The Decoration Forum: the influence of plants on spring/summer 2024 fabrics ’Naturality’,...
13 Apr 2023
Pantone, the global authority on colour, has revealed that designers at London Fashion Week will use a colour palette filled with “fresh, vibrant and invigorating” colours inspired by “unorthodox colour combinations, encouraging freedom of self and inviting new conversations”. The LFW AW23 colour trend report reveals a “free-spirited assemblage...
17 Feb 2023
Kate Spade New York has unveiled its own colour 'Kate Spade Green' in collaboration with Pantone, the global authority on colour. The newly minted green hue, developed by Pantone, pays homage to Kate Spade’s heritage as the brand celebrates its 30th anniversary and will be integrated across consumer touchpoints starting in spring 2023, including...
6 Feb 2023
Trend forecasting platform WGSN, together with colour authority Coloro, unveiled the key colours for the autumn/winter 23/24 season earlier this year. The duo’s selection aimed to reflect how people are adjusting their varying lifestyles to focus on building a vision of the future, with hues that also looked to draw motivational forces to drive...
20 Dec 2022
The soft orange shade Apricot Crush has been named colour of the year 2024 by colour authority WGSN in collaboration with Coloro - The Color Code. The trend authority WGSN called the peach hue "restorative, refreshing and energetic" and "a perfect fit now that we are struggling with a range of emotions and uneasiness about the future” in a blog...
12 Dec 2022
Trend forecasting platform WGSN has unveiled the key colours for the autumn/winter 23/24 season together with global colour authority Coloro. The duo’s selection aims to reflect “the different journeys and multiple facets of life”, a press release read, as people adjust their lifestyles to focus on building a vision of the future. WGSN added...
6 Dec 2022
While digitisation is becoming heavily adopted by brands and designers as a new way of connecting with consumers, its influence is also having an impact on other areas of the industry, pushing creative companies and agencies to adapt to the ever evolving online atmosphere. Long-time collaborators WGSN and Coloro are two companies also latching...
3 Jun 2022