I love violet, so it will be one of my spring colors this year for SURE. I found a few pieces that I plan on using as inspiration for my spring colors. I don’t necessarily want these items, but it helps me plan for what I’ll need to add come spring time.
http://shop.nordstrom.com/S/30.....8&P=1
http://shop.nordstrom.com/S/30.....8&P=2
I own so much black and wore it almost exclusively last year and I’m rather quite tired of it. Yay!

My favourites are the darker blue, which I would love to pair with the tomato red. Violet appeals to me more than the turquoise, but having said that I would love to pick up some turquoise jewellery.

What will be interesting is whether the US and the UK pick the same the same colour (or color).

I must admit, I hope Pantone’s guess is on the money, because Turquoise is reportedly one of my all-time best colours (this was a verdict obtained both pre and post-YLF)! It’s also a shade I can picture more easily than violet, which I’m not sure I could wear well. Angie, what other colours are expected to be prevalent this spring? A lot of the links you’ve posted aren’t that accessible for me.

Oh how that yellow is teasing me, I will have to find a way to incorporate it into my wardrobe! I love the way it will work with spring neutrals.

With regards to your trend prediction Angie, I notice even the neutrals have a lavender tinge.

Having been snowed in for the last fortnight, the thought of spring is a very pleasant distraction. THANK YOU.

I can’t say that I’m terribly inspired by the colors posted. They seem kind of grey or muted, which doesn’t appeal to me as much as the clearer colors. It will be interesting to revisit this in a few months to see what makes it into stores.

I tend to agree with you – that Violet will be the “it” color vs. Turquoise. Last year Pantone declared a sunny yellow the “it” color, and although yellow was present in 2009 collections I never saw it as a dominent color.

And although I usally love coral colors, their “Fusion Coral” looks a lot more like “1980′s apricot” to me. I’ll definitely pass on that hue!

I am *so* excited about spring! I know that we have just started into winter, but I am already gravitating toward floaty tops, flirty dresses, and all of these colors. I am actually having to hold myself back form starting my spring shopping as it’s starting to hit the shops.

Haha, Jeannie, I agree with the “apricot” comment. I was just watching Ferris Bueller on TV last night and the older sister was wearing an oversized apricot sweater and I remembered having one just like it. It was a favorite, woolen, and made by Esprit! Oh the memories … I loved that sweater. Now, I wouldn’t dream of wearing that color but it was popular then, and I was a teenager.

I enjoy learning about the color selection process.

Oh how fun, I love getting little previews of upcoming fashion trends. I can totally get into that violet, it’s beautiful. And I love the combination with red, as in the Trina Turk dress Sarah linked to (gorgeous!)

Actually, I dislike almost all of these colours. ESPECIALLY Turquoise and Violet, they look awful on me. Shopping is not going to be fun………

Violet and turquoise are wonderful, but what surprises me is that 7 of 10 of these Pantone colors look like pastels to my eye. Is that because it’s spring, and they always choose pastels for spring?

These colors have no intensity to them…dusty and muted…can’t wear a one of them..I wear saturated and jewel tones best….I’ll stick to those:)

That lemony yellow is calling my name! Expect to see me in a lot of that next year, as well as the bright blue.

I am worried about the paleness of the violet, but the tomato puree and the pink champagne look like fun! I agree with Laura, looks like a lot of pastels but there’s enough brights I am encouraged.

I am very excited about the turquoise! its my favourite color to wear these days! And after my recent trip to the caribbean, I am even more enamoured with it!

The rest of the colors will be too muted for me. I used to wear the apricot and violet back in the 80′s. I had this cute little violet cardigan that I wore over a white blouse. Plus, some apricot colored pants. They were not my best colors but I was trying to be trendy. That won’t be happening again!

I am most curious about that corally-red color. I wonder how that will look with my cool-toned skin?

Don’t worry, ladies! Do not let the specific intensity of these Pantone colours put you off. We’ll see both more muted and more vibrant interpretations of the shades throughout the season. I too look best in strong saturated colours and I’m not worried at all. But if we do see pastels at the beginning of Spring – 90’s revival here we come.

I think of “peach” as both a late 80’s and early 90’s colour.

Michelle, you look fabulous in a muted turquoise, and will look just as fabulous in both violet and lilac. Both violet and lilac are light shades of purple. Your new cascading cardigan has these colours so you’re an early fashion adopter!

For Michelle. These are Spring 2010 colours in words:

o Turquoise: you know this one!
o Tomato red:That’s quite a bright red with yellow undertones.
o Coral: Almost peach or apricot, like a light orange with a bit of pink thrown in.
o Violet: A light-ish purple.
o Tuscany: A light brown with purple undertones.
o Aurora: A lemon yellow.
o Amparo Blue: Lighter than a royal blue but not quite as purple as a French blue. It’s a mid tone.
o Pink Champagne: A very light pastel pink.
o Dried herb: A muted sage green. It’s like an olive military hue.
o Eucalyptus: A boring non-descript beige.

I hope that helped. Let me know if we can help you visualize further.

I really,really like these colors! Purple and turquoise have always been my favorite spring colors, so it looks I will be very happy this season. And I like and can wear all the others too except the coral which I am not that fond of anyway). The Tuscany brown is very intriguing, looks like a cool brown! According to Pantone, even the last one (Eucalyptus) is supposed to be grey, not beige. So 9/10 for me, that has never happened before. I am excited!

It’s worth it to remember that Pantone’s Colour of the Year is meant as an overall pick, and isn’t fashion-specific. It’s also meant for interiors, product design, packaging, branding- basically, anything that uses colour! Maybe violet will be more prevalent on the fashion scene, but turquoise will win overall? Hmmm.

It doesn’t really matter to me- that whole palette is about as far as you can get from my preferred tones! I like the shades to the right end of the palette, though.

I’m hoping we get brighter interpretations of these colours too….pastels = ugh for me! Although I think in Australia we’re a season behind anyway, aren’t we? But wasn’t turquoise “the” seasonal colour just a couple of year back? That’s when I bought my jacket, shoes, skirt, bag etc even though it probably really isn’t the best colour for me. Is it too soon for that colour to repeat?

I’ve been seing a bright violet red crop up everywhere lately. I’m surprised it’s not in the mix. That turquoise is a little sickly…don’t think I’ll be buying any of that. (-:

LOL, don’t be shy about your feelings for eucalyptus, Angie!

Ick, these are way too pastel for me. I like the Tomato Red and the Amparo Blue, and I can usually do turquoise, but a more saturated turquoise.

Yuck, I see sweet guava in there . … again …

Very Easter Bunny! Sigh, don’t prefer any of them.

Ele said what I was going to say: Just as in fashion, colors come and go in design as well. But also as in fashion, no color is ever totally absent–some simply come to the forefront while others take a backseat. There is no way the design world could survive without a full spectrum of color options available. I’m never worried when colors I don’t like come in style because colors truly never go “out.” If it’s flattering on you and you like it, it’s always in.

Violet was actually a big color circa 2001. I remember because it was my favorite color at the time and I was tickled seeing it in abundance in Express and elsewhere. I fondly remember my purple swirl mini skirt that I bought at that time.

When I glanced at those colors, the first thing to go through my mind was “wow, late 80s, early 90s pastels. ugh.” Although they don’t look quite as bad this time around, will I think so in 20 years? We’ll see.

Also, I just saw someone wearing shoes in that lemony yellow color yesterday… well, ballet slippers actually, at the Nutcracker, and I noticed them all the way from the second balcony and wondered why I never thought of the fabulous possibility of lemon yellow shoes… bright without being bright!

However, I’m surprised fuchsia didn’t make it on the list. I even thought the color next to turquoise must be fuchsia (perhaps my color settings are not true?). I went to a wedding recently, and fuchsia was much more prevalent than red, even a week before Christmas.

Anyway, if violet/lavender/mauve is the it color, it will be a sad day for me, since I still haven’t recovered from spring in Italy, 2000… there was more of that unfortunate color than I ever hope to see for the rest of my life.

I really fell in love with turquoise for a while, but being a warm toned person I realized it’s not flattering on me (except in jewelry, which I love!). I do like its cousin, midnight teal.

I like dried herb because it should work well with my skin tone, although I’ll probably wear it more as an olive. I love grey with violet and grey with yellow, so I’m sure I’ll work those in too. Apricot is intriguing, I bet it’s flattering near the face. It’s kind of a sophisticated version of pink.

Thinking about spring is fun!

Maybe it’s just my computer screen, but those colors are very vibrant to me (says the girl who wears 80% black). Purple is my favorite color, so I may do a slightly darker shade (like in the dress I posted above), but I love these shades. They’re bold for me. I guess if I wore an entire look in these shades it would scream pastel, but I’m not seeing it.

I’m very excited to see slightly muted colors come out to play. They seem more flattering with aging skin and hair color than brights or saturated. The colors don’t look pastel on my screen, but the last one looks more light grey with green tones than beige. The yellow looks softer than lemon.

The fashion color report gave so many interesting color combo ideas that I want to play with. i Khaki and metallic gold, grey and mint green with a hint of rose, cocoa and sand w/ plum, mustard and deep purple and pistachio and grey are just a few.
Thank you for getting the creative energy flowing on an icy day.

I’m also not a fan of these muted colors. I prefer brights and jewel tones (fuschia is my favorite), so this palette isn’t doing it for me at all.

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A lot of interesting comments and the turquoise and red would be great for me on the 4th, instead of the navy. I think these two hues of red and blue with some white would be a nice change from the navy blue, ususally seen. Nice surprise. Also, peach, tangerine and orange have been around for years on the clothing scene for women and I would truly like to see some pretty varieties in the shade of true apricot, ehich is rarely seen in women’s apparel and this is not a good thing.