https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/pantone-colour-of-the-year%e2%80%a6 Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Fri, 01 May 2026 06:18:04 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/search.php https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/pantone-colour-of-the-year%e2%80%a6/page/2#post-2400449 Mon, 08 Dec 2025 17:31:18 +0000 Helena 2400449@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I have to admit, I typically find the colour of the year to not mean much in practical terms (for me as a consumer). That said, I am interpreting this as "fresh canvas" and creating white space in a cluttered and crazy world, which I am here for. I understand but am not totally sold that it is either a particularly creative choice on the one hand, or a nefarious one on the other, but I am quite happy to take a breath with it. If that makes any sense! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/pantone-colour-of-the-year%e2%80%a6/page/2#post-2400434 Mon, 08 Dec 2025 15:16:24 +0000 bella 2400434@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I like white, and it is represented across every category in my wardrobe. But, white it is already readily available in retail. Wouldn't a different color (any color!) be more interesting?&nbsp;</p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/pantone-colour-of-the-year%e2%80%a6/page/2#post-2400429 Mon, 08 Dec 2025 15:00:54 +0000 judy 2400429@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I'm with Angie and Irina...love whites!&nbsp; And there are truly so many if you're ever trying to pick one, or match whites.&nbsp; I take it as a fresh restart.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/pantone-colour-of-the-year%e2%80%a6/page/2#post-2400342 Sun, 07 Dec 2025 05:11:37 +0000 Echo 2400342@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I have to agree with Janet and reiterate that this is really a tone-deaf move. In what is a difficult economy for many, any version of white is about as impractical a color for clothing, furniture or rugs as possible. Of course, Pantone influences far more than just those things, but even so... </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/pantone-colour-of-the-year%e2%80%a6/page/2#post-2400315 Sat, 06 Dec 2025 15:04:32 +0000 Firecracker (Sharan) 2400315@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Good point, unfrumped. If it brings more grayed-out whites to market, I'm for it. That's "my" white! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/pantone-colour-of-the-year%e2%80%a6#post-2400313 Sat, 06 Dec 2025 14:12:24 +0000 unfrumped 2400313@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Ha. Well, it does seem uninspired, but according to the chips posted, it’s an off- white with gray undertones. Not creamy. Though that remains to be seen as to how it translates into fabrics as opposed to, paint, and how long it takes to get to retail, if retail still cares.<br /> But, it could interest me as a “ pale neutral “ because I would do better with that undertone and not full-optics white, and definitely not yellowish whites and creams ( though I think those are lovely - have to sit on my hands re: creamy woolens and cotton knits.) </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/pantone-colour-of-the-year%e2%80%a6#post-2400305 Sat, 06 Dec 2025 12:56:04 +0000 Dee 2400305@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Well, okay, its a white, but I've never really paid much attention to these "colours of the year" unless of course its one of my favourites lol. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/pantone-colour-of-the-year%e2%80%a6#post-2400302 Sat, 06 Dec 2025 12:52:21 +0000 Janet 2400302@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Hyperallergic, an art magazine I subscribe to, has a take on it that reflects very closely my first impression. I won’t go into details lest I get political, but in the USA, where Pantone is based and has the largest influence, to many people the choice feels tone-deaf at best. <a href="https://hyperallergic.com/pantones-color-of-the-year-sounds-about-white/?ref=weekly-newsletter" rel="nofollow">https://hyperallergic.com/pant.....newsletter</a></p> <p>These choices can seem arbitrary and capricious, but there are always cultural influences around the choice. From Wikipedia: </p> <p>“The selected color purportedly connects with the zeitgeist; for example, the press release declaring Honeysuckle the color of 2011 said "In times of stress, we need something to lift our spirits. Honeysuckle is a captivating, stimulating color that gets the adrenaline going – perfect to ward off the blues.’ The results of the meeting are published in Pantone View, which fashion designers, florists, and many other consumer-oriented companies purchase to help guide their designs and planning for future products.”</p> <p>Interestingly, “Color of the Year” has only been a thing for 25 years, even though Pantone has been in existence long before that. In my design career, I spent a small fortune on their products as the industry standard for accurate color in printing and manufacturing.</p> <p>Sometimes a color is just a color. But I am also skeptical. </p> <p>At least some of the memes have been quite funny! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/pantone-colour-of-the-year%e2%80%a6#post-2400300 Sat, 06 Dec 2025 07:32:16 +0000 Star (Lise) 2400300@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I think it supposedly influences what colours will be available in retail but not sure this is always case. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/pantone-colour-of-the-year%e2%80%a6#post-2400299 Sat, 06 Dec 2025 07:25:54 +0000 Jenni NZ 2400299@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Thanks Carla, I didn’t know. Not very influential here, anyway. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/pantone-colour-of-the-year%e2%80%a6#post-2400298 Sat, 06 Dec 2025 05:18:23 +0000 nuancedream 2400298@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>When I saw Pantone's color of the year for 2026, Cloud Dancer, two things immediately came to mind: paint primer and surrender. Not very inspiring. Yawn. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/pantone-colour-of-the-year%e2%80%a6#post-2400294 Sat, 06 Dec 2025 02:38:16 +0000 Carla 2400294@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>@&nbsp;<b>Jenni&nbsp;</b>- Pantone isn’t a paint company, but rather a ‘service’ for creatives around the world. &nbsp;Best I can come up with is that they are colour ‘influencers’. &nbsp;It’s a bit of a game (and a whole lot of marketing) so best to take it all with a grain of salt. &nbsp;Probably important to those in the biz, though. &nbsp;</p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/pantone-colour-of-the-year%e2%80%a6#post-2400279 Fri, 05 Dec 2025 19:31:30 +0000 Jenni NZ 2400279@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Oh I love Style Fan’s picture.<br /> We don’t really write about the Pantone colours much here, because it’s not a big paint company here, we have our own famous-in-New-Zealand paint company called Resene. I heard of Pantone first on YLF, but do occasionally see something on a different fashion site or interior design site.<br /> Is it really meant to be inspiring? I actually like that pretty white, it’s similar to our interior paint colour which is called White Pointer. It’s soothing.<br /> I also love clouds. My car is Eternal Blue colour which is apparently what the Mongolians call their sky colour, and my granddaughter’s Vietnamese name, a similar sound to her English name, means “Summer Cloud”. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/pantone-colour-of-the-year%e2%80%a6#post-2400271 Fri, 05 Dec 2025 16:51:20 +0000 karen23 2400271@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p><div>It's pretty good for underwear.&nbsp; But color of the year?</div><div>I can sort of guess why they picked it - a lot of other colors go with it - but I am not inspired.</div><div>I'm more attracted to green at the moment, but there are a lot of colors I'm attracted to.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div> </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/pantone-colour-of-the-year%e2%80%a6#post-2400270 Fri, 05 Dec 2025 16:46:22 +0000 Suz 2400270@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Also, for those feeling uninspired, remember how infrequently we tend to see the colour of the year in retail fashion -- at least until 3 years later? I'm still waiting for some orchids to show up... </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/pantone-colour-of-the-year%e2%80%a6#post-2400266 Fri, 05 Dec 2025 16:06:16 +0000 Sisi 2400266@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Oh, I love white - I'm happy!&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/pantone-colour-of-the-year%e2%80%a6#post-2400253 Fri, 05 Dec 2025 13:55:11 +0000 Style Fan 2400253@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I am not a fan of white for my wardrobe, but I do love it for my friend. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/pantone-colour-of-the-year%e2%80%a6#post-2400242 Fri, 05 Dec 2025 12:44:26 +0000 Suntiger 2400242@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I'm a yay too. I want everything super quiet and simple these days. My COTY was vanilla. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/pantone-colour-of-the-year%e2%80%a6#post-2400231 Fri, 05 Dec 2025 03:50:11 +0000 Suz 2400231@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Well that is hilarious to me because MY colour for 2025 was white! And I did indeed purchase whites and wore them with joy. White contains all the colours of the spectrum. So it's not boring to me! :)&nbsp;</p> <p>Nevertheless, I expect my colour for 2026 will <b>not </b>be white. What it will be I know not. But not white. Obviously I am seriously out of step with Pantone.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/pantone-colour-of-the-year%e2%80%a6#post-2400221 Fri, 05 Dec 2025 01:50:20 +0000 Jaime 2400221@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Wait what? Is white even a color? This is the first I have seen of this and it is making me laugh actually.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/pantone-colour-of-the-year%e2%80%a6#post-2400219 Fri, 05 Dec 2025 01:19:44 +0000 Firecracker (Sharan) 2400219@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p><div>Good grief.&nbsp;</div><div>Color me uninspired.</div> </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/pantone-colour-of-the-year%e2%80%a6#post-2400204 Thu, 04 Dec 2025 23:04:29 +0000 Carla 2400204@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Sure, I like white, off white, ivory, etc. but colour of the year? &nbsp;<b>Janet</b>, you articulated my thoughts exactly.</p> <p><div>(I had read some rumours that the colour might be dark blue-green/teal. &nbsp;How wonderful teal would look with brown (and last year’s Mocha Mousse.))</p> <p></div> </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/pantone-colour-of-the-year%e2%80%a6#post-2400202 Thu, 04 Dec 2025 22:00:15 +0000 JAileen 2400202@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Cloud dancer sounds Native American. &nbsp;Some of the names they give colors make it hard to tell what the color is. &nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/pantone-colour-of-the-year%e2%80%a6#post-2400201 Thu, 04 Dec 2025 21:56:43 +0000 Janet 2400201@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Lest I sound like a crank... sure, I like white. But as a color of the year? Something trend-setting? Sorry, I think it's a lame choice. This seems to be tone deaf to most people right now who want something beautiful, cheerful, inspiring... Why not a beautiful saturated green, or a juicy citrusy color? Even a rich earth tone? We can already find lots of white at retail in home decor and fashion. This just seems like a lazy choice to me. Sorry, but former graphic and interior designer here and these things kind of irk me.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/pantone-colour-of-the-year%e2%80%a6#post-2400195 Thu, 04 Dec 2025 21:02:56 +0000 Irina 2400195@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I love all things white. Sorry but it’s a huge Yes from me </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/pantone-colour-of-the-year%e2%80%a6#post-2400186 Thu, 04 Dec 2025 18:49:31 +0000 Angie 2400186@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I'm dancing! </p> <p>I LOVE whites!!!&nbsp;</p> <p>And sky blue is my colour for 2026. Wooohooooooo!&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/pantone-colour-of-the-year%e2%80%a6#post-2400185 Thu, 04 Dec 2025 18:49:18 +0000 Janet 2400185@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>It feels like a cop-out, TBH.</p> <p>Maybe next year will be black. Like Spinal Tap “None More Black.”</p> <p><a href="https://youtu.be/mHy6_vQueLI?si=sCEDqpKnTblJU_-Z" rel="nofollow">https://youtu.be/mHy6_vQueLI?si=sCEDqpKnTblJU_-Z</a> </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/pantone-colour-of-the-year%e2%80%a6#post-2400182 Thu, 04 Dec 2025 18:41:17 +0000 Carol 2400182@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Also meh, unless it is the most gorgeous&nbsp; off-white ever. I did see the Martha Stewart article, which mentioned "color palettes" it is featured in, and when I have time, I will look through those.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/pantone-colour-of-the-year%e2%80%a6#post-2400180 Thu, 04 Dec 2025 18:37:50 +0000 Lisa 2400180@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>An interesting choice. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/pantone-colour-of-the-year%e2%80%a6#post-2400177 Thu, 04 Dec 2025 18:15:40 +0000 slim cat 2400177@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Meh as non-color ... </p>