Spring ’09 Fashion Color Report
Pantone’s free Fashion Color Report is now available at www.pantone.com/spring2009. It features the top 10 colors for women’s fashion for spring ’09, along with designer sketches, quotes and head shots.
According to the report, blue and purple lead the top 10 hues, combined with sophisticated neutrals and a spectrum of greens.
The Pantone colors are:
- 18-4043 Palace Blue
- 15-3817 Lavender
- 14-0754 Super Lemon
- 15-1626 Salmon Rose
- 18-2328 Fuchsia Red
- 14-1307 Rose Dust
- 16-5804 Slate Gray
- 16-6339 Vibrant Green
- 16-0435 Dark Citron
- 14-5714 Lucite Green
Jeff Gamet is a contributing editor for Design Tools Monthly, the executive summary of graphic design news. He is also the morning editor and reviews editor for The Mac Observer and iPodObserver.com, and contributing writer for Layers Magazine and Photoshop User. He writes the InBrief column for InDesign Magazine, and is the author of “The Designer’s Guide to Mac OS X,” from Peachpit Press
When Jeff isn’t writing about the graphic design world, he’s talking about it on the Design Tools Weekly podcast with co-host Jay Nelson. He also talks about Apple and the Mac world every week on The Mac Observer’s Apple Weekly Report.
Jeff studies, tests and reviews new software and technologies for the Macintosh community as well as the design and print industries. He is a former Pre-press specialist, and has nearly 25 years experience with computer technology. Jeff trains, lectures and consults on techniques for more efficiently using Mac OS X in creative environments throughout the country.
In the rare moments when he can get away from his MacBook Pro, Jeff spends his time climbing and biking in the Colorado mountains.