As designers, whether apparel or home furnishing, fabric is often the cornerstone of your work. Things like color, weight, structure, and hand all come into play when creating your collection. In light of the fact that I chose to focus my time and attention on the apparel end of the textile spectrum, I tend ...Read More >>
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Leave A CommentCompetition is fun. Competition where you get to promote your creative work is even more fun. Recently, I learned about a Pantone contest that promotes, what else, color. The rules are simple and the prizes are pretty darn good; for those of us in the fashion, interior and textile industry, of course. Below are some ...Read More >>
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Leave A CommentI'm about to write a new post and I'm realized that over the past week, I haven't even made a slight reference to Fashion Week. Why?! Not sure. So now it's time to remedy this situation.
Now, it would take me hours to go through the never ending list of designers and mention my thoughts on ...Read More >>
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Leave A CommentSpring 2011 Color Trends hit WWD today. Now, let's forget for a second that I was having a hard time distinguishing between the men's and women's collection of colors, and focus on the hues themselves. Some of the color names include Honeysuckle, Regatta, Coral, Peapod, Lavender, Silver Cloud, and Beeswax. I have to admit ...Read More >>
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Leave A CommentDescribed as a newsletter dedicated to color in its every expression: art and design, fashion and furnishings, culture and nature, Tones by Pantone does not disappoint.
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Leave A Commentnter Pantone. Now, as textile and fashion professionals, we are all aware of Pantone, I would hope. They set the color standard assigning numbers to every shade under the sun, allowing for easy color matching communication between designer and mill. The thing is, Pantone updates and changes the numbering system in their books on a regular basis.
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