The main
fashion trends for Autumn 2008/9 hinge on a good strong
fashion colour palette, which is rich and earthy. Such
beautiful hues mean there is no better time to buy
winter coats
in colours that suit every complexion.
Fiery red with the tone which is found only on the ripest tomatoes is
one of the more joyful new autumn fashion trends for colours of
2008. Red is a base for footwear, shoes and handbags as
well as leather, satin and
folkloric
rose embroidery. It's perfect for party dresses to
wear in the
holiday season and looks wonderful when set against ruby red
gemstones, garnets or Swarovski crystals.
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The main colours for autumn concentrate on rich moody hues.
In 2008 we are seeing the berry tones of reds
and damson infused purples, plus the Renaissance artist palette of raw umber.
Tones of red and purple are often paired together to create a
vibrant colour scheme that sings 'look at me'. Jewel colours
also mean gems like amethyst, tanzanite and iolite make
perfect accessories to lift garments in these colours.
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The blues are rich, and range from blue black ink, royal
sapphire, iris, deepest kingfisher teal to soft turquoise. The
glorious blue stone earrings shown centre below are from Dior.
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Jewels such as emerald are a strong influence in
the green range of fashion mood boards. You will also see
turquoise and teal merge with sea green, at the softer end of
the tonal range are watery citrus greens
and yellow toned olives and avocado greens.
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The golden apricot fashion mood boards feature citrus greens, melt creamy banana, and rust. Animal skin prints highlight the importance
of the rich ginger and tortoise tones. This season watch
out for
shoes and bags in golden toned leopard prints. To find out more
about the different exotic skin types see the page on
animal fashion
trends.
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The classic fashion mood board for winter
features light shades of tangerine orange and crushed brown sugars.
What you also get is a warm earthy palette that soon meets
cappuccino, taupes and pink based cocoa. As winter is the
coldest season, these colours often are so watered down and
pastel they become a tint of winter white.
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Those same taupe and cocoa pink tones develop sorbet like tints
when white is added to them; the resulting soft dusty hues are pretty and
gently feminine.
If you have already read my
key
trends pages you will know that Autumn 2008/9 is about new colour, about hues of depth
with the
warmth of the renaissance palette.
Summary of the Colours for Fashion Mood Boards
Autumn and Winter 2008 a fashion colour palette of burnt ochre, cork, putty,
bisque, honey, rich amber, brandy, mushroom and earthy terracotta.
There are also tones of auburn bronze, sienna,
warm chocolate, crushed damson, dusty pink, rose petal, claret,
maroon, rich aubergine, blackberry and midnight sapphire.
In the blue-green range we have, olive, pistachio, winter white, gunmetal
grey, slate blue and deepest kingfisher teal. It is a
colour palette of rich hues as illustrated by the mood boards on
this page and one which will enliven any new trends added
to your
fashion wardrobe.
Special thanks to prshots
with images courtesy of Aquascutum London, Dior, Boden, Debenhams, Hobbs,
Rare, Wallis, John Lewis, Oasis, French Connection, Principles,
Great Plains, Dorothy Perkins, River
Island, Phase Eight, Billy Bag, L. K. Bennett, Noli,
prettyballerinas.com, T. K Maxx, Jaeger London, Swarovski, Vera
Mont, Tesco, Marks & Spencer, Harvey Nichols, Accessorize, Warehouse, House of Fraser,
Wilkinson,
Primark, IFTF and Plumo. In due course all models used in the
mood boards will appear in content in the trends pages.
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