grey

Deciding what to first write about has been a struggle but I decided to go with what I have been struggling with for the past couple of months. COLOUR. Why is it that three out of the ten “IT” colours of this season (fall 2010) are what I like to call “NOT” colours?! As an example Pantone has said that Oyster Gray 14-1107, which doesn’t exactly look like a grey grey but more of a grey with undertones of well… white, blue, and nothing, will be one of the top colours for next season with 11.9% of designers using it in their collections. Next we have Rose Dust 14-1307 which is not so rosy and very gross and dirty. Designers have called it feminine but it does not look very “baby girl bedroom wall colour” or like bouquet of flowers to me, but more gray. This is funny because oyster Gray is hardly gray! At ten on the list of Pantone’s “IT” colours iis Endive 13-0632. Less than half as many designers used it as used the not so gray, but this with 5.10% designers using it my eyes are already starting to bleed! It looks like a washed down Lemon grass yellow that designers shoved at us two seasons ago because a presidents wife wore it. Don’t get me wrong, I am all for Obama, but just because a presidents wife can wear shades of peach, and beige, does not mean that the majority of the population can wear a NUDE and not look… well… NUDE! Endive is an African plant that is used in salads like lettuce. This plant is also a perfect example of a NOT colour. It is not green, not yellow but DOES have a water down look that reminds me of bodily fluids. In the end I am left with 7 better colours to choose from, and a hope that a smart designer will understand that not every woman can have dark skin, and that there are FOUR general colour groupings for clients.