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Top Spring 2024 colours from Pantone®

Top Spring 2024 colours from Pantone®

Spring 2024

Following the recent fashion weeks, Pantone® have revealed the Spring/Summer colours to look out for in 2024 including 10 seasonal colours alongside 5 neutral classics.

The seasonal colours feel like a refreshing palette cleansing selection full of the warming sun, cooling drinks relaxing in tropical climes.

The Pantone Color Institute’s executive director Leatrice Eiseman said “Colours for Spring/Summer 2024 are infused with a hint of nostalgia yet at the same time speak to transformation as we embrace a more positive way of living. A new sense of freedom is reflected in this palette of evocative yet familiar tones that open the door to the exploration of our creative potential to re-visualise the future.”

“Colours for NYFW Spring 2024 inspire feelings of release. Opening the imagination and amplifying and liberating our own unique artistic spirit, they enable us to express ourselves in more inventive ways”.

warming

On a cold autumnal night, sometimes the only thing that is warming is clutching a hot tea in front of the fire and we can only dream of warmer weather.

These Spring colours evoke the sunny weather ahead in the form of fragrant citrus fruits as well as spicy mustards and chutneys to warm from the inside.

cooling 

The pastel palette of greens, pink, blue, lilac and lemon are so cooling and refreshing like a mint filled mojito drink, enjoyed lying in a hammock beside sun bleached houses painted in these faded shades.

tropical  

These Spring colours once again evoke beautiful summer holiday destination aspirations. With bold blues, coral, lavender and blazing sunshine.

Spring 2024 colours

The top ten colours for Spring 2024 from NYFW are:
  • 18-1355 Rooibos Tea
  • 17-1461 Orangeade
  • 17-0220 Watercress
  • 15-1435 Desert Flower
  • 15-4030 Chambray Blue
  • 14-3812 Pastel Lilac
  • 18-3932 Marlin
  • 12-0736 Lemon Drop
  • 16-5938 Mint
  • 15-4722 Capri

Spring 2024 extra colours from LFW

In the main, the colours are repeated at London Fashion Week, albeit with darker shades of blues and greens at LFW.

The focus shifts from the cooling pinks and purples of NYFW to warming yellow and orange colours at London Fashion Week.

Here are the colours from LFW to round off the colours for Spring 2024:

  • 16-4427 Horizon Blue
  • 18-4051 Strong Blue
  • 19-5408 Bistro Green
  • 14-0952 Spicy Mustard
  • 18-1433 Chutney
  • 16-1257 Sun Orange
  • 17-1564 Fiesta
  • 12-0530 Charlock
  • 15-1905 Burnished Lilac
  • 15-0326 Tarragon

Neutral classics

Pantone® have also updated the Classic Colour Palette. These neutrals are core basics in the form of a white, creams, beige, greys and black. They feel like rainy day classics – perfect grounding colours and peaceful additional accompanying colours.

The bonus classic neutral colours for Spring 2024 are: 

  • 11-4001 Brilliant White
  • 14-1305 Mushroom
  • 14-4104 Northern Droplet
  • 18-4006 Quiet Shade
  • 16-1317 Brush

And at LFW these are:

  • 11-4001 Brilliant White
  • 18-3906 Boulevard
  • 13-0611 Moth
  • 19-3713 Deep Well
  • 14-4804 Blue Fox

Colour themes

Colour plays an important part in our lives and it’ll be interesting to see how these colours filter through to influence things around us.

Pantone® is the world-renowned authority on colour and the Pantone® Color of the Year is always really influential in any popular colour themes in fashion, interior design and weddings.

Look out for my report when the 2024 colour of the year is released later in the year. My guess is for a bold sunny orange – we haven’t had an orange since 2012.

Top Spring 2023 colours from Pantone®

Top Spring 2023 colours from Pantone®

Grey clouds 

It has been a strange start to the new academic year. I’m usually fired up and ready to start afresh with new vigour and enthusiasm. I was all raring to go when the children when back to school (even though the weather had taken a sudden noise dive towards autumn without the usual tailing out of sunny days.) It was strange to be by myself after having someone around me for the last 11 weeks (due to a string of illnesses before the summer holidays) so I was determined to crack on with the ever expanding to do list. 

And then came the very sad news out of the blue that our Queen, of 70 years, had sadly passed away.

Rainbows in the sky 

I was surprised by how I felt about the news and the emotions that I went through. It makes me so sad thinking about there being no Queen and it was like losing another Nan all over again.  The weather was dull, grey and rainy on the day that she died and then somewhat symbolically a double rainbow arched the sky that evening.  

And a beautiful array of rainbow colours pretty well sums up the latest Pantone® announcement that predicts the colours for next year’s Spring and Summer. 

Spring 2023 

Following the fashion weeks, Pantone® have revealed the Spring/Summer colours to look out for in 2023 including 10 seasonal colours alongside 5 neutral classics.  

There is an abundance of bright rainbow colours with a wonderful tropical vibe, alongside some soothing pastels.  

The Pantone Color Institute’s executive director Leatrice Eiseman said “Colours for Spring/Summer 2023 are recalibrated for the new era we are entering. Blending escapism with reality, wholesomeness, and joy, we embrace the exploration of extreme contrast in mood and colour”. 

Send her victorious  

For me, many of the colours remind me of how bold the Queen always used to dress in her matching hats and jackets in bright colours. She often wore a solid colour from head to toe so that she stood out and was easily visible. You never caught her wearing a depressing colour.  

Colours like Empire Yellow, Classic Green, and Beetroot Purple are perfect examples of colours that would have been great as outfits fit for the Queen. 

Queen Elizabeth II was famed for saying, “If I wore beige, nobody would know who I am.” 

Stand out rainbow colours 

The rainbow colours give such a positive outlook for next year and you can clearly spot a complete rainbow in the Spring line up of colours: 

  • Red – Fiery Red
  • Orange – Tangelo
  • Yellow – Empire Yellow
  • Green – Classic Green
  • Blue – Summer Song
  • Indigo – Blue Perennial
  • Violet – Spring Crocus

Tropical island 

Having had a wonderful summer this year, I can’t wait for another holiday next year and these colours exude travels to an exotic island far away. With clear blue waters, coral reefs, cloudless skies and the sun blazing down.

With colours such as Iced Mango as a mouth-watering sorbet and the vibrant feathers of a Love Bird or Andean Toucan. Paired alongside some neutral colours for a true coastal chic look.  

Spring 2023 colours

The top ten colours for Spring 2023 from NYFW are:
  • Beetroot Purple 18-2143
  • Empire Yellow 14-0756
  • Crystal Rose 12-1708
  • Fiery Red 18-1664
  • Blue Perennial 16-4036
  • Classic Green 16-6340
  • Peach Pink 15-1530
  • Tangelo 15-1335
  • Summer Song 14-4316
  • Love Bird 13-0443

Spring 2023 extra colours from LFW

In the main the colours are repeated at London Fashion Week, albeit in lighter shades of yellow, red, orange and pale blue. However the emphasis shifts from the pink of New York Fashion Week to purple at London Fashion Week in the shape of Spring Crocus. The blues of LFW are also much more vibrant than those at NYW with Electric Blue Lemonade.

Here are the colours from LFW to round off the colours for Spring 2023:

  • Cherry Tomato 17-1563
  • Persimmon 16-1544
  • Iced Mango 14-1140
  • Blazing Yellow 12-0643
  • Titanite 16-0229
  • Andean Toucan 16-6230
  • Airy Blue 14-4122
  • Electric Blue Lemonade 18-4245
  • Spring Crocus 17-3020
  • Pink Cosmos 16-2122

 

Neutral classics

Pantone® have also updated the Classic Colour Palette. These are a group of neutrals that are core basics in the form of a coffee, khaki green, light grey, cream and blue. Perfect grounding colours and perfect peaceful additional colours for weddings. 

The bonus classic neutral colours for Spring 2023 are: 

  • Macchiato 17-1221
  • Leek Green 15-0628
  • Gray Lilac 13-3804
  • Vanilla Cream 12-1009
  • Skylight 12-4604

And at LFW these are:

  • Oyster Mushroom 13-4201
  • Grayed Jade 14-6011
  • Tender Peach 12-0912
  • Mocha Mousse 17-1230
  • Bluing 19-3954

Colour themes

Colour plays an important part in our lives and it’ll be interesting to see how these colours filter through to influence things around us.

Pantone® is the world-renowned authority on colour and the Pantone® Color of the Year is always really influential in any popular colour themes in fashion, interior design and weddings.

Look out for my report when the 2023 colour of the year is released later in the year. My guess is for a bright green of Love Bird – we haven’t had a green since 2017 so feels fitting. And definitely a colour the Queen would have worn.  

“We should take comfort that while we may have more still to endure, better days will return. We will be without friends again. We will be with our families again. We will meet again.” Queen Elizabeth II 2020 

Top Spring 2022 colours from Pantone®

Top Spring 2022 colours from Pantone®

Late sunshine 

I have loved the late summer sunshine this week. With the children all back at school, I’ve actually felt like I’ve been on holiday as I have managed to eat my lunch sat in the garden in the sunshine with peace and quiet. It’s been lovely to extend that summer vibe for a little longer. We had such a wonderful summertime that I didn’t want it to end. We managed our first holiday in 2 years and got to relax and breathe in the sea breeze.

But seasons come and seasons go and I know that the nights drawing in is a signal of the entrance of autumn – quick on the heels of a glorious summer break.

However, my thoughts are being drawn to the lighter Spring days already and dreams of holidays, as the latest Pantone® announcement predicts that the colours that will dominate the scene for next year’s Spring and Summer are calming and evocative for travels further afield.

Spring 2022

With the fashion weeks just kicking off, Pantone® have revealed the Spring/Summer colours to look out for in 2022 including 10 seasonal colours alongside 5 neutral classics.

There is an abundance of blues in the mix for next year, alongside a vibrant collections of bold colours. To me, they encapsulate two of my favourite things – being by the seaside, plus a joyous celebrations of colourful florals in my garden.

The Pantone Color Institute’s executive director Leatrice Eiseman said “Half are in calming colors. Obviously, everyone wants to feel they’re in a safe haven. On the other hand, there is the very human proclivity of wanting to get out and be active again. That’s where the more energetic colors come in. The latter offer more experimentation.” Eiseman added. “Brighter colors lift your spirits and let you abandon the rules about color that you learned, when you were older. They bring you back to being a kid again and teach you to celebrate something in your life that will give you pleasure.”

I do like to be besides the seaside

We were so pleased to make it to a few beaches in both Scotland and Wales over the summer. With some wonderful coastal walks, harbour visits and simply playing on the sand. Eating fish and chips or ice creams always taste better when sitting by the seaside. The change of scene and pace of life are certainly relaxing. Just watching the rhythm of the sea washing in and out provides a real sense of escapism.

I’m delighted that blues seem to be centre stage in the mix of colours for next year (perhaps eluding to one of them being the Colour of the Year 2022?). The beautiful seascape includes Spun Sugar, Glacier Lake, and Skydiver, along with a teal blue of Harbour Blue.

Cool pastel colours

The fragility of things at the moment couldn’t be described better than the name of the pale pink colour in Gossamer Pink – conjuring up images of dewy spiders’ webs glistening in the early spring sunrises.

Teamed with a warming Coca Mocha and the earthy and pale neutral colours – it feels as fresh as newly washed sheets on the washing line in the summer breeze. The refreshing feeling we all need for our health and wellness.

Gardening companions 

Even before lock down, I had got the gardening bug and had started growing and propagating my own flowers and vegetables. It started with an obsession for succulents and indoor plants (I daren’t say the number out loud of how many house plants I have at the moment!) which spilled out in to the outdoors.

We have loved growing our own fruit and vegetables and now filling the garden with more home grown flowers too. Gardening is such a relaxing and a very worthwhile past time that is currently seeing a soar in popularity. The lock down has certainly made everyone appreciate being outside and enjoying improving their natural surroundings.

So the vibrant names of some of the colours conjure up joyful colours of spring and summer flowers just as I’m planning and planting my bulb lasagne for next year (such as the bright Daffodil colour). I’ve tried growing dahlias this year and can’t wait to try more in 2022 perhaps in the purple of Dahlia, or vibrant pink Innuendo. Along with the travel inducing flamboyant Poinciana tropical tree from Madagascar.

Old favourites 

It’s reassuring to also see the current colours of the year 2021 still showing their prescience and easing us through the transition to another year. Although with different names, you can still identify the yellow of Illuminating (which I correctly tipped this time last year as the Colour of the Year 2021) and also Ultimate Gray in the neutral classics.

Spring 2022 colours

The top ten colours for Spring 2022 are:
  • Spun Sugar 12-4401
  • Gossamer Pink 13-1513
  • Daffodil 14-0850
  • Glacier Lake 16-4118
  • Poinciana 18-1564
  • Coca Mocha 18-1019
  • Innuendo 18-2042
  • Dahlia 18-3324
  • Harbor Blue 18-4728
  • Skydiver 19-4151

Spring 2022 extra colours from LFW

In the main the colours are repeated at London Fashion Week, albeit in different shades of browns and pinks. However the emphasis shifts from the blues and bright red of NYFW to more rusty orange colours at London Fashion Week in the shape of Coral Rose and Sudan Brown. There is also an additional neon lime green and a really striking turquoise of Cascade.

Here are the colours from LFW to round off the colours for Spring 2022:

  • Cascade 14-5713
  • Coral Rose 16-1349
  • Super Sonic 18-4143
  • Popcorn 12-0825
  • Potpourri 13-2004
  • Bubblegum 17-1928
  • Sudan Brown 18-1160
  • Fragile Sprout 15-0549
  • Orchid Bloom 14-3612
  • Coffee Quartz 18-1307

Aside from two grey colours in the neutral section, the colours differ greatly which makes it hard to see a clear winner for colour of the year in 2022.

Neutral classics

Pantone® have also updated the Classic Colour Palette. These are a group of neutrals that are core basics in the form of a white, cream, khaki green, plus light and dark grey. Perfect grounding colours and perfect peaceful additional colours for weddings.

The bonus classic neutral colours for Spring 2022 are: 

  • Snow White 11-0602
  • Perfectly Pale 13-0003
  • Northern Droplet 14-4104
  • Basil 16-6216
  • Poppy Seed 18-4004

And at LFW these are:

  • White Alyssum 11-1001
  • Humus 15-1304
  • Fair Green 15-6316
  • Northern Droplet 14-4104
  • Poppy Seed 18-4004

Colour themes

It’ll be great to see how couples incorporate these colours in to their weddings next year. There’s plenty of scope for unique colour combinations and personalisation.

Pantone® is the world-renowned authority on colour and the Pantone® Color of the Year is always really influential in any popular colour themes in fashion, interior design and weddings.

Look out for my report when the 2022 colour of the year is released later in the year.

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Top Spring 2021 colours from Pantone®

Top Spring 2021 colours from Pantone®

Some normality

2020 has been nothing like normal. So it is almost reassuring to have some familiarity appear in the calendar this week, with the fashion weeks starting and the announcement of colours for the forthcoming seasons.

In light of new government laws, it seems that things are going to tighten again and we should strap ourselves in for a rocky winter time. So thinking forward to next Spring (when experts suggest we may start to hopefully emerge on the other side) is not only apt but a ray of sunlight to yearn for.

Spring normally brings new hope and the start of the growing season. And next year also brings new promise and a chance for us to finally breathe again (please forgive the unintentional pun) after, what we pray, is the worst of Covid-19. By Spring 2021, I’m hopeful that we will be able to hit refresh and the mood can finally be lightened. 

The latest Pantone® announcement predicts that the colours that will dominate the scene for next year’s Spring and Summer are light, bright, fresh and soothing. Just what we’ll need after a dark few months.

Spring 2021

So with the fashion weeks kicking off, Pantone® have revealed the Spring/Summer colours to look out for in 2021. And it’ll be great to see the colours appearing in (possibly postponed) weddings next year. 

I’m not usually a massive fan of pastel colours, but this set of colours seems so calming. To me, they paint a wonderful picture of being by the seaside with bright colours of the sun, calming colours of the sea and sky, along with pale ice cream colours, cheerful beach hut bunting colours, plus some grounding sand colours. 

There is the chance to have fun with these colours and create some beautiful and unique combinations. The Pantone® Color Institute’s executive director Leatrice Eiseman said “What it’s playing to is this whole idea of more choices for people. The idea is that they have had so little choice in so many other areas of their lives in the last several months, let’s try to have some fun again. That’s what we’re looking for and fashion gives us that opportunity.”

Seaside

It’s no secret that I love being by the seaside. In fact, I also dreamed of living by the sea which has bubbled up more to the surface during lockdown. We live in probably one of the parts of the UK that is frustratingly furthest away from the seaside. During lockdown we longed to be more remote and get away from the same four walls.

Thankfully over the summer we had a couple of day trips to a wonderful secluded beach and it felt like complete escapism. It was great to be by the wild sea, where the kids could run free on the beach, and we could feel energised by the sun. The change of scene gave the opportunity to relax and forget. 

So I’m pleased to see that blues (of Cerulean, Colour of the Year in 2000, and French Blue) will continue to feature in the colours for next year. Creating a great seascape of the sky and sea. 

Sunny colours

Despite the current autumnal mornings and evening becoming a bit chillier, there’s some more sunny weather on the way next week. Hopefully this will keep us going until the longer days return in the spring.

In the meantime, the page lights up with the sunny shades of Marigold and Illuminating leading the way in the Spring 2021 colours (which are my hot tip for Colour of the Year 2021).

Beach huts 

The glorious shades of Green Ash, Burnt Coral and Amethyst Orchid (not a million miles away from Radiant Orchid the Colour of the Year in 2014 and one of my favourite colours) could easily be the frontage of beach huts, all butted up next to each other on the sea front. Or perhaps adorning bunting blowing in the sea breeze.

They are beautifully unique and make a statement which is exactly the personalised way weddings will be next year.

Ice cream 

Even the names of some of the colours conjure up mouth watering fantasies of dripping ice creams, ate in deckchairs on the beach. Delicious Raspberry Sorbet or palette cleansing Mint could easily be scooped in to a cone and enjoyed watching the waves crash in.

Or perhaps you’d prefer some sugary candyfloss that is evoked by one of the pastel colours. 

Sand

Nothing quite beats taking off your shoes and getting the sand between your toes and walking along the beach with the sea lapping around your ankles, avoiding seaweed and tidal driftwood. It is grounding and feels likes getting back to nature.

A number of the Spring 2021 colours such as Rust (along with the neutral colours like Buttercream, Desert Mist and Willow) are natural, subtle and far from over powering.

Spring 2021 colours

The top ten colours for Spring 2021 are:
  • Marigold 14-1050
  • Cerulean 15-4020
  • Rust 18-1248
  • Illuminating 13-0647
  • French Blue 18-4140
  • Green Ash 13-0117
  • Burnt Coral 16-1529
  • Mint 16-5938
  • Amethyst Orchid 17-3628
  • Raspberry Sorbet 18-2043 

Spring 2021 extra colours from LFW

Plus a few additional colours from London Fashion Week round off the colours for Spring 2021; paler variations of pink and green (in Piroutte and Pickled Pepper), and a brighter orange and turquoise (with Orange Ochre and Blue Atoll).

Neutral classics

Pantone® have also updated the Classic Colour Palette. These are a group of neutrals that are core basics in the form of a black, grey, cream, taupe and khaki green. Perfect grounding colours. 

The bonus classic neutral colours for Spring 202 are: 
  • Inkwell 19-4016
  • Ultimate Gray 17-5104
  • Buttercream 11-0110
  • Desert Mist 14-1127
  • Willow 16-0632

Colour themes

It’ll be great to see how couples incorporate these colours in to their weddings next year. Especially as there could be some couples having to rearrange their weddings in 2021 and perhaps in a different season than they first planned. 

I can see how the classic neutrals will play a big part in coupling up with some of the brighter choices. Plus, there’s plenty of scope for unique colour combinations and personalisation. 

Pantone® is the world-renowned authority on colour and the Pantone® Color of the Year is always really influential in any popular colour themes in fashion, interior design and weddings.

Look out for my report when the 2021 Colour of the Year is released later in the year. 

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Top Spring 2020 colours from Pantone®

Top Spring 2020 colours from Pantone®

Back to school

I really didn’t want the summer to end this year. I enjoyed all those long lazy summer days together as a family and loved being by the seaside. There’s just something about being by the sea. And like Moana, the line where the sky meets the sea – it calls me and I come back to the water.

So with a bad dose of the post holiday blues, it has been back to school and routine again this week. But I’m ready for the new term and am feeling rejuvenated with some new (school) year resolutions.

My back to school blues have already been allayed thanks to the latest Pantone® announcement. Their prediction of colours that will dominate the scene for next year’s spring and summer are a wonderful reminder of my recent summer holiday with some calming sea colours, pale ice cream colours, alongside some bold primary colours.

Spring 2020

So with the fashion weeks kicking off (this week is New York, then on to London, Milan and Paris), Pantone® have shown their hand for the Spring/Summer colours to look out for early in 2020. And it’ll be great to see which colours will appear in weddings next year.

At first glance I was disappointed as the colours have a similar look and feel to last year I didn’t expect it to feel so repetitive of what we’ve seen recently. I had imagined that the seascape of blues and greens would be more dominant and there would be more of a pastel palette. So I was surprised to see such a vibrant set of colours that we’ve already seen with red still at the forefront.

However, on closer inspection, I realise that maybe this kind of stability is exactly what we need at the moment in a country of such uncertainty. Perhaps an air of familiarity is calming in a sea of constant change. In times of austerity, reusing and recycling saves not only the pocket but the environment too.

Bold primary colours

It feels quite fitting at the time of year when the children are going back to school that the top three colours to be announced at NYFW are the bold primary colours of red, yellow and blue (Flame Scarlet, Saffron and Classic Blue respectively). It feels like a big back to basics statement and an education on how you learn colours first at school. And is this a subconscious way of displaying political allegiances too? These are strong, emotive and empowering colours. Take a look at my stance on the colour red in my colour report for Fall 2019 colours.

Ice cream pastels

For balance, there are a set of paler tones of each of the main bold colours which provide softer versions. It’s like looking at ice cream cones dripping with vanilla, strawberry and mint ice cream (of Sunlight, Coral Pink and Biscay Green).

Seascape

On reflection, I shouldn’t be disappointed at this set of colours as there are actually three blues that have made it in to the Spring list (of Classic Blue, Faded Denim and Mosaic Blue) and some complementary greens of Chive and Biscay Green to make up a beautiful seascape. And blue is my hot tip for the Pantone Colour of the year in 2020.

Transitional warm secondary colours

Alongside the primary colours sit the secondary colours of green, orange and purple. A perfect lesson on how to mix colours – keeping the theme of back to (school) basics at the forefront. These are also warm. comforting and remincenct of a nice mug of mulled wine. Even the colour names of Cinnamon Stick, Orange Peel and Grape Compote are fragrant and warming.

Spring 2020 colours

The top twelve colours for Spring 2020 are:
  • Flame Scarlet PANTONE 18-1662
  • Saffron PANTONE 14-1064
  • Classic Blue PANTONE 19-4052
  • Biscay Green PANTONE 15-5718
  • Chive PANTONE 19-0323
  • Faded Denim PANTONE 17-4021
  • Orange Peel PANTONE 16-1359
  • Mosaic Blue PANTONE 18-4528
  • Sunlight PANTONE 13-0822
  • Coral Pink PANTONE 14-1318
  • Cinnamon Stick PANTONE 18-1345
  • Grape Compote PANTONE 18-3513

 

Spring 2020 extra colours from LFW

Plus a couple of additional pinks (rather than an orange and denim) from London Fashion Week round off the colours for Spring 2020:

  • Beetroot Purple PANTONE 18-2143
  • Blossom PANTONE 14-1513 

Neutral basics

Pantone® have also updated the Classic Colour Palette. These are a group of neutrals that are core basics in the form of a taupe, navy blue, white and grey.
The bonus classic neutral colours for Spring 2020 are:
  • Lark PANTONE 16-1324
  • Navy Blazer PANTONE 19-3923
  • Brilliant White PANTONE 11-4001
  • Ash PANTONE 16-3802

Colour themes

It’ll be great to see how couples incorporate these colours in to their weddings next year. I can see how the classic neutrals will play a big part in coupling up with some of the more vibrant choices.

Pantone® is the world-renowned authority on colour and the Pantone® Color of the Year is always really influential in any popular colour themes in fashion, interior design and weddings.

See some of my trend predictions for weddings in 2019 and look out for my report when the 2020 colour of the year is released later in the year.

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Top Spring 2019 colours from Pantone®

Top Spring 2019 colours from Pantone®

The current back to school vibe always makes me feel a little sad and melancholy. It’s the end of the summer and the seasons are beginning to change. It is back to work and back to reality, after a summer of fun. The lyrics of ‘Zorbing’ by Stornoway sum up what this time of year makes me think about

Conkers shining on the ground, The air is cooler. And I feel like I just started Uni.

But the exciting news from Pantone® ahead of New York Fashion Week about the Spring 2019 colours has certainly lifted my mood.

We’ll be seeing red next spring if the latest trend predictions from Pantone® this week are anything to go by.

The colours for next Spring certainly make a huge bold statement. They are rich, vibrant and indulgent yet not over powering. They are like a ray of golden light on a colourful kaleidoscope.

Autumnal evolution

You’d be forgiven in thinking that this is the fall report and not the spring one. There seems to be quite a lot of crossover with the current Fall/Winter 2018/19 colour palette with some rich earthy tones, though by Spring 2019 we will have lost the purples (and the Colour of the Year), neons and silver grey.

It is great to see such earthy colours featuring in Spring 2019 and hardly a pastel shade in there! These are all great transitional colours to take us in and out of seasons.

Confident red

The abundance of red related colours is over whelming and runs in to the oranges, yellows and pinks too. This set of colours are empowering, confident, bold, uplifting, fun, playful, cheerful and joyful. Plus I can’t fail to see the energy, passion and excitement that these colours evoke.

My best friend always advises to wear red to an interview or an important date (even if it’s just your underwear!) so that you feel strong and confident. There will be lots around next Spring to feel like you can rule the world.

Foliage and succulents

That warm feeling is translated in the addition of the deep greens that conjure up a terrarium full of succulents and foliage. Continuing that sense of bringing nature inside.

Spring 2019 colours

The top twelve colours for Spring 2019 are:

  • Fiesta PANTONE 17-1564
  • Jester Red PANTONE 19-1862
  • Turmeric PANTONE 15-1264
  • Living Coral PANTONE 16-1546 
  • Pink Peacock PANTONE 18-2045 
  • Pepper Stem PANTONE 17-0542
  • Aspen Gold PANTONE 13-0850 
  • Princess Blue PANTONE 19-4150
  • Toffee PANTONE 18-1031 
  • Mango Mojito PANTONE 15-0960 
  • Terrarium Moss PANTONE 18-0416
  • Sweet Lilac PANTONE 14-2808

Spring 2019 extra colours from LFW

Plus a couple of paler substitutes of yellow (instead of Aspen Gold) and pink (instead of Sweet Lilac) from London Fashion Week round off the colours for Spring 2019:

  • Lemon Verbena PANTONE 12-0742
  • Pressed Rose PANTONE 15-1619

Neutral basics

Pantone® have also updated the Classic Colour Palette. These are a group of neutrals that are core basics in the form of a taupe, navy blue, cream and brown.

The bonus classic neutral colours for Spring 2019 are:

  • Soybean PANTONE 13-0919
  • Eclipse PANTONE 19-3810 
  • Sweet Corn PANTONE 11-0106 
  • Brown Granite PANTONE 19-0805

Colour themes

It’ll be great to see how couples incorporate these colours in to their weddings later this year. I can see how the classic neutrals will play a big part in coupling up with some of the more vibrant choices.

Pantone® is the world-renowned authority on colour and the Pantone® Color of the Year is always really influential in any popular colour themes in fashion, interior design and weddings.

See some of my trend predictions for weddings in 2018 and look out for my report when the 2019 colour of the year is released later in the year.

So sporting my new statement red jeggings I feel not only empowered but raring to go for the new season.

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Top Spring 2018 colours from Pantone®

Top Spring 2018 colours from Pantone®

The children are only just back to school today so I was surprised to see the news from Pantone® about Spring 2018 colours landing on my desk already – how exciting!

Their timing to announce the next season’s colours has been much earlier this time around and ahead of all the fashion weeks. In February, we were left waiting until after both New York and London Fashion week to announce their Fall 2017 fashion report. But the Spring Summer 2018 New York fashion week isn’t due to kick off until tomorrow so I wasn’t expecting Pantone® to announce their colour forecast just yet. It’s great to see their report is going back to being a forecast rather than a colour counting exercise from the catwalks though.

So not only is their timing unexpected but so are the colours – both in quantity and palette.

This season, instead of the usual 10 colours, we’ve been given an extra 2 to make 12 colours that Pantone® forecast to be the colours for Spring/Summer 2018. As if that wasn’t enough, they’ve also thrown in 4 bonus colours that act as neutrals and core basics.

I am so pleased to see yellow featuring high on their list – it’s such a comforting ray of sunshine. Does this mean that we’ll finally see a yellow as the colour of the year in 2018? I’ve been desperate for a yellow (or an orange colour) to get top billing for a couple of years and I cross everything for a bright colour like Meadowlark to take the top slot.

These Spring colours are certainly attention grabbing and there’s even a neon yellow amongst them. For me, I love that they are continuing the Spring 2017 trend away from pale pastels. This palette is right up my street! I love the blues (Little Boy Blue and Sailor Blue) and how these evolve in to my favourite colour of purple. With Pink Lavender, Ultra Violet, Almost Mauve and Spring Crocus.

The pastels that are used are barely-there colours and really work with the trend for gentle, ethereal and floaty materials and textures that are featuring in bridal attire at the moment.

I also like the food based colours that show a real culinary influence of Cherry Tomato and Coconut Milk, with a bit of added spice from Chili Oil.

Along with this is some wonderful floral inspiration for a beautiful spring meadow such as Blooming Dahlia, Spring Crocus, and Pink Lavender.

Plus the evolution of green continues in to this season. From the freshness of Greenery for Spring/Summer 2017 (and colour of the year in 2017), to the evergreen foliage of Shaded Spruce from Fall/Winter 2017, to a wonderful teal colour in Arcadia next Spring/Summer 2018 that mixes calming blue in to the green mix.

There’s also some unexpected earthy autumnal colours (like Chili Oil and the rich chocolatey brown of Emperador) that seem a little out of place from a traditional Spring palette but will act as great transitional colours to take us in and out of seasons.

The top twelve colours from NYFW for Spring 2018 are:

  • Meadowlark 13-0646
  • Cherry Tomato 17-1563
  • Little Boy Blue 4132
  • Chili Oil 18-1440
  • Blooming Dahlia 15-1520
  • Pink Lavender 14-3207
  • Arcadia 16-5533
  • Ultra Violet 18-2828
  • Emperador 18-1028
  • Almost Mauve 12- 2103
  • Spring Crocus 17-3020
  • Lime Punch 13-0550

Plus these from LFW (which are pretty similar to the ones from New York apart from the addition of another blue, a couple of wonderful dusky pinks, a warm burgundy and a fresh green):

  • Cherry Tomato 17-1563
  • Palace Blue 18-4043
  • Ash Rose 17-1514
  • Nile Green 14-0121
  • Meadowlark 13-0646
  • Blooming Dahlia 15-1520
  • Ultra Violet 18-2828
  • Spiced Apple 18-1325
  • Pink Lavender 14-3207
  • Almost Mauve 12- 2103
  • Rapture Rose 17-1929
  • Lime Punch 13-0550

Pantone® have also created a Spring 2018 Classic Colour Palette. These are a group of neutrals that are core basics in the form of navy, grey, beige and off white (of Sailor Blue, Harbor Mist, Warm Sand and Coconut Milk respectively).

The bonus classic neutral colours for Spring 2018 are:

  • Sailor Blue 19-4034
  • Harbor Mist 14-4202
  • Warm Sand 15-1214
  • Coconut Milk 11-0608

It’ll be great to see how couples incorporate these colours in to their weddings next year. I can see how the classic neutrals will play a big part in coupling up with some of the more vibrant choices.

Pantone® is the world-renowned authority on colour and the Pantone® Color of the Year is always really influential in any popular colour themes in fashion, interior design and weddings.

See some of my trend predictions for weddings in 2017 and look out for my report when the 2018 colour of the year is released later in the year.

Why am I called Hanami Dream?

Why am I called Hanami Dream?

Hanami (pronounced ha-na-mee) Dream, my company name came about quite simply because of my love of cherry blossom.

I love seeing the blossom buds appearing on branches, the trees laden with beautiful flowers and then the petals floating in the breeze like confetti at a wedding.

Hanami (花見) literally means “flower viewing” and it is the traditional Japanese custom of enjoying the beauty of cherry blossoms (“sakura”).

Nowadays it is still a big event in Japan and people avidly watch the weather forecasts to see the “cherry blossom front” moving across the country so they know when the cherry blossom will bloom. The cherry blossoms generally start opening around 22nd – 26th March, with full bloom a week later. So at this time of year, there are lots of outdoor parties beneath the sakura either in the day or by night.

What a beautiful season – happy spring time!

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