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STYLEWATCH
Changing colors
By Janice Ferguson
GPA Correspondent
Revive, reflect, preserve, and construct - these words sound like they could be pulled right out of a political speech book. Instead, they are the four categories Texworld has used to describe the autumn/winter 2008-2009 color trends.
Color trends and forecasts always seem to have optimistic, philosophical undertones. Perhaps that is because color is supposed to lift our spirits and kick our moods up a notch. We were unable to find a color palette that represents recession - a word that implies a time before any revival - but that doesn't mean we should be wearing all black during these uncertain times.
According to Texworld, the international meeting place for the textile industry, fashion is developing with a richness of variety that has been absent in the past. The season's color spectrum has such a broad range that it is considered a reflection of a society that is more multiple and networked than in previous times.
Community and individuality permit each individual to live their own identity and style more than ever before. While that doesn't quite mean "anything goes," it does give us permission to dress in colors we like and feel comfortable in versus choosing from a narrow range of what's dubbed popular colors for a season.
A more authentic and self-expressive sense of style lets our mood dictate what color we wear rather than the other way around. Let's look at how Texworld describes the four color categories and see what mood you're in:
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Revive: The warming light of cozy interiors in winter and the rich, expressive colorfulness of leather and woods reflect a scale of warm brown and golden shades. Camel, leather, rust, walnut and pumpkin satisfy the need for cocooning proximity. Allowing yourself to be spoiled and not resisting every sweet temptation makes life worth living.
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Reflect: The play of light and shade is reminiscent of the cinema of the 1940s. The couture of that time inspires an elegance that finds itself in the silky pastels and dark shades of the color range. With quality and sophistication it refines the fashion statement. Frivolity and masculine allures are blended into a sensual cocktail. The decoration of art deco enriches in the filigree details.
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Preserve: The longing of mankind for unspoiled naturalness is greater than ever. The wide-open space of Nordic landscapes sets the mood with a range of cool authentic natural shades. Vegetal and mineral shades modulate olive green, khaki and fango tones to icy blue nuances. Sulphur and woolly ecru stimulate the restrained prevailing mood. Casual attitude is the ideal ground for a relaxed, but quality appearance.
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Construct: The cool objectivity of modern architecture offers the setting of an urban atmosphere in grey and deep dark shades. Intensive colors like red, pink, violet or green shine have a monochrome shine, like lights in the city. They define new volumes, and provide rhythm for graphic or accentuated sporty looks. A decided modernity stylishly points clearly to the future. Fashion makes use of current technologies to improve textile functionality and to find stylistic forms of expression previously unknown.
In case those warm and fuzzy descriptions are too out there for you, at least now you know that it's perfectly trendy to put on those favorite tattered jeans and comfy t-shirt. Because it's your individual style.
Source: Texworld , the international rendezvous for the textile and apparel industry, takes place twice a year and offers the latest trends for the next season from the world of garment textiles in the worldwide capital of fashion, Paris.
