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How To Wear Each Color In Pantone's Fall 2016 Fashion Report

Let's start to really embrace these bright, bold, and beautiful colors!

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How To Wear Each Color In Pantone's Fall 2016 Fashion Report
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No one really thinks about the colors that will become the trendiest every season. We just go with it as new lines and styles are released. But color is a vital factor, so much so that one company has completely dedicated a particular department to discovering the very best colors for every season. According to Ana Colon of Refinery29, "The Pantone Color Institute's biannual fashion report, released each season on the first day of NYFW, highlights the shades that are bound to dominate the collections." The Fall report was released months ago during NYFW in February and we've already seen many of these colors incorporated into Ready-to-Wear lines from our favorite designers and stores. But there can still be some hesitancy on how to wear specific colors and what to wear them with. So here's a little help.

1. Riverside

Riverside happens to be one of my favorites because it can be a quiet cool yet scream warmth at the same time if done with a material like suede. Suede is exactly how I would do Riverside blue, not only because suede is huge this fall, but because the two complement each other so well. While, in my opinion, a suede mustard yellow is much harder to pull off, a suede in Riverside is simple and sharp at the same time, upping the scale of any look.

Recommended piece: Balenciaga Suede Ankle Boots


2. Airy Blue

You can never go wrong with blue, proven by the fact that it appears twice in Pantone's fashion report. This lighter blue titled "Airy Blue" is just that, a "weightless" color that implies "serenity". I'd describe it as a color yearning for motion. Let's be honest, when you see such a celestial color as Airy Blue, you imagine it used for a silk or chiffon maxi dress that moves so beautifully the person wearing it could be dancing. However, I would do it differently for fall, juxtaposing the soft serenity of the color with the sharp sophistication of a blazer.

Recommended piece: ASOS Cuffed Blazer


3. Sharkskin

Anyone who knows me knows that monochromatic looks are what I do, particularly all black. So with Sharkskin being the love child of black and white, it's one of my favorites without a doubt. Greys are neutrals just like blacks and whites. So wearing this color can be very easy. However, why do easy when fashion is all about risk? Sharkskin is the perfect color to go with the crisp lines of an edgy jumper. Throw on a brightly colored trench with staple ankle strap stilletoes for the most fashionable fall look.

Recommended piece: Tobi Sharkskin Grey Jumpsuit

4. Aurora Red

In my opinion, red around this time is always seen as a lipstick or any Christmas apparel (90 days, 8 hours, 7 minutes btw). But it's such a bold brazen color that should NOT be limited to Christmas and makeup. I would love to see red more in ready-to-wear with a bit of flare. Nevertheless, a toulle skirt fits the mold perfectly. It has an excellent balance of feminity and edge.

Recommended piece: Forever 21 Red Toulle Midi Skirt


5. Warm Taupe

This happens to be another one of my favorites described by the pantone institute as timeless, organic, and grounded. Warm taupe is another neutral that can be very easy to do with a long-line coat. However, as I said previously, we should always try to edge it up with our neutrals. Thus, a suede thigh-high boot would work perfectly in this color. Again, suede is an excellent material for shoes such as these.

Recommended piece: ASOS Thigh-high Boot


6. Dusty Cedar

This effortlessly elogant color has so much potentional, enough to become a psuedo-neutral like Olive greens and Maroon reds. It's so much of a perfect color that I would never advise doing something ridiculously edgy with it. Sure, fashion is all about risks. But less is more, and I would rather the focal point of these pieces to be the color rather than the structure or prints. So when wearing this lovely color, go for simplicity like a short double-breasted trench.

Recommended piece: Express Double-Breasted Trench Coat


7. Lush Meadow

This rich emerald-toned color is easily something to become obsessed with, especially for accessories. While I would normally scour stores for accessories in the marvelous Lush Meadow color, I think a better idea would be to scour stores for Lush Meadow trousers. The depth of this color gives you the ability to wear them with anything while the color's intensity keeps it bold.

Recommended piece: M&S Wide-Leg Trousers


8. Spicy Mustard


This color has been seen a lot in the world of high fashion, especially in Tom Ford's Fall NYFW show. But in my opinion, it's a color that many a afraid of trying even in an accessory. But due to the dusk of the Spicy Mustard, there are many pieces that would work. A trench coat is one of them and if you're worried about the colors that work with it, I always reccomend all-black-everything underneath.

Recommendation: Victoria's Secret Trench Coat


9. Potter's Clay

With burnt orange tones, this color is overflowing with warmth -- something we on the east coast certainly need as we get deeper into fall. With this color having it's foundation in orange, sadly a very overlooked color, many would play it safe by going for riding boots in this color. I would try a body-con short-sleeved midi dress. Similar to nude, this color has the ability to look stunning on everyone. And it would look even better with that spicy mustard coat!

Recommendation: H&M Midi Dress

10. Bodacious

Appropriately named, this vivid color based in vibrant violets and lavenders is a wonderful way to brighten up your outfits, especially on those colder, cloudier fall days. In my opinion, a fun, flowing skirt would go well with dark neutrals like black. Juxtaposing hard edges of leather with the soft movement of pleats is definitely a fashionable move and one worth the risk. So have fun with this color because that is certainly what it was chosen for.

Recommendation: Pleated Midi Skirt



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