Colour Trend Forecast

Pantone no.: 255C, Warm Gray 6C, 2907C, 108C, 725C, Process Black C

I have used purple, warm gray, royal purple, chrome yellow, brown and black colours for the colour forecast of DKNY 2009 F/W collection.

I mixed the warm colour, including chrome yellow, with the cool colours, including purple, black and brown. For the last seasons, we are not difficult to see that Donna Karen would like to use both the warm and cool colours for her collections, so will be in the 2009 collection.

I have chosen the purple color, because it is a cool colour which is quite sharp and it was mixed by the red, which is a warm colour originally, but this time I only use the purple colour in constant chroma and medium value to match with the silence of autumn and winter.

On the other hand, to stand out the total collection, I always put the yellow with purple. It is a little bit like the DKNY 2008 F/W collection, as Donna Karen use the pale orange to stand out the black. However, this time I choose the yellow in a high chroma and tint, instead of the pale one for 2009 F/W collection, it is because more the contrast can draw more attention from the crowded. For the use of purple with yellow, it is the application of the Complimentary Colour Scheme, which is aimed at using colours opposite to each other in the colour wheel.

As the above colourwheel shown in above, the chrome yellow is located opposite to the purple colour exactly, that's what I said about the Complimentary Colour scheme. In addition, these two opposite colours should be one of warm colour(chrome yellow) and one of cool colour(purple).

Moreover, I also applied the SplitComplimentary Colour scheme for my collection, the scheme is similar to the complimentary colour scheme, but we should choose the adjacent colours 30º each way of the compliment. In my collection, I always match the purple, chrome yellow and brown together, those three colours located in the colourwheel is exactly what the shape like the SplitComplimentary colour scheme.

Class Exercise: Fashion Collection(2)

Pantone no.: 3945C, 465C, Warm Gray 6C, 414C, Process Black C, 254C

I use the gold and silver colours to create the feeling of 'future' in this collection, then match with the warm gray, yellow, purple and black. However, in the software, I cannot find the pantone no. for gold and silver, so I use the similar colour to replace when translate the basic colours family for this collection.

I apply the Complimentary colour scheme to match purple with yellow.

- Complimentary colour scheme

Class Exercise: Fashion Collection(1)

Pantone: 7516C, 681C, 5767C, 2738C, 394C, Warm Gray 6C

In this collection, the green and purple colours are both in medium chroma and low value, the yellow and blue are both in constant value and chroma.

I mainly used the constant chroma&value colours to stand out the total in this collection, for example, yellow belt match with the purple&gray dress.

Complimentary colour scheme is applied, where yellow and purple are two colours on the opposite side in the colour wheel (outfits 2,4,6). Triadic colour scheme is also applied, for the three colours of brown, blue and yellow.

left: Complimentary colour scheme, right:Triadic colour scheme

Pantone no: 158C, 375C, 192C, 347C, 393C, 7404C

In this collection, yellow in high chroma and medium value, and yellow in medium chroma and constant value are used, so is the green colour.

I mainly use the warm colours for the collection, e.g. red, yellow&green, but I also match the red with brown, which is matching of warm and cool colour.

I use the Analogic colour scheme, which three adjacent colours in the colour wheel are used, for example, in outfit 3, 5,6, I use yellow, green and brown.

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Pictures

In this picture, it was taken in an archromatic tone, it means that in black, gray and white tone. This archromatic tone makes the lipstick colour stand out, the lipstick colour is a high-chroma red, which is called magenta.

In this picture, the yellow nails match with blue volleyball. For the yellow colour, it is in medium chroma, and is a shade, called chrome-yellow; For the blue, it is in high chroma with a medium value, called cerulean-blue. It is quite a contrast between these two colours.

Colour Trend of DKNY 2008 F/W Collection

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2008 F/W Collection

Theme: Eclectic Glamour


















































- Colour Anaylsis:























- 20 colours were used in the collecton, including:
black, grey, chrome-yellow, pale-ocre, orange, dark-grey.
cardinal-red, white, tangerine, camel, persimmon, mauve,
apricot, burgundy, light-grey, brown, vermilion,
champagne-yellow, marigold, midnight-blue























- mainly used the cool colours, e.g. black, mauve, midnight-blue, grey, etc.
- mixed with warm colours, e.g. orange, yellow, red,
- however, warm colours were all in higher value,
e.g. tangerine, chrome-yellow, etc.

Colour Fashion Trend on DKNY

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The 2008 F/W collection

Theme: Eclectic Glamour

Outfit 1:

- black overall with orange blouse & grey stockings

- main colours: black & grey
→ both are achromatic colours, no hues
→ cool colours

- matched with orange
→ secondary colour
→ high value, a duller tone by adding grey
→ warm colour

Outfit 2:

- beige coat & hat, with a pattern dress & grey stockings

- mixed with warm and cool colours:
1. on the dress: warm colours—yellow & orange
cool colour—dark purple

2. the total look: warm colours—yellow & orange

cool colours—beige(earth tone), dark purple & grey

Outfit 3:

- a red orange dress with grey stockings

- different level of red orange on the dress:
→ for the short-sleeved chiffon top inside— lower value, higher proportion of orange
→ for the tube dress outside — higher value, higher proportion in red

- Monochromatic colour scheme used: use the same hues, changes in brightness and saturation

Outfit 4:

- a long-sleeved purple top, an elbow-length grey & yellow jacket, and a golden shorts with black stockings

- Complimentary colour scheme used:
→ yellow— primary & warm colour
→ purple—secondary & cool colour

Outfit 5:

- a shinny red-brown coat, a pair of grey gloves & purple stockings & brown high-heel

- for the coat: high chroma—very shinny vivid brown colour

- used Analogic colour scheme for the total look: use 3 adjacent colours on colourwheel

DKNY-- 2008 S/S collection

Colour Analysis on S/S 2008 of DKNY

12 colours used in the whole collection, including(from left to right in the table) :

- white, black, dark grey, grey, grey-purple, ivory, orange, tropical-orange, fluorescent-pink, rose-pink, ruby, cream

- proportion of colours used:

black-- 28.9%

white-- 17.6%

grey-- 14.1%

tropical-orange-- 12.0%

dark-grey-- 8.5%

ruby-- 5.6%

rose-pink-- 3.5%

grey-purple,

ivory-- 2.8%

orange-- 2.1%

cream-- 1.4%

fluorescent-pink-- 0.7%

- usually mixed black with grey & tropical-orange/ruby
- only change in the proportion of colours used in the above three to make different oufits
- for the white,ivory & cream colours used, they occupied the majority of outfits, other colours are used for the accessories only
- for the sharp colours(fluorescent-pink, orange), usually used for the accessories, e.g. hats, belts, ties, etc



Colours in Colours used in the
common used: collecion:

- prefered to use colours in a low value, which are lighter & duller
- gives a retro feelings, back to the 1970s

Colour Fashion Trend on DKNY

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The S/S collection for 2008


Inspiration: Modernity of New York-- all the new buildings and the freshness of the city

Theme: 1970's resurgence


use of a darker shade of the origin colour, for examples,

• outfit 1:
• - main colour tone: dark colours-- black, grey
• - mixed with a sharp colour: orange,
• however, which is very pale

outfit 2:

- pale grey trench coat

- decorations: a floppy hat & waist tape, all in light orange

outfit 3:

- a classic evening dress

- light shade of pink















outfit 4:

- a dress with bubble sleeves

- mixed with black and orange

- orange colour fades out, like the effect after many times of washing

outfit 5:

- a loose-cutting coat with a long sleeved stripe dress

- colours used: grey & pink

- colour tones of both colours are dull