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Pantone queried fashion influencers: What colorful
item of clothing defined your style as a child and why?
How do you see this style being reinvented for 2012?
see how fashion designers answer this question > |
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Colleen Sherin Senior Fashion Director, Saks Fifth Avenue
"I am remembering a dress that I wore as a little girl — it had a Yellow ground with a delicate floral print. It was so sweet and fresh — the perfect dress for a sunny summer day. Looking forward to spring 2012, it all comes full circle again, as Yellow is to be one of the key colors of the season. And there is sure to be a floral print or two among the collections that we'll be seeing on the runways!"
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Nicole Fischelis GVP/Fashion Director, Macy's
"The vision of my Strawberry Blonde and Green-eyed mother wearing a Pale Turquoise pleated crepe dress has helped me to define my style throughout the years. The beauty and elegance she exuded, as well as the color and fit of the dress, left me with a lifelong impression to always look and feel as she did that day. I think the strong Turquoise color and shape of the dress still remains very relevant when paired with Pale Nudes and touches of Washed Gold." |
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Ken Downing Senior Vice President, Fashion Director, Neiman Marcus
"Hot to trot Pink! Shocking, Brilliant Pink with a hint of Day-Glo to keep it at a fever pitch!" |
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Isabel Dupre Celebrity Stylist
"As a kid, I wore culottes. They were a good item, being feminine but practical for a tomboy like I was. My favorite was Dark Navy.
"It would be a good thing to bring them back in fashion especially since they are making all these new bike lanes in the city. For spring, I would make them over the knee in a light fabric, like a silk, in a range of jewel tones — Amethyst, Emerald, Citrus, Aquamarine and Blue. I would call it another name, culottes sounds terrible."
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@isabeldupre |
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Cait Adair Costume Designer, Desperate Housewives
"For most people it's a smell, above all else, that triggers memories of long ago. And just the slightest whiff of food cooking, or the base notes of a perfume, or some scent of a flower on the wind instantly takes them back to a specific time and place. And that moment in their life — if only for a moment — is clear and real and present again. But for me, as much as I breathe the world in, it's color and texture that most vividly conjure things up from out of the past. Yes! That's the Pink of my fifth birthday party. That Purple-Gray is the sky on the day I got my pony. And the tapestry hanging on my wall is the sweater my mother gave me at Paddington Station on the day I left for boarding school.
"Every time I look at its Buttercup Yellows and Soft Blues, my eyes are brushed with the sweater's same pastels. And when I run my hand over its rich, almost hewn palette, I am again a little girl on the train that rainy day with my arms wrapped around me and my fingers digging into the soft wool of the sleeves. I was on a journey going a long way from home. How I missed my parents and home already! But I did find comfort in that sweater, with its rich tapestry of colors and textures. And in retrospect, I suppose really, that sweater did nothing less than make me feel safe and give me hope.
"I no longer have that sweater. But I try to recapture the feeling it gave me in the clothes I wear — especially in these trying times, when hope and the promise of a better future are needed more than ever. I do take comfort in colors that reflect light and warmth in combination with textures that add substance and dimension. It's magical the way they make me feel uplifted yet grounded at the same time." |
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Collier Strong Celebrity Make-up Artist
"As a child in the '70s, I had a pair of Yellow bell bottoms and I'd pair them with a Black and Gold satin shirt and Mustard colored platform shoes, all of which would work today, just not on me. My bright style as a kid has influenced me as an artist today by having made me aware of color and its effect on not only the person wearing it but on the world around them. Color equals life!"
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@collierstrong |
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Tom Bachik Celebrity Manicurist
"There are a couple of trends that stick in my head from disco patterned silk shirts I had as a kid in the '70s to being a product of the '80s in So Cal with punk-like inspired pegged legged jeans mixed with glam rock ripped everything, infused with Neon splashed pieces of skater logoed apparel. Yah, I know!
"But I think what sticks in my mind the most as a defining FAV moment is probably the absence of color — yup yup — White! I loved all that White stood for — clean, fresh, truth, honesty, purity and integrity, just to name a few.
"The item: Baggy White Jimmy'z (Jimmy Z's) as we called them, with Velcro waisted belt — no buttons or zippers and an adjustable waist for personal fit, coupled with the original 'skinny' peg by folding over the leg and rolling the cuff! No socks with Vans low tops and a crisp White t-shirt; all White… head to toe :)
"How to reinvent for 2012? Leave it White! Using modern materials to vary feel from soft earthy cottons to waxy denim. Keeping the Velcro belt for personalized fit — cinch it tight for a tailored fit or loosen to go more hip with a bit of a sag... variations on the belt itself — studs, leather, etc... tapering to a slim cuff or... a straight leg that could be velcro'd over at the cuff to create a real '80s peg — Ooh nice! I'll take two please!"
www.facebook.com/tom.bachik
@RedCarpetMan |
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Barbie
"One might say I was born in heels. But the first pair that swept me off my feet was an absolute perfect shade of Pink — PANTONE 219 to be exact. For spring 2012, I am thinking about how fab Pink espadrilles will look in my Dream House closet. This doll's feet don't feel complete without heels!"
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@barbiestyle |
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