Goodbye Turquoise, Hello....Honeysuckle?

2010 is drawing to a close...2011 is right around the corner.  Each year Pantone (the leader in color, and really an industry standard for colors) releases a color for the year.  

Pantone is pleased to announce PANTONE 15-5519 Turquoise, an inviting, luminous hue, as the Color of the Year for 2010. Combining the serene qualities of blue and the invigorating aspects of green, Turquoise inspires thoughts of soothing, tropical waters and a comforting escape from the everyday troubles of the world, while at the same time restoring our sense of wellbeing.

I don't know about you, but 2010 was a bit of a roller coaster for many of my friends (I resemble this comment).  But 2010 also held optimism.  Hope for the future.
Many stylist forecasters are calling for Honeysuckle to be the color of the year.  Pantone has not released the official color of the year, I'm confident it'll be a stellar color, if it's not Honeysuckle.  

Have you ever been shopping and wondered, "I wonder if this color is going to be in season next year..." or, "Is this color a fad??" or "What do I wear this with?"  I have designed a neat-o tool for you to keep in your purse and whip out when you need it.  I have printed 1 full year of colors (Fall 2010 and Spring 2011) on a wallet sized card.  It's a great visual so you can have a heads up on what is in currently, and what will be coming.  Bear in mind that some states are more 'beige' than others (compare Colorado to New York.)  No, I'm not talking about the flora an fauna, but the colors people are safe wearing.  

Printers vary (trust me, I've learned this the hard way), so if you'd like a hard copy of this to schlep with you, send an email to rpparklane [AT] gmail [DOT] com.

Oh, Honeysuckle is the first color on the bottom.  You can see that there are several variations of Turquoise in 2011 (that means you'll be safe with the colors you purchased in 2010!).  And really the Spring 2011 colors are an extension of the Fall 2010 colors

Pantone + Park Lane

Each Spring and Fall, Pantone releases a color trend chart based on what designers exhibit on the runway. It is hard to imagine, but oh-so-true, that designers are already working on next seasons colors. In my mind, it's like working in a Christmas store in July!

I have been thrilled at the last seasons colors - which we are technically still working on. My wardrobe tends to lean toward bright and vibrant colors, naturally. Colorado, is generally a fairly 'beige' state (not of mind, I mean geographic state), for whatever reason.

Back to Pantone. So, twice a year this color chart come out. While Fall fashion week was in February (I seem to recall being bundled under my Snuggie - YES! I really do own and use one!), the great minds of fashion were meeting to scheme what colors we'd be seeing in our local department store.

Jewels by Park Lane is not a chintzy-mom-and-pop jewelry company. We are the leader in high fashion jewelry - or bridge jewelry (meaning not el cheapo jewelry, and not quite your sapphires and diamond type fine jewelry). Park Lane stays on top of current fashions. I'm not sure who has that job, but it must be fun! I digress.

I thought it would be fun to show you these upcoming color trends with some jewelry!





























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