Living Coral has been announced as the Pantone colour for 2019. “An animating and life-affirming coral hue with a golden undertone that energizes and enlivens with a softer edge.” Pantone I am thrilled that this is the colour of the year. Perhaps we could have predicted it! Opposite on the colour wheel to Ultraviolet and complimentary […]
The Pantone Colour 2018 Ultraviolet
Pantone Colour 2018: Ultraviolet The Pantone Colour Institute has announced the colour of the year would be Purple or rather Ultraviolet. It “communicates originality, ingenuity and visionary thinking,” Leatrice Eiseman, executive director of the Pantone Color Institute, said by way of explanation. “It is found in the cosmos , the wellness movement (amethyst crystals) and […]
Spring Bouquet…Pantone’s Colour of Today
This lovely shade of apple green is Pantone’s colour choice for today. It’s a lovely colour to wear with jeans and chinos, and goes well with this seasons floral trousers. Here are just a few ideas for how to add the look to quickly and cheaply to your wardrobe… The Kettlewell Colours Tops can be […]
Book Review: Dressing the Queen – Angela Kelly
I’ve just read this lovely book which gives an insight into the world of the Queens Jubilee Wardrobe (in particular) and the team that dress her on a daily basis and for all state and official events. This is a lovely coffee table book – which is beautifully illustrated. It was a pleasure to see […]
The Colour of 2013 – Pantone 17-5641 Emerald Green
With the announcement from Pantone, in early December, that the Colour for 2013 is Pantone 17-5641 Emerald Green, I set about to do a little research on the history of this colour and its use in fashion. As a colour, green has both positive and negative connotations. On the positive side, it is the colour […]
50 Shades of Red Wordsearch
Now that the Olympics have finished in the UK, you may be at a loose end for something to do…test your knowledge of red and have some fun with my “50 Shades of Red” wordsearch. I hope you enjoy it – there’ll be more to follow.
Special Occasion Dressing by the Queen
As the Queen celebrates her 60 years on the throne, and with so many articles appearing in the press, I was inspired by an article in the Telegraph “Queen Elizabeth II: 60 years of impeccable style” by Jane Eastoe, to take a look at what we can learn from the Queen, particularly when it comes […]
The Colour of a Wedding Dress
“Married in…White, you will have chosen all right. Married in Grey, you will go far away. Married in Black, you will wish yourself back. Married in Red, you’ll wish yourself dead. Married in Blue, you will always be true. Married in Pearl, you’ll live in a whirl. Married in Green, ashamed to be seen. Married […]
The colour of spring 2011
As I write this article, some of the early daffodils in my garden are well on the way to flowering. Daffodils, forsythia, primroses and crocuses, are just some of the lovely yellow flowers that herald the arrival of spring. Yellow is the colour of sunshine. It is a lovely warm, cheerful colour, but, a bit […]
Camel – the new black for autumn winter 2010
If you want to be on trend this autumn/winter 2010 then choose the colour – camel. Its the new black
