Pantone Color Institute: 2017 Fall Fashion Color Palette BOLD REDS- U.S. & U.K.

Did you know that there is practically one entity that determines the “it” color of the year or season?

Pantone Color Institute.

This topic interested me because I normally bypass trends, but just for entertainment I wanted to see what the fall/winter color palette is going to be. There are several but the unanimous standout color for both countries is red or a variation of it. For the first time Pantone even included London as a muse. What Pantone does is evaluates colors shown by fashion designers at New York Fashion Week and then decide on the top 10. They’re even partly responsible for helping Tiffany & Co. to brand the color “1837 blue” and the color “Minion Yellow” based on the blockbuster Minions movie. Pretty interesting,  by the way the color of the year is GREENERY.

Courtesy of Pantone here are the top 10 colors for fall and winter for

The United States:

Pantone’s Top 10 Color Palette for Fall/Winter Season United States

London:

    Pantone’s Top 10 Color Palette for Fall/Winter Season London

 

 

Costco owes Tiffany&Co. 19 MILLION

That’s a HUGE chunk of change.

Costco landed in hot water for using luxury jewelry giant Tiffany’s name while selling engagement rings. I am a business owner myself so I agree with the verdict. With that being said, it so happens that Costco’s argument is that the name Tiffany is generic, that  it can encompass any statement or meaning. However, anyone else everywhere else knows that the name Tiffany (especially when it comes to jewelry) is a nudge to the luxurious retailer that is known to have made a guest cameo in the movie Breakfast at Tiffany’s and whose name is synonymous with their trademark robin’s egg blue colored boxes; in some circles the blue color is often referred to as Tiffany blue. Costco is now barred from using the name Tiffany alone when it comes to selling jewelry. Come on Costco you were well aware of what you were doing.

And if you weren’t the judge was. Costco is appealing.

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