Not even the Mom Olympics could ready the average mother for the seasonal changes in clothing styles and color trends coming our way for Spring & Summer 2011. It is enough to make ones head spin! Even Harry Potter himself couldn't morph himself into someone totally prepared for the color changes and trendy styles you know your kids are going to ask for. You know the drill! When spring comes and you look through your closets only to find that you have nothing to wear. Worse yet, none of your kids clothes from last year even come close to fitting. Could they possibly have grown that much while winter dragged by? Hmmmm. Somehow, they did. Setting out to find something new is anything but easy, not to mention the time constraints that most Mom's operate under.
One must almost be deemed a juggler to find time in ones schedule to shop for a new wardrobe. What do the kids want in their closets anyway? You guessed it! Fun and trendy wear....the kind of thing that, deep inside, you know your wallet is not prepared to handle. You want clothing that will look nice, be durable and not cost and "arm and a leg" too. Hard to find, even for the best bargain hunting Mom. If, like me, you find that buying a new summer wardrobe for your ever growing child or yourself is anything but easy, I offer you some summer color trend advice for 2011 that I found on the web site fashionising.com. It offers examples of seasonal color trend advice. I have to tell you, I love this site. It is a life-saving plethora of advice that arms the average mom with tools to satisfy that spring and summer design targeted shopping fever that most of us get. For those of you who have some shopping to do, as I do, I offer you some of the advice I found on fashionising.com I'll bet that once you discover this site, you will save it to your favorites too. The author, Daniel P. Dykes, offers color advice that can't be rivaled on any site that I have found thus far. ( Mr. Dykes, on behalf of all needy Moms out there, I thank you for your color trend advice.)
One must almost be deemed a juggler to find time in ones schedule to shop for a new wardrobe. What do the kids want in their closets anyway? You guessed it! Fun and trendy wear....the kind of thing that, deep inside, you know your wallet is not prepared to handle. You want clothing that will look nice, be durable and not cost and "arm and a leg" too. Hard to find, even for the best bargain hunting Mom. If, like me, you find that buying a new summer wardrobe for your ever growing child or yourself is anything but easy, I offer you some summer color trend advice for 2011 that I found on the web site fashionising.com. It offers examples of seasonal color trend advice. I have to tell you, I love this site. It is a life-saving plethora of advice that arms the average mom with tools to satisfy that spring and summer design targeted shopping fever that most of us get. For those of you who have some shopping to do, as I do, I offer you some of the advice I found on fashionising.com I'll bet that once you discover this site, you will save it to your favorites too. The author, Daniel P. Dykes, offers color advice that can't be rivaled on any site that I have found thus far. ( Mr. Dykes, on behalf of all needy Moms out there, I thank you for your color trend advice.)
If you are a boutique designer, this advice will be immensely helpful in choosing your design colors for the items you intend to make and sell or for boutique collaborations. If you are a shopping Mom, you will love this site which makes matching up colors "easy peasy" as my daughter says. If you are looking for color trends for doing a bit of sprucing up your abode, this site will make choosing colors "a snap". The site offers something for everyone!
Here is some of the information from Daniel's site that I found. When you finish reading below, click HERE to go to the fashionising site to see what else you can find. (Make sure to sign up for their newsletter while you are there too. )
Now, just sit back and enjoy. Happy Reading!
Cloth / Fabric Spring 2011 Colour Trends
For their take on the colours for Spring 2011 fashion trends, cloth manufacturers Lenzing believe that we won't just be throwing off the darker colours of Fall 2010's trends but possibly even the mentality that has gone with recent financially tough times. Thus they see Spring / Summer 2011 colours as those which are "uplifting" and "soften, energise, and excite."
For the Spring / Summer 2011 season they've put forwards five key colour trends.
Celebration
Spring personified in a palette, the colors that make up this Spring 2011 color trend are mostly named after flowers: iris, viola, daffodil, poppy, and geranium. Unsurprisingly, should this color scheme take your fancy, this one should be worked into your Spring 2011 wardrobe as a part of your florals.
Abstraction
I must confess to not liking this color palette in the leastl the turquoise clashes with the maroon to my eye, and how yellow green made it in there has left me stumped. This is one color trend for those who are loud and proud.
New Classic
According to Lenzing new and unexpected twists on classic elements, and naturally bright pigments, will develop into new classics. "Fabrics are classic, materials the same but all elements are somewhat twisted: fibers in unusual yarn-spinning and -counts, classical weave patterns in atypical materials clashed with a curious checkered design, an embroidery where you didn't expect it - nothing loud, just enough to make you startle."
Aqueous
Sitting as our favourite Spring / Summer 2011 color trend 'aqueous' is also the most dangerous. An obvious color theme for Spring 2011 because of its nautical tones, such obviousness is also what is likely to see it lazily interpreted and applied - a danger for designers and labels looking to apply seasonal colors to their basics. To avoid such misapplication Lenzing believe it should be used with "floating" pieces where the fabric is the focus; an interpretation of the sheer clothing trend seems a strong contender if you intend to work this color theme through your wardrobe.
Perleage
Subtle colours, bar for the jet black, this is a color trend all about sheen; in effect, luxurious and radiant colors menat to match with your radiant Summer tan.
Lingerie / Swimwear Spring 2011 Colour Trends
Along with their take on the motifs that we'll be wearing in Spring 2011, Interfiliere have also released their interpretation of the season's colour trends. Their choice for the colours you should be picking for your swimwear and lingerie are an eclectic range of hues, and ones better suited to swimwear than they are to the boudoir.
Leather Spring 2010 Colour Trends
Le Cuir A Paris is another fashion trend based event, though different to Interfiliere in that it concentrates on leather and fur trends. Their picks for Spring / Summer 2011 colour trends are divided into five separate motifs:
Archaic Garden
"The range is whitened, stony, mineral or delicately fruity. The softness of faded, evanescent, light and serious colors."
Underwater Variation
"The range delves into the blue, and extends to an aqua green. Sea anemone pink is enhanced by inky blues and purples. Navy and brown darken the landscape. White soap bubbles refresh the saturated atmosphere."
Tropical Dramaturgy
"The range is solar, incandescent, spicy and suffocating. Yellow singing at the top of its voice, uninhibited parrot green, the orange of Tibetan monks, the entire spectrum of reds from purple to salmon pink. Bushy brown, deep blue."
Enchanted Picnic
"The range sets your teeth on edge. The neon colors are whitened. Jelly pink is transparent, the pastels are over-bright. The brights are on fire, tempered by a reasonable grey and a measured beige."
Shadowy Shores
"The range is tinged with vegetal colors. Bathed in red, boat hull; dark navy, hut; strong green, canvas. Or lightened colors, bleached by the salt, faded by the sun and the sea."
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