Erica Plyter, Wet Paint, Fort Stewart, Ga. (cener), Gladys Torres, The Nail Factory, Santa Isabel, Puerto Rico (left and right)

 

Designers continue to exhibit a degree of caution for fall 2010, yet offer a palette of beauty and excitement with a blending of colors, some with similar undertones, in surprising and intriguing combinations. Inspired by the ongoing phenomena of film animation, vivid colors are often juxtaposed in inventive ways, creating arresting and extraordinary color combinations, according to the Pantone Color Institute. The Pantone Fashion Color Report Fall 2010 predicts that purple orchid (shown in illustration), chocolate truffle, woodbine, and seven other hues will make up the palette for the season.

View a slideshow of all 10 fall shades here.

View the full report at www.pantone.com/fall2010.

Pantone Colors displayed here may not match Pantone identified solid color standards. Consult current Pantone for fashion and home color system publications for accurate color. Pantone and other Pantone LLC trademarks are the property of Pantone LLC. Illustration by Yigal Azrouël. Originally appeared in the Pantone Fashion Color Report Fall 2010.

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