PANTONE,known worldwide as the standard language for color communication from designer to manufacturer to retailer to customer, has released  their fashion color report for 2009.  Each season, Pantone surveys the designers of New York Fashion Week to collect feedback on prominent collection colors, color inspiration and color philosophy. This information is used to create the PANTONE Fashion Color Report and serves as a reference tool throughout the year for fashion enthusiasts, reporters and retailers.  The entire report can be downloaded here.  The report features the top 10 colors for women’s fashion for fall ‘09, along with designer sketches, quotes and headshots.

In the coming days and weeks we’ll be reviewing each color individually and asking what you think of the Fall lineup and how you might be incorporating these colors (or not) into your wardrobes.

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Here’s a preview of the top 10 colors for Fall 2009.  Let us know what you think right off the bat, then check back to read what top designers and industry experts are saying about this year’s lineup.

A Study in Contrasts

New York Fashion Week, February 13 – 20, 2009

Subtle contrasts, like those found in a painter’s masterpiece, make up the diverse color palette for fall 2009.  Designers play with a broad spectrum of unique color combinations this season, resulting in distinct, yet cohesive color palettes.

“The Fall 2009 palette is more unique and thoughtful than the typical autumnal hues of years past,” said Leatrice Eiseman, executive director of the Pantone Color Institute.  “Designers recognize the desire for fundamental basics that speak to current economic conditions, but also understand the need to incorporate vibrant color to grab the consumers’ eyes and entice them to buy.”

So, tell us, do these colors speak to you?  Are they the “comfort food” for our fashion souls that we’re craving this fall?  Stay tuned for my post on American Beauty.  Coincidentally, I wrote it BEFORE reading the above quote about fundamental basics.  Seems these Pantone folks may really know their stuff.