Hello, February! Let’s add some excitement and spice up the gray days ahead with a bold pop of color!
This fashion forecast is influenced by the 2023 Pantone® Color of the Year: Vivid Magenta.
This fashion forecast is influenced by the 2023 Pantone® Color of the Year: Vivid Magenta. Expect this color to be featured heavily in both clothing and home decor stores, as well as all types of fun fashion accessories.
While the fall runways showed a lot of black with influences from ’80s and ’90s gothic and grunge, there was also a lot of color, ensuring that some of 2022’s brights are here to stay. This includes magenta – a great shade that is not hot pink but not quite red – think of a deep, berry tone. Described by Pantone as “powerful and empowering,” it’s definitely not a color to be missed! It goes brilliantly with khaki or turquoise, can add a dramatic flourish to gray or navy and looks fabulous with tonal shades of purple, pink and blue. A rather “audacious” hue, magenta is not for the shy and retiring – but wearing it in separates (like a simple top or a vivacious skirt) can make it less overpowering. Pairing it with a neutral shade like white or navy makes it much more accessible.
Another emerging color trend is earthy orange with a resurgence of more natural, down-to-earth shades, which will work perfectly in the warmer summer months. While burnt orange and rust might initially seem more of a fall palette, it will also see you (in slightly brighter tones) into the summer months. Color experts say the shade conveys creativity, sensuality and abundance, which is probably why it’s proved so popular with designers and with so many different hues, you can easily create a stunning array of looks.
Orange loves a warm skin tone and can be pared back when worn with neutrals such as cream, camel, bronze or gray. If you feel confident, mixing it with navy blue or jewel purple can be super impactful, but wearing it with its analogous hues on the color wheel such as yellow, pink and red will definitely create a clash.
In my January “My Style” article, I talked about the influence of pockets on everything, including the resurgence of cargo pants embellished with zippers galore. A color more often associated with casual clothing – such as this season’s fashion favorite, the cargo pant – olive green gets a makeover for 2023, and a very glamorous one at that! Watch for it in evening dresses and elegant tops. Because so much of nature is green, it can evoke elements of peace and harmony when we use it in our clothing and our homes to offset neutral beiges and grays.
One more color to look for is blue. While pink has long ruled the runway, 2023 trends will see blue enjoying a resurgence. These blue shades range from pastel to azure and turquoise, all adding a tranquil, royal feel. Denim rules – jeans, jackets, jumpers and just about all garments can rock denim blues. As many know, regal royal blue was also the color Queen Elizabeth was thought to have favored most often, as she regularly wore it for public engagements throughout her reign.
Denim rules – jeans, jackets, jumpers and just about all garments can rock denim blues.
So, all you fashion-forward readers – thanks to “My Style” you can put on your tiaras, add a POP to your wardrobes with the Color of the Year and dress like the queens you are!
