Colorful Jewelry Inspiration

Color is a leading element when designing jewelry. Who doesn't find him or herself inspired by a shade in a painting or contrast in new shirt? If you are thinking about colors for fall 2010, then you will enjoy virtually flipping through the Pantone Fashion Color Report for fall 2010. (A special shout out to the folks art Artbeads.com for sending this information to me!)

The report is designed to mimic the feel of flipping through a hard copy catalog, so it's pretty cool just for that reason. Sixty-two pages are full of information on the colors we will see in clothing and other fashion items for this fall, so of course, as jewelry designers this is pretty helpful information to know. Some of my personal fall color favorites include chocolate truffle (yum), oyster gray, and lagoon.

Other interesting information in this digital brochure includes top designers' "must have" clothing items for fall, their take on how the economy has affected the way they think about color, and general fashion trends.

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