Yes it's that time again...

And as ever, Ms. Kathryn the The Budget Fashionista gives us the heads up...

Pantone Fall 2009 Color Forecast: New York Fashion Week

Looks like the trend for muted color palettes will continue on for the fall...

Before you go off on your Spring fling shopping....

Check out this post from Ms. Allie over at Wardrobe Oxygen:

Too Much of a Good Thing

Once again, it comes down to the difference between blindly following fashion - and having a sense of your own style.

The Colors of Spring...

Per Pantone...

From NY $pender.....

Pantone's Spring 08 Colors

Hummm I'll have to give them some thought -- I love a pale color as much as the next, but I'm not so sure about these. Sort of makes me feel like they lined up a bunch of fruity type drinks at the bar and picked their favorite flavors! :-/

It does look like gray is going to hold on from winter to spring! ;-)

If this is true...

Then I am a made woman! ; - )

Pantone's Color of the Year Is...

Blue is my color!!!! I have loved it pretty much since birth and, for what ever reason, I look striking in it and always have...so if this is THE color for next season, I'm going to have a very happy closet! ; - )

That is if they make anything in this fabulous color that I can wear! : - /

If you have ever wondered....

How they come up with the colors for clothes or anything thing else for that matter, Ms. Tamara over at Business Fashionable points you to a good article on the folks who predict the next color trends....

Color Theory - How Trends Are Made

A couple of years ago Sunday Morning on CBS did a great cover piece on the process color marketers use to pick the upcoming color trends. Sadly I couldn't find the piece on their website. If they ever re-run it and you have an interest in just how the process is done, try to catch it - it was very interesting and informative.