In case
you’ve been holding your breath, this month Pantone LLC, the global provider of
professional colour standards for the design industries, has announced that the
Color of the Year for 2013 is PANTONE 17-5641 Emerald, “a lively, radiant, lush
green.”
You may
recall that Pantone intended 2012’s Color of the Year, Tangerine Tango (PANTONE
17-1463) to provide us “with the energy boost we need to recharge and move
forward.” Pantone’s aspiration for
next year’s shade is that it “enhances our sense of well-being further by
inspiring insight, as well as promoting balance and harmony.”
Leatrice
Eiseman, executive director of the Pantone Color Institute, elaborates: “Green is the most abundant hue in
nature – the human eye sees more green than any other colour in the
spectrum. As it has throughout
history, multifaceted Emerald continues to sparkle and fascinate. Symbolically, Emerald brings a sense of
clarity, renewal and rejuvenation, which is so important in today’s complex
world. This powerful and
universally appealing tone translates easily to both fashion and home
interiors.”
Among
other merchandisers jumping on the Emerald bandwagon, the cosmetics chain Sephora
has collaborated with Pantone to produce a limited-edition SEPHORA + PANTONE
UNIVERSE™ 2013 Color of the Year beauty collection, which will be available
exclusively from Sephora starting in March 2013. The collection, featuring a variety of products in next
year’s colour, including eye shadow, nail polish and accessories, will be sold
at Sephora stores across the U.S. and Sephora.com. No specific word seems to have been released yet about
whether Sephora’s Canadian retail outlets will carry it.
Are you planning any Emerald products or promotions for 2013?
Are you planning any Emerald products or promotions for 2013?
http://www.pantone.com/pages/pantone/category.aspx?ca=88
http://www.pantone.com/pages/fcr.aspx?pg=21005&ca=4
http://www.pantone.com/pages/fcr.aspx?pg=21005&ca=4
Update on 16
March 2013:
Tomorrow, St.
Patrick’s Day, would be the perfect opportunity to try Emerald-green cosmetics
in honour of both Ireland’s patron saint and Pantone’s 2013 Color of the
Year. Please let me know if any of
you fashionistas decides to take the plunge. Tip: For application ideas, it may help to consult the numerous sources of inspiration available on the Internet, including:
Update on 11 April 2013:
"Emerald City", a current art exhibition by Meg Cranston, on display at LAXArt (a contemporary-art gallery in Los
Angeles, California) until April 20th, uses Pantone Emerald Green as both a material
and a subject. The exhibition includes a painting of Kate Middleton,
Duchess of Cambridge, wearning the much hyped emerald-green peace-sign-print
dress made by luxury brand Mulberry that she wore to a London opening at the British
Natural History Museum in November 2012.
http://www.laweekly.com/2013-04-11/art-books/kate-middleton-emerald-meg-cranston/
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