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A Burst of Color for Spring 2005

It looks like the fashion industry is leading the way with bright colors this spring. Coral Reef, Delft, Begonia Pink, Sweet Lavender, Aurora, and Blue Turquoise to name a few. Pantone, the global authority on color and provider of professional color standards for the design industries, attributes the brighter colors to a movement away from wearing Black and the well established Modernist look. Bringing color into fashion is a way of making people feel better, either as a form of escapism or optimism.

Here are a couple of color reports from Pantone that might make your color choices a little easier:

Also, don't forget to check out the Pantone Universe magazine.