Golden Tones
HONEY YELLOW

Honey Yellow (left) is a warm, more subdued golden yellow tone, making it ideal for autumn and winter. It looks good as a contrast to Purple Heart as does warm olive.

Honey Yellow is the foundation tone for all the camel coats this autumn.
Near Right – Knitwear in honey yellow.
Centre Right – Tuleh Brocade Coat -

Easy cocoon shaped coats in classic neutral colours can be regarded as investment coats. The camel coat style far right is from Hobbs Autumn Winter 2009.  Hobbs Camel Hair Barton coat – £249.  Such loose styles are great for accommodating layers of knitwear in winter.

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BURNT SIENNA

Left – Burnt Sienna – PANTONE 17-1544.

Burnt Sienna is a deepened, earthy shade of orange.  One reason that it’s so popular this season is because it is reminiscent of an autumn sunset

Burnt Sienna paired hue with Nomad or Rapture Rose gives a different twist.

Near Right – Matthew Williamson fashion design. Wonderful use of Burnt Sienna in a luxurious boyfriend cardigan accessorized with a fur cowl and skinny belts.

Centre Right – Here fashion designer Matthew Williamson, renowned for great knitwear pieces has combined honey yellow, burnt sienna with the Pantone AW 09 neutrals of Iron, Crème Brûlée and Nomad to create a tasteful modern Joseph’s Technicolor Dream coat.

Centre Right – This coat also by Matthew Williams, has been imported into the high street.  Coat far right and from Wallis Collection Autumn 2009 – Burnt orange graduated coat £85, €130 – Wallis.

Conclusion of  Autumn 2009 Fashion Colour Trends

On this page I have concentrated on the range of colours for autumn / winter 2009.  Each year the industry leader Pantone produce not only colour charts, but a list of the top 10 most popular tones.  Two colours that stand out this season are Majolica blue and American beauty. You have been reading an original Autumn Winter Fashion Trends 2009-10 article by Pauline Weston Thomas only for publication on www.fashion-era.com ©