Image from LadyTais/Taisia Novakhoua
Image from LadyTais/Taisia Novakhoua

Goodbye January! Spring is just around the corner.  Even though that groundhog shmounghog said six more weeks of winter–evidenced by the endless winter storms the first week in February–I’m over this ongoing winter-y mix. Let’s focus on fashion forecast for spring!

I reported on emerald green as the 2013 Pantone color of the year in my Springing Forward with Kate post. Once again, Pantone Inc. (drum roll please) the global authority on color, announced that radiant orchid is the 2014 color of the year.

photo image from Pantone.com
photo image from Pantone.com

Radiant orchid is surely soon to become a timeless classic with an edge. In Pantone press release, the color institute’s executive director stated, “While the 2013 color of the year, Pantone 17-5641 Emerald, served as a symbol of growth, renewal and prosperity, radiant orchid reaches across the color wheel to intrigue the eye and spark the imagination.”

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