Spring and Summer 2008 Key Colour Fashion Trends

The trend in spring 2008 is for fresh, clear fashion colours. I'll be describing each main colour group of importance. You can also see 2008 colour mood boards as PowerPoint presentations on another page. Pure bluebell is a colour trend likely to grow in strength as the year progresses. Indeed, blue is back on the fashion colour palette and with a vengeance.
In 2008, new fashion colours for spring are bright and clear like these shown here. We can have polychromatic fashion wardrobes with for example, citrus tones of lemon, chartreuse lime, mandarin orange, daffodil, peach and pomegranate red. These are all strongly represented as coming colour trends. Bluebell, lilac and purples add cool jolts of colour amid a monochrome fashion palette. Traditional black with white, nautical navy or creamy ecru set against white, are the easy alternative classic schemes to such brilliant colour bursts.
Some find such vivid radiance jarring, but why reject colour? For the summer of 2008, be eager to embrace pops of colour by selecting the tones that suit you. But think, and shop wisely, before you buy the hottest fashion colours. Consider how just one or two shades removed from the hue on the shop rack may suit your skin tone better. Some colours will make you look sallow, whilst others will make you look and feel fresh and clear skinned.This spring and summer of 2008 you will notice how important blue has become as a fashion colour. Blue is also an important colour trend in home interiors with Wedgwood's jasper blue and related tonal blue pastels also gaining ground. These blues below are very much of the moment.
The pure lapis lazuli base of the ultramarine blue turban wrap in Vermeer's 'Girl With A Pearl Earring' is a testimony to the powerful beauty of this intense blue.
For some, this blue tone may well be too strong, too vivid and too electric. Yet if you add a touch of white to ultramarine makes a softer tint. Fabric in that tone of whitened, lighter blue may be perfect for you. The simple test is to hold the garment against you with a mirror. Ask yourself is ultramarine a fashion colour that makes your skin look harsh and aged against such colourful boldness. Or, do you see a winning uplifted vibrant reflection ready to woo the world. If a colour looks too strident against your skin colouring, find a colour that reflects the special you. With so much colour on offer you should be able to select a satisfactory blue tone with ease.
Credit to: Pauline Weston Thomas at fashion-era.com