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PostPosted: Fri Jun 18, 2010 10:49 pm 
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I've just looked at the "fashion" colors for fall 2010. They look like spring colors to me - yellow, orange, pink, pale grey - do you look at these at all for what you are producing? (Okay there are deep "chocolate truffle" and "lagoon")

Should I ignore this? I was good for spring summer 2010 - lots of turquoise - but this has me stumped.
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Nah, I don't follow it. If it looks good it's good. I don't view jewellery to just last a season.

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Hi mehoose

The "fashionestas" will buy according to the in colour (actually thats a good research project track sales by the in fashion colours).

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I keep an eye on the upcoming colors, and if they happen to align nicely with gem colors I'll emphasize those (lots of turquoise and teal for me this spring/summer). I don't sink a lot of time or money into the seasonal color trends though; that's asking for stuff to sit around growing outdated if it doesn't sell.

I pretty much keep an eye on them and take them into account, but don't bend over backwards tailoring myself to them. I also watch when seasonal colors hit stores and see what seems to be displayed in the mainstream. Often only one or two colors in the palette get a lot of mainstream promotion in the end.

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http://www.pantone.com/downloads/articl ... l_2010.pdf

Golden glow = high carat gold, hessonite garnet, citrine
Oyster gray = palladium or platinum, unplated white gold
Lipstick red = tourmaline, ruby, pink garnets
Purple orchid = pale amethyst, spinel
Lagoon = apatite, pariaba color tourmaline
Woodbine = olive tourmaline, Oregon sunstone
Endive = Oregon sunstone, off-color yellow beryl, off-color chrysoberyl
Living coral = actual coral, pad-colored sapphire, spinel, etc.


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That sounds like a great goal/hope, allen! Sadly I know some of my less expensive earrings won't become heirlooms, but I hope some of my more skilled creations get passed down.

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Thanks for the thoughts DJ! I was just lost looking at those colors!

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