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The Fashion Report
by Gina Griffin

Color:
Colors for Spring and Summer 2008 are crisp and vibrant, and offer a wide range. We've matched Pantone's top ten colors to actual yarns so that you can have a real sense of the season's key colors. (All yarns are available at Knit N' Knibble.)

Clockwise, from center top:
Berocco Glace #2655 (Rococco Red Pantone 18-1652)
Rowan Cotton Glace #739 (Golden Olive Pantone 16-0639)
Rowan All-Seasons Cotton #203 (Pink Mist Pantone13-2805)
Katia Sevilla #54 (Cantaloupe Pantone 15-1239)
Dale Svale # 5736 (Snorkel Blue Pantone 19-4049)
Zen Borrocco # 8268 (Freesia Pantone 14-0852)
Rowan All-Seasons Cotton #218 (Pantone 17-3020)
Soya Cotton #89 (Daiquiri Green Pantone 12-0435)
Louisa Harding #2 (Silver Gray Pantone 14-0000)
Sublime Soya Cotton #83 (Pantone 16-0924)

Trends:

Romance – Shapes are soft and flowing but not sickeningly sweet. Think lacy, retro details and colors that pop. Styles are sweet but uncluttered and unfussy.

The Moderns – Painterly prints and spare shapes define the moderns. It's the Bolling Suite meets your favorite retro print.

Tailored – All of the details from your favorite shirt meet in the Tailoreds. Shapes are constructed but not fussy.

Tribal – Big tribal prints in earth tones meet in simple shapes. Let the shapes be remain simple so the patterns can say more.

Gina Griffin is a fashion maven with degrees in fashion design and management. She also has a near-fatal addiction to shoes.

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