Happy pastels
Pantone called it: 2016’s fashion colors are a shade of pale pink dubbed Rose Quartz (think Cate Blanchett in Givenchy at the Golden Globes) and periwinkle named Serenity (“Downton Abbey” star Joanne Froggatt’s Reem Acra dress, also at the Globes).
Pantone says the year’s top 10 colors—which also include Peach Echo, Snorkel Blue, Buttercup, Lilac Gray, Iced Coffee, Green Flash, Fiesta (yellow-based red) and Limpet Shell (aqua)—are “softer shades that offer a sense of calm and relaxation” in a “culture still surrounded by so much uncertainty.” The palette, it adds, is unisex.