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Pantone on Fashion: A Century of Color in Design

by Pantone, LLC · 2014

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Follow global color authority Pantone on this vivid journey through the rich history of color in fashion. Favorite hues and their appearances across the decades are profiled in informative text and copiously illustrated by runway photos and archival images. Track Bright Marigold from its heyday in the 1940s as Hermes' identifying hue to its showstopping appearance in Carolina Herrera's Spring/Summer 2013 collection, and trace Cyber Yellow from 1960s mod style to Anna Sui's 1990s punk-inspired looks. Complete with a survey of the industry-defining PANTONE Color of the Year, PANTONE on Fashionis the ultimate guide to the timeless shades the fashion world loves to love.

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fashionfashionMore like thisLess of thisartartMore like thisLess of this
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20th century20th centuryMore like thisLess of this21st century21st centuryMore like thisLess of this
Audience
adult
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short · 128 pages

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