Spring 2012: MENSWEAR COLOR ROCKS!

THE COLOR CORNER

Wow, the colors coming from the menswear shows in Milan and Paris are so inspirational. The color combinations are extraordinary in their boldness and will influence active wear, shoes and women’s fashion. Now, the color crossover doesn’t just exist between womenswear and home fashions. Menswear is a color contender competing with both categories.

Men’s active wear from Walter Van Beirendonck’s with his use of bold colors and patchworks of patternings and Lady Gaga’s favorite designers at Mugler using tinted colors with superhero overtones will influence all industries.

Take a look at the richness and luxury fabric color combinations of the brothers’ Govanni and Giacomo Canali. All colors of the color wheel used in monochromatic and achromatic color combinations defined by fabrications that transmit light bouncing off the fabrics in different ways.

Barbara Arlen teaches SXC 100: Color Theory and Culture, SXC 110: Color Discovery Interactive Workshop, SXC 260:Color Painting Studio, and SXF 840: Career Opportunities for Working with Color.

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