Let’s Explore the Colour Palettes of 2022

It’s an exciting time of year when Sherwin-Williams gives designers their Colour forecast for 2022 I thought that in the light of everything that’s happening across British Columbia right now with forest fires raging across our beautiful province that it might be great to have something uplifting to look at in our lives. There is always so much to learn about colour! Sherwin-Williams calls their forecasts ‘Colormix.’ Lets look at the four palettes they are forecasting. METHOD, OPUS, DREAMLAND and EPHEMERA Method Based on Nature – a collection of organic neutrals and tonal luxury. This palette’s earthiness and rich warmth with influences being: art deco • intention • modern organic • postmodernism OPUS This palette of dusky deep tones and unexpected accents was created to be a new kind of classical, to set drama and emotion to the art of good style, and to never, ever fade into the background. Influences: modern maximalism • glam industrial • theater • moody eclectic DREAMLAND A life-giving energy at the start of a new season, with pearlescent tones, new-growth greens, and lavish pinks,

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Tips for Fashion Merchandising (and a quiz!)

Fashion Merchandising – Dressing a hanger… One of the things I do during a retail consultation is to review merchandising. In a recent consultation it was apparent that a couple tips were needed to bring the level of presentation up a notch. I’m not going to show you the photo but whether it’s women’s or men’s wear, the tips are the same. Yes, I prefer mannequins for showing off clothing, but SOMETIMES a hanger dressing is exactly what’s called for. Think of it as ‘front-facing’ challenges. Merchandising Tip: Tuck Everything into Pockets Note that the pant/skirt hanger is at the correct level for the waist. All sleeves go inside each other and then DEEP into the pockets. You don’t want any ‘limp’ arms. Then Zip up!     Above are two types of hangers for dressing an outfit on a hanger. Here’s where I found the left one. I almost always prefer a side hung pant on a hanger presentation. Otherwise you get this ‘bowlegged cowboy’ look seen below. Another benefit is that the look with side hung is ‘tighter

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