Fall Color Predictions

I like to check out the fashion trends, especially the ones for Fall.  It's not that I'm going to follow them.  No one will ever accuse me of being a fashionista.  I wear what's in my closet, often things that are several years old.  That isn't to say that I wouldn't love to have a closet full of beautiful clothes, and to be tall and skinny and able to put on anything and make it look good.  But hey, to quote Popeye, "I y'am what I y'am"!

Recently I came across the Pantone Fashion Color Report for Fall 2011, which was written last spring.  It's odd how the designers and artists choose different colors and each person is supposedly a trend setter.  I wonder what goes into their decisions.  Fabrics that they can easily get?  Something that hasn't been "new" for a number of years? Maybe they honestly like certain colors?  What will the public buy?  I have no idea how these trends are decided and take hold.  Do they confer with each other at all? 

Yesterday I was in a mall here in Calgary and I noticed that many of the ladies' clothing stores had garments in black and in deep burgundy/maroon.  If this is the trend, then I like it.  I often wear black pants as they are versatile and I can wear them with my multi-colored sweaters. 

I'm particularly fond of dark burgundy.  Will I give in to this trend and buy something in this color?  Maybe.  Will I buy yarn and make a burgundy sweater?  Yes, IF I finish the projects that are currently on the needles, none of which are maroon. 

The chances of finishing said projects this year:  NIL.  Even less than that.  Maybe I'll make a burgundy sweater for Fall 2012, but will it be in style then?  Probably not!