Spring is here!…or right around the corner and I love analyzing the colors of the season. There will always be the classical black and whites in almost any seasonal collection but spring allows more creativity with color.  There are two sides to spring: the pastels and the brights. I love pastels; they’re light, fun and whimsical – celebrating warmth and life. However I’m even more impressed when a designer chooses bold, bright colors and executes them fabulously. There are many sources I look at while finding my favorite seasonal colors:

1. Pantone - They’re the #1 source when looking at seasonal colors. They decide what colors to use for the entire industry. For spring 2010 they choose turquoise as the it color. It’s called the getaway color for the vacation and happy vibe it gives off. I strongly suggest reading the Pantone Spring 2010 Report. It’s fun, very easy to read and goes more in depth into why and how colors are chosen.

2. Designers – These are the people directly influencing the world of style so who better to look at? Looking at spring’s runway shows is a fun way to spot popular colors for this season.

The economical down turn has undoubtedly been effecting nearly every industry and the vibe for this season is happiness and hope. You can see this through the colors designers choose; they aren’t sulky but positive and vibrant with bright colors.

My Favorite Colors from the designers this season:

3.1 Phillip Lim

Lim said he wanted to design clothes which creates a reason for women to shop and picked a lipstick-red shade for many pieces:

ADAM

I love the blue hues Adam used in his spring collection. They are relaxing and accented by textures including satin and organza.

Alexander McQueen

McQueens colors were extremely vivid with tawny and aqua hues digitally printed with marvelous execution.

Andrew Gn

Gn proclaimed an end to the recession with his bold yellows and deep purples.

Aquilano Rimondi

Rimondi was the only collection I choose deep colors as some of my favorites for the season. Spring is about the brights however, I feel these colors are also “bright” darks in their own regard giving off a fresh royal vibe.

Badgley Mischka

Balenciaga

Balmain

I loved Balmain’s use of glitter, glamour and metallics. The dress pictured to the right below is the one Kate Hudson wore in Bazaar’s feature for the December issue.

Blumarine

Blumarine used a tie dye technique for high fashion and it looks fabulous!

Bottega Veneta

Chado Ralph Rucci

Chanel

Lagerfeld used mainly light and pastel colors on the signature tweed suits however he also used a splash of red on a couple pieces, shoes and accessories.

Christian Dior

Dior never fails. This collection = drama and glamour; showcasing knock-out bold and brightly colored pieces at the end of the show.

Davidelfin

This designer was the only one who saturated almost his entire collection in many different hues of turquoise and aqua.

Dsquared2

The Catens used bright bubblegum pink and orange colored plastics to coincide with their camp theme.

Derek Lam

Emanuel Ungaro

Emporio Armani

Armani created colorful work wear featured in a very 80s shade with many red, pink and blue hues.

Giorgio Armani

House of Holland

Jason Wu

Wu is continuing his title of designer of the moment by styling clients like Michelle Obama. Natalie Portman is also a big fan of Wu, wearing his dress like the one below (except in a darker shade) earlier last fall.

John Galliano

Lanvin

Lanvin was full of bright-colored draping this season. Elbaz used both bright sheer and solid fabrics creating exceptional drama and elegance.

Marc by Marc Jacobs

Monique Lhuillier

Oscar de la Renta

Proenza Schouler

Sonia Rykiel

Stella McCartney

I was so happy when I looked at McCartney’s collection. It honestly gives off such a positive vibe – the colors, lines and even the makeup & hair makes the world a little brighter.

Versace

The colors Versace uses are incredibly signature; they’re bright pastels embellished with metallics. I’m obsessed with Versace this season and love the Alice in Wonderland theme!

Viktor & Rolf

Viktor & Rolf are brilliant designers creating unique geometric shapes with tulle. The beautiful salmon and teal colors only accent their fabulous designs.

Zac Posen

*Pictures from Style.com*

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