Pantone introduces Marsala, the 2015 Color of the Year.
"A Midsummer Marsala Dream" is the title Pantone gave their amusing photo shoot. Here are my favorite shots. Captions mine.
'80s Silk Blouse: "Not so fast Blondie! He's my boyfriend, Pantone dyed that apron to match my blouse, not your lipstick!" (Sooner or later, trouble visits paradise.) |
No one on this set eats food so why do I let the shoes on the table so close to the food bother me? (It's over. I'm permanently banned from ever entering Pantone's site.) |
While I enjoy poking fun at Pantone, their picks are not pulled out of thin air. Home Accents Today reports "...Pantone explores influences in the entertainment industry and films that are in production, the world of art, popular travel destinations and other socio-economic conditions."
My cutting board two weeks ago. A marsalic premonition? |
Clearly, Marsala shines as lipstick, nail enamel, hand bags, ties. Apparel.
What about interiors? To pave that path, Pantone partnered with Kravet, an industry leader in high end textiles.
Kravet's Marsala Collection, maybe a little too far on the brown side. |
Marsala hued rooms will find champions among those who appreciate warm brown tones and the earthy comfort it evokes. For me personally, large expanses of Marsala, say painted walls, are too Autumnal.
However, in smaller quantities, like a pillow or accent chair, and spiked with a little more red, the effect is rich and jewel-like!
Helen Mirren, Vogue, March 2013 |
And that leads us to Marsala's unique area of expertise, in fact where it excels, velvet gowns.
Sargent's portrait of Mrs. Charles E Inches E Inches, Boston MFA |
Sargent's Ena and Betty, Daughters of Asher and Mrs Wertheimer, Tate |
Georges Chakra, Fall Winter 2014 |
Will Marsala be a major player off the runway or cosmetics counter? I think we'll see a resurgence of red rooms before Marsala painted walls. Most likely I will be proven wrong.
A project from the archives. The closest I have yet to come to Marsala and it's so far off.
There are a slew of colors that have been crowned 2015 Color of the Year. Pantone's Marsala is just one. I think my favorite is Sherwin-Williams' Coral Reef. But it deserves its own post.
Thanks for reading,
Linda Pakravan
check out my pinterest page for more 2015 colors of the year
Nice pos + funny! Not sure what Pantone was thinking with the shoes near the food - gross! Don't love marsala as a house color exactly, but do love JSS's portraits of the women in marsala dresses.
ReplyDeleteThanks for stopping by! Glad you enjoyed the post. I'm not sure what they were thinking either. Maybe that's it, they were NOT thinking and just stuck the shoes in there because they matched the textile. Still, too gross for me.
DeleteDying laughing, Linda, just dying! I don't know which of these captions I like best! And look at the face on Apron Man when 80s Blouse approaches. I'm thinking he looks pretty hostile, don't you agree? What I find interesting about this (other than the captions) is the use of blue. You're right, it seems to partner with the marsala quite beautifully. And did JSS ever paint anything that wasn't breathtaking?
ReplyDeleteA good photographer can make any woman look great.
DeleteJSS made women look sublimely beautiful, and yet still very human.