quiltology...

The folks over at the Pantone Color Institute have announced the color of the year for 2012....

...drum roll please...the color of the year for 2012 is...Tangerine Tango!

So what shade is this exactly?  Well, you can think about it this way…       what fuschia is to pink…tangerine tango is to orange.

But Leatrice Eiseman, executive director of the Pantone Color Institute describes it even better…

“Tangerine Tango is an orange with a lot of depth to it…sophisticated but at the same time dramatic and seductive… 

Tangerine Tango is reminiscent of the radiant shadings of a sunset and marries the vivaciousness and adrenaline rush of red with the friendliness and warmth of yellow, to form a high-visibility, magnetic hue that emanates heat and energy.”

Over the past several years, orange has grown in popularity and acceptance among designers and consumers alike. A provocative attention-getter, Tangerine Tango is especially appealing in men’s and women’s fashion.

Fashion designers featured in the PANTONE Fashion Color Report Spring 2012, including Tommy Hilfiger, Nanette Lepore, Cynthia Steffe by Shaun Kearney, Elie Tahari and Adrienne Vittadini, are incorporating this attractive orange into their spring collections. A fun, lively take on a traditional autumnal hue, Tangerine Tango will surely carry through to fall fashion as well.

It sounds like we'll be seeing more of this sizzling color in fabrics this year.  It may be a good time to reorder the orange minkee and mix up a pitcher of mimosas!

Cheers...