Colour forecast

Spring/Summer 2009


Spring/Summer 2008



Autumn/Winter 2008

According to the colours used in the previous seasons, Arhromatic colour scheme is the basic: Black, White, Beige and Gray. Analogous colour plan is applied as well. In this three seasons, complementary colours are not used and the whole collections are harmonious. Principle of familiarity is applied since those colour combinaions will seem pleasing to most people.

In Spring/Summer 2008, Pantone 5645C, 5225C and 600C are pastel colours rather than neutral colours.In Spring/Summer 2009, Pantone 5025C, 522C, 270C, 544C and 7456C are also the pastel colours. However, only Pantone 653C is not the neutral colours. It seems that in the collections of Spring/Summer, Balenciaga tends to add more colours in the designs. It may because of the mood of different weathers.

According to the WGSN, the key colour influences of Spring/Summer 2010 is "Inspired by Nature, Light Enhanced, Orientalist". The key colour levels are "Pastel: etheral, Darks: exotic and mysterious, Neutrals: low-key mix of synhetics & natural hues, Mid-tones: earthy & matt, Bright: intense & saturated". The above is just the reference of the coming colour trend.

In my point of view, I believe that Balenciaga will continue to use its brand colour scheme (Achromatic colour scheme as the fundamentals) in the season Autumn/Winter 2009. In Autumn/Winter 2008, achromtic colour scheme was mainly used so in the coming Fall 2009, I think that Balenciaga will keep this trend. Maybe one or two complementary colours will be added to create the construsting effect. This follows the principle of Novelty in which harmony quickly becomes boring.

Colour forecast of Autumn/Winter 2009...