Article: Color trends 2005: color remains a strong influence in jewelry and in fashion, as seen in the Spring 2005 runway shows last fall in New York, London, Paris, Milan and Sao Paulo.(Focus on Color)

The most directional women's ready-to-wear colors, according to Pantone, the global authority on color and provider of professional color standards for design industries, include aurora, begonia pink, blue turquoise, coral reef, delft, flame, kelp, slate gray, sweet lavender, and vibrant green.

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"Color for Spring 2005 is wildly divergent," reports Leatrice Eiseman, executive director of the Pantone Color Institute. "The mix is dramatic, like throwing confetti and seeing where it lands. You could make combinations of any colors; the rulebook is out the window. Meanwhile, pink, still fresh and ...

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