Furnishing Fabric Fashion January/February 2019

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Furnishing Fabric Fashion
Pantone introduces Metallic
Shimmers to its Fashion,
Home + Interiors System, making it
easier for products to shine
As metallic effects and
embellishments continue
to gain momentum across
market categories, Pantone
adds 200 new ways to achieve
pearlescent and metallic
finishes
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Pantone LLC, provider of professional color standards for the design industry,
today introduces Metallic Shimmers, a collection of 200 new metallic colors for
fashion, interior and product designers. Displayed in nitro-cellulose coating on
paper to showcase the brilliance of metallic shades, Pantone Metallic Shimmers
are ideally suited for use in fashion accessories and trim, footwear, housewares,
electronics, color cosmetics and any other surface or finish where metallic colors
are applied.
“In a world of sheen and shine where the aim is to achieve an even greater degree
of luminosity, metallic shine is being seen across every single category from
fashion and furnishings to cars, consumer electronics and color cosmetics,” said
Laurie Pressman, Vice-President, Pantone Color Institute. “The 200 new Metallic
Shimmers colors were thoughtfully curated to enable a finish that is directional
and chic with a timeless application. The collection of colors offers a broad range
of hues from core basics such as PANTONE 20-0002 Ice Palace and PANTONE
20-0034 Golden Egg to lustrous takes in other color families such as PANTONE
20-0146 Magnetic Blue and PANTONE 20-0131 Purple Sequin.”
Metallic Shimmers products are intended to provide designers and production
partners with a comprehensive set of colors in a variety of formats that simplify
their processes. Rather than sourcing material samples and losing time due
to reproduction limitations, this new color category enables consistent color
communication and visualization for pearlescent and metallic finishes. Further,