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A continuing trend that drives designer’s choices in terms of fashion colours is the consumers’ appetite for escapism. People in the market for fashionable clothes, designer jewellery and interior furnishings want to be distracted from the pressure and even the monotony of their everyday lives. Whether subconsciously or not, consumers increasingly go for more adventurous and striking choices when purchasing items that colour their world.

With this in mind, the latest industry predictions for Spring 2011 show that colour designers have opted for colours that come from the opposite sides of the colour wheel, they have achieved a striking and vivid palette. The end result is that whilst we will still be able to choose traditional colours for clothes and accessories, there will definitely be some added spice and visual interest sparked by the new crowd.

Please note that the titles used for the colours referred to in this article are the specific names given in the Pantone colour range.

First off, Coral Rose. This is orange, but deepened to add a more classy and sophisticated tone. Similarly, Beeswax hints at distant places with a honeyed yellow tone. Both of these combine very effectively with a colder tone such as Regatta, a mid blue, creating a visual boost to your wardrobe. Another option for the more classic and romantically inclined would be Lavender, which is an eponymous shade that benefits from a little hint of red underneath. Coral Rose or Beeswax will work very well with either Regatta or Lavender.

Blue Curacao continues to satisfy the fans who locked on so loyally to the hugely successful Turquoise – which was, of course, 2010 Colour of the Year. Blue Curacao brings the tropical feel of the Caribbean into play and also works well with Coral Rose or Beeswax. The clean, crisp lines of contemporary designer jewellery will suit this colour grouping well, preferably with turquoise detailing.

Peapod is a fresh green and yellow combination with a very natural and organic feel, a great choice for Spring with its theme of rebirth and new beginnings.

Spanning the seasons are, as ever, the neutral colours that ensure a stable canvas for all the other colours to play on. They have been dubbed the ‘nude hues’ and exude a natural, honest vibe that makes one instantly relaxed and calm. Silver Peony is the most neutral, supported by Russet, a much deeper tone, as well as Silver Cloud – a light, muted grey. The brown bronzes and silvers found in quality freshwater pearl jewellery is clearly going to be in perfect harmony with them, too – making them a real essential in your jewellery wardrobe.

Those are the key colour trends for Spring 2011 that will be vying for consumer spending, especially in the competitive garment, accessories and jewellery markets.

2010 has been an interesting year for fashion. This is the year where the press criticized celebrity baby Suri Cruise for wearing expensive designer kid’s clothing. This is the year where designer brands began to actively produce clothes for children-as there seems to be a market for expensive kid’s clothing. This is the year where children and adults alike explored the potentials of fashion from another culture-with Japanese and Korean fashion being in the forefront of the kid’s clothing and adult clothing fashion trends. And the year has not even ended!

So what can people expect for the year 2011? It’s not too early to tell: after all, designers and clothing companies release their clothing lines early. The likes of Ducci and even lesser known brands such as Ouef Eco have already shown their 2011 designs, among many others. What prominent trends can be seen from these early kid’s clothing releases?

Perhaps the most prominent trend to surge for the year 2011 is the theme of practical luxury or elegance for kid’s clothing. Again, this is a trend that probably stemmed from the “Suri Cruise effect,” wherein children want to wear designer clothes and parents want to dress their children in design brands. However, the clothing companies are gunning for something appropriate for kids despite its designer-luxury trappings. These designer kid’s clothing items will be comfortable and will steer away from styles that are inappropriate for the toddler and pre-teen set.

Of course, don’t expect these “practical luxuries” to be practically priced.

The eco-conscious theme will also become prominent in 2011, sipping its way from the adult runway to the kid’s clothing industry. Expect kid’s clothing pieces made from highly sustainable materials such as bamboo, organic cotton, and other similar fabrics. In short: frivolous is out, environmental trends are in.

Fashion pundits are already proclaiming the year 2011 as the year when the 80s rocker look returns. Expect this influence to become apparent in kid’s clothing-or at least in teen and pre-teen clothing. Don’t expect kid’s clothing to incorporate the leather and the highly sexualized look of 80s rock, although many will see the disgruntled, mixed and matched styles that the 80s made popular.

Because of this, Japanese-inspired kid’s clothing will become a bigger hit in 2011. This fashion aesthetic somewhat adheres to the concept of 80s fashion-clothes and accessories that shouldn’t match but go well together anyway, the somewhat mature Victorian-inspired dresses, the exotic Lolita-styled dresses made innocent and child-like (and therefore safe yet cute).

For girl’s fashion, expect dresses with flowing fabrics. This trend, which is more apparent in countries such as Australia and United Kingdom, is likely to be incorporated in kid’s clothing-a far cry from the current trend of flesh showing for women’s fashion. What not to expect in kid’s clothing in 2011: velvet. Many fashion journalists are already seeing velvet as a major material in some of the biggest designs for next year-but it’s unlikely that this material will enter the kid’s clothing scene.

It goes without saying that the year 2011 is still several months away-anything can happen in the world of kid’s clothing.

There are so many fashion and clothing labels can be found. As a matter of fact, there are so many designers that working on so many fashion and clothing brands all over the world and some independent designers that work on their own clothing labels. Fashion has become one of the major creative industries; the use of modern marketing like online stores has created larger market for the fashion labels and clothing companies. Like the Famous Stars and Straps, most of the clothing companies are targeting youngsters as their consumer. They create simple t-shirts with simple and catchy design that deliver great graphic design in their clothing products.

Creating design with the mix of unique ideas that mixed with interesting graphic design might comes up with fresh and intriguing image as the end result. The Chunk T Shirts is creating cool t-shirt prints for teenage or young consumer with comical images and mixed edited images on Photoshop to create interesting and unique design which eventually made them distinctive with other clothing designs. The use of clever graphics and texts are the main ideas of popular clothing labels. One of the unusual approaches on the design is made by Judas Sinned t-shirts that use various cut for the t-shirts and mixing embroidery with rubber print to deliver the designs on the shirts.