The Fieriest Pantone Shades for Fall 2017

We’ve got this season’s latest shades for from Pantone Color Institute, a trend forecasting and color consultancy.

For each season, the global color authority, as it calls itself, sifts through the collections of several prominent fashion designers. After evaluating, Pantone develops a report noting the top 10 colors for each specific season. This year, for the first time, aside from New York, Pantone also did a report for London Fashion Week.

Although it’s true that the Pantone report is always published with fashion in mind, there’s no denying that more florists and flower designers, especially those working for the wedding industry, are keeping track with this trend, too.

Pantone Colors Fall 2017

Because it’s the autumn or the fall season, the colors are expectedly a gorgeous mixture of warm and neutral shades with a handful of beautiful surprises.

Credit: Pantone 

“Bookended by a dynamic Grenadine red and a tawny Autumn Maple, the color palette for Fall 2017 leans more to warmth,”  Leatrice Eiseman, Executive Director of the Pantone Color Institute, stated.

“While comforting, enveloping colors and ease are crucial to the seasonal feeling, standout shades include a pale pink Ballet Slipper, a refreshing Golden Lime, and a bright Marina blue. These hues add a striking touch when paired with the classic autumnal shades of Navy Peony, Neutral Gray, Butterrum and Tawny Port,” she continued.

As always these new shades for fall looks fabulous when used in flower arrangements.

What Flowers Are in Season During Autumn

If you ask us what the most beautiful flower is today, we’ll tell you that it’s whatever flowers are in season in a heartbeat. A flower’s blooming season is always when it’s at its prettiest.

Aside from using deeper, darker shades, fall flower arrangements also evoke the impression of abundance and blessing.

Here’s a list of our favorite fall flowers:

• Lavender
• Stock
• Chrysanthemum
• Camelia
• Coxcomb
• Cornflower
• Cosmos
• Daisy
• Peony
• Queen Anne’s lace
• Scabiosa
• Tuberose
• Dahlia

In addition, buying local seasonal flowers is also practical and economical, because they tend to be cheaper and available whenever you need them due to their steady supply.  Plus, they’re more sustainable and environment-friendly, too.

DIY Fall Flower Arrangement

Everything looks especially magical during autumn when even leaves turn into flowers with their bright shades of red and gold. 

If you’re planning to pull off a DIY stunt and try your knack for floral design, our suggestion is to feel free to experiment and let autumn’s two main theme – texture and thriving – guide you.

A few tips:

• Go ahead and add a little bit this and that
  Throw some berry branches, curly willow, miniature pumpkins, cotton stems, edible fruits, and leaves of all shapes, colors, and sizes into your fall flower arrangement.
• Be creative with your container.
  Choose from all sorts of pumpkins and gourds, whether fresh or faux. Stores will surely be overflowing with interesting fall-related bits and bogs. Let your imagination run wild.

• Low flower arrangements make ideal dining room centerpieces.
  For special occasions during fall season that call for dressing up your usual dining scene, such as Rosh Hashanah or Thanksgiving, fresh flowers work like magic. Go for low flower arrangements, whether buying or making your own, because they still allow guests to see each other from across the table and therefore allow worthwhile conversations to happen.