Tangerine & Orange Rust Colour Fashion
Trends Spring Summer 2012
This is a review of the tangerine orange fashion looks for the
spring summer season of 2012. Tribal influences mean that
colours are sometimes richer deeper and more burnt in hue - not
quite rust. These are sun dried tones with a hint of Moroccan
influence.
Stripes and ikat patterns offer further room for fabric print
expression.
Above Left Pantone - Tangerine Tango 17-1463.
Right - Hobbs SS12 Tribal Pleat Dress. This Hobbs print is also
available as a long pleated skirt.
Left - This tribal earth colours Ikat pattern detail
and dress is from Fat Face.
Brooke Rising Blaze Woven Maxi £55 -Fat Face.
For tall women specialist Long tall Sally have some shirts
that really are long enough to cover a tall girl's bottom. This
relaxed fit shirt is an easy way to introduce some tangerine
into your wardrobe.
Tangerine Soft Easy Fit Shirt £35 Long Tall Sally Spring
Summer 2012 - Longtallsally.com.
This year bright jewel tangerine tango orange tones fade down from
hot sunburst hues to gentle soft pastel peach, nude and apricot tones.
Nude flesh tones have been popular for several years and the
trend continues. On this page we can see how strong the colour
of tangerine has become as it moves from orange, to blood orange
tangerine.
Left - House of Fraser SS12 Tangerine Orange Jacket £169 Pied a
Terre.
House of Fraser Stockist Number: 020 7003 4000.
Dorothy Perkins SS12.
Right - Tangerine Sleeveless Shirt.
Left - Bank - Ribbon Zig Zag Sweater Knit Aztec Cropped Jumper
£28, Bank Fashion.
Bank Stockist Number: 0844 264 0111.
Right - Orange Tropical Tribal Paisley Scarf Print Loose Silk
Kaftan Top Blouse -
Left - Limited Collection SS12 Orange Sweetheart
Short Dress £39.50.
Marks & Spencer.
Right - Betty Barclay Orange Shirtwaist Dress. Also shown in header.
Left - Burnt Orange Dress - John Lewis SS12.
Apricot - Apricot SS12 - Black, Orange And Brown Horizontal
Striped Dress £31.
Right - Burnt Orange Dress With Long Sleeves - Alexon SS12.
Above Left - Matthew Williamson - Burnt Orange Tangerine Narrow
Pants and Coral Jacket.
Centre Left - Catwalk Fashion By Tibi - Peach Pastel
Shorts/Jacket.
Centre Right - Coral/ Orange Jumpsuit £29 La Redoute - Stockist
Number: 0844 842 2222.
Right - Primark UK - Limited Edition Orange Maxi Dress £20,
Wedge Shoes £16.
Primark Spring 2012 Ladieswear Stockist Number: 0118 9606 300.
Every type of pleat can be seen this summer from peplums with
box pleats to finest accordion pleats that trim a neckline.
Dresses or skirts with pleats or pleated skirts are soft and dreamy in
this season's tint of coral, peach and tangerine orange.
Left -
M&Co Boutique Colour-block Orange Pleat Dress £79.
Right - Orla Kiely Dress for People Tree SS12 Collection
People Tree Orla Kiely Stockist Number: 0207 042 8900 -
peopletree.co.uk.
This bright coral orange coral dress has been made in the
Fairtrade tradition.
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Structured Peplums
Left - Tangerine Coral Red Box Pleat Peplum Jacket - Various
Items At TKMaxx SS12.
Right - LE PETITE ROBE DI CHIARA BONI Peplum Dress £324 - Farfetch.com.
Many fashion designers re-introduced peplums into their
ranges, but in 2012 the peplum has a different look. It comes in
many variations so for this season call it a modern peplum since fashion designers have given it a more architectural shape.
The modern peplum has greater volume, structure and padding
to keep that architectural shape alive. It echoes much of the
volume led fashions of the past decade
Phoebe Philo designer at Celine showed a big
peplum belt that was a detachable accessory. Peter Pilotto, Osman, Thakoon, House of Dior, Dries van Noten, Jason Wu, Acne
and high street store Zara all have peplum elements in their
collections. Peplums were added not just to tops and jackets, but
also to skirts and as waist highlighting to dresses.
Pantone SS2012 - Tangerine Tango 17-1463
Right - Pantone - Tangerine Tango 17-1463.
Bralets, Crop Tops & Sundress Bodices
In Milan for Spring Summer 2012 Dolce & Gabbana showed fitted
and flaring circle frocks with the inspiration clearly Italian.
Continuing the 50s theme Dolce and Gabbana mixed high waist
circle skirts with pin up girl corset bra crop top sun and
swimwear.
Yes - the crop top is back, but only for those with superb
abs. If you have any flab forget this look unless you are
prepared to spend hours in the gym or doing Pilates. Please
don't show that muffin top as this look sits above high waisted
trousers. It's not low slung, or on the hip, but firmly placed
well above the waistline.
Left - River Island SS12 Printed Sun Bra Top & Pencil Skirt -
Stockist Riverisland.com.
Right - River Island SS12 Tropical Flower Fifties Tie Halter
Neck Dress.
This is a review of the tangerine orange fashion looks for the
spring summer season of 2012.
Tribal influences mean that
colours are sometimes richer deeper and more burnt in hue - not
quite rust. These are sun dried tones with a hint of Moroccan
influence.
Left - Tribal Print Ziggy Maxi Skirt £20 River Island SS12 WW
Clothing.
Stockist Number: 0208 991 4904 and Riverisland.com.
Centre - Sunset Pencil Dress, White, £59.99 Fever Designs Spring
Summer 2012 - Fever Stockist Number: 020 7636 6326.
Watch for Bold African Border Prints and Desert Sand or
Moroccan Terracotta Dust Colours. Colourful beadwork in
particular uses tangerine beads set against turquoise and black
or brown bead for greatest tribal effects.
Maxi Dresses
Maxi Dresses have continued to attract fans as they are well
suited to all day dressing for holidays. The loose flowing lines
and gorgeous prints means that a wide range of body figure types
feel happy and comfortable in a maxi dress.
Tropical Hothouse Flower Print Maxi Dresses
The maxi dress is especially suited to exotic prints that flow
up the length of the skirt dress. Border prints and tiers
of frill also utilise fabric cutting to show off the printed
fabric to maximum effect. Hot tangerine features in many of the
tropical prints used in maxi dresses.
Left - BHS SS12 Multi Coloured Cotton Dress. TBC.
Centre - Wallis SS12 - Tropical Red Flower Animal Print Maxi
Dress.
Right - Phase Eight SS12 - Marianne Tribal Colour Mix Paisley
Maxi Dress £110.
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As it is intended for daywear a true maxi dress unlike an
evening dress should hover at the ankle and allow the wearer to
show off pretty sandals or shoes. Maxis are often yoked, empire
line or halter necklines and as beachwear offer easy comfort for
those who wish to go braless. Yummy mummies also find a maxi
dress an attractive alternative to other maternity wear!
When white is added to a strong colour a softer tint, a
pastel is produced. In the case of tangerine tango it produces a
soft pastel pretty peach tone.
The new season fashion moods all acknowledge pastel
colours are an important fashion element of the season. The delicacy of
pastel tints combined with silks and suede all add extra luxury
factors to the ownership of such garments.
Centre - Catwalk Fashion By Tibi - Peach Pastel
Shorts/Jacket.
Far Right - SS12 Mint Velvet Peach Orange Dropped Waist Hip Yoke Summer Skirt -
£59/€79.
Mint Velvet SS12 Stockist Number: 0845 456 2200.
Twenties Hip Focus Dropped Waistlines
The 1920s look has dropped waists and very toned down light
pastel tints of tangerine tango give us lovely peachy pastels
that are sugar almond sweet.
Left & Right - SS12 Philosophy Catwalk -
Pastel Peach Retro Twenties Dropped Waist Beaded Dresses.
Knitwear
Spring has brought new life to separates with statement
knitwear. Buy one outstanding knit piece and wear it with
similar toned, but contrasting texture pieces on the bottom
half. Choose from matte or lustrous yarns, silk and cashmere
mixes or cotton with rayon and linen for a cooler top.
Right - Miss Selfridge SS12 Womenswear Separates.
Knitwear is set to make strong fashion statement for Autumn 2012
so get stocking up on all season quirky knitwear now.
Sports Follower
Luxe sportswear takes inspiration from the
track or field. This look embraces techno fabrics. Look for
silky track pants, tops with sheer mesh panels, racer backs, go
faster stripes that define garment shapes on shoulders and leg
seam lines.
At Max Mara Spring Summer 2012 Neoprene shell
tops, pencil skirts, and tube dresses gave a slim line
silhouette with an added sporty touch marked by elasticated
wrists and collars. All ideal in an Olympic year.
MaxMara luxury
label's collection uses a clean uncluttered sleek silhouette
that uses high performance fabrics in desert sand colours as
well as leather and organza.
Left - SS12 M&S Trackstar Limited Coral & Peach Colour
Blocking Parka £65.
Colour blocking continues to be an important for fashion in
2012. Pantones' colours include tangerine tango a hot bright
orange, but softer pastel more peach like tones are in line with the mood
for pastel tints.
The Best Orange Lipsticks
Finally
with so much tangerine, orange and coral fashionwear in the
stores its time to rethink make-up and lipstick colours. The
following are some of the best orange based lip colour options.
I am a fan of Max Factor Lipfinity lip wear and Maybelline 18
or 24 hour lip formats as I hate feather spread lips or stains
on crockery. For tangerine tones try Max Factor Lipfinity 152
Burnished shown right. There is also an orange gloss for gloss
lovers - Max Factor Max Effect Shade 10 Orange Smack.
Now manufacturers are working hard to produce better longer
lasting, creamier lipsticks in a traditional twist up stick.
Tangerine, satsuma, clementine are all colours we associate
within the citrus orange colour range. Rouge Prodige Lipstick by
Clarins in Clementine costs £17.50. This is a very
wearable orange red which is creamy and long lasting.
Boots have a winner with No. 7 Stay Perfect Lipstick in Gay
Geranium. It costs £10 and has a creamy texture which moistures
like a lip balm. It has incredible staying power and is rich
geranium in colour.
But
for stick lipstick fans top of my list is Mac Lipstick in
Morange (left) priced at £13.50. This is a brilliant orange
lipstick that achieves creamy orange moisturised lips
beautifully.
Make sure you consider a new lip colour to team with orange
and golden tones in women's wear. Its well worth investing now
in a good orange/tangerine/coral lipstick as orange fashion will
be with us for some time.
Copyright of images courtesy of Prshots.com,
Dorothy Perkins, Debenhams, Fever, farfetch.com, Hobbs, House of
Fraser, Isme, John Lewis, La Redoute, Long Tall Sally, Marks &
Spencer, Matalan, Mint Velvet, Miss Selfridge, M&Co,
missguided.co.uk, Monsoon, New Look, Oasis,
peopletree.co.uk,Phase Eight, Primark, River Island, Swarovski,
TKMaxx, very.co.uk, Wallis, Warehouse.
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Luxe sportswear takes inspiration from the
track or field. This look embraces techno fabrics. Look for
silky track pants, tops with sheer mesh panels, racer backs, go
faster stripes that define garment shapes on shoulders and leg
seam lines.
Finally
with so much tangerine, orange and coral fashionwear in the
stores its time to rethink make-up and lipstick colours. The
following are some of the best orange based lip colour options.
But
for stick lipstick fans top of my list is Mac Lipstick in
Morange (left) priced at £13.50. This is a brilliant orange
lipstick that achieves creamy orange moisturised lips
beautifully.
