Colour Trends: Fall 2017

Photos and writing by Dianna Drahanchuk

“Colour Trends for Fall 2017” was held in the bright Personal Shopping office located in a remote corner of the third floor in the Hudson’s Bay in downtown Vancouver. Gracious hostesses Katherine Lazaruk and Stefania Savluc, both graduates of Langara’s Image Consulting program, warmed up the intimate group with a tasty glass of wine. Stefania office, that comes with 2 fitting rooms and tiny kitchen, is where she provides complimentary private fashion consultations and new brand promotion. Katherine, who transitioned from being an opera diva to an image consultant, heads an enterprise called icu consulting that concentrates on “intensive care for your image”. See her website here.

Katherine started off by introducing us to the 2017 fall Pantone colour report used by fashion, furniture, paint and textile businesses. She went on describe the kinds of consultations she in normally involved in, for example converting everyday apparel into more businesslike attire, filling holes in a clothing collection, purging wardrobes to have less but smarter clothing, or assessing one’s most flattering hues using colour flow palettes from a selection of 10. When she focuses on corporate wear, she likes her client to look authoritative and approachable but also to reflect the individual’s personality. She says that colour is a leadership tool expressing one’s alignment and intention.

Katherine and Stefania lined up a rack of clothing to demonstrate fall trends in colour, texture, pattern and style. Textures one can expect to see in fall are velvet, corduroy and shine. Pattern can be retro-inspired like a 70’s couch, curvy lines and patterns, or romantic and classic florals drawn from the Victorian age. Expect to see fluff and puff. Pant suits are making a come-back with more extreme shoulders than in recent years.