My Donna Karan

My Donna Karan-FW2009

~High & low value
~Generally high chroma
~3 major color combinations
# Combo 1: Black, Grey
# Combo 2: Brown, Brownish Orange, Soily yellow

# Combo 3: Purple

~Black is used to accessorize the designs

~Black is applied to the Gloves, Hats, Scarf & Shoes

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-in order to match the common practice of Donna Karan's

-there are no more than 3 color combinations in my collection

-and there are no more than 3 colors in a single outfit

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-i have picked the colors commonly seen in Donna Karan's fall winter collection

-Black & Grey are usually used as the main colors (Achromatic)

-Brown & Reddish purple are also picked to give a sense of warmth

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-i have took reference from the color used in fall winter 08

-decided to keep using Black & Grey this year

-because they are a "must" for Donna Karan's fall winter collections

-Purple is used again this year

-but it looks less reddish comparing to the last season

-besides, i have also shifted the importance of the red to earth tone colors

-earth tone colors: Chocolate Brwon, Orange Brown & Soily Yellow

-the earth tone colors look great with Purple (Analogous)

-attention should be paied to these 3 colors

-because they are different from the earth tones used before

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-in the previous fall winter collections, earthy colors usually bring a burgundy tone

-which is sometimes similar to Red or even Purple Red

-therefore the earthy colors in the past give a sense of romance

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-this season, the earthy colors look less Reddish

-it consists of Chocolate Brown

-that looks more black & dim

-as well as Brownish Orange & Soily yellow

-which look closer to Ornage & Yellow

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-these 3 colors are inspired by the dried leaves, petals & trees

-common in autumn & winter

-a very cosy, warm, natural winter is created by using such color combo

-these 2 tones show great energy in the collection

-such new tones can also interest the target audiences

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-in past seasons, the variation between the color combos are small

-this season, there are great variations between the 3 combos

-they have very different values

-Black & Chocolate Brown has the highest value

-while Soily Yellow has the lowest

-so they can be show great contrast

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-to conclude:

-i have continue using Black, Grey & Purple of the previous season

-and add new colors

-Chocolate Brwon, Brownish Orange & Soily Yellow to the color family

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-i try to keep the color use as flexible as possible

-Black + Grey (Achromatic)

-Brown + Brownish Orange (Mono chromatic)

-Brown + Brownish Orange + Soily yellow (Analogous)

-Brown + Purple (Analogous)

-all 3 color schemes are applied

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-there is a smooth transformationof colors

-from Black to Grey

-the color shifts from high value to low value

-Purple is transformed into Chocolate Brown

-by increasing the Red & Black proportion

-Chocolate Brown is transformed into to Brownish Orange

-by increasing the proportion of Yellow

-eventually, it is changed into Soily yellow

-as it continuses to rotate in a clockwise direction

-the colors' values are decreased

-they shift from the 12 o'clock direction to the 4 o'clock direction

-by spinning the color wheel in clockwise direction
-a whole set of color in similar value & chroma can be found
-therefore the colors in the collection can mix & match with each other
-but still causing no eyesore effect