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ardy, robust, satisfying, fulfilling.
At the same time there's a certain
glamour that's attached to this
color," said Leatrice Eiseman, executive
director of the Pantone Color Institute.
The idea, Eiseman explained in a recent
interview, is not to choose a color that will
necessarily "overtake the world." In Marsala's
case, she said, the shade is complex
but grounding — brown-red with blue
undertones for a dark blush effect.
Eiseman and her team travel the world to
observe color at play. For Marsala, they see
an accent wall in a living room or office, a
swipe of eye shadow mixed with bronze for
a metallic look, a throw pillow, the exterior
of a car or a bit of jewelry evoking the 1950s.
There's a natural earthiness to the shade,
a full-bodiness like the cooking wine it
is named for, without overpowering. "It
really does embody a certain amount of
confidence and stability," Eiseman said.
Pantone's yearly picks can herald a marked
presence of a color in fashion, beauty,
housewares, home and industrial design as
Every winter, the color experts at Pantone
names its Color of the Year. The choice for 2015?
Probably something you were wearing 20 years
ago (if you were alive then) or even a color that
brings back memories of grandma's cocktail
coasters. welcome the warm hue of Marsala.
Pantone's color pick for 2015
Photo: Staffan Tollgard
Throw back
to the 90's
Marsala
