Pantone Color of The Year 2011:Honeysuckle

This week Pantone announced their forecast for 2011. Dubbed the Color of the Year, I introduce Honeysuckle.

"A Color for All Seasons

Courageous. Confident. Vital. A brave new color, for a brave new world. Let the bold spirit of Honeysuckle infuse you, lift you and carry you through the year. It’s a color for every day – with nothing “everyday” about it." While the 2010 color of the year, PANTONE 15-5519 Turquoise, served as an escape for many, Honeysuckle emboldens us to face everyday troubles with verve and vigor. A dynamic reddish pink, Honeysuckle is encouraging and uplifting. It elevates our psyche beyond escape, instilling the confidence, courage and spirit to meet the exhaustive challenges that have become part of everyday life.


“In times of stress, we need something to lift our spirits. Honeysuckle is a captivating, stimulating color that gets the adrenaline going – perfect to ward off the blues,” explains Leatrice Eiseman, executive director of the Pantone Color Institute®. “Honeysuckle derives its positive qualities from a powerful bond to its mother color red, the most physical, viscerally alive hue in the spectrum.”
Eiseman continues, “The intensity of this festive reddish pink allures and engages. In fact, this color, not the sweet fragrance of the flower blossoms for which it was named, is what attracts hummingbirds to nectar. Honeysuckle may also bring a wave of nostalgia for its associated delicious scent reminiscent of the carefree days of spring and summer.”
Honeysuckle is guaranteed to produce a healthy glow when worn by both men and women. It’s a striking, eye-catching hue that works well for day and night in women’s apparel, accessories and cosmetics, and in men’s ties, shirts and sportswear. Add a lively flair to interior spaces with Honeysuckle patterned pillows, bedspreads, small appliances and tabletop accessories. Looking for an inexpensive way to perk up your home? Paint a wall in Honeysuckle for a dynamic burst of energy in the family room, kitchen or hallway.
My thoughts? IT'S PINK!
While I applaud the vibrancy and cheerfulness, I will only use it when its appropriate. In Interiors, that means sparingly. I prefer to pair it with silver rather than chocolate, creamy beige rather than black and white.

But PINK is a classic color. I have been sick for a week and am introducing my youngest sister to joys of classic movies. Tonight its Funny Face with Audrey Hepburn and Fred Astaire circa 1957.
Anything below look familiar?

 

Why look, it's honeysuckle :)

Classic Movie, Classic Color

The first scene is "Think Pink!"

Think pink! think pink! when you shop for summer clothes.

Think pink! think pink! if you want that quel-que chose.

Red is dead, blue is through,

Green's obscene, brown's taboo.

And there is not the slightest excuse for plum or puce

or chartreuse.

Think pink! forget that Dior says black and rust.

Think pink! who cares if the new look has no bust.

Now, I wouldn't presume to tell a woman

what a woman oughtta think,

But tell her if she's gotta think: think pink”!

Thank you, Pantone and Audrey Hepburn for providing inspiration and class for the last 50ish years.