Pantone Has Predicted Next Spring’s Hot Hues, and Houston Boutiques Are Getting Colorful!

Pantone Has Predicted Next Spring’s Hot Hues, and Houston Boutiques Are Getting Colorful!

A versatile tank from French Cuff Boutique

THE PANTONE COLOR Institute, the trend-forecasting and color consultancy, revealed its spring 2022 color predictions during the first in-real-life New York Fashion Week shows since the pandemic hit. The range of 10 bold colors and five soft neutral shades "bring together our competing desires for comforting familiarity and joyful adventure through a range of soothing and timeless colors, along with joyous hues that celebrate playfulness," a Pantone exec said in a statement. This week, be inspired by the "in" colors!


PANTONE 14-0850, "Daffodil" Yellow is joyful and makes you smile. This versatile tank can be worn three ways: Channel the '70s with a tie close to the neck, wear it loose or completely untied. $25 (was $75!), frenchcuffco.com

PANTONE 18-3324, "Dahlia" You have our permission to use this tote for your 9-5 and on the weekend at the beach. Tailored from a hand-loomed dhurrie rug, the stand-out purple hue can be found at AG Antiques in The Heights or in Rice Village at The Hive, A Pop Up Collective. $225, sapanadreams.com

PANTONE 18-1564, "Poinciana" The Corazones drop earrings from this Latina-owned accessories boutique are so popular and always sold out. They're restocked so now is your chance to add this commanding red color to your jewelry collection. $18, etsy.com/shop/AccesoriosIxchel

PANTONE 18-4728, "Harbor Blue" "Reflecting our longing for a safe space," per Pantone, Harbor Blue is a mid-toned, vibrant color. Opt for this pop of color with a hand-tooled, hand-dyed leather top handle clutch from Latina-owned, Hide & Chic Shop. The Catalina clutch can be found in Rice Village at The Hive, A Pop Up Collective. $195, hideandchicshop.com

PANTONE 18-2042, "Innuendo" A bold and energetic color like Innuendo, can be seen through Estela Cockrell's heart-shaped konjac sponge. Pair with her non-toxic, gel to cream cleanser to remove impurities, excess oil, and makeup. Konjac Sponge, $10, and Bright + Shine Gel Cleanser, $55, switch2pure.com

Style

Helen Winchell, Marti Grizzle, Brittany Franklin, Jensen Wessendorff

HUNDREDS OF TREE-LOVING Houstonians savored and celebrated the good life at the La Dolce Vita-themed, 30th-annual Root Ball benefiting Trees for Houston.

Keep Reading Show less
Parties

Leah Lax

A PANICKED MOTHER traveling by foot from El Salvador to reach the U.S.-Mexico border rubs crushed garlic cloves on her skin to ward off the cottonmouth snakes crawling over her legs. A group of half-starved teenage Vietnamese refugees on a boat they hoped would ferry them to safety huddle together as pirates board and steal all their possessions. At a UN Refugee Office, a father of six and a member of the Movement for the Survival of the Ogoni People (a minority ethnic group based in southern Nigeria) whose leadership had been executed by a corrupt Nigerian government, is granted emergency refugee status. The interviewer reaches into her pocket and hands him money to smuggle his family out of Nigeria.

Keep Reading Show less
Art + Entertainment