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Sophie Isbister
Life & Style Editor
Mlifeandstyle
@theotherpress.ca

 

ew York Fashion Week,

which took place
September 4 to nu, is a colourful
event—a fertile breeding
ground for fashion trend-maker
Pantone Colour Institute to
come up with its yearly Fashion
Colour Report. In addition to
determining the colour of the
year sometime in December,
Pantone releases a yearly fall
report based on the colours
they see at fashion weeks—
hues they think will be highly

  

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Not your mother's pastels

» Pantone’s Spring 2015 colour report & ready-to-wear runways

: featured in the following
: spring.

The Spring 2015 colour

: report, titled En Plein Air,

: differs from 2014’s trends in

: its muted subtleties. While

: 2014 was all about boldness,

: encapsulated in its colour

: of the year Radiant Orchid,

: fashion in 2015 is taking a back-
: to-nature approach with airy

: pastels and rich earthen tones.
: You'll be seeing colours such as
: Lucite Green and Strawberry

: Ice everywhere from haute

: couture to fast-fashion stores,

: but it all starts on New York’s

: runways, with names like

: Coach, BCBG Max Azria, and

: Kate Spade incorporating these

: fresh yet earthy hues.

Pantone’s Executive

: Director Leatrice Eisman spoke
: about how the colour report

: reflects cultural trends, stating
: that “Many feel compelled to

: be connected around the clock
: because we are afraid we'll miss
: something important. There

: isa growing movement to step

: out and create ‘quiet zones’ to

: disconnect from technology

: and unwind, giving ourselves

: time to stop and be still.”

The report’s colours,

: Eisman continues, “follow

: the same minimalistic, ‘en

: plein air’ theme, taking a cue
: from nature rather than being
: reinvented or mechanically

: manipulated.”

: evident at New York Fashion
: Week: take, for example, BCBG :
: Max Azria’s stunning collection :
: of flowing earth-toned gowns.
: Pieces in this collection

: combine different shades of

: Pantone’s Toasted Almond, as
: well as their suite of airy blues
: like Aquamarine. Ethereal,

: gauzy, and light, BCBG’s :
: collection both borrowed from :
: nature and celebrated classic

: femininity while staying firmly
: on-trend.

appeared on Kate Spade’s
: runway, along with the rest
: of the beige neutrals from

 

Halloween libations

» Rollin’ with the punches

Sophie Isbister
Life & Style Editor
Mlifeandstyle
@theotherpress.ca

Wwe spookier than a
creaking, haunted, dust-
filled Southern mansion ina

what. Alcoholic punches are
great at parties, and a delicate
crystal punch bow! (or even a
cracked and stained ceramic
set) can elevate any creepy

with its classic elegance and
free-flowing libations.

The following big-batch
punch recipes will have
everyone crowding around the
punch bowl, whether it’s to
escape the ghosts that like to
hang around the edges of the
room, or simply to refuel on the
delights of the season.

Dark and Stormy
Punch (with files from

: theglobeandmail.com)

The Dark and Stormy is a

: classic cocktail that is great year
: round but especially fitting at
: Halloween, when every scary
: story begins with “on a dark and
: stormy night.” Cocktails are a
: messy hassle at a party, so try

: this bowl-friendly adaptation.
stormy October? Nothing, that’s : ey eee OD

Combine 750 ml of black

: spiced rum (The Kraken is

: great, and its unique bottle

: makes an awesome candle

: holder once emptied of its tasty
. : bounty) with 4 cups ginger
Halloween gathering to the level : beer, 3 cups ginger ale, 5 cups
of “creaking Southern mansion’ : lemonade, and ice. Serve with
: pineapple slices and plastic

: swords.

Green Grog Punch (with

files from allrecipes.com)

Spooky and green, this

: tasty sour rum punch is both

: tingly and creamy. Mix together
: one can each of lemonade and

: limeade concentrate with a

: 2-litre bottle of lemon-lime

: soda anda 750 ml bottle of

: rum. Take a container of lime

: sherbet and spoon it on top of
: the punchbowl mixture to add
: texture and flavour, as well as
: that extra lumpy creep-factor.

Sewer Water Punch (with

files from divinedinnerparty.
: com)

This punch looks exactly

: like how it sounds: a grey, sick-
: looking mix of pulpy juice,

: fizz, and booze. To make, mix

: a-750 ml bottle of vanilla vodka
: with seven cups of extra-pulpy
: orange juice and 1.5 litres of

: Dr. Pepper. Serve over ice and

: garnish with lemon.

Set any of these punches

: inan outer bowl of dry ice for

: an eerie fog effect, or make an

: ice hand out of a latex glove to

: place in the punch bowl. Punch
: bowls are a huge statement, so

: feel free to get creative and find
: askull-shaped punch bowl, or

: just decorate the area around

: it with spooky accessories

: like spiders and cobwebs.

: And remember to drink in

: moderation!

These trends were fully

Toasted Almond also

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: Pantone’s report; the chic line
: is known for their bold clothes
: for women, and the separates

in their Spring 2015 ready-to-
wear marry their no-nonsense

: style with the seasonal flair of
: freshness.

Even the cutting-edge

: Coach, led by designer Stuart

: Vevers, got into the en plein

: air theme in their own unique

: way, showcasing a Lucite Green

miniskirt with an outrageous

: fun-fur coat ina frosty, natural
: blue. Coach’s audacious

: creativity brings a lively spark

: to Pantone’s colour report—

: proving that these are not your
: mother’s pastels.

You (iT) BEAUTY TUTORIAL CLASSICS

DIY Halloween Costume Ideas | Bear & Cat Ears Hairstyle & Makeup Tutorial

 

Sophie Isbister
Life & Style Editor
Mlifeandstyle
@theotherpress.ca

 

  

S: Halloween is here and you don’t have a costume. There

are many routes to go in the land of last-minute costumes,
including lazy classics like a sheet-clad ghost, or a cheesy pun
costume that usually only takes a good idea and a T-shirt. I’m
personally a fan of hair and make-up costumes, and YouTube
user Bebexo has provided a great tutorial that is insanely simple
and cheap and will make you look like the cutest bear or cat at
the ball. You may not have everything you need for a makeup-
heavy costume, but on October 31, a run to the beauty supply
store is a lot more desirable than braving the crowds at the

costume store. Meow!

LINK: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nQmbNe-oXfs