What's the Pantone Color of the Year for 2021? Hint: it's 2
Yeah, the Pantone Institute did things a little differently this year and choose 2 colors for 2021's "color of the year".
The colors are 17-5104 Ultimate Gray and 13-0647 Illuminating; aka a really pretty smooth gray and a happy sunshine-y yellow that complement each other exceptionally well.
We're not saying that you have to wear these 2 colors simultaneously to create a Pantone inspired outfit. You can have a little fun with Pantone's colors of the year by incorporating small hints of grays and yellows into your look.
At Shop It To Me, a personal shopping service with customized price drop alerts, we pride ourselves on our style and high taste level, so we promise that you're not going to be walking around looking like Big Bird or Oscar's trash can— no shade to The Muppets, it's just that they aren't exactly our style inspiration for this post.
Here's our interpretation of this year's colors, all from currently coveted top designers of course!
Tibi's double breasted belted blazer comes to mind when thinking of a smooth soft gray, and it even boasts hints of mustard-y gold hues, creating a calming effect on an otherwise busy blazer.
This unconventional blazer works both in and out of the office.
These Prada aviators are the perfect Summer and beyond sunglasses, that work well into the Fall.
Featuring soft yellow lenses with champagne colored metal, it makes you re-think what looking at something through rose colored sunglasses means.
At Shop It To Me, we appreciate the little tweaks that some designers add to their garments to make them stand out from the rest.
This asymmetrical buttoned tank is the exact hue of yellow that we envision when pondering the Pantone's Illuminating color.
Something that we've personally come to appreciate now more than ever is the classic but sometimes forgotten cardholder.
Balenciaga knows what chic women want to carry, and this crocodile embossed leather cardholder is the Ultimate Gray accessory of 2021.
With a WFH (work from home) mentality looming over us, we definitely envision ourselves lounging around in this gray waffle knit half zip.
And because who doesn't love a matching set (rhetorical), top activewear brand Varley complements its own waffle knit top with a matching waffle knit bottom.
And just to properly top things off, this comfy Pantone color inspired outfit requires slippers that are just as comfortable and chic as it is.
APL: Athletic Propulsion Labs, makes this cute pair of gray slippers featuring an extra comfy footbed.
Don't forget, this is a 2021 Pantone color of the year inspired post, so it's okay to throw in this Dries Van Noten maxi dress, that's a bit more deeper than the Illuminating yellow Pantone chose this year.
We love the extra long short sleeve length coupled with a super high slit on this long dress. On sale, this is definitely a major steal that can be worn with any footwear from sneakers to cowboy boots.
pssssst: fancy something a little bluer? Check out Pantone's color of the year for 2020: classic blue.
Handbags are great investments, considering the amount of show and use you get out of them.
Invest in this lovely Illuminating Salvatore Ferragamo top handle bag that is ideal for the office. It also doubles as an instant pick-me-up whenever glanced at during the day.
Last but not least on Shop It To Me's Pantone's Color of the Year inspired post, are these tastefully distressed Ultimate Gray jeans by Current Elliott.
Denim is a closet essential, a must-have, a quintessential piece of clothing, so it's recommended to stock up on as many pairs as you possibly can (just make sure that you 110% love each pair so you actually wear them).
Wearing Pantone's Colors of the Year
Whether you refer to it as Pantone's color of the year or Pantone's colors of the year, one thing is for certain, Ultimate Gray + Illuminating (yellow) = Chic AF
Did we mention that Hailey Bieber is also a huge fan of yellow?
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