Colour it 2- Autumn/Winter 2015-16 (High Street visuals)

Over the past few days I thought I would set the task upon myself, to go out and observe the fashion and colour trends in and around the High Street stores within Nottingham's City Centre. As promised, in my previous post, I wanted to see if the same colours were being translated from designer fashion into today's mass market stores on the high street. I explored brands such as Urban Outfitters, American Apparel, H&M, Zara and Top Shop to see what this seasons colour trends were! And from the looks of things, although the colours seem quite duller and not as bright and flamboyant as certain designer collections, this season, the colours, are still excitingly filled with marsala red, burnt oranges and apricots, cornflower blues, mystic greens and the odd purples and teals. Therefore, in comparison, overall it is a more muted and darker colour palette for the high street, yet it is still a palette complimented with painterly tones.
However, all these brands seem to be demonstrating and personalising the colours in their own significant way. Obviously, as competing labels, what brand wouldn't want to individualise this in demand trend for fall 2015 to attract a mass of customers?

Although, these bold colours are taking over the season, it wouldn't be Autumn if we weren't seeing those warm earthly and nature filled tones, connoting the imagery of fallen crisp leaves on the ground. Or those deep hues that signal Christmas is coming when bottle green and burgundy red hat and scarf sets hit the accessories department in Top Shop. These are classical colour trends for the fall which will never fade and ones to never throw away during your spring/summer clear out! On the topic, can I just mention that Christmas it is only six weeks?!

Anyway, here is a look at the colour trends within High Street retailers online and in store this November!

Autumn/ Winter 2015-16 Colour Palette:

As you can see it is still quite similar to my designer collection colour palette..