Fall colours

Every season, Pantone releases its fashion colour report, providing a window to what colours will fill our lives from clothing to interior décor to jewellery. For Fall 2013, we continue with the colour of the year, emerald, dominating. Emerald jewellery is as hot as it comes. In addition to this vibrant hue, Mykonos blue (for the jewellery world, that means blue sapphires) will also be popular. The following colours round out the jewel-worthy fall palette: Acai (deep purple gemstones), Turbulence (grey pearls, hematite, grey diamonds), Vivacious (pink tourmaline and light rubies), Carafe (brown diamonds, brown gold, smoky quartz), and Koi (orange sapphires, fire opal, topaz).

Amanda Gizzi is the communications director and spokesperson for Jewelers of America (JA), a trade association for business serving the fine jewellery marketplace. She is recognized as an authority on fine jewellery and watch trends, savvy shopping tips, and gift-giving ideas. Gizzi appears regularly on television shows and radio programs throughout the United States, where she showcases the latest trends and provides consumers with fine jewellery and watch education. She can be contacted at agizzi@jewelers.org.