By Cynthia Unninayar

In the winter edition of CIJ Trends & Colours, our annual trends tracker guide, we talked about the top ten trends in ne jewellery for 2011. Since colour is one of the major trends, we continue here with a look at colours of jew-ellery in relation to the main colour directions in fashion as forecast by Pantone in its Fashion Color Report Fall 2011 as well as the opinions of fashion designers on their must-have fashion item.

“Designers take a painterly approach to Fall 2011 by artfully combining bright colors with staple neutrals, reminiscent of how an artist would construct a stunning work of art,” said Leatrice Eiseman, executive director of the Pantone Color Institute®. “Much like a painter’s masterpiece, there is a certain romance to this season’s palette.”

ADAM by Adam Lippes using Pantone Phlox. His musthave fashion item: Plaids and very wide stripes made of Milk, Gray and Brown.

Pamella Roland by Pamella Devos using Pantone Honeysuckle. Her must-have fashion item: A striking coat in Crimsoncolored baby alpaca that hits right above the knee.

Kenneth Cole using Pantone Bamboo. His must-have fashion item: The Trench in many colors and forms.

Peter Som using Pantone Emberglow. His must-have fashion item: A tailored double-breasted blazer with an hourglass silhouette.

Charlotte Ronson using Pantone Cedar. Her must-have fashion item: Military cropped biker jackets in wool and leather, a rich Military and Russian Black color-block shearling lined sweater coat, a Black lace-paneled dress and our army jacket.

Ella Moss by Pamella Protzel Scott using Pantone Nougat. Her must-have fashion item: Ella Camel and Charcoal striped dress with a leather braided belt

Tadashi Shoji using Pantone Deep Teal. His must-have fashion item: A Moss Green hand-cut organza strapless dress.

Elie Tahari using Pantone Coffee Liqueúr. His musthave fashion item: A beautiful crocodile print jacquard dress in Deep, Rich Brown tones.

Victor de Souza using Pantone Quarry. His must-have fashion item: My new cashmere wool blazer in Navy Blue – it creates the effect of a wasp waist, while still giving luxurious everyday comfort.

VPL by Victoria Bartlett using Pantone Orchid Hush. Her must-have fashion item: An Iron Oxide legging pant.

Fashion sketches, quotes, and colours are courtesy of Pantone Fashion Color Report Fall 2011.