b'high fashion meets colourYoung Kiwi fashion designers took up the challenge to turn silks into high fashion recently at a Resene-sponsored event for New Zealand Fashion Week. 50 silks inspired by paint colours from Resene were selected. Then 45 students from NZFashion Techs Diploma classes in Auckland and Wellington were briefed to design and make a The new Resene The Range fashion colourscontemporary-chic fashion look from the delicateResene Adrenalin 16introducesaricharrayofexcitingnewhand-woven silks, responding to the Resene paint coloursbasedonglobalinteriortrendsbutcolour they had been given.adapted to local conditions. Here are the keyThe result was a colour spectacle. Marketing colour philosophies behind the new collection: manager Karen Warman of Resene says: Paint colours have for many years been inspired by Against a backdrop of perennial favourites likecolours seen on catwalks and in the latest fashion deepbluereds,blacksandsoothingducktrends. Its a nice twist to reverse the order and have paint colours used as inspiration for the eggandgreyedblues,popsofcatwalk. orangeandyellowadd touches of upbeat liveliness and rejuvenation. Right:Designed and made by Laura Lister of NZ Fashion Tech in Wellington and for the Resene ReseneJuicy NZ Fashion Tech Colour of Fashion collection. Resene Photographs: Craig Ray. Models: Clyne. Bright LightsReds are strong and powerful, with influencing Dusty and smoky, there isblue tones, such as the ever-popular Resene a new palette of colours comingPohutukawa and new Resene Red Letter. Fire throughthatfeelstimeless,gentlyengine red is not to be ignored with hues such weathered and softened. Easy to live withas Resene Havoc.andcoordinate,theyreasophisticated alternative to cleaner pastels. They bring with them a sense of being more grounded and less airy than the pastels of recent years. ReseneHavocReseneDuck Egg BlueResene ReseneBaroque Red LetterBlues become mutable, crossing over to stormy greyed hues as well as sea-washed tones. FreshGrey has hidden depths; blues, like Resene Skydiver, ground the moresometimesblue,sometimes powdery tones. Purples are wild and glorious,green. Once the complement, its shining forth with alluring boldness. now a feature. Deep grey, such as Resene Half Bokara Grey, appeals to those who yearn density and depth butdontwanttocommittothe starkness of black. Beige is still big, butgreigeoffersanewsleeker alternative.Resene Resene Skydiver Half Bokara Grey Resene Frozen ReseneRevolution 21'