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Neon Flare: usage

This surreal and strange color represents a call to action and gender-less sexuality in an attention-driven world.

• Neon Flare is an energetic and youthful color, well suited to expressive futuristic psychedelia prints and patterns

• For fashion, move this color into activewear, accessories, footwear and intimate categories, either as an accent or as a statement solid color.

• For beauty, embrace Neon Flare's intensity to bring attention and energy to color cosmetics and packaging. Think of makeup that customer use online to catch sexual attention.

Mature & focused Flares

How to apply: Often neons are considered a Gen-Z kinda tones but it’s not case any more. Neon Flare has the ability to become adult and quiet finding the right combination. Contrast warm and cool tones to reflect contrasting moods. Use Neon Flare alongside Basalt and silver-toned Borrowed Blue to bring elegance to outdoor and active categories. Wild and mossy greens combined with Punk Purple inspire a quiet yet dynamic introspection.

In activewear: Nocturanal sports

The concept: As the world’s hottest regions increasingly experience uncomfortable daytime temperatures, we forecast a shift to Nocturnal Living, where people will seek respite pursuing activities in the cool of darkness. Shorter days in the Northern Hemisphere will not stop adventurous athletes exploring or training in the city or in the wild at night. In addition, the aurora borealis will be seen further south over the next four to five years due to escalating sun activity. Those in the southern hemisphere may see high temperatures that will inhibit exercise during the daytime, leading to nocturnal activities.

Flare Neon combined with noctunal blues or grays brigs visibility and party vibes.

For swimwear: Moon Bathing

The concept: as consumers become influenced by ancient traditions, increasingly listening to their body’s natural and lunar cycles, moon bathing and night swimming emerge as a way to explore the wonder and mysticism of nature, as well as avoiding extreme daytime heat.

Silhouettes: swimwear shapes are experimental, featuring asymmetry, cutouts, plunging necklines and sexier cuts that embrace the divine feminine form. For cover-ups, select sheers and soft translucent fabrics that gently drape, ideal for layering.

Luminous, dystopian brights

How to use them: create tonal or high-contrast color combinations, adding pops of neon. Apply to directional performance pieces to stimulate a sense of adventure and sci-fi in both sports and lifestyle categories.

For interiors

Rebellious and provocative attitudes drive this mysterious palette with a subversive undertone. Considered environments and perennial products get a seductive update via a large implementation of Monumental Black and near blacks enveloping designs, interrupted by luminous gleams. Implement this direction to elevate the festive season and create an indulgent atmosphere which speaks of sophistication and elegance yet with a touch of weirdness.

In Hospitality: Uplifting lighting

The concept: lighting alters a user’s relationship with space, shifting the atmosphere and tapping into emotions. Mood-boosting colIrs, manipulated by reflected surfaces and translucent materials, add dimension.

CMF: use colored glass and translucent filters to diffuse natural light and create prismatic effects or an alluring, transformative glow. Adjust the color of lighting according to the time of day, season, and weather, responding to external factors impacting people’s perception of the space.

One more Neon Flare source of inspo: Dreaming Series, by Australian artist Nick Thomm is inspired by auras and the cosmos for his surreal neon artworks. Combining "art and chemistry", Thomm uses neons to blur the lines between digital and reality, offering viewers an immersive metaphysical experience.

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Victoria