Conclusion

we come up with the following conclusions:
1. MJ is using more hues these years.
2. achromatic colors : black, white and grey must be present in each season's collection
3. a simple combination is adopted. for each outfit,the no. of colour is usually not more than 3.
4. MJ likes to use artificial colors.
5. MJ uses colors of high saturation every season, but the amount decreases in recent seasons.
6. Spring and Fall colors are related. the colors used in Fall collection are usually the colors of spring collection in a lower value ( with shade).
7. there is a trend that MJ tends to use colors in lower values.
8. MJ loves lavender , violet, brilliant red, turquoise, yellowish brown, khaki. they almost appear in every collection. BLACK, WHITE, GREY are the must.

comparison with competitor

2008 Christian Dior Fall /Winter


Shocking Red, Shocking Pink, Sharp Orange, Sharp Purple , dark Turquoise, yellowish-khaki , black, white

fabrics : Satin, Fur, Silk

comparison : both of the collection involved a lot of black and white, while grey is the color that Jacobs always love. MJ still sticked to the pastel colors while CD tried some sharp colors.

Christian Dior 2008 S/S


Color used: Shocking red, pastel turquoise, khaki, brown, shocking orange, black, white

fabric: silk, satin

pattern: leopard skin, zebra skin

comparison: both of MJ and CD use pastel colors in soft fabrics to create a feminine soft figure.
it seemed that pastel color and soft figure was the trend of the season.