With the on-set of the New year, comes new style wrapped in a new color palette to adorn and highlight beauty with its instinctive features. Orange, with a slush of sparkling red merged into the warmth and friendliness of yellow, is chosen as the hottest and shade for Spring 2012. The spirited reddish orange has been named as 'Tangerine Tango' by 'Pantone'. Here is all you need to know about the new color in the Spring 2012 color palette.


On the Runway
Considered to be the top hue for the runway looks for spring 2012, The Tangerine Tango has already begun to show its presence at the ramp with its latest couture at the Acne, Alexander Mc Queen, Oscar de la Renta and Celine fashion shows. It has been clubbed with shades of blue to perfectly compliment the bright jewel tones, which has been a favorite for the current season.
Retailers like Matches or Net-a-Porter, who promise to be at par with the upcoming fashion trends, have already started using burnt orange and tango-tastic styles to make available attires of different dimensions to the end consumers so as to enable them to be at the top of the trend-in-vogue.
Tommy Hilfiger has blended orange with red for his upcoming spring-summer collection 2012, along with navy and brown to neutralize its effect. He focuses on menswear with orange prevalent in a stripe or paisley tie and for womenfolks as a part of their accessory be it a handbag or a trenchcoat in fiery orange.
Apart from apparels, Judith Leiber, a leading luxury accessory brand, has incorporated orange with cobalt blue, fuchsia pink, dazzling gold and perfect white patterned in stripe format to form a sizzling collection of accessories for the Palm Beach.
To complete a full circle, Sephora has compiled the latest edition of cosmetics for its limited upcoming spring 2012 line up, which would include eye make-up in orange, along with false feather eyelashes of the same dazzling tone.
Style Guru recommends
If you are a fashion freak and follow the style guru verdict, then the following list of attires is a must-have for your closet which would ad a new dimension to your entire wardrobe.
1. T-shirt dress with dipped back
A part of an ASOS collection, this T-shirt dress with a dipped back and loose fit symbolizes a perfectly laid back attitude while adopting the new trendy orange ensemble. It has a round neck-line with contrasting edges, raglan sleeves which are short, an extended back in black and an exposed zipper. The peppy and cool outfit has been made out of 100% polyester.
Price $77.58 USD
2. Diane Von Furstenberg's Hatsu dress
People who are not very sure enough to carry an outfit with the color orange predominating from top to bottom, this Hatsu dress by DVF is the perfect solution for them to stay tuned with the upcoming fashion trend. With a tinge of grey, black and orange, this dress adds just the appropriate amount of the tango shade so as to make it apt for a relaxed spring-summer weekend, if righ teamed along with leather flats.
Price $541.50 USD
3. Silk Georgette shift dress
This tangerine silk Georgette short shift dress by Vince comprises and holds the perfect shade of the most happening citrus hue, with no complexities with its design feature. If worn with simple black sandals, this dress can carry you through a summer afternoon and even hold you through the night.
Price $543 USD
For the perfect 'Tangerine Tango' look
The tangy orange hue, being the most happening shade for the upcoming spring-summer 2012 ensemble, is an easy trend to step into. Falling short of ideas to carry the new bright shade? Here, find yourself at ease with these simple tips to rock your tangy orange outfit.
1. Color depicts emotion, and if clubbed with green or distressed wood as slip-on's or handbag, the new orange shade would turn out to be more wearable and viable for almost all skin tones.
2. Another feasible option is to team up an orange top with striped tights in bright shades of blue and pink. This will seamlessly carry you through the season,s hottest closet.
3. For a more neutralizing and casual effect, you can simply use flat leather straps in black or brown to carry you through a summer weekend, in style as well as beauty.
4. Last, but not the least, if nothing seems to adhere to your selected outfit for the evening, simply go in for eye make-up in hues of orange to mark your trendy presence in a fashion-oriented crowd.