Carlstadt, N.J. – Fashion color authority Pantone has published its Pantone View Colour Planner for summer 2009, a forecasting tool titled “Independence.”

The planner details seven palettes for use in apparel, cosmetics, interiors, industrial design and graphics:

• Female-ism: medium pastels with a tinge of retro glamour. 
• Classic-ism: almost devoid of color except for one medium blue accent. 
• Independent-ism: tart, bold and gregarious colors. 
• Today-ism: deep, dark shades of reddish blues and brown.
• Absurd-ism: combines disproportionate color hues and values.
• Fetish-ism: “a carnal inspiration and desire for experimentation.”
• Surreal-ism: “plays with scale, combination and expectation to create unexpected, and even strange, creations.”