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January 21, 2025

The Edit: Pantone’s 2025 Color of the Year

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n early December of 2024, Pantone announced “Mocha Mousse” as the 2025 Color of the Year. This is the first time in the organization’s 25 year history that a shade of brown was predicted to be the color to define the coming year, with a statement from Pantone noting that the color “…nurtures us with its suggestion of the delectable qualities of chocolate and coffee, answering our desire for comfort.” While fashion critics have run the gamut on their response to the hue, love it or not, the rich, neutral shade provides a perfect background for fine jewelry.

Header image features a smokey quartz ring by talkative. 

In addition to being perfectly accented by the warmth of yellow gold, specifically when the metal has been texturized, there are a number of gemstones and other materials commonly found in jewelry that offer a beautiful complement to Mocha Mousse.

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Image courtesy of Statement Paris

In addition to being perfectly accented by the warmth of yellow gold, specifically when the metal has been texturized like in Jade Trau’s new Plié bangle, there are a number of gemstones and other materials commonly found in jewelry that offer a beautiful complement to Mocha Mousse. In the submissions we received from COUTURE’s talented designers and brands, champagne and cognac diamonds and smokey quartz reigned  supreme in creating a monochromatic effect, with a gold South Sea pearl from Yoko London and Vanessa Fernandez adding a soft, subtle juxtaposition.

Image courtesy of Alex Sepkus

For a less matchy matchy look, the contrast of rich reds adds a pop of color to the muted palette, as evidence by the orangey, red garnets submitted by John Apel. Mimicking scenes from nature, subtle touches of green-tone gemstones like tsavorite garnet, tourmaline or turquoise, as evidenced in the pieces by Jacquie Aiche, Lydia Courteille and Amáli, help evoke the “simple pleasures” the Pantone Color of the Year is intended to evoke.

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  • Image courtesy of Tanya Farah

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  • Image courtesy of Jade Trau

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  • Image courtesy of Jade Ruzzo

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  • Image courtesy of Yoko London

  • Image courtesy of Vanessa Fernandez

  • Image courtesy of Yvonne Léon

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  • Image courtesy of John Apel

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  • Image courtesy of Jacquie Aiche

  • Image courtesy of Lydia Courteille

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  • Image courtesy of VAN

  • Image courtesy of Amáli

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