The Color Purple: Designers Envision Pantone's 2014 Picks

Pantone colors: Dazzling Blue #18-3949, Sand #15-1225, and Freesia #14-0852

Inspiration: The inspiration was a 1930s archeological dig in Mesopotamia. The palette is composed of warm neutrals (that evoke the feeling of earth and sand) juxtaposed with bright, saturated colors like tangerine and indigo, the types of bright colors one might imagine to have been originally painted on the Assyrian sculptures found on those digs, before time weathered the pigments away.

Must-have item: The brushed twill safari jacket with leopard jacquard inserts in Moroccan Indigo is a must-have Spring coverup.

Signature color: Tangerine