As we embrace 2025, the Pantone’s Color Institute’s palette for the year brings hues that speak to sustainability, cultural connection, comfort and simplicity. These colors set the tone for design across industries, and the bag-making world is no exception. Here’s how we can help you align the materials used for your accessories with Pantone’s 2025 trends to design stylish and meaninful bag collections.
The main color: Mocha Mousse
According to PCI’s vice-president, Laurie Pressman, “ we look to a mellow brown hue whose inherent richness and sensorial and comforting warmth extends further into our desire for comfort, and the indulgence of simple pleasures that we can gift and share with others”.
This concept of comfort and warmth pairs perfectly with softer materials and designs. Picture a soft, draped clutch like the one below (one of our favorite samples of 2024) in a Mocha Mousse lambskin instead of a black croc embossed lambskin. The combo results in elegance and comfort.
Color schemes: Relaxed Elegance
Along with it’s Color of The Year, Pantone also puts together some color schemes to help you better visualize the concept they are going for – the first one being Relaxed Elegance. This color palette inspires us to curate experiences that boost personal comfort and wellness.
We can relate this to more natural materials, such as an organic cotton canvas, hemp, and cork. For leather, suede is the perfect material to bring forth some softness. As we see a growing emphasis on sustainable practices, the materials chosen should resonate with eco-conscious consumers. With our sourcing services, we can help you find materials with certifications like LWG (Leather Working Group), GOTS (Global Organic Textile Standard) and OEKO-TEX® to ensure ethical and environmentally responsible sourcing.
Relaxed Elegance | suede swatches | hemp fabrics and webbing
Color schemes: Floral Prathways
Suggestively scented floral tones, blended with a soft mocha and a shaded willow green, lead us down a cobblestone path. Floral Pathways is a colorful color palette, with hues perfect for spring and summer.
If colorful bags are not your aesthethic, how about taking advantage of bright colors to light up the interior of your bag? You can even pick a color from the Floral Pathways palette to be your signature lining color, used for all bags. Besides reinforcing your brand, colorful interiors make it easier for people to find things inside their bags.
These palette’s mindset can also be added to your collection by Incorporating biodegradable or recyclable components like eco-tanned leathers and plant-based leathers. These materials can further align your designs with modern values.
Floral Pathways | tote made of organic cotton canvas with a custom print | eco-tanned leathers
Pantone’s 2025 palette is more than a set of colors—it’s an invitation to innovate and connect. By aligning material sourcing with these hues, you not only stay on trend but also deliver products that tell a story of creativity, sustainability, and cultural resonance.
Start exploring how these colors can inspire your next bag collection: book a free call to talk to us and discover how we can help you make 2025 a year of meaninful designs.
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