Of course, fashion trends strongly influence our color preferences, so it's no surprise that we tend to encounter a “hot" color on clothing and in home designs in one season that something else replaces the next season (as when the fashionistas proclaim, “Brown is the new black!"). These styles do not happen by accident' most people don’t know (but now you do) that a handful of firms produce color forecasts that manufacturers and retailers buy so they can be sure they stock up on the next hot hue. For example, Pantone, Inc. (one of these color arbiters), listed these colors as among its favorites for Fall 2011 women's fashions.