The Pantone Colour of the Year 2025 is PANTONE 17-1230 Mocha Mousse. It is the colour of chocolate icecream or mousse. As delicious as it sounds, it is not a very appealing colour in fashion. A deep dark chocolate brown or terracotta was on the trend cards for 2025. However, this “in the middle of no where” brown is a missed opportunity in my opinion. COTY (Colour of the year) plays a significant role in fashion and to completely ignore billions of brown skinned people whom this colour will not suit, is in bad taste.
Interestingly, it seems Pantone had anticipated this line of thought. Their COTY presentation was full of brown skinned people wearing mocha mousse and looking fabulous. However, we must remember that these people are either gorgeous models wearing expertly done hair, makeup, and designer clothes or they have been AI generated. In real life, it would look demure and plain unless you are wearing silks or embellished outfits in this colour.
Using Mocha Mousse in Jewellery
While we jewellery makers do not have to worry about an “all over brown” like the apparel makers, it is still tough to create mocha mousse jewellery. This is not a high demand jewellery colour. This post is therefore for those who want to incorporate mocha mousse in jewellery and are wondering how to do it.
I have arranged the materials based on their availability in India and their approximate price range. The categories may differ elsewhere in the world due to availability of materials.
Mocha Mousse Jewellery materials – Budget
- Copper – Use as sheet metal or in wirework, matching mocha tones. You can also polish it for shine and patina it for an aged look. It is both cost-effective and versatile. Take a look at Rozantia’s beautiful wire work pieces for inspiration.
- Glass beads – take your pick from a wide variety of Indian glass beads, in different finishes from frosted to glossy, opaque to transparent.
- Dyed gemstones – If you are looking for more affordable gemstone options, then go for dyed agates, dyed onyx or coloured shell pearls.
- Wood – While acacia and red oak might be a closer colour match to mocca mossa, most light woods can be stained to match. Use wooden beads, cabochons, logs and components to create interesting jewellery.
- Fibre and Textiles– Introduce softness in you jewellery by using mocha mousse coloured cord or bits of fabric. You would find options in cotton cord or nylon. Corded beads are another great option to introduce fibre in your work.
- Leather – Use suede or finished leather in your mixed material jewellery.
Mocha Mousse Jewellery materials – Mid range
- Czech Glass beads – Faceted Czech glass beads are higher in both quality and cost compared to Indian glass but you can find a lot of brown beads in various shapes and sizes.
- Banded Agate – One of the oldest jewellery materials, brown agates, particularly those that are banded are historically and culturally meaningful.
- Smoky Quartz – For those of you who work with crystals, a smoky quartz is a translucent brown crystal with a warm, grounding energy. Though the darker stones are more prefered for healing and meditation, the lighter stones align better with mocha mousse.
- Chocolate pearls – Not to confused with dyed pearls, these are Tahitian pearls that are a chocolaty brown in colour.
Mocha Mousse Jewellery materials – Splurge
- Brown Zircon – While a brown zircon is not as expensive as its green counterpart, it is more expensive compared to the other stones on this list and hence finds a place in the splurge section. When cut, it is a brilliant and durable gemstone in rich creamy brown shades.
- Cognac Diamond – Though not the most popular diamond colour, a diamond with warm brown undertones is great for an understated elegant look.
I hope that these suggestions help you in integrating Mocha Mousse in jewellery designs. While there is no dearth of materials to experiment with in mocha mousse, I will soon publish a post on other gemstones in brown to extend the list.
I hope you find this interesting
Cheers
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