topic Re: Color vs colorway in Q Talk

Color vs colorway

Patriot3 — Tue, 24 Mar 2026 18:16:16 GMT

Can anyone define the difference??? Now it is "it comes in several colorways". Cant' they just say color? Or are they trying to be cool?

Re: Color vs colorway

D Kay — Tue, 24 Mar 2026 18:22:25 GMT

Colorway is apparently used in the fashion/ textile industry to describe color combinations etc.

Re: Color vs colorway

geezerette — Tue, 24 Mar 2026 18:23:21 GMT

Here is the difference according to google:

"Color" refers to a single, specific hue (e.g., "blue"), while "colorway" describes the specific combination or scheme of colors, patterns, or tones used on a product, especially in fashion. A single item design often comes in multiple colorways (e.g., a "navy" version and a "heather gray" version of the same sweater).

Re: Color vs colorway

Beammeupscotty — Tue, 24 Mar 2026 19:17:24 GMT

I just can't keep up!

"fabrication" "colorway" "she"

I'm making fun of myself here.

Re: Color vs colorway

cjm61 — Tue, 24 Mar 2026 20:01:11 GMT

@Patriot3

They are different with two different meanings. I suggest going to @geezerette comment as it is a very good description of both.

Re: Color vs colorway

SloopJohnB — Tue, 24 Mar 2026 20:02:54 GMT

@Beammeupscotty wrote:
I just can't keep up!

"fabrication" "colorway" "she"

I'm making fun of myself here.

To add to those words I generally don't use....pack up, and silhouette and taking a tour of (when referring to purses)

Re: Color vs colorway

Sooner — Tue, 24 Mar 2026 20:06:46 GMT

Price/Pricepoint

Fabric/Fabrication

Tweedledum/Tweedledee

Re: Color vs colorway

FranandZoe — Tue, 24 Mar 2026 20:22:08 GMT

Ridic.

Re: Color vs colorway

Kachina624 — Tue, 24 Mar 2026 21:20:36 GMT

I think of colorway as being a range of values in the same hue, like various shades of red or blue. The color would be one specific color or hue.

Re: Color vs colorway

gidgetgh — Tue, 24 Mar 2026 21:41:26 GMT

I've made it to age 70 without including fabrication and color way in my vocabulary and I'm happy as a clam. I think they sound pretentious.

Re: Color vs colorway

Patriot3 — Tue, 24 Mar 2026 21:52:04 GMT

@gidgetgh wrote:
I've made it to age 70 without including fabrication and color way in my vocabulary and I'm happy as a clam. I think they sound pretentious.

@gidgetgh I agree!!!

Re: Color vs colorway

DesertD — Tue, 24 Mar 2026 21:55:35 GMT

I thought the exact same thing when they started using the term colorway a couple of years ago. It sounds like overkill. Color is still the perfect description for the average viewer. I don't work in the fashion industry so I like to keep things simple. Just say "This color is called Navy", etc. It almost sounds like a regional description to me like something people from the south or northeast would say.

Re: Color vs colorway

Puppy Lips — Tue, 24 Mar 2026 22:56:52 GMT

I understand the “colorway.” What I hate is the “fabrication,” instead of fabric. It is freakin FABRIC.

Re: Color vs colorway

loriqvc — Tue, 24 Mar 2026 23:07:41 GMT

@Puppy Lips - I'm with you. I couldn't care less about color vs colorway, but if they say "fabrication" when they just mean "fabric," it is obnoxious.

Re: Color vs colorway

Tori3569 — Tue, 24 Mar 2026 23:40:23 GMT

@gidgetgh wrote:
I've made it to age 70 without including fabrication and color way in my vocabulary and I'm happy as a clam. I think they sound pretentious.

I understand where you're coming from, but when I worked in clothing retail, these were two words the buyers used all the time. It's weird for me to hear them in any other place or context than buying trips.

Re: Color vs colorway

FancyPhillyshopper — Wed, 25 Mar 2026 03:16:26 GMT

@gidgetgh wrote:
I've made it to age 70 without including fabrication and color way in my vocabulary and I'm happy as a clam. I think they sound pretentious.

I think of LEARNING as a lifelong experience. I am quite happy to expand my vocabulary, and I know there are thousands of words that I now use that did not even exist when I was a child.

I like that QVC hosts are being TRAINED to learn about the products they sell from professional viewpoints. Isaac used a LOT of fashion terminology, and he was always teaching.

It is the same when Michele Lau tries to teach the hosts about jewelry, as often new hosts do not even know one gemstone from another, and next to nothing about the GIA certification process.

I would never be proud of NOT trying to constantly improve myself.

By the way, how happy are clams actually?

Re: Color vs colorway

Kachina624 — Wed, 25 Mar 2026 04:02:05 GMT

I don't think I ever heard anyone but Pat deMentrie use the term colorway. Haven't heard her say it recently.