This past Monday was a rainy, miserable day of a day here in NY. So of course with tons of busy work needing to get done, I ended up spending most of the morning perusing images of Spring 2010 fashion week – as a way to avoid doing it.
After all, what are rainy Monday mornings [...]
The color of the night was “Rain” and the accessory du jour was a big umbrella; as the stars walked the carpet, dodged puddles and prayed that their hair didn’t look too frizzy in the photo opps.
There was color and style, both good, bad and inspiring- here’s a few I noted:
Best Use Of An Umbrella
Diane [...]
Before I step one more foot into 2010, I figured I’d have a go at rounding up the colorful events, people and well-colors that shaped this past year. There were plenty of highlights, a few too many lows if you asked me and some media sensations that simply made you wonder “Do we all really [...]
Pure and pretty peridot is a perpetual pleaser. It’s palette is paler than precious emerald and tourmaline, however; by no means paltry.
For many it is preferable, perhaps because picking peridot for a bit of panache will not empty your purse.
pillows and fabrics from Calico Corners
The addition of fleshy golds and fresh greens warms up classic blue and white in home, in fashion- add in a touch of dingy gray, coal black and metallics ( either gold or silver would work) and you’ve got a look that’s totally futuristic boho.
Diane Von Furstenberg Resort 2010, Marni [...]
image from NASA
I will be celebrating Earth Day today by starting a compost pile, planting some flowers, vowing to be more diligent about recycling, re-purposing, conserving water and worshiping all palettes blue and green. Remember that old saying ‘blue and green never to be seen without a color in between’? Well that theory has thankfully [...]
No, this isn’t my attempt at pop art but rather a collage of the pictures Jake Kilroy from over at Entrepreneur magazine send me.
I met Jake when he called to check facts for a story I was going to be quoted in and before I knew it we were chatting about color and Jake was [...]
Christmas is a time for believing that all of our wishes can come true.
The windows of Lord and Taylor in New York City capture the fantasy with a scheme of yummy gingerbread and confectionery colors.
At Macy’s the colors are
I could sit for hours inside the US Botanical Garden and just inhale the beauty and magnificence nature affords us. Last weekend I headed over but before I even made my way inside the landscaping at the entrance stopped me in my tracks. It was so simple yet captivating.
The entire garden was brimming [...]
Are you green with envy?
I am because emerald is not my birthstone. Don’t get me wrong, I love garnet, my birthstone; but emerald is the epitome.
Green is my favorite color. This is one of the reasons emeralds are high up in my “gemstone love” top ten.
Green is not the easiest color.
