Spring’s not quite here, but the mood in fashion and beauty is drenched in anticipation of the new season. Orange is so essential to the fashion palette at the moment that it nears status as a neutral. It’s combined with all sorts of colors, particularly so in the spring interpretation of the 2011 color blocking [...] Read more »
The Return of Color!
I know, we barely have put away our summer clothes and here I am talking about next spring’s tendances, but New York Fashion Week just ended in New York City and I am happy to report that colors are making a come back in the Spring/Summer 2011 Collections! Not all designers dared reintroducing bright shades, [...] Read more »
Fall Leaves: A Recipe for Awe and Inspiration
To me, fall is a poem, a diary of smells and memories, a glowing stained glass window, a not so still life. Fall is summer’s epitaph, nostalgic and glorious. The colors of leaves are miracles, small explosions of contrast contained within delicate shapes, unique little palettes floating about. Read more »
Exterior Colors: Orange You Daring
Would you ever dream of using the color Orange on the exterior of your house? Sure a Terra Cotta planter is classic and an orange outdoor accessory uber modern… …but would you dare pick up a paint brush dipped in a Pumpkin hue and go to town on your siding, your door, your shutters, your [...] Read more »
The Colors And Styles Of The 2010 Golden Globes
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 [...] Read more »
