just as color can be the distillation of complicated moral messages…virginal white…mournful black…sexual red…color can also camouflage…think of the sea of navy and grey on the floor of a stock exchange… color in clothes can be regional…the beige and pastel tones of the south versus the blacks and subdued tones of the urban north… it […]
…as a statement…as a wardrobe necessity… the power of white…the absence of color is white…the very lightness of white’s purity has made it the color of heavenly joy and chastity…angels wear white…as do babies…modern western brides…and virtuous romance-novel heroines headed for tragic fates… it is clean…where would hospital hygiene be without it? its impracticality has […]
in honor of st. patty’s day…or perhaps…just because…i love the color green…so much in fact…that when i am shopping with my best friend & sister-in-law…when i pick up an item…(something i don’t seem to notice…but she points out…)and i say…”isn’t this cute?” and her response…probably 8 out of 10 times is “oh look…it’s green…” so…i […]
yesterday i was on a black theme…why wear black? is there such a thing as too much black? for me…black is a great palette from which to start…and in a simple math equation…black + color = drama… one of my first posts was about a pop of color…and when i bought those luscious purple suede […]
those that know me well…know that i live for a sun shiny day…warm sunny days make me happy…all in all…i think people are generally in better moods on sunny days… the flip side of course…is that i love fall/winter for the clothing…the leathers, tweeds, boots, plush warm layering… and i know…i can’t have both…at least […]