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Naming colours is key to fashion, experts say
New York, Sept 19: Pink isn`t just pink, it`s phlox or blush. Beige isn`t beige when it can be sand or champagne. And brown certainly would never be brown when it could be cinnamon, tobacco or stone.
New York, Sept 19: Pink isn't just pink, it's phlox or
blush. Beige isn't beige when it can be sand or champagne. And
brown certainly would never be brown when it could be cinnamon,
tobacco or stone.
Designers unveiling their latest looks at the semi-annual
New York Fashion Week say they spend untold effort not only
choosing colours but naming those hues, drawing inspiration from
old movies, summer resorts, victorian lingerie and even
childhood memories.
At the Anne Klein show on Tuesday, the colour brown was coined
bark, white was cloud, black was pitch and pink was the phlox
flower. At Bill Blass, brown was stone, gray was pearl, beige was
champagne, off-white was candlelight, gold was cognac, green was
seafoam, pink was blush and brown was cinnamon and butterscotch
and creme brulee.
Colour names derived from food, flowers and nature have the
most appeal, colour psychologist Leatrice Eiseman said.
''Who can resist?'' said Eiseman, executive director of the Pantone color institute, considered by many to be a definitive source on colour in fashion, textile and interior design.
''It evokes a picture and it evokes a scent,'' she said. ''you get as many senses going as possible.''
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''Who can resist?'' said Eiseman, executive director of the Pantone color institute, considered by many to be a definitive source on colour in fashion, textile and interior design.
''It evokes a picture and it evokes a scent,'' she said. ''you get as many senses going as possible.''
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