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Summer Color
By Janice Ferguson,
story courtesy of The Apparel Wire |
Summer has arrived and
with it comes splashing in the pool, clam bakes on the
beach, sunset sails and early morning tee times. Be sure
you're dressed to beat the heat in the season's most
popular colors -- think delicious shades of fruit -- and
you'll have made the ripe choice.
Tangerine, also being called papaya, is as vibrant as
pink for summer. The color energizes neutrals -- white
and khaki -- and is wearable with most skin tones. Use
as a pop color in a top worn with plaid shorts, or as an
accent in a placard, bold stripe and floral print.
Take orange beyond apparel and use in accessories too --
après golf sandals, totes, belts and hats.
Kiwi is back as the tone
of green -- a bit calmer than lime. It's a
can't-go-wrong contrast paired with all your cool
whites, or mixed in stripes and patterns. This green
almost acts as an alternative to neutrals when worn on
the bottom, making it simple to match with a plain top
-- a perfect ensemble for that brightly colored ribbon
belt too.
Strawberry red is a classic color for the warm season.
But don't overdue it or you'll look like an ongoing July
4th parade. It's best used as an accent, in
multi-colored prints and mini or sear sucker style
stripes. The hotter the color, the less you should use
of it as a solid.
Blueberry wants to take the place of your basic black
for summer. Not navy, not royal, and not sky -- it's
right between. You'll find the color punching up
geometric patterns in tops, added to greens and pinks in
plaid bottoms, and standing on its own with crisp white
in a stripe and Provencal prints.
Lemon is not sour when used in the sunny, citrus hue
seen mixed with pinks, blues and greens. Too much and
the course's resident bees might think you're the new
hive. But used sparingly, it adds tang to any golf
outfit -- even those standard khaki shorts.
Watermelon is darker than pink, but lighter than red and
not quite as bold as fuchsia. Fresh and very fun when
accented with the lemon, kiwi, tangerine, blueberry or a
combination of those found in trendy plaids. Take
advantage of the fact this color looks fabulous on
blondes, brunettes, grays and redheads.
Colors are supposed to evoke certain moods. This
summer's palate is intended to create a feeling of happy
vitality. Feeling good is the motto. And if feeling good
helps you play good, then we say bring out the fruit
basket. |
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