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  • De-Coding Gypset Colors

    August 31, 2010 1 min read 13 Comments

    The truth is - I must beg your pardon.

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    • The 'September Issue' has dropped.

    • Fall goods are in the stores.

    • DDR has already sold through several styles...

    • but I haven't de-coded fall's color palette for you yet!

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    So here it is...

    . Building off of Julia Chaplin's inspirational book, Gypset Style, (see earlier post) I wanted the fall palette to be an innovative take on fundamental basics, but also wanted the colors to transport us and 'gypset' us around the world. I wanted the colors to conjure images of travel and adventure - rather real or imagined. Colors with names like: Shangrila Green, Manchurian Orange, and Chinese Lantern evoke strong images from the East, while colors named Arabian Red, Kashmir, and Turkish Tobacco conjure up hues from the Middle East.   Heaven, Champagne and Basic Black are also adventurous and anything but "basic". .. .

    As always, one can never do justice to color by talking or writing about it - after all, color is COLOR!

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    So take a look.

    . . . . . My dad use to give us girls "sussies" - little un-occasioned gifts. So here is a little sussie for you - your own personal color palette. Simply print, trim, and tuck inside your handbag so when you are out shopping you can reference the perfect shade of "Shangrila".

    Enjoy!

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    13 Responses

    Jean Manning
    Jean Manning

    May 16, 2016

    Like it :) thanks…

    Christin Miller
    Christin Miller

    May 16, 2016

    I LOVE these colors! They are so rich and wonderful! Thanks for sharing this with us Cheryl!

    Cheryl
    Cheryl

    May 16, 2016

    thanks Christin – which of the 3 combinations do you like best? My fav is the “Persian paisley” – at least for today, anyway!

    shmuela padnos
    shmuela padnos

    May 16, 2016

    yeah baby i will be spending my green hooo haaa

    Cathryn~The Farmer's Trophy Wife
    Cathryn~The Farmer's Trophy Wife

    May 16, 2016

    I LOVE the first look board…is that what they are called? Anyways…fab as always!

    Cheryl
    Cheryl

    May 16, 2016

    Cathryn – that is my favorite too!

    Cheryl
    Cheryl

    May 16, 2016

    you mean: you’ll be spending your “Shangrila”!

    Penny Kling
    Penny Kling

    May 16, 2016

    Loving the Persian Paisley – and I think you totally nailed the color for “Heaven”!

    Cheryl
    Cheryl

    May 16, 2016

    Penny – I thought that “heaven” was the perfect color name, too!

    Syndra Schulze
    Syndra Schulze

    May 16, 2016

    Yum!! Love the colors! Sometimes there’s just too much brown and neutral in this world. Yea Double D for great color choices. As a “winter” I can wear most of your new colors. Hip Hip Hooray

    Cheryl
    Cheryl

    May 16, 2016

    They are yummy, aren’t they? I just love color!

    Robyn Beazley
    Robyn Beazley

    May 16, 2016

    I LOVE this color board! Thank you SOOO much.

    Cheryl
    Cheryl

    May 16, 2016

    you are most welcome, Robyn!

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