THE BEAUTY OF BLUES & BROWNS

Even at a glance, it’s evident that blue is key to the color palette of the collection.

“Blue was always the vision for Wash House,” explained Cheryl. “Even down to the filter of the photoshoot, because, as strange as it may sound, it’s kind of the lens-tint through which I view the memories of that era. We grounded those hues with rich browns and supplemented them with warm whites; it’s an overall easy-to-love, soothing palette.”

The blues are softened rather than saturated, alluding to being faded. They’re light, lovely, less intense and bold than the colors we’ve seen in the previous collections. Even the deeper indigos have a desaturated presentation, as if they might’ve had a previous life. They evoke a comforting calm and sense of nostalgia.

The browns are alluring in that they’re almost black, and that’s intentional. These deep “bronco” browns are easily mistaken (and, pro tip: often interchangeable) as black and are designed to portray the fading that we’d have found within the Wash House trunk.