Pantone's Turquoise
Last December PANTONE, the world-renowned authority on color announced that Turquoise was the color for 2010. Even though we are halfway through the year, we are still seeing this shade everywhere. According to Pantone, “Blue has long been considered America’s favorite color. This Turquoise is one of the brightest, cheeriest shades in the family.”
Leatrice Eiseman, executive director of the Pantone Color Institute®, spoke of Turquoise and credited its connection to feelings of serenity, protection and luscious escapism. “Through years of color word-association studies,” she said, “we also find that Turquoise represents an escape to many — taking them to a tropical paradise. And who couldn’t use a bit of fantasy these days? ” Don’t we all agree???
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Amid all the Greys and Blacks in the Collections for Fall 2010, designers featured bits and pieces of Turquoise as item pieces or accessories in feminine shades of pale aqua to deep sophisticated teals. Turquoise is said to have more to do with feeling and creative expression than with rational thought. Because it combines the light blue of the sky with the invigorating green of the seas it give the sensation of happiness and relaxation.
Petrol
My take on Turquoise for Fall was more subtle with variations of Teal, Petrol and Slate. Soft and earthy, this jacket works well with blacks, shades of charcoal and dark browns.
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Oh, the inspiration of beautiful turquoise water. I could float in this for hours and just gaze at the sky.
Turquoise
This is what that enchanting water has inspired… For Resort/Spring 2011 I have chosen this wonderful bright shade of Turquoise for the Cici Bianca line. Love this color – it is relaxing but fun and cheerful and overtly optimistic! We’ll see if the buyers in Las Vegas and New York agree with me.
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And as a final word…
Transcending all forecasts of color and style is “Tiffany Blue” – one of the more iconic shades of Turquoise. The color of this little blue box, the international symbol of style and sophistication, makes my heart (and many others ) beat just a little faster. Ah… Turquoise… Beautiful…
For the past 15 years I have done a little modeling for Ford/RBA . Sometimes I have worked a lot, other times, not so much. There have been fabulous jobs – ads for major corporations, annual reports, a job that took me to Greece on the Windstar Cruise Line but also some real tedious jobs like sitting in a car dealership and handing out brochures or ultra boring fashion shows with crappy clothes. But a job is a job and you take what is offered to you!
Recently I had the opportunity to do a modeling job for Smith & Nephew, a company who develops advanced medical devices for health care professionals around the world, and specifically their division of Advanced Wound Management. They were participating in an international WOCN conference and trade show in Phoenix, AZ.
I was fortunate to work with some really lovely and savvy people from Smith & Nephew and the company that produced and staged the show I participated in.
My cohort was another model from Ford, the lovely (and fun) Faye Morse from Tucson/LA who modeled with me the three days. We interacted well together – really “clicked” - and most of all, had a great time. Hopefully this is just the beginning of a long lasting friendship and working relationship.
Our job was to display and demonstrate the products Smith & Nephew have developed for the treatment of wounds. Billed as a fashion show of sorts, it was an innovative and experimental way to introduce products to the clinicians and nurses who specialize in wound treatment. Never having any kind of exposure to wounds (and hoping to never have) this was an amazing learning experience for me and one more of those little life adventures I get to add to my mental resume!