Pick a color from the crayon box and get ready for fashion in living Technicolor. This season designers dipped their paintbrushes into an array of vibrant pop and primary colors, creating a fashion backdrop like a multicolor vision from the Jacques Demy movie, The Young Girls of Rochefort.
Escapist in its cartoon boldness, the trend was evident in both grown-up sleek chic silhouettes and playful, gamine looks. Rebelling against the soft and muted palettes of recent collections, Marc Jacobs punctuated his new, sedate midi-length hemline with bursts of cobalt blue and Tickle-Me-Elmo red. Long elegant coats were made fresh and modern in vibrant orange.
Electrifying contrasts of Big Bird yellow were used at Doo Ri, Gucci and Vera Wang. While at Pucci, bright tonal colors emblazoned abbreviated dresses in purple and magenta. At Stella McCartney a hot pink long romper suit hit the runway, while Diane Von Furstenburg kept things mod, using Miro-like modernist designs in red and black.
Call it nostalgia for the rebellious 1960's when fabric technology first made such bold color play possible, or just simple fashion whim. But as the style pendulum swings from soft shades to Kindergartner colors, the message is clear: young means chic. After all, with the Tween demographic growing in influence and the huge Baby Boomer generation entering retirement with teenage gusto and a desire to relive younger days, the cult of youth is strong.
So if 40 really is the new 30, why not paint fall's shorter, chillier days and longer, colder nights with a splash of color? Ditch the demure tones and give your wardrobe a welcome break from the subdued– it'll take years off you.
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