So it is in the fashion arena. After the simplicity and gentility of the '90s, strong color, luxurious looks and embellishments have dominated the world of chic in recent seasons. Not so long ago women started to move from black and gray into eye-catching colors such as fuchsia, yellow, pink, turquoise and lime green. Certainly color is still with us, but it's often mixed like a stew, into dizzying prints. Florals are a spring perennial.
Animal prints are classics.
But the stores are also full of swirling linears, pop art geometrics, squares, camouflage and images you usually see only in dreams. In some cases, several patterns are combined in one garment. Accessories including handbags, shoes, socks and hair bands are popping up in oh-wow color prints. In Style magazine advises readers. Leatrice Eiseman, a Seattle-based color consultant and author, says the prints are, indeed, part of the evolution of the color cravings.