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Blue (and White) Heaven: Blue and white are back, and nowhere was it more apparent than on the fall fashion runways.
Red Alert: The hottest hue gives vibrant life to dress, décor and a good cause.
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The Many Faces of Color: Standing before hundreds of color choices in the furniture showroom, you think you’ve determined the right colors for you.

Red Alert

The Hottest Hue Gives Vibrant Life to Dress, Decor and a Good Cause.

Written and produced by Krissa Rossbund
Photography by Peter Krumhardt

Excerpts from "Red Alert" in the March 2007 issue of Traditional Home

Painter Thomas Eakins marked each of his 19th-century works with at least one brush stroke of red to draw attention—a choker that highlighted a woman's neck, a russet-colored dog, maroon backgrounds that made the objects in his paintings pop.

Fast forward to 2007, and Italian jewelry designer Roberto Coin employs the same tactic. A signature ruby seals each piece of his jewelry with authenticity, although its presence is a less obvious one, incorporated subtly (sometimes even on the bauble's back side) to cultivate happiness and fortune, rather than make a statement.

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