Color Stories

On the heels of yesterday's dyed egg-stravaganza, we spotted this wonderful ribbon egg ornament tutorial by Martha Stewart. Again using decorative blown eggs, in this DIY, the eggs are strung to create sweet ornaments. They can be used to decorate an egg tree or mantel or really, just about anything this time of year!

We think they look darling. Wanna to see how she made them? Click on over for the full tutorial on Martha Stewart.

Fall 2012 is all about glamour, texture, shine and new color combinations!  Long dresses and gowns added hints of glamour.  Faux fur appeared in many collections, looking natural or dyed in colors ranging from bright reds and blues to powder pinks and blues.  Dyed patent leather, with touches of animal skin prints, created shine all the way down the runway, making its way into jackets, coats and dresses.  And, for even more impact, the shine of patent leather was mixed with faux fur.

Color Trends

Here at Rit we’re all about color – here’s what we spotted on the runways.

Black & White Plus Color

Many collections started with black, some with grey or variations of black and white plus a spark of color.  The bright colors mixed with black and white create a dramatic color block statement.   Check out the black and white color block dress accented with red shoes.  Or, mix black with red, yellow or cobalt blue. 

Grey, Grey and More Grey

It’s the new neutral.  To update your wardrobe, why not start with a grey cocktail dress topped with a grey fedora, Donna Karan style. Be even more dramatic, adorn yourself in a grey hat, skirt with padded hips (watch out their coming) and a shawl held in place with a gigantic safety pin, Marc Jacobs style.

Tangerine Tango Alive & Well

Tangerine Tango, Pantone’s 2012 color of the year, continued to walk down the runway,  making its way into many fall collections.  Sometimes it appeared darker, almost burnt, but always there, sometimes peeking through sheer dresses!    

Emerging Gold

Gold, looking burnt by the sun, made an on-trend fashion statement.  Looking new and fresh, whether standing alone or paired with an emerald green jacket and turquoise pants or combined with dark brown and powder blue.

Glamorous Faux Fur & Slick Shine

Baby Pink and powder blue pants with matching dyed faux fur added style and glamour to the fall runway, and dyed Bordeaux patent leather created a slick, shine of its own. 

While walking the Craft & Hobby Show, I spotted the trend of embellishing with flowers. Flowers were blooming everywhere!

Here's a black fedora hat embellished with colorful flowers -- Prima booth.

Believe it or not, this is duck tape transformed into a tuxedo and evening gown accented with flowers - Shur Tech booth, Outfits were designed by Stuck at the Prom contestants.

The Jessie James button company embellished flip flops and sun glasses with flower buttons. By the way they just introduced a new line of Dress-It buttons and all the components are hand-dyed with Rit dye and then assembled. Check out Fruit Cocktail, Gal Pals and Wacky Wings.

Simplicity Creative Group featured crocheted-like flowers pinned to a dressform.