Over this long weekend, we will take a break to celebrate America. Many of us will attend barbecues, gather with friends, attend baseball games and wear a lot of red, white and blue. Our family is usually either at a baseball game or the beach on the 4th but this year will be a little different. We will be celebrating our friend, Hal’s joy as he makes his Bar Mitzvah, followed by a traditional 4th of July feast. On Sunday, we will celebrate my son’s 13th birthday. How did I become the mother of a teenager?
In honor of these traditions, I thought I would digress from the LBD and share a little about the primary colors red, white and blue. Worn together, we think of the 4th of July and Memorial Day. But separately, these primary colors stand distinctively on their own.
Red is a primary color with a broad spectrum. Ranging from a true red to lighter variations such as pink; rust red with a mixture of orange and brown; and coral. Most women can wear some form of red but rarely can a woman wear all of the shades successfully. Be sure to try on red in a well lighted room to be sure that it is the right hue for you.
Red is a color that exudes feelings of romance and daring. According to Wikipedia, the color red exudes aggression, blood, courage, devils, energy, fire, guilt, hell, love, passion, stop, anger, hatred, pain, socialism, sacrifice, autumn, sin, violence, negativity, danger, warning, lust, communism, blushing, exit, friendship, honor, leadership, Valentine’s Day, Christmas, attraction, error, wrong way, conservatism (US) and good luck (China)
An interesting article from AP reports on a study that men find women who are dressed in red more attractive–often to a point of distraction. So, ladies, if you are looking to impress, red might be the color for choose.
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