Wednesday, October 28, 2009

The Color Purple

Although I love the movie The Color Purple - this posting is not about the movie but the actual color purple! We love everything purple at Paper Works and Events. Our colors are now purple and grey and our new business cards and logo has incorporated the color purple. Recently Alison and I painted a wall in our studio a shade of purple called chambourd from Benjamin Moore's Aura collection - that's how much we love the color! I thought it would take 30 minutes and one small quart of paint to do a small wall - it took a couple of hours and 2 runs to the paint store to buy additional paint to cover a very small wall!




















Pantone, the global authority on color and provider of professional color standards for the design industries, announced that purple is top 10 colors in the PANTONE® Fashion Color Report Fall 2009. From lilac to lavender and violet to plum, purple is coloring the world of fashion. This regal hue is making a splash everywhere from runways and Hollywood premiers to city streets and DEFINITELY invitations!













Purple is associated with both nobility and spirituality. Purple has a special, almost sacred place in nature: lavender, orchid, lilac, and violet flowers are often delicate and considered precious. Because purple is derived from the mixing of a strong warm and strong cool color it has both warm and cool properties.


Here are a few fun tidpits on the color purple:
Purple is the color of mourning for widows in Thailand.
Purple was the favorite color of Egypt's Cleopatra.
It has been traditionally associated with royalty in many cultures.
Purple dyes made from mollusks were so rare in Ancient Rome that only the very rich could afford them.
Purple robes have historically been worn by royalty and people of authority or high rank.
The Purple Heart is a prestigious U.S. Military decoration awarded to soldiers wounded or killed in action.
Purple was even a very popular color among hippies and was the favorite color of Jimi Hendrix who even named a song after it - purple haze.

And of course any loyal follower of the show Desperate Housewives knows that it takes place on Wisteria lane - named after a vine with beautiful purple flowers!


















What ever shade of purple lights the passion inside of you: Violet, plum, lavender, lilac, thistle, orchid, mauve, royal, amethyst, wine, eggplant, mulberry - we definitely recommend incorporating it into your event!









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