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Orange is the new black and things are getting literal. But monochroming yourself into a mandarin has now broken free of prison bars and the most citrus of all hues is running free. If we spin the colour wheel to decipher just what shade of juice we’re talking about, we’d land somewhere between Fanta and Nemo. It’s a burnt shade with an extra dash of zing. Let’s call it Accidentally Wes Anderson orange, a friendly, hug of a shade that, in vision and vibe, seems perfectly symbiotic.
It’s an orange with ancestors in the rinsed retro florals of your Grandma’s kitchen splashback but has current residence in the autumn winter collections of Proenza Schouler, Roksanda and Marni. This rusty reverie has been nommed as one to watch in 2019 by crafty quirk-meisters Etsy while Apartment Therapy has been preaching its in-factor for a retro Scandi interiors revival.
From inside the cliques of celebs-most-papped, too, Jenners and Hadids have brought about stellar commercial cases for pops of orange or total head-to-toe. Its surprising wearability is crafting it into the season’s new anti-neutral. It’s a worthy, fashioned slice of vitamin C. One that perks your look in an instant, unlike that Presidential shade of Twisties…
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