Word: teal
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...commercially viable over the next two years, so that firms like Benjamin Moore paint, Ralph Lauren and Ford can be on the same proverbial swatch. The idea is that with a little guidance, a business can avoid getting stuck on the markdown rack with the wrong shade of teal...
Determining the right shade of teal is ultimately not that mysterious a process. "We usually look at fashion first," says Leatrice Eiseman, executive director of the Pantone Color Institute. "But color comes from all sorts of influences. For kids' products we often look at upcoming films. Last year, for example, Finding Nemo and Shrek were very influential." (A boon for turquoise and monster green.) "Color is always out there," says Eiseman. "We just have to determine where it's coming from at any given time...
...underlays. The color wave is set to continue: at last month's spring 2005 bridal shows, Carolina Herrera unveiled a black-and-white polka-dot taffeta gown, Amsale debuted a mocha-and-ivory lace-and-chiffon dress, and Monique Lhuillier accented her collection with brown satin ribbons and rich teal blue sashes...
...interior-design guru Thomas O'Brien's updated take on Fiestaware for the table. For the kitchen, there are bubble-gum pink stand mixers from KitchenAid and chubby refrigerators from Elmira Stove Works. In the driveway, there's even a reissued Mini Cooper in a retro-perfect shade of teal...
...history of the building and the neighborhood. Wedding the kitschy and luxurious (picture 33 crystal chandeliers) to the sleek and modern (think ceramic bathtubs but in a boudoir), she hung velvet curtains in the rooms and draped the club in an Arts and Crafts palette of peacock blue, teal and green. The result was a modern playground for New York City's rich or connected and a hub for the international media, art and film crowd. "I like spaces that plow their own course, irrespective of the fashion," Crawford says. "I wanted to make Soho House feel spontaneous, cozy, sexy...