Interesting Facts About The Color Grey:
The symbolic meaning of the color gray was mourning and repentence
Gray is the color of ashes and a punishment or penance was to walk barefoot in a town covered with ashes
Gray also has a Biblical meaning and is the Christian color for the season of Lent and closely associated with fasting and prayer
Cheap dyes were used to produce the color grey
Gray clothing also symbolized humility and plainness, and for this reason was associated with monastic life and could be cheaply produced by using coarse, rough, undyed dark wool
People who were allowed to wear the color grey during the Elizabethan era, as decreed by the English Sumptuary Laws, were lower and upper classes
A few weeks ago one of my Twitter peeps, and all around charming and great guy, @DJLITEEREX tweeted "My favorite color is grey". At first I was like "huh?!". I mean, seriously, who's favorite color is grey? He said he's just always liked it. After that it was one of those weird situations where once someone brings something to your attention, you see it EVERYWHERE. Lately I have seen some great pieces in the shade of...Grey. Yup. Even shoes... Let's have a look...
Camilla Belle in Valentino:
Andrew GN Spring 2010:
Jennifer Lopez in Rockstar Denim:
Alexander Wang
Rachel McAdams in Alberta Ferretti:
Shopbop:
Susan Downey in Martin Grant:
Lauren Conrad:
Andrew GN Spring 2010:
Rihanna:
Shopbop:
Casadei:
Shopbop:
Shopbop:
Shopbop:
Lips:
Nail Polish:
Eyeshadow:
Thanx to @DJLITEEREX for showing me fashion isn't always black and white...there is a in-between...xoxo
Kisses Bitches...
Glamour Whore...xoxo
