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Hey, Hue
Wake up your wardrobe
with bright, color-blocked
styles, from abstract
dresses to neon bags
All photos by Marge Ely and styling by Cathy Phillips
ABOVE: That old rule about not wearing similar shades together? Throw it out. That means Patterson and Kincaid’s orange tiered top ($108, South Moon Under) goes with Kate Spade’s red pants ($295, Kate Spade, 3061 M St. NW; 202-333-8302). Play up the summery vibe with with a multi-color necklace, a gold watch ($38 and $450, South Moon Under), chunky bangles and Kate Spade’s cherry-toned slingbacks ($32 and $298, Sassanova, 1641 Wisconsin Ave. NW; 202-471-4400).
In 1965, when Yves Saint Laurent discovered
that the shift dress was a near-perfect canvas
for geometric blocks of color, he borrowed from
Dutch painter Piet Mondrian to create an iconic
day dress with squares of blue, red and yellow on
white.
