colorful collections
HERE ARE SOME FUN FACTS ABOUT COLOR, INCLUDING SYMBOLISM AND LORE, TO REMIND US OF HOW IMPORTANT COLOR IS TO OUR WORLD, AND HOW DULL THINGS WOULD BE WITHOUT IT. RED IS THE COLOR OF LOVE. IT RADIATES PASSION AND VITALITY. TWOMAGICAL ELEMENTS ARE ASSOCIATED WITH RED: FIRE AND BLOOD, WHICH REPRESENT WARMTH AND LIFE ITSELF. IT IS THE COLOR OF INTENSITY, APPETITE, AND ADVENTURE. IT’S AN ATTENTION-GETTING TONE, HENCE THE RED STOP SIGN AND THE RED FIRE ENGINE — AND 77 PERCENT OF ALL NATIONAL FLAGS INCLUDE RED. YELLOW IS THE MOST LUMINOUS OF ALL THE COLORS IN THE SPECTRUM, AND IT THEREFORE CAPTURES OUR ATTENTION MORE THAN ANY OTHER — THE HUMAN EYE PROCESSES YELLOW FIRST. MANY DIVE WATCHES HAVE YELLOW DIALS OR MARKINGS FOR GREATER VISIBILITY UNDER WATER. IT’S A HAPPY COLOR THAT REMINDS US OF SUNSHINE, DAFFODILS, LEMONS, AND THE HAPPY FACE EMOJI. BLUE IS THE WORLD’S FAVORITE COLOR. IT IS COOLING AND SOOTHING AND ASSOCIATED WITH WISDOM AND CLARITY. SOFT BLUES ARE THOUGHT TO CALM THE MIND AND AID CONCENTRATION. DARK BLUE IMPLIES TRUST, DIGNITY, INTELLIGENCE, AND AUTHORITY. BRIGHT BLUE SIGNIFIES STRENGTH, DEPENDABILITY, AND COOLNESS. BLUE IS A DEPENDABLE, LOOKS-GOOD- ANYWHERE COLOR THAT IS ALL ABOUT PEACE AND SERENITY. GREEN IS A PERENNIAL FAVORITE THAT HAS COME TO REPRESENT THE VERY PLANET WE SHARE. IT IS THE COLOR OF ECOLOGY AND THE ENVIRONMENT, OF GREEN SPACES, SPRING, REGENERATION, AND FERTILITY. IT’S A LUCKY COLOR TO THE IRISH AS WELL AS MANY OTHER CULTURES, AND IT REPRESENTS RENEWAL AND ENERGY. A GREEN LIGHT MEANS GO! THERE ARE MORE SHADES OF GREEN THAN ANY OTHER COLOR, FROM THE LIME GREEN OF PERIDOT TO THE DEEP RICH GARDEN GREEN OF EMERALD. ORANGE IS THE ONLY COLOR NAMED AFTER A FRUIT — OR IS THE FRUIT NAMED AFTER THE COLOR? EITHER WAY, IT IS A VIVID, BRACING HUE THAT CAN MEAN LUXURY IN SOME SHADES AND SERVE AS A WARNING SIGNAL IN OTHERS — THINK TRAFFIC CONES AND POLICE VESTS. IN NATURE, IT SHOWS UP IN SUNSETS, RAINBOWS, FIRE, AND FLOWERS. IT IS THE COLOR OF HALLOWEEN, CHEETOS, AND MARMALADE. IT REPRESENTS VITALITY, WARMTH, CHEER, AND ADVENTURE. PINK HAS BECOME A STAPLE COLOR IN FASHION AND DECOR. SHADES RUN THE GAMUT FROM SOFT NEUTRALS TO VIBRANT NEON STYLE STATEMENTS. PINK SYMBOLIZES BLOSSOMING LOVE AND THE FRESHNESS OF YOUTH. IT IS THE COLOR OF ROMANCE, WARMTH, AFFECTION, AND TRANQUILITY. MORE SOOTHING THAN STIMULATING, PINK REPRESENTS THE FEMININE PRINCIPLE, REPRODUCTION, AND THE SURVIVAL OF THE SPECIES.
Rubellite Teardrop Earrings, $14,975
Purple Sapphire and Diamond Ring, $54,990
Top to bottom: Reversible Ruby and Black Sapphire Birthstone Bracelet by John Hardy, $875 Reversible Citrine and Black Sapphire Birthstone Bracelet by John Hardy, $750 Reversible Blue Sapphire and Black Sapphire Birthstone Bracelet by John Hardy, $875 Reversible Emerald and Black Sapphire Birthstone Bracelet by John Hardy, $995 Reversible Garnet and Black Sapphire Birthstone Bracelet by John Hardy, $750 Reversible Pink Tourmaline and Black Sapphire Birthstone Bracelet by John Hardy, $695
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