Pastels are the new "black".

Have you noticed all of the pastels being worn at the Grammy's and every other Red Carpet event? I find it so refreshing to see all of these beautiful and iconic celebrities embracing their femininity. These new pieces are inspired by this new trend.Ralph Lauren does it right.

Wasabi!

This combination is hot in that cool sort of way. Fustic gave a very bright yellow, and then when dipped in the indigo became more of a greenish yellow. The ends that had been prepared with beads and rubber bands to create the shibori effect that created diamonds were steeped longer in the indigo. The indigo was pretty well oxidized by that point, so the blue was very pale. The resulting colors remind me of that ever so powerful corner on your sushi platter, wasabi!

Vagabond Blue.

The most mystical and sacred of all natures contribution to the world of color- Indigo. A green plant that is composted and then fermented, it was the first and only blue dye for centuries. A blackish, oily looking green while swirling in the dye vat, it emerges and soon becomes blue once it becomes oxidized. Darkest blue the first dips, the color is absorbed by the fabrics until it is the palest of blues.
This silk organza shawl was dyed in indigo and then the dark end was soaked over night in the dregs of cutch and iron brew.