• Turn on the neon lights. And finally, moving in to take the place of metals-as-accents are (surprise!) fluorescents. “But they’re going to be less harsh and less obnoxious than eighties neon,” Chow laughingly promised. Even Lucien and Pelissier dubbed their new favorite color “electric blue with a mineral wash.” The treatment removes the eye-attacking glow that so characterized neons of old, and instead imparts a less-aggressive, multitonal look that flatters everyone, they said. Along these lines, neon hues will be used more like punctuation marks, such as topstitching or embroidery, to give items a bit of a punch, as opposed to being a TKO.
Color Commentary
• Turn on the neon lights. And finally, moving in to take the place of metals-as-accents are (surprise!) fluorescents. “But they’re going to be less harsh and less obnoxious than eighties neon,” Chow laughingly promised. Even Lucien and Pelissier dubbed their new favorite color “electric blue with a mineral wash.” The treatment removes the eye-attacking glow that so characterized neons of old, and instead imparts a less-aggressive, multitonal look that flatters everyone, they said. Along these lines, neon hues will be used more like punctuation marks, such as topstitching or embroidery, to give items a bit of a punch, as opposed to being a TKO.