That dress you are seeing at your best friend’s wedding, that trouser suit on the morning commute and that blazer on your social media feed, it’s not emerald, it’s not apple, it’s not celery, it’s actually Bottega green.
The current spate of greenwashing on designer clothing racks has nothing to do with the environment and everything to do with trends trickling down from the international runways, as Meryl Streep memorably explained in the 2006 movieThat dress you are seeing at your best friend’s wedding, that trouser suit on the morning commute and that blazer on your social media feed, it’s not emerald, it’s not apple, it’s not celery, it’s actually Bottega green, and it first appeared on the runways back in...
Melbourne designer Effie Kats tested her variation on the colour of the moment at Australian Fashion Week, wearing an oversized coat in a kissing cousin to the shade described as Kelly green which draws its name from the popular Irish surname, first appearing in print in 1917. This is not to be confused with the Kelly bag from Hermès named after Hollywood star and Princess of Monaco, Grace Kelly.
“It pairs incredibly well with neutrals and black staple pieces of clothing,” Kats says. “I’ve been stocking it for almost eight months, and it keeps selling out. There’s something lush about it that people can’t resist, especially after lockdowns. You can still wear it with tracksuits, if you feel like it.”
“We also explore spills of verdant greens, chartreuse, emerald and bayleaf through a bespoke python print and hand-dyed fabrications,” Forrest says.
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