Get ready to COLOR YOUR WORLD
and show your true colors on the runway for the Haute Couture Club of Chicago of Chicago’s 2019 Fashion Show.
2018-2019 Challenges
There will be 3 challenges. Each of these is meant for you to discover colors that suit you and give you inspiration. Challenge garments will be presented at specific meetings. The garments will be judged and one or more winners will be selected. Garments entered into the challenges will be included as Fashion Show entries.
Challenge #3- Spring colors April 6th 2019
Spring colors- Light, airy and cool colors and fabrics. Greens, yellows, oranges, pinks, blues, and so many others!
Yellow
The color yellow is associated with warmth, happiness, fun, friendship, caution and electricity. Did
you know that using the color yellow for Taxi’s began in Chicago? Taxi entrepreneur John D. Hertz
painted his taxi’s yellow based on a University of Chicago study alleging that yellow is the most
easily seen color at a distance.
Green
Did you know that green is the second most favorite color in the world? Green signifies nature, life,
youth, safety and hope. Some like to think it also signifies money, however, this ties directly into the
feeling of safety. Green has also long been a symbol of fertility and was once the preferred color
choice for wedding gowns in the 1400’s.
Yellow
The color yellow is associated with warmth, happiness, fun, friendship, caution and electricity. Did
you know that using the color yellow for Taxi’s began in Chicago? Taxi entrepreneur John D. Hertz
painted his taxi’s yellow based on a University of Chicago study alleging that yellow is the most
easily seen color at a distance.
Green
Did you know that green is the second most favorite color in the world? Green signifies nature, life,
youth, safety and hope. Some like to think it also signifies money, however, this ties directly into the
feeling of safety. Green has also long been a symbol of fertility and was once the preferred color
choice for wedding gowns in the 1400’s.