Color me purple

Getting dressed Thursday morning I noticed that for 4 days in a row this week I wore something purple. Purple tights with black pencil skirt, sweater and round-toe pumps on Monday; purple shoes with a brown button-down dress and brown tights on Tuesday; black flared pants with a purple jersey fabric top on Wednesday; and brown pants, white top and beige shoes with purple flowers on them on Thursday. By Friday I had enough. I decided to go with more subtle blues and grays instead. But what do I get in by in-box on the one day that I wanted to skip this color? A shopbop.com trend alert screaming that Purple Rules! I guess it's nice to know that I'm wearing the trends before they even announce them :) But it got me thinking about what this color means and why I was so drawn to it this week. I did some googling, and here are some attributes of purple:

http://www.color-wheel-pro.com/color-meaning.html
Purple combines the stability of blue and the energy of red. Purple is associated with royalty. It symbolizes power, nobility, luxury, and ambition. It conveys wealth and extravagance. Purple is associated with wisdom, dignity, independence, creativity, mystery, and magic.

According to surveys, almost 75 percent of pre-adolescent children prefer purple to all other colors. Purple is a very rare color in nature; some people consider it to be artificial.


http://desktoppub.about.com/cs/colorselection/p/purple.htm
Royalty and Spirituality: Purple is royalty. A mysterious color, purple is associated with both nobility and spirituality. The opposites of hot red and cool blue combine to create this intriguing color.

Nature of Purple: Purple has a special, almost sacred place in nature: lavender, orchid, lilac, and violet flowers are often delicate and considered precious. Because purple is derived from the mixing of a strong warm and strong cool color it has both warm and cool properties. A purple room can boost a child's imagination or an artist's creativity. Too much purple, like blue, could result in moodiness.

Culture of Purple: The color of mourning for widows in Thailand, purple was the favorite color of Egypt's Cleopatra. It has been traditionally associated with royalty in many cultures. Purple robes were worn by royalty and people of authority or high rank. The Purple Heart is a U.S. Military decoration given to soldiers wounded in battle.

Using Purple: Deep or bright purples suggest riches while lighter purples are more romantic and delicate. Use redder purples for a warmer color scheme or the bluer purples to cool down.


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Color_psychology
Envy, Sensuality, spirituality, creativity, wealth, royalty, nobility, ceremony, mystery, wisdom, enlightenment, arrogance, flamboyance, gaudiness, mourning, profanity, exaggeration, confusion, homosexuality, pride, Scorpio (violet, star sign), May, November, riches, romanticism (light purple), delicacy (light purple).Purple is the color of mourning for widows in Thailand, favorite color of Egypt's Cleopatra, and the purple heart - given to soldiers who have been wounded during warfare.


Hmm...I guess I was feeling powerful, yet spiritual. With a special connection with nature. You an find more websites like the ones I mention by googling color 'meanings'. Meanwhile, here are some purple goodies from my favorite online store, shopbop.com: