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Do You Wear Red?
Living in San Francisco, my wardrobe palette ranged from gray to black, a perfect accent to the perennial fog. My East Coast sister-in-law used to say, “Would it hurt to wear a little color?” Here in L.A., with its long season of white hot sun, I’ve loosened up, and now own clothes in coral, yellow, mint green and white, none of which I’d be caught dead wearing in the Bay Area, for fear of being scorned as a tourist. But red lipstick still intimidates me. Each time I apply a coat, I tissue it off before leaving the house. Beginning on March 11, the wonderful Neue Galerie in NYC is presenting an exhibition of the German expressionist, Otto Dix. In honor of this exhibit, Estée Lauder is launching two limited-edition beauty products: A lipstick called Berlin Red ($30) and a Bauhaus-inspired mirror compact ($55). I might have to give red one more try.
Image: Portrait of the Dancer Anita Berber by Otto Dix, 1925.
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Yes, Wendy, I DO wear red! Fashion accents (red purse, red briefcase, red fedora) and ON MY LIPS!!! I find red lipstick so empowering–not sure why I do, but I do. But thanks for the Estee Lauder tip. I may have to check it out.
Oh, yes. I’m definitly a red lipstick girl and red accents. I wear a good deal of black but always have red lips and in the winter I wear a red pashmina, and red gloves to match.