THE EVOLUTION OF COLOR IN FASHION

Over the years colour and fashion have been interlinked.people use colours to express their individuality their opinions and moods.As far back as the 18th century fashion magazines devised methods to communicate to color trends to their consumers This link gives a description of how early magazines described colors in their magazines. the image below is from an early century magazine Mercure Galant, 1678. the woman happens to be wearing a gold brocade gown. this is described at the side of the picture.   image from Mercure Galant