..... Coffee anyone? Coffee BROWN that is… the next color destination for LENORENEVERMORE. When people say something colorful they generally mean the bright primary colors; the blues, yellows, reds - bright rainbow colors - they seldom mean brown - but I'm here to sing praises of that color… (believe me you might not want to hear me sing…I ain’t Diana Ross! …hee!) What springs into our mind when I mention brown? To many people this means a piece of chocolate… dead leaf compost, or if you're being less generous or charitable, the result of something's digestive tract after it's been eaten then flushed? hee!!
Anyhow, hope we can take a look and you'll see the real beauty of brown subtle shades… rich aromatic coffee, exotic tan Tandoori spices, yummy European chocolate, luxurious sable, soft copper, russet auburn and sepia… how about pleasantly-burnt caramel… Personally it’s the olive browns & camel color that I would sing to! Well, well, well…doesn't that sound nicer than just plain brown? …a real beauty without a trace of rainbow on it… Let us embark on this journey and let humble yet rich browns into our life shall we…
- PICs: VINTAGE CARDS ARCHIVE & 'COFFEE' by MARCEL SOUZA
Lets!
ReplyDeletemmm coffee, chocolate, toffee, caramel, nuts...i adore brown am excited to see the images this brings...
ReplyDeletei love the way you write, it makes me smile {especially the not so nice brown part!}
x ashley
I love the earth-shattering elegance of the Louis Vuitton browns... and the sort of brown that happens to the soil just after a summer rain... that for me is a very poetic brown.
ReplyDeleteGo brown!
Oh yeah! I am all about the brown (well, after black). Good choice!
ReplyDeleteYou might not want to jettison that pink so fast, though. It goes great with brown.
yay brown! and i am a coffee addict!
ReplyDeleteThank you for the comment!
ReplyDeleteThank you for the vote!
and... Thank you for posting about COFFEE, you know it's my favorite thing! :)
xo/ fashion chalet
Yes!! brown!! I'm brown, well not brow, tanned, almost yellow, whatevah! brown!
ReplyDeleteso pretty (sans the bowel humor! ha!!! funny lol) And fittingly, I'm wearing a tan shirt dress. I bought it for the simple fact that it's tan so there's that nude affect...
ReplyDeleteyes, let's explore!
ps. I live on coffee so I loved the intro to this post, esp the first one! xo
I happen to LOVE brown and I wish I could show you a picture of my closet right now to back up that statement. I have brown hair (though I haven't seen the real color since sometime around 1990 or so) and brown eyes and brown makes me happy. It goes with everything, at least in my rule book and that includes navy, gray, black, green and pink. I think I've worn something brown every day this week. Thank you for bringing attention to this oft overlooked and under-appreciated color.
ReplyDeleteI've tried and I've tried with brown - and it simply doesn't work for me.
ReplyDeleteIn theory gorgeous and life a damp squib.
However, I love your blog.
i know another one:
ReplyDeletemen must be like coffee:
hot good and strong^^
but i don't like coffe
I'm a tee-drinker
Oh yes, brown is such a lovely colour also! With some bright one combined ;) lol
ReplyDeleteSerious I like brown. Chocolate is my fav. ;)
Those first pictures are gorgeous.
Take care dear
xoxo
I think of cinnamon, coffee and spiced teas :)
ReplyDeletei love brown, bring it on!
ReplyDeleteI've tagged you for 6 random things if you don't mind. Hehe.
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I've tagged you for 6 random things if you don't mind. Hehe.
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Oh yeah, I adore brown. Maybe too much I think. Most of my clothing is brown. So now I'm thinking of some cheerful colors to brighten up.
ReplyDeletemmm... sounds like the color and drink of choice in the fall.
ReplyDeletelove it.
HAHHHHAAAAA... the first one!!!!
ReplyDeleteI can't wait to see what you have in mind!
I would say that, I mostly like brown becuase it goes with naything? It makes the other colours look cleaner and brighter.
ReplyDeleteShow us some gorge pics of brown stuff then!
xx
i love dressing in brown :D
ReplyDeleteI can almost smell the coffee brewing, Lenore! Love this post, the retro prints, the steaming mug of joe.
ReplyDeleteExcuse me, I have to go to Starbucks now!
xoxox,
CC
LOL! And I love brown! And autumn :)
ReplyDeleteYes, it does seem therapeutic doesn't it?
After we reflect on ourselves and think about the things that makes us happy, who we are...
(^_^)
I was only on the east coast: NY, Boston (Concord! So pretty) last year.
Love that first sign. Its definitely coffee weather here..drizzly and cold...and snow might be on the way.
ReplyDeleteI love the first sign.
ReplyDeleteyuck! I hate coffee, but it smells SOOOO good, especially French Vanilla [my favorite coffee scent]!
ReplyDeleteAs a brunette, I applaud this decision.
ReplyDeleteYou got me smelling imaginary coffee for a moment there! Its actually morning here right now so I could probably be actually smelling one. haha. All the mention of spices, caramels and nuts made me hungry. You do have a way with words, dear.
ReplyDeletexoxo
I love brown colours. I don't understand why they are seen as boring. I find them very flattering especially as eye make up!
ReplyDeleteBrown is one of those strange colours that I avoid in favour of black or grey, for some reason. I really should embrace the brown more!
ReplyDeleteEspecially rich chocolately ones, yum.
Mmmmmmm coffee =). It soothes me.
ReplyDeleteThank you! You and your colors =D!
aww thanks :)
ReplyDeletemmm brown reminds me of sweet treats.. yum coffee, cinnamon buns, caramel, toffee, fudge... baaah. yum. totally agree with the men are like coffee. hahahahah!
thanks for the note. I'll have my coffee with lots a cream..I like mine a pale yellow..unfortunately, I will confess I have been drinking coffee since I was 3. That was the only way my Mom got me to drink milk.
ReplyDeleteYeah, I have become a fan of brown lately, and with that I have become quit the coffee fan. Love your blog.
ReplyDeleteI love brown everything. I'm glad that the next colour is brown after pink. I'm definitely a brown/black person.
ReplyDeleteSeoul is a cool place. It has some wonderful traditions. Super high tech. Food is fantastic - variety is utterly amazing and most of all shoppers' heaven.
Brown--it's like the soft, warm neutral (even though that's an oxymoron). :)
ReplyDeleteLOVE Coffee! Not exactly sold on the color though; but tan bags are super gorgeous!
ReplyDeleteI love coffee,
ReplyDeleteand therefore coffee brown is a winner with me!
Ummm, I love it. If I can't have coffee (I'm off coffee at present), I can at least have shades of coffee for aliment.
ReplyDeleteOh yes I always dislike how people forget that hello, even colors like brown, black, gray and white are still, well COLORS, they're just a little less loud usually. ;)
ReplyDeleteAnd this post has made me think about chocolate... I wish I had some here! :P
xoxo,
S-C
this one made my day deary...as I sit drinking from my gallon mug at this very moment..heading over for a second cup.
ReplyDeleteI don't like coffee, but these sayings are quite funny!
ReplyDeleteLove the 50s style adds
ReplyDeleteohh jeez....something I just cant seem to part with...coffee....yumms you just made me wanna grab another
ReplyDeletei am not awake until i have my first cup of coffee... i love the first image. sooo true.
ReplyDeleteThere is really no place for brown in my life....hmmmm besides coffee.
ReplyDeleteThere is really no place for brown in my life....hmmmm besides coffee.
ReplyDeleteAnd my captch reads "uphoser."
As a Canadian, I am offended.
Those signs are GREAT - so funny!w
ReplyDeleteI concur that brown is underrated. A nice rich brown can be great, especially with the right skintone. People need to remember, it's about how the clothes look ON.
ReplyDeleteBROWN! I wuv brown! How fitting, you are right though when i hear brown i think the stuff that is a result from defecating! haha. But yes, mmmm, chocolate, i think i'm going to have some now lol.
ReplyDeleteI hope the uP's guy comes soon also! Whatever UpS means, which reminds me! What does TGIF mean missy!
perk it up
ReplyDeletegreat post!
;)
good weekend to ya