Pantone color of the year 2015 haters

Nobody likes this year's Pantone color: MARSALA aka dried menstrual blood. And sadly,  I am not very original on this opinion. Like black pants or leopard print, it is a great basic, but lets get real. Marsala is the color of accidents. Even  more alarming is it's potential indicator of our economic future. Just like skirt lengths and straight hair, dark colors are also indicative of national financial failure. Bring back that yellow or  pink or tealish green (Ok I know that is  not their real names but you totally know what I am taking about) all fantastic bright and happy, right?  Marsala  not so much. Lets review: 80's? pink polka dots. *1987 stock market crash* 90's?  Armani.

Arrows on trend w Toms for Target

Another retail friend and I have a little game we play called "Guess the Next  Trend", which sounds really boring unless you are an actual retail person then you will totally get it. This years guess was almost right: I said arrows, realistic bugs ,and monocles and she said lattice print, smudgy stripes and artisanal jerky.  I am proud the say the arrow thing is spot on, monocles not so much, evidenced by  the Toms for Target tee shirt. Not only arrows but also sailor stripes on the back which you all know I cannot resist a sailor strip so I had to buy it. Queen Bee got these arrow bracelets in today, right on time I must say, and a durn steal at $9 each