WHY BORING BEIGE IS 'IN'

For most of human history, color was king. Only the rich and powerful could afford the paints and dyes for intense color.

Then, in the early 1800s, Lord Elgin brought part of the Greek Parthenon to London. The life like marble friezes were the talk of the town. Tourists started visiting Greece and Egypt, bringing back statues in marble, sandstone, and alabaster. Suddenly, beige and ivory were the height of sophistication. Ancient civilizations were 'in'.

The joke is that these white and beige statues were originally painted in bright colors.

So feel free to wear scarlet! Show that you are not ignorant. %<)