Color & Design: Red

The color red symbolizes love, passion, courage and danger.  In China, the color red symbolizes fire and is associated with success and fortune.  Research shows that men find women that wear red more attractive.  Go figure.  Years ago, I designed a dining room for a client and painted it Rasberry Truffle by Benjamin Moore.  It was a gorgeous cool shade of deep red.  This space below designed by Mary McDonald inspires me to use red walls again.  I especially love the high gloss red door. 

When I think of red, I think of Christian Louboutin heels, lipstick, that great scene in Pretty Woman when Vivian wears that red dress to the opera...and oh, my red sequin prom dress.  Head to toe tight red sequins with a slit up the leg and long white gloves...how appropriate.  My friends and I crack up now when we see this photo of us all lined up in my backyard.  We thought we looked fabulous.  Now I think we looked more like Vegas showgirls.

Designer Mary McDonald via Elle Decor

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via Elle Decor

via Elle Decor

Designer, Martyn Lawrence Bullard via

Julia Roberts in Pretty Woman via instyle.com

Designer, Mary McDonald

High School Senior Prom.  I'm the girl on the right in head to toe red sequins.

Rachel Hazelton is an Interior Designer from Middleton, MA with design projects in Andover, MA, North Andover, MA, Lynnfield, MA, Boxford, MA, Topsfield, MA, Boston's North Shore and throughout New England.

Red Hot

I am probably the last person on earth that still has not seen any of the Twilight movies. Still, when I happened to see the Twilight New Moon fashion spread in Harper's Bazaar, I was instantly inspired. The color palette is fabulous..deep blood red paired with black, chocolate and moss green...textures of leather and velvet. This rich color palette evokes such a sophisticated old world atmosphere. With my latest inspiration in mind, I could not help but notice that almost every Fall 2010 fashion advertising campaign is featuring red. For interiors, I especially love dark deep blood red paired with chocolate and black..so rich and daring. Red is the color of love, war, passion and power.

“‘And so the lion fell in love with the lamb…,’ he murmured. I looked away, hiding my eyes as I thrilled to the word.
‘What a stupid lamb,’ I sighed.
‘What a sick, masochistic lion.’” – Edward and Bella

Photo: Harpers Bazaar, Kristen Stewart and Robert Pattinson, Twilight New Moon

Escada Fall 2010

Giorgio Armani Fall 2010

Calvin Klein Fall 2010

Givenchy Fall 2010

Dolce & Gabbana Fall 2010
Photos: http://www.fashiongonerogue.com

Photo: Christian Louboutin

Photo: Designer, Mary MacDonald

Photo: Thomas Kelmettson for Elle Sweden Source: http://www.dustjacketattic.blogspot.com

Photo: Dianne Cash, Southern Accents Source: http://www.stylecourt.blogspot.com



Photos: Designer Windsor Smith

Photo: Annie Lebovitz Vogue US, Penelope Cruz Source:http://www.dustjacketattic.blogspot.com

Photo: Unknown via Google Images

Photo: Donald Kaufman Paint Source: http://www.stage.apartmenttherapy.com

Photo: Patricia Herrera Source: http://www.habituallychic.blogspot.com

Photo: Alexi Lubomirski Source: http://www.dustjacketattic.blogspot.com

"A blond in a red dress can do without introductions - but not without a bodyguard." -Rona Jaffe

Rachel Hazelton is an Interior Designer from Middleton, MA with design projects in Andover, MA, North Andover, MA, Lynnfield, MA, Boxford, MA, Topsfield, MA, Boston's North Shore and throughout New England.