Miss Au Naturale

The tiniest flush of pink. A little shimmer of peach. And, of course, the neutrals - taupes, metallics, creams and greys - we'll call them The New Naturals. And they are ruling 2009.

They showed up all over the runways for spring in flowing, feminine fabrics and details.

top: the beautiful alison lohman, dress oscar de la renta
bottom: luisa beccaria, mario schwab, luisa beccaria, jill stewart

With pink leading the pack in warming up rooms this year in every possible barely-there shade.

clockwise: room via visual vamp, living room by kelly hoppen, bed via living etc, dining room photo by mikkel vang

Predictions for 2009? Pair your brightest pastels with the new naturals - metallics, nudes and every shade of grey.

top: doo.ri, photo by
joe schmelzer
bottom: schumacher, photo by jimmy backius


Of course your basic blacks and whites will never really be replaced, but these warmer tones are just what we need for Spring...

clockwise: room via domino, roksanda ilincic, bouquet by saipua

... all the way into Fall.

pre-fall collections from j.mendel, vera wang, rachel roy