In her new fabric collection, Alessandra Branca uses vivid fuchsia this seasons color to bring spirit and youth to lush, classical motifs. As the painstakingly embroidered accent on a toile and the sumptuous ground of an overscale damask, this vibrant palette is an upbeat alternative to muted neutrals. For sure, daring color is in the air: hot pink tones feel fresh in contemporary art and the latest fashion. But a closer look reveals that this buoyant hue has been a key part of the style lexicon for centuries. From the grandeur of Versailles to 1920s London, fuchsia adds a pop of the unexpected and a jolt of confident chic. Our collection of images proves that dynamic color is and always will be in style.
Our Coromandel in Fuchsia/Grey from the Alessandra Branca collection.The entrance hall of design legend Syrie Maugham™s King™s Road home, photograph from the Millar and Harris Archive, English Heritage, National Monuments Record.
Brooklyn-based artist Elliott Puckette˜The Mirror, the Comb, and the Necklace.A show-stopping fuchsia gown from Oscar de la Renta™s Fall 2013 collection.
Anna Damask in Fuchsia/Grey from our Alessandra Branca collection.Bright pink drapery at Versailles, photograph from a-l-ancien-regime.
Our Branca Stripe in Fuchsia. John James Audubons American Flamingo.
Iconic David Hicks: saturated pink walls in a villa in Portugal. One of Matthias Schmutzer™s extraordinarily precise watercolors for Francis I of Austria, from Florilegium Imperiale.