The Overall Color Family

In Donna Karan's collection
-Balck & White are the most commonly used
-they are the most significant theme colors
-since Black & White are worn by most career comen
-who are Donna Karan's target customers
-Black & White are calming, classy colors
-because they enhance the elegance of women
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-Black & White enhance elegance of women
-because they are calming & motionless colors
-they give people an expensive & classy image
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-White is an important color in Donna Karan's collections
-because the color simbolizes some of the designers' point of view
-in the early 90's Donna Karan created a collection consisting of only White color
-that was the beginning of the 90's health-caring life style
-White also symbolizes purity
-relates to Donna Karan's care towards environmental protection
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-Black & White colors are not only used alone
-they are also used to accessorize the designs
-emphasisng the special features of the outfit or
-toning down the style/color of the pieces
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-since Donna Karan pays great attention towards environmental protection
-Brown & Beige plays important roles in her designs
-because earth tone colors are the most common natural colors
-these 2 colors can be seen almost every year
-in spring summer, Beige is emphasized more
-because Beige is a kind of nude color
-it gives people a refreshing feeling during the hot summer
-in fall winter, Brown plays a more important role
-because it gives a warm cozy feeling
-Brown & Beige also matches well with one another (Analogous)
-creating a sense of harmony
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-Red & Purple are also 2 major colors in Donna Karan's designs
-these 2 colors helps to show the softness of independent women
-because Red & Purple are feminine colors
-they are colors traditionly made for women
-in Donna Karan's collection, Red & Purple commonly have high intensity
-the color is usually rich
-making the designs more glamorous
-there are many types of Red in Donna Karan's collections
-she uses Reddish orange, Crimson & Reddish purple etc
-Reddish orange tends to look more natural & primitive
-Crimson looks flaming & strong
-Reddish purple contributes to a sense of sexiness & romance
-Purple is also more common than Violet
-because Purple matches with Red better than Violet
-Purple is closer to Red comparing to Violet on the color wheel
-Purple & Red also matches well with one another (Analogous)
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-Purple & Red also matches well with Brown & Beige as well (Analogous)]
-it is obvious that Donna Karan use of colors flexibly
-these 4 major colors can inter-match with each other
-Purple & Red, Brown & Beige + Black & White
-Monochromatic, Analogous & Achromatic schemes are applied