Mint Condition: Fall’s Color Trend
Brands make a case for fresh green hues
Consider it a break from all those Autumn jewel tones.
It’s not easy being green. I’m sure this applies to living an eco-friendly lifestyle—or being a Muppet frog—but personally I mean that having a lifelong obsession with the color is not the simplest of things. You can’t seamlessly incorporate it into your lifestyle or aesthetic without people taking notice (which, of course, can be a good thing). Aside from veggies and, like, pesto, no one really finds it an appetizing hue (according to my mom who closely monitored my food coloring use when baking as a child). It’s not always jarring like orange or red, but it’s rarely subtle, and people generally tend to feel stumped regarding complementary hues.
Wool Collarless Coat by Vince
In fashion, the obsession with millennial pink several years ago helped usher in an era of soft pastels that taught us we could actually wear any color we wanted, so long as it was a little muted. Now, instead of immediately thinking of kelly green a la Crayola markers, we have mint, the former’s more demure older cousin who went to art school in Europe and loosens up after 1.5 glasses of wine.
We know by now pastel isn’t just for spring, just like we know white isn’t only for summer. Lighter hues have been breathing fresh, crisp Autumn air into our cool-weather wardrobes for some time—and it turns out mint pairs remarkably well with many of the more typical fall shades. Navy, maroon, burnt orange, brown—they all look revitalized when paired with a refreshing burst of the color that implies as much with its name.
Turns out mint really is evergreen.
