March 24, 2013 |
Lacoste was white. White. White “is the colour of purity. Brides wear white in many countries, because white symbolises a virgin. White means kindness. In some cultures white is worn at funerals. White is Monday’s colour. White daisies are a symbol of loyal love. Strictly speaking, white is not a colour, but the manifestation of the presence of all colour – the complete energy of light. It stands for wholeness and completion. In many cultures it represents openness and truth. White has a cold quality. It can provide clarity, as its energy is complete. White has purification vibrations and can be used to clear blocks from your path. It holds the potential to move towards every other colour”. Which all seems rather apt. For the clothes, you see, the white clothes at Lacoste looked as though from the future. Cocoon like. Like the cocoon spaceship in that film Cocoon. The one in which all the retired people find the fountain of youth in a swimming pool filled with alien cocoons. Which is also appropriate, as Lacoste is sporty, and swimming is a fine form of exercise. But anyway, if NASA can land a spacecraft on Mars it stands to reason that, one day soon, humans will also land there and, when they do, they will encounter Martians. Martians, having not managed to make it to earth so far, have yet to encounter a human, and so at first may be hostile. Seeing as colour is universal and white is the colour of peace, it would make sense to wear it when exploring new lands. It would communicate without the need for words – as we do not know the language Martians speak – that we are coming in peace and mean no harm. There was also orange. A small orange section with a rather fabulous polo top made from panels of orange fabric and orange fabric with what appeared to be a white chain print. Mars, as we all know, is the red planet, though to be honest, it appears more orange than red. Orange is known as the healing colour. It is said to be a power colour and the colour of Lady Luck. It stimulates enthusiasm and creativity and means vitality and endurance. People who like orange are thoughtful and sincere. So when you think about it, white and orange is a winning colour combination. After all, what Martian would aim his intergalactic death laser at someone who, through clothes, is conveying a message of peace, openness, sincerity and also youthful vitality and creativity? Such a person would surely be one with whom you can work to bring people together and create a whole new intergalactic world of unity and peaceful co-existence. Maybe even start up a teenage human-Martian exchange programme. Sort of like a French exchange. It’s bound to happen soon, so we might as well follow Lacoste’s lead and get with the programme. Prepare for the meeting of human and Martian minds by wearing the appropriate colour-co-ordinated outfits.
by Natalie Dembinska
