By Katie Laughridge
From Tribune News Service
In New Traditional style, there is room for both the new and the traditional. While we draw upon tried-and-true traditional elements, we always leave room for the new, and often that means looking to trends to spice things up. One color we couldn’t be more excited about right now? Brown!
Now, if upon reading “brown is back” your mind flashes through images of bell-bottomed polyester suits, fringe-trimmed suede vests and corduroy everything, you’re not alone. The color’s roots reach far deeper than ’70s fashions, however. Like most colors, it has a long and fascinating history, from umber in prehistoric cave paintings to sepia ink used by the ancient Greeks and Romans to raw sienna used by Renaissance artists….