“New beginnings: Out of the black, into the blue.
Resene Bowie is a retro-inspired hue. The word retro stood out to me straight away. Going back in time, my heart screaming ‘take me back’ reminded me of how I felt during the lockdown and the yearning I had to go back in time.
David Bowie has evolved and changed throughout his life, different eras, personas which are emotionally charged. Happy, Sad, Black, Blue.
Although the lockdown was a challenging time. I still appreciate it for the good it has done, thinking of it as ‘Happy blue’ that there are brighter days ahead though it may not seem so. I see the colour Bowie as an eccentric, joyful colour, bring set free, being able to finally express yourself. Taking the good from the bad and reflecting.
For many others,, like myself, the lockdown was an extremely challenging but strengthening period of growth that tested who I was as a person. At the time, life felt like we were going out of the black void of darkness and nothingness that I wasn’t sure would pass.
I felt myself daydreaming about life before the lockdown, reflecting and yearning to go back in time, missing friends, family and my life. The challenges that I had faced and personal demons I fought in that time have made me a different person today than at the start of the lockdown. Feeling the childlike happiness of being able to see my loved ones again after weeks of being separated, having a new appreciation for the little things. The gift of connection and feeling of coming out of the darkness into the light again.
That is what Bowie represents for me, new beginnings, growth and joy.”
Resene Whitecliffe Colour of Fashion clothing - 2020
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