The increasingly popular shade has appeared on fashion week catwalks and award season red carpets
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n the fashion colour wheel, green has long carried a reputation for being “tricky” – a shade that clashes with others and flatters only certain skin tones. Yet this year, a particular apple green has been steadily gaining popularity. It has appeared on catwalks and even on the red carpet, defying the old adage that red and green should never be seen.
Arriving at the Berlin film festival, Pamela Anderson wore an apple-green wrap by Carolina Herrera over a dress in tonal pinks and greens. Amal Clooney chose a green gown by Versace for a Golden Globes afterparty, while Rose Byrne wore green Chanel for the ceremony itself. With award season in full swing, there is speculation the shade could make a strong showing at the Baftas this Sunday.
The fashion writer Natalie Hammond suggests it may be “the new tomato” – a bold shade that works particularly well as an accent shade, whether in the form of a green scarf or a jumper knotted around the waist. “I saw both of those coming out of New York fashion week,” she says.
