"Easy" and "Breezy"

When you hear the words "Easy" and "Breezy" what comes to mind? For me it is spring time with the wind blowing and the sun shining and you don't have a care in the world. But in times like these, with the economy collapsing and stocks dropping, nobody feels that their life is easy and breezy. But Banana Republic had a different approach to the situation. For their Spring 2009 line they added touches of bright blues and greens to offset the tans and neutral colors. Creative director for Banana Republic said, "I think you need something positive and colorful when things are tough outside, The last thing we need is to add to the doom and gloom." He's right. Fashion doesn't have to go dull and gloomy because the economy and Wall Street are on the fritz. We can still have our splash of color to bring happiness to people. Just because our lives aren't as easy and breezy as we would like them to be right now doesn't mean we can't have that feeling through our clothing.