Edwardian Colors,Edwardian Era Colors

Colors are often very definitive of an age. Most colors of a particular age are very simply worn through the clothes that people of that age take to. Either that or people simply would choose to adorn their houses with colors in a fashion that would be again definitive of the age and time. The Victorian age came to an end in Britain by 1901 marked by the death of the queen. With that began the age of King Edward.

This new era in the history of Britain, a lot changed in time which included the general political situation, the face of art and craftsmanship and even the motif of literature, Theatre and the motif and styles of acting changed as well. Technology was slowly ushered in. The world of clothing became much more of a hobby than necessity.

There were changes that occurred all across Britain and the rest of Europe that caught the eye. Another very obvious change was hardly detected even though proof lay everywhere in plain sight of this obvious change. The change was of course in the colors of the era.

The Victorian age was defined by the use of dull and dark colors. Houses had dark interiors and clothes too had colors of immensely dull color and texture. The change in monarchy and ages also signaled a change of fashioned colors as the colors predominant in the Edwardian era were not only light but also fresh and had an equal freshly informal feel to it.

The color palettes in fashion were mostly pastels with colors such as blue, green, lilac and yellow, all favorites amongst the people. Shades of gray were used in clothing as well as decoration and their use was in complement to lighter and fresher colors.

Despite what looked to be a radical change in the color agenda, the dull colors were not completely eliminated. Dull colors were still appreciated when it came to evening wear or slightly more formal attire. The colors still used ranged from pale greens to ivories to mauves, while when it came to decoration dark green fibers were still used on sofa sets with grey walls behind them.

The use of tropical colors went on alongside the more dull shades. Before long even shoes were made of slightly more tropical colors. The trend continued well into the post Edwardian era. However Edwardian colors were most popular during those ten years itself.