The Golden Globes

If you missed them, Avatar took home the prize for best drama, Martin Scorsese was awarded the Cecil B. DeMille Award and the stars arrived on the red carpet in a rainbow of colors. Halle Barry, Jennifer Anniston, and Penelope Cruz wore black. Emily Blunt donned soft rose, Sandra Bullock dressed deep purple and (shown below) Anna Paquin is in a gold Stella McCartney gown, Zoe Saldana in a cranberry Louis Vuitton frock and Kate Hudson in a white Marchessa dress.

For the upcoming fall season, we are really excited about the combination of cranberry and gold above. We feel it portrays a regal yet modern statement for holiday decor. Our new burgandy and gold filigree gift box debuted this season, and we are bringing it back for 2010.

Inside is a sneak peek at one of our new family hearts, but if you can't wait, we have some of our classic designs for sale at discounted prices to honor National Heart Month. Please visit us at: http://www.gloriaduchin.com/.

Tranquil Turquoise

The Associated Press announced this weekend that turquoise was selected as the color of the year by color supply company, Pantone. It is a far cry from the hopeful shade of mimosa yellow that they designated for 2009, but Leatrice Eisemen, executive director of the Pantone Institute, feels turquoise is the perfect color for a new year: serene, invogorating and illuminating. Designer Lilly Pulitzer agrees, calling the blue-green hue "transporting" and "universally appealling".

We at Gloria Duchin have long been a fan of the color and use it often in our packaging designs, like our Serenity angel box below. We see turquoise making a strong statement in the fall and winter of 2010, paired with complementary shades of purple.