Sally, Gingey is the only one I know who already owns a yam shine handbag. She is "on radio silence" at the moment, but when she comes back online maybe she can do a comparative shot for us.
The Official Dam* HH Everything About Color Thread
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Sally, Gingey is the only one I know who already owns a yam shine handbag. She is "on radio silence" at the moment, but when she comes back online maybe she can do a comparative shot for us.
WOW !! I got goosebumps reading RMc's first post here. DAM you're good LOL ! To be able to distill and differentiate in such a clear manner is amazing to me. This is becoming a real workshop !
(lots more to add when time allows)
(lots more to add when time allows)
First off. Realize that the Blueberry Sloane is a different color from the Blueberry Trophy.
I had a Sloane BB that I sold because the blue had a bit of green in it - and it was difficult for me to work into my wardrobe. This may be the way the lamb leather took the dye. For painters and artists, one would say this blueberry was a "cobalt blue greyed down". In fashion, it is close to Yale Blue. As you will see by the second swatch. the color formula for Yale Blue (in monitor land) is almost 2 parts blue to 1 part green with just a small percentage of Red. If you remember from a previous post, if you add a smidge of the color opposite on a color wheel, it will in effect "muddy" or "grey" a color (your choice of term, LOL).
Blueberry Sloane (This is actually a bit bluer than the bag was IRL. It was a bit greener to the blue):
The BB Trophy is not so much HH Blueberry (of past). It is a true, rich "Flag Blue". It goes great with most of my wardrobe. I have worn it with khaki, natural linen, white (of course), black, gray and the lighter tobacco/caramel browns I favor in the summer. Those are my basic pants/jackets/shorts colors. Then I pop colors with those in tops, cardis, shoes etc. The ones I use as secondary colors with the Blueberry: yellow, coral, red, terracotta, sage, maize, tangerine, kelley green, baby blue, pale aqua, lavendar, lime (stunning with lime or kiwi), citron. I suppose I should mention that it goes great with a strong pink, but I don't wear pink, so I can't really qualify that one.
In my opinion, the SS 09 Blueberry has almost half the green in it's blue that AW 08's blueberry had. I would compare it to American Flag Blue in its hue (color recipe), but a bit lighter a shade (saturation of color...perhaps not as "navy" as some American flags, LOL).
Blueberry Trophy (Taken fresh out of the box under flourescent light):
Blueberry Trophy in direct sunlight, from back to give you idea of the wonderful leather:
Blueberry Trophy in natural light showing the Flag Blue. I placed it next to my Black Zeus Trophy to show the blue's "darkness" measurement. It is a medium value (see definition in next post). Not a deep navy. Not a bright royal blue, either.
That certainly clears up the blue mysteries RMc ! Your trophy looks closer to the old Cobalt.
http://www.leathermagic.com/Pages/LMcolorinst.htm
http://www.leathermagic.com/Pages/LMcolorinst.htmIn keeping with the Yummy Yammie Society, here is the link to Jenni's amazing photography of the various yam shades:
http://forum.purseblog.com/hayden-harnett/yam-luggage-saddle-comparisons-498999.html
Gingey, can you assist with yam shine? Send me photos and I will post.