Colors For Spring: Daffodil, Grass and Turquoise

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by Samantha Critchell

AP Fashion Writer

NEW YORK - Everyone knows that black is the fashion world's favorite color, except in the spring especially this spring.

After a winter that pummeled many regions with snow, ice and cold, the chic set has agreed that it's time to break out the daffodil yellow, grass green and sky blue.

``When the concept of spring came to fruition, it was the dead of winter,'' says J. Crew's head of women's design, Marissa Webb. ``Everyone's mood is just waiting for warmth and the color that comes with it.''

Joanna Coles, editor-in-chief of Marie Claire, has been eyeing a bright blue cobalt jacket, and maybe an orange or green scarf. The scarf alone allows you to update an outfit and feel good at the same time, she says.

Meanwhile, Elle creative director Joe Zee is considering breaking out a tropical-hue tie. ``I'm a guy who wears black, navy blue and gray every day, but I'm waiting for that ray of sunshine. And I'm waiting for that girl to step out on the street in a yellow skirt and white T-shirt so I can tell her she looks great.''

The girl in yellow might be on to one of the season's trends: Both Webb and Los Angeles-based designer Trina Turk say cheerful yellows are an important color family.

The thing to remember, Webb says, is that sunshine is delivered in several shades. Find the one that works best with your skin tone, or, if you're still wary of a color that isn't typically easy to wear, move it away from your face.

Turquoise, pink and red are signs for an ``instant buy,'' according to Macy's vice president of ready-to-wear Nicole Fischelis. Shoppers will buy a new basic T-shirt just because of the positive vibe attached to it, she says. ``If it makes you smile on a rainy day, you see it, you want it, and it works.''

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