Orange Is the New Bold: Embracing My Signature Colour

Oooh hello again - I’m back, juggling too many hats, spilling actual tea, and still very much committed to orange. A few years ago, if you’d asked about my signature colour, I would have said black. Maybe dark grey on a bold day. Now, though, it’s orange. Bright, playful, and a little weird. Plus if it clashes like a bitch, I’m here for it!

Why orange?

For starters, it’s warm and bold, and it gives me the main character energy I used to pretend to have. It’s the colour of pumpkins, marigolds, autumn leaves, sunsets that don’t follow the rules, and that awkward stage in dyeing fabric when it looks like a mistake but somehow works out.

But more than that, orange feels like a small rebellion. It’s a pushback against playing small, against feeling like I have to tone myself down, and against the idea that only neutral colours are serious.

I’ll choose orange over beige every time.

A neurodivergent glow-up

Embracing orange has helped me appreciate the parts of myself I used to hide, especially being neurodivergent. I used to think I had to shrink to fit in, to be quieter and easier to handle. Now, I let myself be bright, bold, and maybe a little much.

It turns out that being “too much” is actually just being enough for the right people.

Dandy & Rebel in Technicolour

You’ll notice more orange showing up at Dandy & Rebel, in linings, labels, packaging, and sometimes as a statement piece. It works well with my favourite blues and pinks, and adds a bit of mischief to the mix. So long live the orange! Colour of courage, creativity, and a bit of chaos. It’s not just a colour for me now. It’s a mood. Maybe even a lifestyle.

Maybe I’m just an orange cat in a good disguise lol. Nah let’s face it, I am pumpkin spice! Sweet, spicy, sometimes a lot, and best enjoyed in generous amounts. You might spot me out there, leaning into the pumpkin theme and gathering compliments from crows.

Love always,

Amber (they/them)

Velvet Gremlin. Colour Theory Enthusiast. Pocket Revolutionary. Miaow.

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