Do You Have This in Brick?

It's summer, and that means clothes in summer colors. We thought we knew what those colors were--until we checked with a few of the major summer catalogs. Herewith an only slightly oversimplified glossary:

TAN = rock, chalk, oatmeal, twig, sand, deep sand, flax, parchment, stone, putty, buff, dove, raffia

YELLOW = straw, sun, sunburst, maize, dandelion

OLIVE GREEN = tarragon, aloe, surplus, bayleaf

LIGHT GREEN = kiwi, mint, arctic, willow, water, blade

RED = brick, chili pepper, grenadine, punch, rose, rosewood

PINK = coral, shell, watermelon, fire, orchid, petal

BLUE = royal, sky, mist, wave, lake,...

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