I recently gave a presentation to a group of professional ladies, and one important point I hoped they took away from my talk is that “COLOR TRULY IS OUR FRIEND.”

Janna and I mention it over and over in our book, Quintessential Style: “As we age, we lose color–in our skin, our hair, our lips. And the best way to rejuvenate ourselves is by adding complementary color with makeup, clothing, and accessories.”

The other day when I received an advertisement from Aran Sweater Market I couldn’t help but notice these fine looking gentlemen in the ad. But, as I compared the photographs one thing stood out to me.

Can you guess what it was?

Is it just me, or did you also notice that when the boys wear a sweater with color, their faces looked more radiant? As opposed to their complexions when they wear white or ivory?

I noticed the neutral white and ivory washed out their complexions. Am I wrong?

In the first photo, blue boy has a healthier glow, and in the second photo, green guy’s complexion comes alive.

Am I just imagining this???

I just had to find a few more examples of men in glorious color:

I sure had FUN writing this blog!