Fete LA

So Halloween may have just ended and those jack-o-laterns are morphing into Thanksgiving decorations, but is it time to bust out the red and green just yet? It happens earlier and earlier every year where retailers get into the holiday spirit with gaudy window displays and overwhelmingly scented candles. If there is a color combination I detest most in the world it is undoubtedly red and green. Big box retailers have ruined these colors and what they should represent. I can’t stand going into a shop and being bombarded with ridiculous Christmas gifts that I nor my friends and family want.

It’s like each fall we skip from Halloween to Christmas – what about Thanksgiving? The opportunity to celebrate rich autumn colors and comfy fall textures – apparently overlooked. I remember as a kid I would see creative window displays with leaves and turkeys; alas those days are gone. Why not dress mannequins as pilgrims? However I may be speaking too soon and that could be considered offensive since we are such a litigious society.  You get my drift, lets not leave out Thanksgiving and turkey’s or tofur-keys if you’re vegetarian.

If you celebrate Hanukkah or Kwanza, please don’t feel left out as your colors are yet to be ruined. Although, in LA there can be lots of blue and silver/white, but those hues are great and have yet to monopolized by greedy retailers, cheesy ornaments, and the like.