b'colour trendsfashionforwardResene celebrates the release of a new fashion fandeck and says choosing a new interior scheme is just like buying new clothes. F ashion. It affects so many facets of our lives: ourResene Half clothes, our homes, our cars, even our digitalSpanish Whitedevices. Most of us find it relatively easy to figure out what clothes to buy so why is it that sometimes we freeze with fright when it comes to painting our walls with new and interesting colour?With a pot of paint that costs less than a nice dress, you can change the look of one room so easily and have interiors that stay up to date and fresh.The advice for clothes and interiors is similar in one major respect: Buy classic staples, then update your look regularly by adding fashion pieces, colours and accessories. A classic black dress, a well-cut white shirt and good leather boots may be the mainstays of your wardrobe,whileabeautifullymadesofa,aclassic white kitchen and a timeless oak dining table may be the mainstays of your interiors. Thenyousimplyaddnewcushions,rugs,and colour to the walls for a fresh new look. Embrace your inner child and be spontaneous. Add that bold happy colour youve always loved. Sure, it might not last 10 years but the enjoyment youll get out of it in the short term will far outweigh feeling trapped by safe choices. And, of course, Resene is always there to help, not just with its vast range of colours, but with its regular releaseofthepopularTheRangefashioncolours fandeck. The latest fandeck hit the Resene ColorShop shelves this spring. Just recently, Resene also hosted a New Zealand Fashion Week spectacle, where the lustrous colours and vibrant patterns of hand-woven silks from the ancientloomsofaSouthern-Indiavillagewerere-created as high fashion by students in the Resene NZ ReseneFashion Tech Colour of Fashion collection. FascinatorLeft:Designed and made by Mary Nguyen of NZ Fashion Tech in Wellington for the Resene NZ Fashion Tech Colour of Fashion collection. ReseneGypsy Queen20'