French Casino: Designer Color Collection
10/10/2008 10:36 AM by Gretchen Schauffler

FRENCH CASINO™ 07-08

Designer Color Collection with a French Twist. Images of luck, faith, hope, and grace, as in Grace Kelly, are behind the recreation of these ten French paint colors, resulting in a gallant, feminine collection.

Devine Adieu™ and Devine C’est La Vie™ are grays sprinkled with silver-blue dust to keep them from becoming simple or dull. Devine Comtesse™ mirrors the concrete feel of quaint roads that wind around the countryside. Devine Encore™, Devine Soirée™, and Devine Pot D’Or™ bring the bling of gold and feeling of luck as you take on a wager with confidence. Devine Bon Vivant™ is all about festive lips and red-carpet glamor. Devine Victoire™ captures the fresh feeling of eternal summer with more than 300 days of sunshine each year. Devine Risqué’™ and Laissez-Faire™ are rooted in the essence of french color and strong femininity.

She did after all, meet Prince Rainier at The Cannes Film Festival where ‘ To Catch a Thief’ was filmed (a must see color-action movie) and became a princess in a country synonymous with gambling. I am fascinated by Monaco’s French colorful history, where royalty mixes with casinos, film festivals with topless sunbathers, and yachts line up like taxi-cabs. Our contemporary image of American gambling is “What happens in Vegas, Stays in Vegas”— where you go to unleash your inhibitions, while doing a little gambling on the side. Monaco does not need a slogan. It appears to be a timeless beautiful place for grown ups to play, no excuses necessary. Gambling there seems to be full of good luck and charm. I am sure it has to do with the beautiful eternal vacation feeling you get from its surrounding landscape and the jet-set culture that inhabits its shores. Maybe it is the nonchalant way the French do business. Yet, it is an American movie star, Grace Kelly who brought glamor to Monaco like a supernova among stars.

Grace Kelly’s legacy continues to make Monaco a place where dreams can come true, and anyone can be a princess. So with this in mind, I wanted to serve a French paint color “plat du jour” that depicted Monaco’s gambling culture and Grace Kelly’s winning style.

Large, adaptable, beautiful French paint color is not easy to create, so it is no small feat when I arrive at a color’s perfect rendition of my self-imposed standards.

  Textile Help

Adding White to Lighten a Color
About our Designer 'Green' Color Collection

Back to Devine Blog