Set The Tone: Swarovski’s Kaleidoscopic Collection

For a long time, the most powerful statement in fashion was silence. At least, chromatically speaking. A navy turtleneck, a camel coat, a whisper of a barely-there stud— these were the signals of good taste, sophistication, seriousness. The real players, we were told, wore black. Jewellery, if worn at all, was dainty and discreet — the kind of thing that caught the light only when the light was just right.

Of course, colour in fashion has always had its codes. In the…