Ana Beard says we should all connect more with colour as it is multidisciplinary and you can engage with it at any level I was with Francesca Newton most of the way ( The 60-second rule? Colour theory? Yet more ways we’re supposed to live our lives, 21 February ). There is too much noise online, and if Francesca mostly wears black, good. But the truth is multifaceted. Connecting with colour is a joyful way to resist the pervasive, racist and misogynistic chromophobia that has tainted the west for hundreds of years. I enjoy the Colour Me Beautiful movement, but I’ll still wear pink even if it doesn’t “suit” me. Continue reading...