Article: The little red dress; O's answer to the little black dress: a great red one. From fire-engine to burgundy, this color can introduce the shyest soul to her inner partygoer. Eight women find the right brights.(fashion)

COLLEEN SAIDMAN

Yoga teacher, 45

Seeing red: In yoga it's the color of the root chakra (energy center): "Wearing it means you're not afraid or trying to disappear." Colleen also likes taking it home. "I have a red sofa, red silk cushions, a red wall ...."

Wearing it: This supple jersey gown has a real goddess feeling. "It's stunning," Colleen says. "I'd love to walk into a room in it." People with tawny skin and hair like hers usually prefer warmer reds, according to Leatrice Eiseman, executive director of the Pantone Color Institute. "For skin with blue undertones--very pale or black--the cooler range is better." But there's no absolute right ...

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