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Article: Anything goes: the trend in decorative accessories is ... choice. Americans are making personal decisions about how they want to decorate. (Decorative Accessories)(Cover Story).
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- Gifts & Decorative Accessories
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- March 1, 2002
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Trends are usually easy to spot, especially at myriad trade shows with an abundance of product on display. However, trend-spotting at the winter markets took a confusing turn, or turns: There was no single direction in decorative accessories. The free-wheeling atmosphere at the shows called to mind Cole Porter's song "Anything Goes." And just as the reference to Porter suggests, retro, 1930s glamour, and Art Deco are all among today's trends, where personal preference dictates the choices consumers are making in decorating their homes.
"Whatever looks good and feels good is right," says retail consultant and Gifts & Dec contributor Laurie Karzen. "Homes are much ...