The Overton Window
Have you seen all those amazing shades of brown cars upon the UK's roads? There's deep golden tones, metallics reminiscent of sunsets one might have experienced whilst on romantic holidays, radiant variations that artists such as Andy Goldsworthy might have employed upon some of his 'living' artworks. I can well recall when a brown car would have been regarded as, quite possibly, the worst of all worlds... in terms of colour choice, that is. No longer is that the case. Now, within the industry that is constantly having to rebrand itself, the options, for those who can afford it, might be made from a veritable explosion of, mostly, metallic shades of brown. Although, seldom is 'brown,' as a verb, employed within the description. Or, if it is, the term tends to feature almost as some sort of coy suffix. With descriptions such as 'coffee,' 'chestnut' or 'fawn,' we, likely, understand; likewise 'hickory,' 'cinnamon' or 'p...
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