Definition of color blocking
: the use of usually bold and bright blocks of color in clothing design
Color blocking is making bold style statements through the combination of relatively large areas of two to three solid colors. — Betsy DiJulio, The Virginian-Pilot (Norfolk, Virginia), 5 Jan. 2013 Designers are incorporating color blocking and … neons into swimwear.— Holly Leber, The Chattanooga (Tennessee) Times Free Press, 16 Apr. 2012
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“Color blocking.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/color%20blocking. Accessed 18 Jun. 2021.
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The first known use of color blocking was in 1927
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