Suggestion Box

[TerryOfElsinore]

Who is in charge of deciding color names? QVC color names, very often, do not evoke an actual color. For example, “peony” is not a color. It is a flower that grows in more than one color. Do not give items a color name that has absolutely nothing to do with color. “Sand” is such a name; are we talking black, ivory, white, off-white, pink? Depends on which beach you’re standing on, doesn’t it? In addition, be accurate when items are actually called by a color name. I have heard hosts say, “this is called red, but it is actually more orange.” Ridiculous! Call the colors by the ACTUAL colors as identified by someone who is not color blind.

[Kachina624]

@TerryOfElsinore    There's a reason for the color madness .  Within each line of clothing, colors are named to perfectly match colors by the same name so the customer can match what she already owns.

For instance if you bought an "Imperial Purple" shirt from Susan Graver 10 years ago and the color reappeared with the same name, they would be a perfect match.  After 30+ years, they start to run out of names for new colors and must get very creative.

To simply call a color red or turquoise is also not helpful as there are dozens of shades, most being quite different, of each color.  I do wish the hosts would give more verbal description of color, like whether "turquoise" is a green shade or blue.  Sometimes just plain sky blue will appear as turquoise depending on the lighting.  Please tell us what it is.

[Sweet Kitties]

I don't mind too much if they give colors silly names. What do I want is an accurate description & photo. Which unfortunatly isn't always the case. I bought a furniture thow on QVC once. It was described as teal and it looked like teal in the picture, but when I recieved it, it was a dingy blue with a grey--not green undertone.

[millieshops]

@Kachina624   That reasoning makes sense to me - especially because I've noticed some colors, especially within the red or blue categories, appear quite different if I have 2 TV's on and move from room to room as one item is presented.

[mb141312]

What annoys me is when they give a color name that isn't even a color.  Like NYDJ "Fantasy" or "Stunning."  I realize that it may be hard to accurately name a color for some jeans, but other designers use similarly odd color names for clothes that are not jeans.

[D Kay]

They could have a separate area under the description that more accurately describes each color.  I have returned quite a few items that weren't the color they were named or appeared to be on air or online. I do not look good in warm colors so it matters to me if the color is more orange red or blue red or a true white vs. a cream white.

[RespectLife]

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@mb141312 wrote:

What annoys me is when they give a color name that isn't even a color.  Like NYDJ "Fantasy" or "Stunning."  I realize that it may be hard to accurately name a color for some jeans, but other designers use similarly odd color names for clothes that are not jeans.

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@mb141312 

Now THAT I agree with!

Dumb way to identify items with silly names!

[Etoile308]

Perhaps because I've seen this throughout the clothing industry for decades I must be immune to it. I have always seen peony denote a pink shade, just as I have always seen sand as a light tan. When I hear buttercup or sunshine I think yellow. To me it's no different than what terms are used in cosmetics. In an ideal world manufacturers with give descriptions. Few do.