Why Noir and why now?

While "Orange is the new Black" is hot on TV,  Black is the hot look in metal.    And Whoo Hoo...YELLOW GOLD IS BACK! not that it was ever  "out" in my world, but the Fashion magazines, bridal jewelry and jewelry stores must  have had a divorce from it I guess, because it was nowhere to be seen. I have always loved gold, PURE Gold: Rich yellow and glowing like nothing else. King Tut had it right. Beautiful and wonderful to work with.                     White GOLD...now that's an oxymoron....if its white, how is it gold?? Now  I love Silver.  Platinum isn't bad, if you don't have to melt or polish it. There are other white metals, pewter, aluminum and steel, they all have their place but white gold is only good for setting diamonds in my book.  But no one asked me so.... I'll get back to YELLOW gold. It looks great contrasting with the Black, that is the new trend. So to answer:  Why Noir and why now? .... Why not? It"s partly  because of how great it looks with gold,  but black and white  (silver) go so well together and with lots of other things too. I have created a new collection: "Noir".  Noir is black in French , and " dark and mysterious" in Flim genre. In my collection I blacken silver, with gold or polished silver accents. I blacken copper, because it does so well and creates a deep rich black. I blacken Steel because it contrasts so well with the rich high karat gold I fuse to its textures surface. I love black diamonds and textured black stones. We wear a lot of black these days  because it's easy and we don't have to "match" things. Black & white (and/ or gold): suitable for corporate wear or dressing up a pair of Jeans and a white shirt. Check it out and let me know if you like it.
PS I am a featured artist and debuting this collection  during the month of APRIL  ( my month) at the Sedona Arts Center, in Sedona AZ.