--Previous Message-- : From my point of view, besides being hard on : the eyes to begin with, this color : combination doesn’t work because red and : green simply cancel each other out – any red : of a dress looks a bit cheaper combined with : green emeralds, and the glow of emeralds, : less ‚deep’ anyway than in other colored : stones, is flattened further against strong : red. : More examples: : : : : : : : --Previous Message-- : --Previous Message-- : I quite like it. : : Any other examples of red/green worn with : emeralds/rubys? : : This combination of Queen Silvia's was not : very appealling IMHO: : : : But even less successful is the way QEII has : paired the Baring ruby necklace with varying : shades of green: : : : :