ecru

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The bags are pretty simple in design: a bland ecru exterior emblazoned with TJ’s trademark emblem along with straps that come in a red, navy, yellow or green hue.

From Salon • Mar. 23, 2024

An ecru wool crepe cape with long, draping sleeves set the classical tone, with the gathered plaits of the models’ hair, a throwback to times past.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 3, 2023

Greene’s outfit Tuesday — a white, knee-length dress paired with an ecru Overland alpaca wool coat with an alpaca fur trim on the hood and collar — was surprising for a handful of reasons.

From Washington Post • Feb. 8, 2023

Lewis’s silver hair is combed flat against his scalp, and he wears collarless shirts and soft jackets in rarefied neutral tones like ecru, pewter and mother-of-walrus.

From New York Times • Jun. 8, 2022

I thought about colors I hated: ecru, puce, lavender, beige and black.

From "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings" by Maya Angelou