If you are thinking of turning over a new leaf this month then grab something green off the rails. At Lanvin, Chloe and Ralph Lauren, the catwalk was awash with apple green, nestling next to forest tones and citrus blends, and, naturally, celebrities have taken the lead. Fresh from his role in The Lord of the Rings, Viggo Mortensen is deliciously earthy in sludge green - Aragorn to the core. Jenny Frost also combats the camouflage trend with a lime green ra-ra skirt, muted by brown accessories. Over the pond, Lauren Bush is willowy in sage Tommy Hilfiger and Beyonce takes a bite of the big apple trend. But, as Kermit once sang, 'It's not easy being green' - Kylie is unlucky in an improbable lime toga, while Meredith Ostrom's frock has spread its alarming tentacles a little too far. And the last thing you want to be is an overgrown vegetable: Nicky Hilton looks like she's been squeezed into a cucumber.

The Evening Standard (London, England); 1/16/2004