Color plays such a big role in both of your worlds. How does it show up in your personal life, from your home decor to your wardrobe, and how does it translate into your brands?

Barbara: Well, color is the foundation, I think, for me, for everything. I'm kind of a solid color person, but I love my pops of color. So it's my clothing, it's my bracelets. And then the home is the similar thing, but it's my bookshelves full of all my colorful books.

Elyce: That's so great. I'm color, color, color everywhere!

What's something you personally consider a neutral that might surprise people?

Elyce: Oh, I can answer that. Gold. I love platino or gold with just about anything.

Barbara: I have to say animal print, even though it's not gonna surprise anyone. It IS a neutral!

Elyce: And, you know, people always say 'Oh, it's in this year.' I'm like, it's never out!

Barbara: Exactly. Never.

Is there a color that feels like home to you?

Elyce: You know, it's funny. I would normally say pink, but if I look around my home, everything's red.

Barbara: Hmm. It's funny. If I look around my home, I found that turquoise just shows up everywhere, which is not what I would choose as a favorite color. I don't necessarily wear it, but it seems to go with everything.

Elyce: And it's comfortable to be in.

Why are Frances Valentine and J.McLaughlin the perfect pair?

Elyce: I think we are the perfect pair because we share a lot of the same timeless aesthetic, and yet there's color everywhere. For, for both of us. You, you do prints, we do prints, and it just seems like a really great match.

Barbara: You were founded on friendship. And Kevin and J. were brothers and they founded J.McLaughlin, so there's a lot of family and history there.