New Delhi, Jan. 10 -- Long before ideas like Pantone's Colour of the Year and micro-palettes became annual rituals, fashion designers frequently turned to the primary colours of red, yellow and blue. Bold and arresting, these hues inspired concepts such as colour blocking, allowing clothes to make statements through colour alone. Yves Saint Laurent's landmark Mondrian dresses of the 1960s remain a defining example, where primary colours became structure rather than mere embellishment.

Over the decades, red, yellow and blue have resurfaced across fashion eras-from the power suits and dresses of the 1980s to the statement accessories of the 1990s, and later through the rise of sportswear and streetwear in the 2000s. Today, in a landscape d...