WHILE THE LOVE AFFAIR with pink has never ended, the love affair with the colour red has never even begun, not even for roses, and with the only exception being for red, red lips, and yet, in some cases, such as with tufted velvet sofas, [and especially when paired with warm pink walls], or atop a Saint Amour pastry or in the intertwining patterns of toile, there is something about red . . .