Originally Posted by
bearisgray
Do you think that white will go out of style?
At the risk of sounding cynical, whatever manufacturers want you to buy will become popular. Marketing has gotten so sophisticated that if at some point the company realizes a gray or black machine is cheaper to produce then the spin will be in that direction. (The current fear of color that pervades American design limits my speculation to gray or black.) I think sewing machine manufacturing is today considered a niche industry, at least compared to the demand 100 years ago.
Aside from the classic Singers (Tiffany and Pheasant decals are especially handsome) I like green machines - the pale two-tone of the 50s Singer 185, 319 and 15-125, Vigorelli, Necchi, Elna and Husqvarna. The Bernina 117, with its zigzag contraption, is particularly beautiful. In the tan category, the Singer 301 LBOW is natty - or perhaps spiffy; it's hard to decide.