In January I chose purple as my color for the year, but when I lined up all my "purple" items for a photo, there were only a couple of true purple. The rest were various shades of burgundy--my favorite purple I guess. I don't usually look for these shades, but end up with a lot of it in my closet. I added a couple more in spring.
In my pandemic color experiments, I haven't bought burgundy, but as autumn approaches this is what I'm looking for. I'm giving my niece my much loved but not much worn lately Bordeaux leather jacket from NAS a few years ago. It looks great with her blonde hair and blue eyes. It doesn't feel right on my now, and doesn't fit me as well.
I yearned for some true red tops, but usually ended up with dark red, not quite burgundy. I love red, but don't feel right wearing it, so all shades of burgundy, wine, etc. are my reds and also my purples.
Whatever you call it, I feel good in these variations. In fact, I like to wear burgundy better than purple.
As of January 15, 2022.