Style Tip of the Day: How to Dress With the Changing Seasons
We’re transitioning between seasons. Right now, it is between summer and fall in my part of the world. When you look around at the colors of nature, it’s easy to get inspired outfit combinations from them. So choosing how to dress with the changing season is easy.
I thought, “why not explore transitional color combinations based on what we’re seeing around us day to day?” I’ll get you started by coming up with some ways here to use colors from the present moment. Then I hope you will be able to use this style tip for outfit ideas at any time of any season just by admiring Mother Nature!
The Inspiration for This Style Tip:
On Labor Day, I was driving out of Detroit to a far western suburb to my sister’s house. As I drove along the freeway, I noticed tinges of orange, yellow and brown on the edges of the foliage along the sides of the road. I was surprised to see that because we have had hot weather up until then. It was just getting cool at night for about a week, with the temperatures in the upper 50’s and lower 60’s Fahrenheit.
Here in Michigan, it is late summer. Long ago, I decided to stay present in the now. Right after Labor Day, our society suddenly pronounces that it is now autumn. But I always (stubbornly, I know) keep in mind that fall doesn’t begin until the autumn equinox around the 21st of September. In recent years here, the weather has still been very hot the first few weeks of September.
Here is an example of similar colors in nature. There’s lots of greenery, but some bushes have golden leaves. The leaves haven’t actually fallen yet.
Style Tip of the Day:
We’re transitioning between seasons. So to dress with the changing season is easy. All we need to do is look around at the colors of nature and mirror them.
The dress above is in dark olive green. Choose any shade of green that you see on the trees and foliage. Then according to the leaves that are turning golden, try adding gold jewelry such as a long pendant and earrings. Brown footwear reflects the tree trunks, branches, twigs and brown leaves. Lighter shades of brown such as tan and stone are other possibilities. You can see those colors in the sand, gravel and earthen paths as shown in the nature scene above.
The green plus size maxi dress above is by yolinexl at Etsy. The orange shoes are that tinge of color you can see underfoot in nature below:
As fall comes in and the colors turn more brilliant, yellows, golds, oranges and browns can be used to good effect in larger doses. The outfit above consists of a solid elastic waist pleated skirt from Shein with a mustard-color top, so that the orange-yellow is more than just an accessory.
In the forest scene above, you see trees with green leaves in sunlight and in shadow with some of the leaves turning orange and bits of blue sky. You could add stone-color footwear since the stones are the base of the color composition. The outfit below mirrors the nature scene. An Indian Saree by LoomandJewels at Etsy below is an expanse of green over a top or dress of green, orange and blue peaking out and topped with a blue necklace.
Simple Pleasures Tunic from Soft Surroundings has a sage green ground with gold and burnt orange embroidery.
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This is amazing. I never thought of it. I have trouble getting out of black, but I could add some seasonal colour. We’re coming into spring here, and spring in New zealand is clear sky blue, fresh green grass, and lots of flowers.
Greetings to you in New Zealand! Is black flattering on you (i.e., are you a Winter with dark or silver hair, cool-color skin tone, blue and/or cool-tone flecks in your eyes)? If so, go for it and just add cool colors from your landscape if you like. If black does not look best on you, pick out the colors of the season that flatter you. Wear them close to your face. And then you can still wear black to good advantage in bottoms and accessories or at least mixed with your favorite colors. The colors of spring ought to bring you cheer!