It may seem that summer is coming to an end with Labor Day and back-to-school preparations. But this year’s autumn equinox isn’t until September 23rd. And if recent years are an indication, the weather will still be quite warm until then. During these last days of summer, you can keep tropical weather and last-minute vacations in mind by looking the part. After Labor Day, you can start in on Fall colors if you like but it’s not necessary if the weather is 80 degrees Fahrenheit! The equinox will come and then there will be time enough to dress in the Fall spirit. So I chose my style tips of the day to focus on how to wear shades of white now and into Fall.
The rule of no white after Labor Day is broken. There are different ways to wear it during every season of the year. Age doesn’t matter. Here are two color style tips: one for wearing white now and one for wearing white into fall.
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Color Combos, Color Series, Style Tips
All Seasons, Color Tips, White Outfits
Right now, we’re transitioning to Fall weather 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. And age doesn’t matter.
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Color Combos, Style Inspiration, Style Tips
Dress in the Colors of Nature, Transitional Weather
When you don’t have many occasions to dress for and your days are mostly casual, color can give your outfits variety, keeping them interesting and lively. Age doesn’t matter. All you have to do is choose your favorite colors that look good on you. That’s an easy way to brighten your outfit and your day — with color!
Every season, I like to see what colors are trending by checking out the Pantone Institute’s color report. Pantone distills the colors most seen on the runways at the designer shows, makes a list of them and interprets the moods that the colors elicit.
Pantone gives the trending colors their own names and specific shades. That’s helpful if you’re shopping and want to look for the shades of the moment. You can see the exact shades of their
Spring/Summer 2020 colors HERE.
But I think it makes it much easier to put together outfits out of what we have to just think of the trending colors in general terms. So I looked at the Pantone colors for Spring and Summer 2020 and listed them below using the names we usually call them by.
And the classic blue in this spring/summer 2020 palette is Pantone’s named color of the year. So besides being a basic classic color that never goes out of style, this color is still going to keep you looking modern throughout the rest of this year — a good buy if you don’t already have it!
Here’s how to brighten your outfit and your day with color:
Following are the season’s trending colors and ways to combine them.
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Color Combos, Color Series, Style Tips
When spring began, I presented to you Pantone’s NY Fashion Week Spring/Summer 2019 Color Trend Report. You can read my post, “Introducing Spring 2019 Colors and How to Use Them” HERE. Pantone’s colors are for both seasons: spring and summer. Now that it’s the end of spring, the sun is coming out more often and the weather is warming up quite a bit. So I am looking at the spring colors now in a summery kind of way.
An easy way to create an outfit from whatever you have in your closet is to choose a color combination. So I have listed summer color combos below to inspire your outfit choices. Age doesn’t matter. Wear the colors you love and express your true self.
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Color Combos, Color Series, Health Goal Diary
Color Mixing, pantone, Summer
At Christmas time, what colors come to mind? Red and green, right? But there are other holiday colors as well. What if true red and true green are not colors that look best on you? Or maybe you have other shades of red or green that you love. Age doesn’t matter. What matters is what you love and what looks best on you. Think of the beautiful, artistically-decorated Christmas trees and lights…blue and white, silver and gold, etc. Maybe some other set of colors is more you. Let’s take a look at how to gain a new perspective on holiday outfit colors.
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Color Combos, Color Series, Holiday
