From the beginning of autumn when it’s still sunny and warm ’til the end of the season when it may even snow, the feeling of fall is in the colors of the earth and the trees. So in the spirit of autumn leaves falling, if we surround ourselves in the changing colors that we see around us we feel in sync with nature. Age doesn’t matter. These colors are a gift to us from our Mother Earth.
Even if the weather is still hot, you can wear your lightweight, cool summer clothes in fall hues, such as: orange, red, rust, mustard yellow, navy, teal, purple, gray and burgundy. The neutral fall colors are the earth tones, such as: chocolate brown, olive green, sage green and camel. These are the colors — from brights to neutrals — to wear all season long.
Navy can take the place of black in your fall outfits. Pantone Color Institute’s executive director Leatrice Eiseman said, “When you move into the classic colors, we know that classics don’t change all that much. Yet we will see or expect a preponderance of certain colors. Sargasso Sea is that staple fall color. Navy is like the new black so to speak. It doesn’t replace black, of course. As navy blues have gained in recent seasons, this is an acknowledgement that this is the mooring of our entire palette.” (For more about Pantone’s A/W 2018 color palettes, read my post “How to Update Your Look with Color in the Fall.”)
What follows is: 1) The meanings of colors; 2) Autumn color combinations; and 3) Outfit ideas using fall colors.
Today I have a color tip for you. Let’s have fun and mix and match all of your clothes to come up with new outfit combinations. You’ll get more outfits out of what you have so you won’t have to spend as much money, and you won’t get bored with your clothes. Age doesn’t matter; use what you already have!
We can all admit that color sets a mood. Each of us has our favorite color, which may have changed during our lifetime. And each of us has our own natural coloring we were born with that causes us to look better in some colors than in others.
In “Color Therapy” by Madisyn Taylor” on the Daily Om, she writes that often the colors we like best are the colors we need most in our lives.
Happily, we usually naturally gravitate toward preferring colors that look good on us. Age doesn’t matter when we wear our favorite, best colors. Because what matters is who we are.
If our style is a way to say who we are, the color component of our style also says something about us. Although on certain days we might choose a color to cheer ourselves up or give ourselves confidence, on the days that we wear our favorite color we are showing our true selves to the world…and they get the message. Continue Reading
On her blog, the Inside Out Style Blog:, Imogen Lamport has a section on color which is in-depth and highlights her expertise. She shared this color quiz for the fun of it. Your personality doesn’t change (except for how you improve it over time) so age doesn’t matter. This quiz, originally from House Beautiful, is for you share and play with with your friends. Age doesn’t matter. 😉
Wearing pink is a color that can do wonders for your complexion if it’s in the right shade for you. Whether your style is dainty or classic, tough or menswear based, age doesn’t matter. What matters is how you combine this color with other colors and styles to get the effect you’re after. Continue Reading
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