Now that the Pantone Color Institute named their Color of the Year to be Very Peri, I discovered a lot that I hadn’t known before. For one thing, I thought I had only one periwinkle top but discovered it is a light blue. And for another thing, I discovered that I actually have five tops and six scarves that are actually periwinkle but I had thought of them as shades of lavender. When I discovered that, I got interested in combining those pieces into a variety of outfit combinations based on what colors go well with them. Suddenly this blog post was born because I wanted to share with you what I learned. You will find out how to use the color of the year by mixing and matching with other colors in your closet to get the most outfit combinations you can from what you have.
Periwinkle is featured in the True Spring color palette. But actually it is a universal color that looks good on anyone, depending on the shade. And when you use color to your advantage, age doesn’t matter. That’s because wearing your most flattering colors next to your face makes your skin look clearer and your eyes stand out. And you’ll get a beautiful effect with your natural hair color, too. You don’t have to stick with the exact shade of Very Peri. The stores aren’t; they’re offering a wide variety of purples and lavenders. So choose from cool or warm, light or dark, bright or soft shades of purple to find what’s best for you.
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Color Combos, Color Series
Color, Color Combinations, Color Mixing, Color Palette, Color Trends, pantone
Earth tones are the basic neutrals that continue to be a classic component of cold-weather style year after year. They are the backdrop or even the monochrome composition for other trending colors during the cold seasons. Think spice colors and all sorts of browns including mustard, turmeric, curry, cinnamon, maize, gold, burnt orange, cognac, chestnut, saddle brown, toffee, coffee, milk chocolate, dark chocolate, camel, tan, sand, taupe, khaki, stone, oxblood, burgundy, maroon, bronze, rust, tortoiseshell and animal patterns in these earthy shades. Include greens such as olive, forest, sage and moss for even more options. You can mix earth tones with ANY palette. Age doesn’t matter. So let’s take a look at how to wear the ever-popular earth tones for Fall and Winter!
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Color Combos, Color Series, Ways to Wear It
Autumn/Winter Colors, Color, Color Combinations, Color Trends, Dress in the Colors of Nature, Earth Tones, Neutral Color Combos
Do you know what colors look best on you? If you don’t, you can find out by taking a free color analysis quiz (click on the link below.) And when you know what your best colors are, you can start creating wardrobe capsules with a fun new program that I’m going to tell you about today.
Wearing your best colors makes you look like your true self at its best. You’ll look better even without makeup! Your colors make your skin look smoother and your eyes look brighter. Age doesn’t matter when you wear the right colors.
How Do You Know What Colors Look Best on You?
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Color Series
Color Combinations, Color Mixing, glam rock, wardrobe capsule, Your Best Self, Your True Self
Black or white go with anything so they pair easily with olive green, a versatile color in its own right. And it’s a no-brainer to wear an olive top or jacket with blue jeans, since they go with everything too! But do you know off the top of your head what colors go best with olive to make the most beautiful outfits? Age doesn’t matter when you use color to your advantage.
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Color Combos, Color Series, Outfit Combinations
Autumn/Winter Colors, Color Combinations, Fashion
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.
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Color Combos, Color Series, Outfit Combinations
Autumn/Winter Colors, Color, Color Combinations
