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Call me a box of crayons
By Meg | January 28, 2008
So, I’ve been going crazy for color this season. Actually, it started this time last year — during the season of black and white. My closet is still recovering since that’s when I bought a lot of my current wardrobe. And the mustard yellow summer we had didn’t help me one bit since that shade makes me look sickly.
Don’t get me wrong, I love neutrals. I have a lot of black and gray in my wardrobe and that’s fine. However, I love adding colorful accessories to the mix. Unfortunately, most people seem to want neutral accessories that will go with everything and that’s what I see the most of whenever I go shopping. I have a lot of neutral clothes, though. Ergo, I don’t need many neutral accessories.
Even one of my New Year’s resolutions was to add more color to my wardrobe. The color I do have is mostly blues and purples in rather calm shades. So I’ve been looking for colorful accessories.
Well, today I found some color!
One piece was a gorgeous fuchsia trench coat. Another was a bright yellow jacket. Then there was a pair of purple capris and a hunter green bag. Had they had them in my size, I probably would have gotten a pair of pink pumps (something I’ve been wanting for months). I had even managed to get some electric blue nail polish at the pharmacy earlier in the day.
I wish I had a camera with me earlier, though, because when I came out of the dressing room I was wearing my electric blue heels, the purple capris, a bright green shirt, the yellow jacket, and electric blue nails. I was colorful, to say the least. And while I don’t know if I could go out in such an outfit, it felt really good.
The odd thing is, I normally can’t wear pinks and yellows. And while I recently wrote about how to work difficult colors into your wardrobe, I had just about given up on wearing either color in large amounts. So in my book, the jacket and coat are pretty darn miraculous.
All in all, I couldn’t be happier with my choices. After all, wearing colorful outerwear and accessories is actually a pretty economical way to work a lot of color into your everyday wardrobe. I’ll get way more use out of them than I would a yellow blouse or a fuchsia skirt.
I think this is going to be a great year.
Tags: Color, Fashion, Money, Nails, Outerwear, Pants, Style
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January 31st, 2008 at 11:14 am
Meg, I like your fuchsia trench coat. And that was such a great bargain!!
Years ago, I had a three-piece outfit that was a little bit deeper fuchsia color, and it was one of my favorite outfits. I received several compliments on it and I think because there’s something about that color that works well with my skin tone.
January 31st, 2008 at 11:39 am
Thanks, Charla!
I’m definitely in love with dark fuchsias right now. It’s so great to find strong colors that work with one’s skin tone. I’m sure your outfit was absolutely fabulous!