Wearing Colours
I had touched a bit on colour in the previous post. All the
same, let’s do this in a bit more depth.
Colours are very pleasing to the sight. It’s amazing the
number of colours we have, produced as shades or from a mix of other colours.
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You can play around with these colours when you are trying to be creative with wearing
colours. But have some basic principles at the back of your mind. That way you
will play safe.
Hmmm. I have made huge mistakes trying to combine my
colours. Just imagine wearing colours that are a shade of blue on another shade
of blue (royal blue with navy blue), hahaha. Or a yellow on blue, all bright
colours. Absurd right?
Well, what you don’t know, you don’t know. Sometimes you wear some of these
funny combinations, all expensive. You step out and all eyes are on you. You
feel that you are slaying it. But hey! They are wandering why the heck are
these colours mumbled up?
While making choices of colours to wear, you’ll do well to
consider your skin colour. What colours
compliments your skin? Colour is tricky, what looks good on the rack may not
look necessarily good against your skin colour.
The following guide is recommended. On the other hand, although
you may not strictly follow it, they can be used as fundamental guide to
creativity and flexibility in wearing colours.
Pale or Fair
skin tone:
Cold colors such as; Blue, green, purple are best
Dusky/ Dark
or Gray skin tone:
warm colours like brown, rust orange, and some shades of
yellow
Everyone:
black and white colours.
When Wearing Colours like Metallic Tones (clothes or accessories) - best expressed when
worn directly against the skin:
- Gold is great on Fair skin
- Silver looks good on Wheatish skin (the skin colour one gets after a tan on the beach) and;
- Copper goes well on dark skin.
Bright colours will
always make you look and feel younger
Wearing
colours like Grey, white beige and brown will give you a mature look
Flamboyant
men and women can easily wear bright vivid colours (red, yellow and green). I
like it when men take this bold step. But it must be done correctly.
Introverts
and regular people tends to gravitate towards pastels (pale pink, sky-blue,
mint green, lavender, peach, saffron) or neutral tones ( ivory, beige, black
white all the shades of brown)
Day/
Night colours : Always wear lighter colors in the day, and darker ones at
night
For
entertainment, partying, dining, night outing:
Blacks, reds, darker shades of brown, grey,
blue, green, purple, and all the jewel tones (ruby red, emerald green).
Funerals
: mourning colours (White or black)
Weddings,
parties, festivals: Vibrant colours.
Office: Sober
and light shades
Casual
outings: Brighter colours
Relaxed
and laid back settings: Neutral colours
Formal
occasions: Deeper, darker or stronger colours.
In
colour therapy, white reflects purity
Purple
represents royalty,
Red ,
vibrant
Black
and grey –dark, solemn and serious
Blue
and green-eternally calming
Orange
– fierce and energetic.
Colour match, mix and contrast:
You can find help with the palettes below.
When wearing colours like two primary colours
together, be cautious. These colours are: red, yellow, blue or green. It is
highly suggested to go tone on tone.
If you
are matching or contrasting colours, remember that one strong or bright colour
is better than wearing two.
When wearing white with white or black with
black ensure that the shades are an identical match.
Solids and prints: If worn right and matched
with complimentary tones, most solids can look simple and subtle. If you opt
for prints, be careful. Small subtle prints are a safe option. Never mix and
match two similar or different prints, be it stripes on strips, check with
checks or stripes and checks.
Multicoloured
prints work as long as you wear patterns that don’t mix cold and warm colours
together. In other words, don’t mix orange with purple or green.
- There is no such thing as strictly masculine or a feminine colours: pink for girls and blue for boys etc. You can wear any colour and look good in it as long as you feel comfortable wearing it.
In conclusion, having written all the above, I still believe
that rules are meant to be broken. But it is sane to understand the basics in
fashion before thinking of breaking these rules. That way, your ideas can be appealing
and emulated.
Cheers.
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