Injecting Colour into your wardrobe

You've had your colours done. You've culled your wardrobe and now what?

In my last two blogs I mentioned the 4 deadly colours that are destroying your wardrobe and the 5 neutral colours you should have in your wardrobe.

You've removed all the wrong colours and now you're starting to build your new wardrobe. 

Sometimes when clients remove the offending colours, they may find they don’t have much left to work with.

I like to think about building a wardrobe from scratch.

Lets start with the basics.

You’ve already learned about the basics to begin with once you have extracted the wrong colours. 

Now you add the 5 – 7 neutrals in your colour palette.

You will have learned about those at your colour consultation.

I think the best way to build a wardrobe is to start with an empty closet.

Add all your neutrals that you salvaged from the cull.

You definitely can have a wardrobe built on neutrals only, but that is not what you are looking for ultimately. We want a colourful wardrobe. 

Now to add some colour.

You’re neutrals are your whites, browns, beiges, taupes, burgundy's, navys, greys, denims.

You can see with just these colours, there is a lot of variety already.

Now you’re going to think about injecting the colour.

Remember neutrals go with neutrals for example you can wear denim pants with a burgundy top.

Various beiges and taupes go beautifully together. You can throw in a bit of grey with the taupes as well, remembering to always stick to your palette.

Navy’s and whites or greys are great. Denim always is a great starter for any outfit and know that denim on denim is always stylish.

Play around with your neutrals and create as many outfits as you possibly can with just the neutrals.

Taking shots of these outfits and even creating pinterest boards can be a lot of fun as well.

So when you go to make some more colourful outfits, it is easier to start with your neutrals first.

The best outfits are the ones that have only your colours in them. So don't be tempted to stray into the other seasonal palettes. 

For example if you have white or denim jeans, every other colour in your palette will go. Imaging yellow and denim, white and green, white and  yellow, beige and pink, grey and lemon, grey and green. The possibilities are endless because you have thousands and thousands of shades of colour to choose from.

Now you have predictably made some stylish looks you can think a little out of the box by using 2 colours that are not a basic or a neutral shade.

This may take a little more boldness, but the outfits will still look fashionable and beautiful.

Imagine 2 colours together

Imagine green and pink, lemon and green, blue and yellow, mauve and pink, red and pink, red and green, mauve and green, lilac and lemon, light blue and green. The possibilities are endless as well as beautiful.

It is true that switching to your colours completely does take some effort. But the effort is well worth it.

If you have any more questions contact Your Colours and style Sydney

Your 5 top staple colours for Winter

THE 5 DEADLY COLOURS KILLING YOUR WARDROBE

Last blog I spoke about the 5 deadly colours that are killing your wardrobe.

Well it wouldn’t be fair if I didn’t tell you, at least 5 top colours to replace the ones you ousted.

These colours are not only to replace the one’s you’ve lost but they actually are what I call your neutral basics.

MANY STYLISTS WILL BUILD YOUR WARDOBE BASED ON BLACK

Many stylist will build your wardrobe from top to toe, using colours like black, white, grey and navy.

Some may consider these colours to be your staples but at your colours and style, as a colour consultant for over 20 years I have a different approach to colour, that works so well not only for all people but the difference will be noted more by the mature.

5 TOP STAPLE COLOURS

So here are the 5 top staple colours to build your wardrobe , I am recommending for you.

In fact you can just about create a really nice capsule wardrobe with these colours alone.

Staple colour no 1. Off white

Have you noticed some whites are too stark, some are too dull, but the off white tones (there are too many to count) are just right?

So imagine off white jeans, off white pants, off white jackets, coats and cardigans, off white shoes and boots, off white T shirts and sneakers. Off white is always a beautiful and chic option. You can never go wrong.

Staple colour no 2. Light denim

Have you ever considered dark denim to be just a little strong? And when a colour is too strong for you, it’s just plain wrong?

Light denim always looks more stylish and attractive and teams so well with all your other colours.

Light blue jeans, chambray shirts, denim jackets. Denim is always in fashion and can offer casual as well as classic looks.

Staple Colour no 3. Taupe

What is taupe? It’s sort of a very light brown. There are lighter and darker shades of taupe as well as warm taupes. Taupe is a very classy colour and just like all of your other neutrals can mix with all your neutrals. For a look that says “calm” try taupe for a welcome change.

Staple Colour No 4. Dusty Blue

Dusty Blue is lighter and softer than the strong dark royal blues, regal blues, navy blues, ink blues, electric blues, teal blues etc.

You will find this colour more soothing to the eye and just gorgeous and always classic and fashionable. Shop around it’s worth waiting for the right find to add to your wardrobe and don’t just settle for the wrong blues it’s not worth the compromise.

Staple Colour No 5 Burgundy

Burgundy has always been a rich and royal option to any wardrobe. Although it’s a very strong and somewhat heavy colour, it still gives the appearance of softness and is less harsh than black and the deeper dominant colours.

You will always get compliments when you choose to wear Burgundies, Berrys, Plums and similar tones.

So there you have 5 winners for your wardrobe. Remember there are many many versions of those 5 colours I’ve just listed , so consider the scope of shades that come in just those 5 colours. For example imagine a top to toe monochromatic look in various taupes.

For more information about your colours or how to get your colours done

Contact Your Colours and style Sydney

The 4 Colours that are destroying your wardrobe

Get these 4 colours out of your wardrobe now if you’re interested in looking your best and having a functional and stylish wardrobe. 

It's these 4 colours that are setting your style up to fail especially as you age. 

A powerful style secret

As a professional colour consultant for over 20 years, I've witnessed over and over again, what is destroying fashion for women, especially mature women. 

Have you noticed the older you get, certain colours are aging you as well as making you look drab and dull? 

I’m going to share with you a very powerful secret that will save your wardrobe, your style and even your purse.

For years we have been consumed with the idea of finding out what colours suit us, but despite all the fuss, many have been deceived about the colours that suit them. 

Many stylists are avoiding colour rules and are putting style before colour. This is quiet the wrong way around as colour is 80% of your style equation. 

What are the 4 deadliest colours for mature women to avoid?

Deadly colour no 1.

Black

Coco Chanel did us no favours when she immortalized the LBD ( Little Black dress.)

Once that became fashion law, women all over the world adopted black as their most chic option. 

Trouble is black is the number one deadly colour in your wardrobe.

3 reasons why black is the deadliest colour in your wardrobe.

B  Black is a non colour.

Black absorbs all light and  has the reputation of bringing death to everything around it.

Have you noticed how dull you look when wearing black?

Have you noticed the shadow and lines on your face and neck become more prominent when you wear black?

What mood does black create? How do you feel at a funeral when everyone is in black? 

It's certainly a sad colour. 

There’s a definite heaviness in the air.

2     Black restricts your colour choices.

The misconception about black is it goes with everything. Hence we wear black pants, black coats, black bags, black shoes etc.

Black becomes the base we build our wardrobe around,

Black has a habit of reproducing itself because black doesn’t go with everything, so many people wear black from top to toe.

You may have a wardrobe full of clothes, but have nothing to wear, because black is your base colour.

Most of your outfits look drab because black is your base.

You go out to buy more clothes because your current wardrobe feels drab only to come home with more black. You try to mix black with other colours and get confused when the outfit looks uncoordinated.

    Black doesn't go with everything

As mentioned black does not go with everything.

It not only does not go with everything it stops you from choosing other multiple colours that do go with everything and do go with you.

If you don’t believe it, google any famous person and note, not only how often they wear black, but also how little colour they wear as well.

This is such a shame because most people do not utilize all their colour and unless you’ve had a proper colour analysis and have learned about all the colours that suit you, you too will be that person as well.

Deadly colour no 2.

Dark navy.

Almost all women I’ve seen over the years, fall into this deadly trap.

They know black is too dull and dark and aging so they substitute black with navy.

But they substitute black with a navy that goes with black and experience the same problems they do if they wear black.

They look dull and uninteresting in dark navy, They need to learn about the right navy's that look amazing on them instead.

Deadly Colour no 3

Dark grey

Add a bit of white to black and you get a light black, which is dark grey.

The problem with light black or dark greys' is these colours are still heavy and strong. You can find out what greys are best for you which are much more flattering. 

Deadly Colour no 4.

Dark denim

We know that denim comes in all shades from ink navy, to faded denim to bright denim blues.

The colours of denim are so varied, they can go with all and every season. The dark denim or ink blue denim is again a type of blue that goes with black also and is too strong. 

Be sure you find out the sort of denims you can wear for your wardrobe that go with all your colours and the colour denims that are flattering to you.

If you have more questions contact your colours and style.