Every women (and any fashion
conscious man) has felt the fear of wearing a mismatching outfit. Banish this
worry forever, with this week’s Luxe Models guide to matching colours.
Get to Know Your Colour
You open up your wardrobe and
it’s all like Sophie’s Choice up in there! You have a top and a skirt you love,
but you’re not sure if the colours complement or clash. Rather than taking the
risk, why not get to know your colour.
As far as fashion goes, colours
generally fall into several categories; neutral colours (black, white and
grey), cold colours (blue, green and bluish shades of purple i.e. lavender),
warm colours (red, orange, yellow, pink and pink tones of purple i.e. plum) and
last, but not least, warm neutrals (cream, beige, and brown).
Combine Your Colours
Once you’ve gotten familiar with
the colours on offer, use these as a benchmark on how to match. From here,
there are general rules that you can follow to make sure you've got colours
that complement each other:
- 2 colours, 1 neutral: green and yellow and white
- 1 colour, 1 neutral: black and red
- 1 colour, 2 neutrals: purple and black and grey
- 2 or 3 neutrals: black and white
Luxe Models and the Two Ways to Wear Colour
For the actual colours
themselves, remember that there are two ways of wearing them. The first is by
wearing complementary colours. These are shades that stand opposite each other
on a standard colour wheel. They are complementary because they bring out and emphasise
each other. Examples of complementary colours include blue and orange, purple
and yellow etc. Try wearing a lighter shade of one colour with a darker shade
of another, for the best effect.
The other way to match colour is
to use analogous colour. These are shades that are next to each other on a
standard colour wheel. Essentially, because they are next to each other, the
subtlety is pleasing to the eye. An analogous combination would include light
blue, dark green and light green. A good tip for wearing analogous colours is
to either limit yourself to three, or two with a neutral thrown in.
Luxe Models knows that it’s not
always easy to know which colours will complement each other, and we hope this
guide helps, however we would also remind you to rely on your intuition. If
something looks wrong, it probably is!
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