Combat Black
Woah, babycakes! What’s with all the BLACK recently?
Don’t get me wrong, my wardrobe is filled with it. I love it as an anchor, but the last time I hit the stores, it seemed like I was seeing a lot of simple, monochrome/black and grey 80′s anti-fashion. With it were a few pops of brighter colors – a burgundy here, an almost-lavender, a burnt sienna brown there, some grey-greens and a lot of “covered in sequins”.
Despite the brighter pops, all the dredges of winter – the last few remaining items – felt very recession-heavy. Like it, everyone’s wardrobe reflects the black and grey mood designers put forth for Autumn/Winter (and it really is still Winter). Last season’s pessimistic mood prevails, but popping up out of the darkness are lighter spring colors….
Looking forward to spring, the color palette will be brighter, lighter and slightly less dreary.
(Image from Fashionising – Pantone’s Spring trends)
While “Tuscany”, “Dried Herb” and “Eucalyptus” still scream drab, they’re not the darker shrouds of winter – encased in black. They still spell caution in color, but Interfilere’s list shows brighter, Mod-like colors moving forward into summer (“Young Shoot”? “Grenadine”? So Mod). Fashionising calls it Pop-Art inspiration.
These brighter colors are what we need to combat the wave of black that’s swept over our wardrobes. A simple pairing – these new colors and black – would do the trick. Bringing in these brighter colors reminds us of the optimism in the upcoming year.
I have a need for “Nectarine” paired with “Storm” for spring – or even “Storm” and “Peppermint”. I like the way “Chinese Lacquer” sits next to “Sweet Nothings”. I could see “Grenadine” in a cropped cardigan over a black dress, or a satin top in “Purple Ash” paired with black, slim, sateen trousers. I also REALLY want to be the person that names these colors. Can someone hook this up for me? I’ll love you forever!
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I am interested in that last row of colours — especially Grenadine!!
True story, my captcha wod is: fluevog
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I am BUSTED. My entire wardrobe is black…it is totally my power color.
I am, however, pretty great at accessorizing with splashes of color like turquoise and hot pink.
But today, yes, I do look like a ninja!
(But a sassy one!)
@Everyday Minimalist I kind of think that captcha word comes up more than most. My captcha list is like: \”Fluevog, birdie, FLUEVOG, FLUEVOG, some other random word… etc\”
@Hayden Tompkins It\’s really all about being able to incorporate other colors. I, too, am busted. This is my reminder to me to not dress in black, head-to-toe!