You did a brilliant job, as usual.īeeebeee, I also have softer coloring, not from going grey but having a light skin tone and medium blonde hair that are very similar with almost no value contrast and more muted than bright. The other colors were far too bright for me, but I do see their appeal for those who can wear them. Overall, I think the red shade worked the best here. That level of contrast is about right for me, though, so I thank you for including it. I think you don’t care for “Olive Oil” because it is more low to medium contrast and you have a preference for more contrast. I guess that is why my wardrobe is becoming mostly neutrals, it’s just so hard to find the flattering muted “colors” I need in womenswear.I wonder if others here have noticed this problem. This has only increased since I’ve gone gray. There is comparatively much less pressure on men to color their hair so it is easier to find something that works for me there. I find it easier to find the more flattering muted hues in the men’s department. Shopping in women’s wear has always been a challenge for me because that much contrast just doesn’t suit me. I’m thinking that perhaps your preference for higher contrast is related to the fact that you color your hair so that level of contrast is still flattering for you. Thank you Janice for the reminder to focus on the present and the lives we really live when planning purchases for our closet. It never ceases to amaze when I read the comments on some sites from readers who ‘buy everything you suggest’ ‘my closet is filled with your suggestions’ how much of it the commenters actually wear? I’d hazard a guess (experience talking here) very little of it hence my suggestion to check out those thrift shops! Style bloggers appear to be in the business of selling ‘stuff’ much of which can be found in better thrift shops at a fraction of the price or on saIe on the manufacturer’s site. Thanks to you I now ask myself if the item will work in MY life, do I really need to spend $$$$$ on a bag or pair of shoes, do I REALLY like it etc., OR am I just being over influenced? As a result I continue to ‘shop my closet’ before making a now, well thought out purchase. I read fashion blogs and find myself succumbing to the (often) over priced ‘link dumps’. I reread the ‘looking back’ post and think it’s something worth reposting a few times a year just as a reminder. Honestly there are few combos here that really speak to me but the accessories are lovely. I enjoy these forays into mixing neutrals with the Pantone accents. Your blog not only showed me how to organise a decent capsule but also how to find out what clothes I actually want to wear, do wear, and feel good in. Well, no, I’d need to wash things more than I physically can and have more than 3 work outfits BUT the principle is there. I could wear just these for the whole wardrobe season. And I looked at the 12 items of clothing and 3 accessories and just thought… yes. This year, for the same time period, I pulled out the four outfits my 7½ weeks is going to cover. For the last year, I have written down my favourite or key outfit for the Japanese season and what I did wearing it. I do 6-7 week capsule wardrobes: long enough to wear everything, short enough to not get bored or in a rut. I never fully realised that until this week. I would often read about your heroines looking at their wardrobes and feeling happy. But the post from 10 years ago made me think how you’ve helped me. Going to piggy back off Arwen’s post – I can look at (and enjoy) your blog and not want to run off and buy clothes because you have taught your padawans well! Although I disagree with your last statement from the looking back post, if you want to swan around Chicago in a lace blouse and brooch, do it. They are, in fact, lined in satin just like posh slippers might be! So for our purposes, I’ve combined some colors:īig recommendation for these Birdies loafers! They come in a ton of colors and fabrics, and are as soft as bedroom slippers. Same with Nimbus Cloud and Lava Smoke – enough Cloud, and you get Smoke! When you look at the colors – especially when you look at the digital description of each of them – you quickly see that Pale Khaki and Seedpearl are pretty much the same color, except that one is darker. I made the executive decision that I am NOT going to try to find Forest Night at this time of year! I don’t know if I could tell it from Lava Smoke, unless the description of the item specifically mentioned that it was green and not grey… The London neutrals were the following five colors: When we left these five accent colors, from the Pantone London Autumn/Winter 2023-24 colors, I think we had determined that many of us like all sorts of different combinations! But the question was posed that different neutrals might make a difference in how we felt about the various accent colors.
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