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Ways to use rich, dark colours.

Karlie Kloss in tartan for U.S. Vogue

I'm the one that prefer navy blue or dark grey/charcoal as the basic hue, rather than black, to highlight bright colors and bring out the outfit's best details.

The navy blue or charcoal grey looks more elegant than black.. since black looks "too dark". Especially in my country's sunny, shiny tropical climate, wearing black seems "not suit to the environment" because of its "darkness" against the bright sunrays, and its nature to absorb the heat.. And, while bright colors paired with black, they will look too garish..

Black, also, is too "usual", not something "surprising" for an outfit.. so black is just not my pick.. ;) The navy blue or charcoal seems to be a better choice.

As for in my everyday life, in the day time, in this tropical country, when there are no special occasions or events, I usually go for white, grey, beige, pastel colors, blue jeans, for the basic hue; bright colors for the accessories; and I keep the black and dark leather brown for my shoes and handbag.. ;)
How about you, Lovelies?

Another fabulous dark color is deep brown/dark chocolate. Pair this color with pink for the classic color combination..

Victoria Beckham, sporting dark chocolate with gradation of pink.

or, with purple for more edgy look..

Dark chocolate sweater, light pink belt, purple tights.

• If you pair more than two contrast colors for your outfit, keep the accessories, like shoes, necklace, or handbag, in other neutral/earth tone colours. This, will help to tone down the contrast look and erase 'the image of too matchy-matchy thing' off from the look.. And I'm not a fan of "rainbow" look either.. ;)

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Are you a fan of mint green? How do you style that colour up?

Happy weekend! :)



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Outfit Styling

One of my blog's readers asked me "What colors match the black-and-white stripes?"

For me, this versatile print just seem to go with, well, pretty much everything.. any colors or prints, and adds a fun graphic element to any outfit.

The black-and-white striped garment could be called a new "plain look", just like when we wear an outfit with one solid color such as: black, white, grey/charcoal, camel, khaki, and any other plain natural colors.

So, basically we simply can put on any colors or almost any prints as a splash of color to the black-and-white striped garment, whether the styling will make a chic matching outfit, or instead, create a stylish miss-matching outfit.. :)

The colors/prints addition could be in a form of a scarf, a jewelry (necklace, bracelet, ring, brooch, etc), shoes we wear, or a bag.

One thing you must note is the thickness/width of those stripes. The thinner the stripes, the more "plain" it would look. Big stripes are bold, differ with the pinstripes that look more "plain" and less contrast.

Here are some examples of the styling:

Some of the examples are from Abaya Addict, an American abayas online shop based in Dubai. They have a great range of beautiful abayas, many black-and-white striped pieces, especially in their Summer 2012 collection, completed with how they style up those stripes..

The most common match for the black-and-white stripes is red:

The stripes also match perfectly with black, white, or dark grey (for sure..^_^):

(Photo: AbayaAddict)

Another fabulous match is matching the stripes with a colour yellow-mustard or patchwork prints (like I wrote in my previous post):


 Or, with floral prints as seen in 10 Crosby Derek Lam Spring 2012 collection:

(Photo: Style.com)

 Or, with the cobalt blue:

(Photo: AbayaAddict)

Or, with the fresh leaf colour-y green:

My favorite would be the fresh green.. :)

And those stripes also will look super cool if matched with a black leather jacket, or with a lavender handbag, blue pair of jeans, or with a brown booties.

For a nautical look, adds the colour navy blue and red onto the black-and-white striped outfit.

So.. black-and-white stripes with a splash of color? It's a definitely yes!

Do you love to wear black-and-white stripes? Do you like them big and bold, or thin with less contrast-y look? Show us in the comments your favourite colors/prints to go along with those stripes.

Pinterest Picks

Browsing on Pinterest and then pin what is interesting on my pinboards is one of my favorite things to do nowadays. Perhaps, most of you love doing it, too.. :)

I thought it is a quickest and easiest way to find inspirations, rather than clicking through all the thousands links on the web..

So.. for your "pinspiration" this week, let's take a look at colours.. to brighten up your bright Summer's style with these bright pops of color ;)

All are in covered style, so they also can be your inspiration in outfits styling..





My favorites are two of the first pictures. How about you? Do you bravely pull off pops of color on your looks?