A long time ago, in a galaxy far, far, away... I'd wake up before hubs and get dressed in the dark. Often, I'd find myself sitting at my desk in the middle of the day, staring at the tights I'd been wearing for hours, suddenly realizing that they were navy instead of black. Nowadays, hubs wakes up between 1-3 hours before me, as he's doing rotations, but I've gotten over my fear of navy tights with black. When dressing down on a day like today, I sometimes reach for my navy cableknit tights for warmth and a bit of mystery-- "Is she really wearing navy tights with that?" Then I spilled tomato sauce all over my clean white tee while cooking up some Moroccan lamb stew, which added to the color confusion. I've got navy and black AND pink and red in one messy outfit. Talk about rule breaking.
* white tee-- Hanes * grey cardigan-- H&M * navy pencil skirt-- American Apparel * navy cableknit tights-- Hue * pewter boots-- Ugg * gold cameo-- gift from Mom * pink scarf-- gift from Dad * black hat-- UO *
1. What color dominates your closet?
I have quite a few staple pieces in black (skirts), grey (cardigans) and white (shirts), but I gravitate to a number of colors, most of them deeply saturated-- hot pink, maroon, and deep blue. I love incorporating color into my outfits, and consider a look a success when I don't fall back on black.
2. If money weren't an issue how would you change the color emphasis
in your closet?
I love the colors J. Crew has been putting out-- mustard yellow, chartreuse, burnt umber. I think these deep, rich tones are luxe-looking and unexpected. If money wasn't an issue, I'd have a skirt and cardigan in each of these colors to mix with the maroon and pink I currently own.
3. What is your mantra about mixing colors?
I can't say that I really have a mantra. I generally don't mix more than 2 contrasting colors, and usually incorporate some sort of neutral to keep things from looking clownlike.
4. For you, how do you incorporate color into your outfits?
The easiest way is through solid-colored dresses. I have dresses in green, blue, purple, and just purchased one in red. They're a nice wash of bold color that can be mixed with patterned and other-toned accesories (ie. my favorite look, the dress + scarf + boot combo.) I'm also a fan of the color "pop", in which accessories add much-needed color and interest to a basic look. Like the one above.
5. Which blogger(s) do you think do a good job of incorporating color
into their wardrobe?
Franca is the color queen in my book, hands down. I also love the color mixing done by Tania, E. of Academichic, and my new favorite read, Sydney.
Thanks to Katy for the questions! Fab job, as always.
How do you use color in your wardrobe?
14 comments:
I Think the pewter boots tie everything together nicely, and I like the touch of pink.
I love long cardigans. I just found your blog and really like it. I'm not Jewish, but I am Mormon, so I also do the whole modesty thing. Basically, there is at least another person in NYC in August not wearing strapless shirts and short shorts.
The light in my bedroom is broken, it switches on and off seemingly at random, so I made the navy tights mistake just last week. I liked how it looked too!
As another commenter brought the modesty thing up, I'd like to add: I've been following your blog for about a month now, and only just realised last week that you have a 'modesty' tag, and a page explaining it. Before I saw that I didn't notice anything about your outfits that makes you look different to other women our age, I just liked what you wore. And still do, of course. It's really neat that you're managing to stick to your rules without it being obvious, as your style and use of colour is what stands out, not the fact that you're covered up.
Love this look! It is amazing what a pretty pink scarf can add to an outfit. Also, your hat is too cute!
Hello! I have been admiring your blog for so long now and I must say that it is refreshing to see a modest dresser on the web.
I love the pop of color of that scarf!
That hat is adorable! & I totally agree about E., she's a colour maven.
Ooh, love that scarf. And your answers! I love the colors of J Crew too.
I just want to say that I found your blog couple of weeks ago and I just love your outfit ideas! And what I love the most are your kitchen cabinets, I mean , the color! It makes the perfect background for your outfits!
Thanks, Erica! I'd say that close to 50% of the blogs I read on a daily basis are written by Mormon women. I am really floored by how creative they are on a daily basis, juggling kids, school, work. We should have some sort of Orthodox Jewish-Mormom partnership!
Aw, thanks! Who knew that painting my gross 197os- era peeling wood cabinets would help in style blogging??
I'm a serial J. Crew sale stalker. And in my dream future, in which I secure a tenure-track job at a top 10 university, I will be able to actually purchase something.
I am forever indebted to the museum visitor who left it behind. One of the perks in working here has been lost and found- I got a camera out of it, too.
Thanks for letting me know, abunch. I love being able to see other women who dress like me on the web, too!
Nicola, this comment totally made my morning. Thank you.
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