Oh, color blocking. You are a concept that has been floating around the fashion world for several years now, making many of us scratch our heads in confusion. You sound so simple! I mean, isn’t color blocking just wearing multiple swaths of solid color? Can’t I throw on a cobalt top and red pants and say I’ve color blocked?
Well, yes. But it helps to use a few shortcuts to make such outfits feel more finished. Sometimes a pink tank top and an orange skirt may look “mismatched” instead of “color blocked.” Here are a few shortcuts to successful color blocking:read more
No, not those warm colors. I’m talking about clothes that are warm and are a color, instead of the usual winter black:
Although, I guess technically the sweater counts as one of those warm colors as well.
On Friday, which is when I wore this, it was freezing here in Pittsburgh and made even colder by the wind. And all I could think to wear was layers of black. Because it seems that all my warmest clothes are black and gray.
But, I didn’t want to wear black and gray. I wanted to wear color. Of course, I also wanted to be warm. So I dug out a bright cashmere sweater and paired it with some non-black pants:read more
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Sally McGraw is a Minneapolis-based freelance writer, blogger, and editor.
