What a coincidence…I’m actually wearing a silver grey top today with a yellow cardigan. I was afraid to try this color at first, but I really like it and now I may have to get another top in this color! Thanks for the inspiration, Angie!

I love it too- and probably wear it too much LOVE the middle jacket in the pictures!

Last year a friend shopping with me insisted I must buy an August Silk knit top in this color after holding it up to my face. I bought it reluctantly wondering how I could use it, but it’s become a major piece of my wardrobe. I’ll be looking for more of this color. It makes my skin glow. You are right that it is wonderful with white and with brights, especially yellow and lime green.

I love silver gray; it is a great alternative to black. I have a scarf and one skirt in this color and I wear both items quite a lot. I would love to have a dress in silver gray, in a fabric with a little sheen to it.

I’m a huge fan of this color as well. The jacket on far right is terrific. Keeping this on my wish list to add as I can.

Hi, I’ve been reading this blog for a couple of weeks now and it’s great! Light gray (all shades of gray, actually) is one of my favorite colors and I’ve always liked pairing it with white. I wear this combo in the winter too even though I always run the risk of getting my whites dirty.

I have a pair of silver gray jeans on right now and I love how I can pair them with just about any color in my wardrobe!

I can really not wear silver gray, it washes me out completely, even when adding other color. I also cannot wear white that well and do better with cream or off white. The summer neutrals that I use are the dreaded (not to me) lighter forms of tan, taupe, natural and khaki . I know they are not popular on this forum but they really work with my skin tone and complexion. I have seen others not do gray well but it does seem to work on many people, certainly on you Angie.! I love all the examples but this is a neutral that I will pass on.

I love silver grey and I’m glad to know that it is a good neutral for this summer.
Thanks Angie, whereever you are.

I’m very happy to hear that light grey is angie-approved, since I have just bought converse in a shiny silver grey, and I’m loving the colour! This post tipped the scales for my thoughts on investing in a nice light grey blouse. It can indeed, against all expectations, be a very fresh and summery colour!

Perfect timing! I am looking for a silver grey top to go with a deep purple belted jacket (looks great with jeans). I haven’t found the right top yet. I want it to have some shine to it, but not be too glossy. Joelle, a scarf in this color is a great idea. Where did you get yours?

I love this color and have been wondering if it’s a color I can wear or if it will wash me out. I’ll definitely give this a try when I find a good silvery piece.

Such a coincidence! I’ve always loved silver grey and jumped at the chance when I found a trench coat in this colour last week (it has the slightest hint of sheen, the buttons are grey too with a thin white stripe – quirky detail that makes me smile). I quite like the look of it with dark-washed denim and white bottoms. I can wear it ‘on its own’, but you’re right Angie, brights and ‘my dusky’ colours do take it up a notch.

I’m so glad you’re exploring some alternate neutrals. I am SO LAZY and default to black every time. I love the idea of silver gray as a lighter, airier summer neutral upon which to build outfits!

I’m loving all the combinations in the pictures. I LOVE light grey but stopped buying anything in the color after my roomies in college threatened to kick me out because I had far too many I’m going to start investing in a few light grey pieces now. Looks fabulous with yellow in the pictures. Thanks Angie!

I just picked up a light gray jacket (the poet style from JJill, and I bought a petite so it would be shorter) and I have been wearing it to death. I love it with all blues, particularly navy, and with shots of yellow or green accessories. I look forward to finding other items to wear with my new favorite.

I guess I’m the odd one out. Other than the last picture where there is a nice sheen ((therefore making it more silver than gray), I just don’t like this color. Something about it looks cheap to me, like newsprint or an old sweatshirt. It looks ok in these pictures, but I still think all of those outfits would look better with a different neutral. I do like it in shoes for some reason, perhaps because of the material difference, and because it doesn’t bounce off the skin so much. I’ll stick to my charcoals and blacks.

I am pleasantly surprised how grey can light up my face. I really like it with cream, yellow and green. I’m very picky about specific shades of grey, though. More often than not, it looks cheap to me. I’m glad this color is more widely available at the moment. I’m on the lookout

aha. I’ll go try my light grey silk blouse I refuse to get rid of with my white
denim jacket. What are “sour” colors?

Eva, I found a long spring scarf in a silvery light grey at Target about 6 weeks ago. Maybe you can still find one. It has a nice sheen and I’ve worn it more than my white scarf this spring.

I love this color and use it quite often. What I noticed over the years is my husband seems to comment on what I’m wearing when I have this color on. I generally combine it with yellow and accessorize it with yellow turquoise jewelry I made myself. I think Shiny is rocking it as well as much as I can see in her posts.

I love love love gray and yellow; this has been a combo of mine for a long time. Gray and white also rock my world. I pretty much like gray and anything.

I wore a lot of grey in college and this past year have started wearing it again. I do agree that it’s versatile, but honestly, I’m a bit sick of it. Perhaps it’s living in the northwest – the color grey in general can wear on one’s nerves during “the dark months.” I do like the pictures with yellow, so perhaps I just need to throw in more color.

Love this!! I’ve been drawn to the silver gray/bright yellow combo for quite some time…now I need to get me something with those colors!

Love silver and grey… AWAY from my face! I have shoes, jeans and a handbag this color but try as I might this color does not work against my face no matter what I pair it with. I have to resist buying this because I do love it.

Eva, I got my scarf at Macy’s 4-5 years ago. It’s made of a sheer solid color light gray material with a 1-2 inch border that has some sheen to it. They probably don’t sell it anymore because it has been several years, but it is very simple in design so you could probably find something similar pretty easily.

Thanks Joy. I briefly saw that Target had a lot of nice scarfs this season. I will need to go back to get a closer look.

What a coincidence! I just found a little light gray A-line skirt on the clearance rack at BR and I love it, especially now that the sun has finally returned! I wore it this week with a bright blue cardi and felt so spring-y.

I don’t know… this color just doesn’t look good on me. Maybe I’ll try it paired with a bright hue and it’ll work. But usually it just washes me out. Even my husband (who is usually very complimentary) has told me that this color does “nothing” for me.

The problem with this color when it is worn up next to the skin is that you can see any sweat right away. So maybe this color works better out an outwear piece. I think there is a big difference between the darker color (on the vest) and the lighter ones. I have a spring coat in that color (it has the blue-ish cast) it looks great with everything.

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