I love wearing navy. Some dark blues are darker than others, and I enjoy wearing all of them. Navy is the dark neutral of my style, and “my black”. It took many years to replace all the black in my wardrobe to navy, but I have not looked back.
I prefer dark blue with my complexion and hair, and with the large assortment of colours in my wardrobe. I feel happier in navy than I do in black. These days I don’t wear solid black at all, and I have also eliminated black in patterns. I am 100% dark blue.
Here are the solid navy and pattered navy items in my wardrobe.
I love wearing solid dark blue knitwear, blouses, and long Winter coats. I enjoy solid navy skirts and dresses. I enjoy dressy navy trousers if they have bells and whistles. I have a deep affection for navy and white/cream stripes, and dressy navy lace. I like to wear patterns with navy backgrounds too. I love wearing dark blue denim anything.
That said, I don’t like dark blue in all wardrobe items. Despite my love for pants suits, I don’t want to wear one in solid navy. I’d wear a navy pinstripe and navy checked suit though. I’d wear a navy suit with high-contrast white stitching and buttons too. I don’t want to wear a navy item blazer, navy shoes, or a navy handbag. I don’t want to wear a navy peacoat, and I recently discovered that I don’t want to wear a navy trench coat. I also don’t want to wear a solid navy scarf, hat and gloves, but will wear them in a navy pattern.
It’s interesting to me how we can sometimes be very particular and moody about the way we wear a colour. This comes up with my clientele fairly frequently. Our sartorial preferences are not as straightforward as you might expect. Our emotions play their part, and best we listen to those feelings.
Over to you. Do you have any interesting relationships with colour?
