https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/color-palette-discipline-epiphany Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Wed, 22 Apr 2026 10:17:44 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/search.php https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/color-palette-discipline-epiphany#post-929221 Fri, 10 May 2013 02:17:26 +0000 Vix 929221@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ Hi Unfrumped --<br /><br />I think this move will help you (hope so!). If you're not big on statement-colored shoes then -- I'm not either, I've tried &nbsp;but they just ain't me 99% of the time -- then it makes sense to have pants/shoes in the same color tones.&nbsp;<br /><br />I'm with Mia in that olive (and stone and pewter) pants are neutral enough to go with cool-toned shoes...they keep me from drowning in black/charcoal/lighter grey/navy.<br /><br />Are subtle cool-toned&nbsp;metallic shoes out for you at work? I find pumps/wedges/sandals in those shades create a good bridge between the darker cool-toned pants and the lighter neutral ones.<br /><br /> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/color-palette-discipline-epiphany#post-928964 Thu, 09 May 2013 20:38:39 +0000 Mia 928964@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ I think this is very astute. &nbsp;Warm toned pants of any shade usually mean closet orphan for me. &nbsp;I do get lots of use out of ones that are neutrals and this is where I use olive for example which is not great by my face. &nbsp;<br /><br /><br /> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/color-palette-discipline-epiphany#post-928956 Thu, 09 May 2013 20:30:28 +0000 unfrumped 928956@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ Liz, thanks, I waffle back and forth between&nbsp;more focus and more colors. At one point I thought I would change my work wardrobe neutrals to browns--give up black- but for pants and shoes, there is so much more selection for picky pants fit and fussy feet.<br />texstyle, I hear you. I got my burgundy/cordovan oxfords as a great not-black, almost-neutral, and blue&amp; black reptile print ballet flats as well, so they go with multiple pants colors. For work I still favor fairly subdued shoes that don't scream look at me, but I'm keeping my eye out for the subtle but interesting option. Also looking for&nbsp;color combinations to bridge colors, but in lower contrast--like a black and dark taupe instead of black &amp; white, or 2 tones of same color.<br /><br /> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/color-palette-discipline-epiphany#post-928900 Thu, 09 May 2013 19:19:42 +0000 texstyle 928900@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ I think updating your shoe wardrobe with more color will help a lot in this color transition you are describing. I've been working on this too&nbsp;and so far I have added a dusky&nbsp;blue and a deeper red pair of shoes (sandals in my case sense my predominant season is summer). I also have one pair of light tan (taupe) sandals but they are not very comfortable so I'd like to find a replacement when I can.&nbsp; Esp. when wearing white or light pants like you mentioned, I find more mid-tone or lighter color shoes feel almost essential. I will wear brown sandals with my white summer pants but I don't like the way black works on me with white pants unless I'm wearing a black in my top or something -- (maybe because my hair is so light?)&nbsp;<br /><br />I had really focused on&nbsp;mostly browns/blacks for many years prior to YLF and then realized that I was being too restrictive and boring with that habit. I saw so many here wearing great colorful shoes and began searching too. Now I have a feeling I will own many more colorful shoes in the future. https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/color-palette-discipline-epiphany#post-928858 Thu, 09 May 2013 18:13:38 +0000 Liz A. 928858@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ As long as you don't cut out browns completely, because they do seem to suit you! https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/color-palette-discipline-epiphany#post-928856 Thu, 09 May 2013 18:11:25 +0000 rachylou 928856@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ I think the colour update would work really well!<br /> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/color-palette-discipline-epiphany#post-928848 Thu, 09 May 2013 17:51:15 +0000 unfrumped 928848@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I may be having a color palette/tone epiphany, or at least a focus&nbsp; of sorts.</p> <p>First, thanks to all who liked the linen pants but I think they are not going to fit in as I'd hoped.</p> <p>I have always liked medium to light-colored pants for some reason (along with tweeds, checks, houndstooth and other patterns)&nbsp; as a change from black. It’s a challenge to find the more interesting fabrics and patterns, but typically I’ve always had some in a khaki-type color,&nbsp;maybe almost came, beause those are more common and I liked to combine with black tops &amp; shoesl. I’ve generally &nbsp;maintained pants &nbsp;in&nbsp; casual versions (as in chino-type)—and in work trousers, in either wool or some dressier fabrication. I’ve just always looked for&nbsp;these colors&nbsp;and kept some. Since I’ve not been a light-colored shoe person at work, and still don’t aspire to that, I wear either black&nbsp; shoes or use the khaki/camel with some kind of brown shoes &nbsp;and related colors in tops.</p> <p>Well, this isn’t working in the work capsule much anymore. First, I don’t like the black shoe/light pants look as much now. I still love all kinds of browns, but&nbsp; &nbsp;the shades of brown/khaki/tan are all over the place, and my “real” wardrobe palette should run cooler, I think, more taupey-gray to go with raspberry, fuchsia, pinks, &nbsp;cooler reds, some teal. So I’m challenged to have warm browns in multiple shoes (flats, boots, good ‘ole Clarks)&nbsp; plus black, and yet I still have a wardrobe hole for &nbsp;shoes in medium tone of cool brown or taupe or warm gray or combo-colors that go with my other colors&nbsp;. So my wardrobe bottoms and footwear have become too complicated, with&nbsp;more orphans and &nbsp;single-outfit combos than I would like.</p> <p>I’m going to try to really focus on dark to medium-dark tones like&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;charcoal, taupes or &nbsp;patterns (with black) in my not-black work &nbsp;trousers and resist buying cream, khaki, camel, or warm browns in these items. &nbsp;</p> <p>It still works fine to have light-colored casual pants,&nbsp;as&nbsp;&nbsp;I am happy to wear lighter or fun-colored shoes in my casual wear--they are more available &amp; less expensive, more suitable for whims or seasonal updates, more summer-oriented, plus,&nbsp; &nbsp;casual outfits are more forgiving in color coordination, to my eye. Light-colored&nbsp; casual pants are often in a more&nbsp;&nbsp;comfortable fabric for hot weather than jeans, so fill a need.</p> <p>This &nbsp;may seem like a small discovery, or maybe the wrong approach, but in my recent wardrobe reviews I’m seeing a lack of outfit color “tone” focus for ease of coordination-- top + bottoms + footwear--that is more burdensome than issues of quality or quantity per se.</p> <p>At least that’s what I think today. Tomorrow may be different!</p>