https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/do-you-find-holiday-season-colour-combinations-off-putting Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Thu, 28 May 2026 20:53:51 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/search.php https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/do-you-find-holiday-season-colour-combinations-off-putting#post-696338 Fri, 17 Aug 2012 15:01:03 +0000 rachylou 696338@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I find the pastels of Easter kinda simpy. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/do-you-find-holiday-season-colour-combinations-off-putting#post-696325 Fri, 17 Aug 2012 14:52:34 +0000 Anonymous 696325@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I just can't wear the traditional holiday color combos, and find them tiresome anyway, which is probably why I don't bother to try. Funny about the John Deere colors. You are so right! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/do-you-find-holiday-season-colour-combinations-off-putting#post-695055 Thu, 16 Aug 2012 03:10:33 +0000 cheryl 695055@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I don't mind them at all in fact yesterday I wore an orange top, black jeans and orange tennies but someone did say to me that I looked like I was ready for Halloween. It didn't bother me and I just laughed. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/do-you-find-holiday-season-colour-combinations-off-putting#post-694945 Thu, 16 Aug 2012 01:11:51 +0000 Krista 694945@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I generally do not wear holiday colors together, especially on the holidays themselves. Is that weird - that I cannot bring myself to wear holiday colors at any time, especially on the holiday itself? My only exception is that I usually wear red and white on Canada Day. I'd feel unpatriotic if I didn't! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/do-you-find-holiday-season-colour-combinations-off-putting#post-694905 Thu, 16 Aug 2012 00:43:00 +0000 Freckles 694905@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I can't wear a lot of these colours and perhaps because of that I don't even notice that. A lot of the other things, khaki and polos, we don't have the store or I don't frequent it so never notice a connection. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/do-you-find-holiday-season-colour-combinations-off-putting#post-694860 Thu, 16 Aug 2012 00:20:56 +0000 Aziraphale 694860@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Janet -- yep, yellow and green are totally John Deere. And my dad did not work for John Deere...but we've got tractors in Canada too. :-)</p> <p>Sveta -- I could just about do bright orange and black, because they do, in fact, go together. I agree with you. But imo, christmas green and red don't really "go"...they're too close in saturation for my taste. If you see red and green printed on grayscale, they both look the same shade of gray. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/do-you-find-holiday-season-colour-combinations-off-putting#post-694842 Thu, 16 Aug 2012 00:07:25 +0000 Sveta 694842@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>No! If colors go well together bring them IMO! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/do-you-find-holiday-season-colour-combinations-off-putting#post-694828 Wed, 15 Aug 2012 23:54:48 +0000 Janet 694828@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Yep, I avoid these combinations too! </p> <p>Some combos also bring to mind corporate logos and such (perhaps this is a holdover from my graphic design career). </p> <p>Funny example: My dad worked for John Deere for 40 years, so I can't see the combination of green and yellow without thinking of Deere! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/do-you-find-holiday-season-colour-combinations-off-putting#post-694819 Wed, 15 Aug 2012 23:48:30 +0000 qpswan 694819@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>As a K-5 school librarian, I wear all holiday combos including red for Chinese New Year and green for St. Patrick's Day. I have socks for every major holiday as well. However, it is a trifling embarrassing to do after school errands in a Christmas sweater or Easter socks. </p> <p>I think that the right accessories and shoes can make any colour combo (okay almost any) work. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/do-you-find-holiday-season-colour-combinations-off-putting#post-694788 Wed, 15 Aug 2012 23:17:34 +0000 Mo 694788@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>In theory, none of these bug me, but to fair I usually only wear one bright with up to 2 other neutrals. More than 3 colors on my body makes me want to twitch in general. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/do-you-find-holiday-season-colour-combinations-off-putting#post-694770 Wed, 15 Aug 2012 22:55:42 +0000 goldenpig 694770@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Huh, I love wearing any color combination, even "holiday" ones. On the holiday nonetheless! (But I love being matchy matchy in general). I wore a dress with hearts on in for Valentine's day with a red trench coat, and red white and blue for July 4, and I probably would wear orange and black on Halloween and red and green for Christmas if the pieces themselves were subdued. It's not like I'm wearing a fuzzy light up reindeer sweater or anything! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/do-you-find-holiday-season-colour-combinations-off-putting#post-694736 Wed, 15 Aug 2012 22:20:08 +0000 Laurinda 694736@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Not really - and I love orange with black.</p> <p>[Photo from <a href="http://theviviennefiles.blogspot.com/2012/08/maximize-your-roi-suit-step-one.html" rel="nofollow">http://theviviennefiles.blogsp.....p-one.html</a> ] </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/do-you-find-holiday-season-colour-combinations-off-putting#post-694730 Wed, 15 Aug 2012 22:14:18 +0000 Sylvie 694730@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Only christmas and halloween. Otherwise, I wear what I like.</p> <p>Oh wait, maybe not. I have issues with yellow/black (bumble bee) and yellow/blue (high school colors) and red/white/blue (fourth of july)</p> <p>I agree the problem is worse with primary colors. If you can shift the color palette away from primary colors and add a third accent color, it's easier to make it work. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/do-you-find-holiday-season-colour-combinations-off-putting#post-694727 Wed, 15 Aug 2012 22:12:50 +0000 Anonymous 694727@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Yes, I struggle with primary red and bright green at Christmastime. I want to look festive without wearing these colors, even separately! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/do-you-find-holiday-season-colour-combinations-off-putting#post-694701 Wed, 15 Aug 2012 21:49:30 +0000 MsMary 694701@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I don't like Christmas red with Christmas green, I shy away from bright orange with jet black, and I generally don't like purple with yellow because I live in Los Angeles and those colors say "Lakers!" in these parts. And generally I try to avoid primary red, white, and blue.</p> <p>I'll happily wear other shades of those combinations, though, and on the appropriate holidays (or during the playoffs!) I'll sport the appropriate colors with abandon! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/do-you-find-holiday-season-colour-combinations-off-putting#post-694690 Wed, 15 Aug 2012 21:43:32 +0000 Mama Susie 694690@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Yes very much so. I don't like holiday combinations at all. Another one that I've never been able to get past is yellow and black. I feel like a bumblebee. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/do-you-find-holiday-season-colour-combinations-off-putting#post-694634 Wed, 15 Aug 2012 21:13:53 +0000 Jenniferblue 694634@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Not a fan of wearing the holiday colors together at holiday time.<br /> Too expected and a little like the holiday sweaters that I've swept from my closet.<br /> Great for primary school teachers but for other adults, just a touch of any of those colors<br /> at holiday time works fine for me. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/do-you-find-holiday-season-colour-combinations-off-putting#post-694632 Wed, 15 Aug 2012 21:12:12 +0000 biscuitsmom 694632@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Yup! I have a lovely 'deer in snow' fleece sweater, with blue sky/stars in the background I truly love and have had for a few yrs, hope it reaches 'wearable vintage' status soon...... </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/do-you-find-holiday-season-colour-combinations-off-putting#post-694624 Wed, 15 Aug 2012 21:06:35 +0000 Suz 694624@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I love the idea of that challenge! It would be a great one! </p> <p>Why don't we try it? </p> <p>Anyone up for it? </p> <p>I can see your point about McDonald's, Elisabeth. For me that would only be true if the colours were basic and primary, without much modulation. </p> <p>I don't like kelly green and true red together (too Christmasy) but I LOVE a soft sage green and a berry or a rust...</p> <p>I don't like orange and black together (too halloween) but I do like charcoal and rust....</p> <p>I don't like candy pink and red...(too Valentine's) but I do like fuchsia with burgundy.... </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/do-you-find-holiday-season-colour-combinations-off-putting#post-694623 Wed, 15 Aug 2012 21:05:19 +0000 biscuitsmom 694623@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I really dont like the 'expected' colors, except for the 4th of July....for some reason,it doesnt bug me! I dont mind a low-key Reindeer, Santa, boxed presents, motif, but not a 'in your face' one lol...I usually dont do 'expected' color combos...like the idea of variations! I do like 'snowflake' colors, combos in the Winter, although Ive been known to *snarl* at anyone wearing it before November! lol </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/do-you-find-holiday-season-colour-combinations-off-putting#post-694622 Wed, 15 Aug 2012 21:05:14 +0000 Glory 694622@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Yes I feel uncomfy in holiday clothing esp orange with black but also yellow and black as I feel like a bee....:). I have never thought of red and brown as MacDonalds though </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/do-you-find-holiday-season-colour-combinations-off-putting#post-694617 Wed, 15 Aug 2012 21:02:39 +0000 Mamapicklejuice 694617@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Christmas red and green, black and traffic cone orange and purple and yellow (Easter) are not wearable for me.</p> <p>I always thought it would be a fun YLF challenge to try to wear traditional holiday colors without evoking the holiday. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/do-you-find-holiday-season-colour-combinations-off-putting#post-694611 Wed, 15 Aug 2012 20:59:09 +0000 Laura (rhubarbgirl) 694611@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Sometimes I accidentally wear red white and blue (easy to do with jeans) and when it's primary colors I don't really like the look. Funny, maybe that's why I avoid a lot of primary colors and stick with the secondary ones for the most part. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/do-you-find-holiday-season-colour-combinations-off-putting#post-694610 Wed, 15 Aug 2012 20:57:34 +0000 Aziraphale 694610@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>You know, like:</p> <p>bright red + bright green = Christmas<br /> black + orange = Halloween<br /> pink + red = Valentine's day</p> <p>My recent post about mustard yellow handbag with red shoes got me thinking about colour association. For me that combo is strongly reminiscent of McDonaldland Happy Meals, and I don't think I can bring myself to wear them together. I don't do "season colours" either, although I'll do variations, like orange with charcoal (instead of black) or red with teal (instead of Christmas green). </p> <p>How about other colour combinations? Are there any that are strongly associative for you? Will you wear them anyway? Like, is bright red with royal blue too Spiderman for you, or do you like it? </p>