https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/limiting-wardrobe-palettecolors Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Sat, 04 Apr 2026 14:06:18 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/search.php https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/limiting-wardrobe-palettecolors/page/2#post-1117588 Wed, 18 Dec 2013 22:06:31 +0000 ironkurtin 1117588@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Amy K, I am still loving it.&nbsp; I did look at my closet the other day and think, whoa, that is a lot of gray - but I love EVERYTHING in there, so - so be it! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/limiting-wardrobe-palettecolors/page/2#post-1115248 Mon, 16 Dec 2013 04:10:29 +0000 cheryl 1115248@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I bet your closet looks lovely with that color palette. One beautiful capsule! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/limiting-wardrobe-palettecolors/page/2#post-1115142 Mon, 16 Dec 2013 01:01:08 +0000 minimalist 1115142@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>IK,</p> <p>How is this going? Our colors are almost the same. I'm not yet sure about keeping denim blue.</p> <p>- grey<br /> - black<br /> - white<br /> - some purples<br /> - light blue</p> <p>Would like to have more charcoal than black, but am coming at this from a position of being short on some essentials. Being too picky about black vs grey cost me some progress before YLF.</p> <p>Like DonnaF, I'm finding grey undertones a challenge in mixing them.</p> <p>Keeping shoes/belt/etc to black, for now. Some grey boots and belts have caught my eye lately, maybe I'll revisit that after I've got essentials lined up. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/limiting-wardrobe-palettecolors/page/2#post-1058540 Mon, 21 Oct 2013 15:08:13 +0000 Kimberley 1058540@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I really like this idea, IK.&nbsp; It's interesting to see how many other people share this approach. </p> <p>Personally, I didn't plan to do this with my colour palette, but I when I scan my winter work wardrobe,&nbsp;it's&nbsp;black, charcoal, navy/denim, white with accents of cranberry, purple and emerald...&nbsp; These are the colours I naturally gravitate to and don't even pick up items in other colours - they just don't appeal to me.&nbsp; </p> <p>I don't find myself bored, and it makes dressing for work a lot quicker. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/limiting-wardrobe-palettecolors/page/2#post-1058532 Mon, 21 Oct 2013 15:02:48 +0000 amiable 1058532@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Great idea, and I've been thinking on this myself lately. &nbsp;Don't get me wrong, I really love colors! &nbsp;But my favorites are shades of blue (including teal) and&nbsp;shades of red (especially darker shades). &nbsp;And I'm most happy when I'm wearing black, gray, white, blue and/or red. &nbsp;If I didn't love variety so much, I would probably ditch all other colors (and I may still give it a short term experiment).</p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/limiting-wardrobe-palettecolors/page/2#post-1058514 Mon, 21 Oct 2013 14:43:24 +0000 ironkurtin 1058514@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I personally feel that color is overrated.</p> <p>Except when it isn't! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/limiting-wardrobe-palettecolors/page/2#post-1058513 Mon, 21 Oct 2013 14:42:28 +0000 unfrumped 1058513@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Your choices sound very good.</p> <p>I'm working on this a lot more, including trying to identify some neutrals that work together that do not include black, white, &nbsp;navy or denim ! That's challenging! I still&nbsp;want to find good ways to &nbsp;pair grays with cool browns&nbsp; (my tree bark color palette!) and find more of the mixtures that I love, but these are harder to come by. Also, combining different grays is challenging and can be too dull for a total outfit.</p> <p>After some experimentation and some aha moments, where it's leading me, I think, &nbsp;is to identify the non-neutral color that can function as a near-neutral.<br />I think this is going to be a form of cranberry-burgundy, medium depth but not too dark or it's light-sucking.&nbsp;&nbsp;It is both cool and warm, if that makes sense, and that's where I fit. Sure, it might also be fuchsia or deep pinks or similar colors that I like, but the slightly richer cranberry type color serves as a bridge.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/limiting-wardrobe-palettecolors/page/2#post-1058505 Mon, 21 Oct 2013 14:34:32 +0000 Windchime 1058505@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I decided to try a limited color palette when I discovered YLF in late August. I chose six colors and removed everything from my closet that didn't qualify. (They're in another closet; I didn't get rid of them...yet) Right away I noticed how nicely coordinated my closet LOOKED, and I also found that limiting colors made shopping much easier. I didn't even consider anything outside of the six designated colors.<br /> We've had a change in weather-- it's quite a bit colder, so I'm reworking my closet and swapping out two of the colors for two others. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/limiting-wardrobe-palettecolors/page/2#post-1058492 Mon, 21 Oct 2013 14:21:03 +0000 Cindy 1058492@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Having a limited palette works for me, too. My core wardrobe is&nbsp;black, cobalt, charcoal, and navy. Then I mix in white, other shades of blue, and cool greens. I like that most everything goes with most everything else color wise so that I only need to worry about proportions when choosing an outfit. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/limiting-wardrobe-palettecolors/page/2#post-1058491 Mon, 21 Oct 2013 14:18:29 +0000 Marlene 1058491@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Reducing my color choices was part of my strategy when I downsized my closet (from giant walk-in to small basic closet).&nbsp; Now its all black/white/gray/denim/turquoise/purple/fuschia.&nbsp; Yes, I agree...much easier to pull together an outfit.&nbsp; I do wear a little less black in summer and a little less white in winter but in general this palate has been working for me year-round. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/limiting-wardrobe-palettecolors/page/2#post-1058407 Mon, 21 Oct 2013 12:58:09 +0000 Alassë 1058407@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I'm glad the limiting colors strategy is working for you, Iron Kurtin! And I'll admit I like seeing that you have a couple colors in addition to your signature neutrals.</p> <p>Like Molly (hi there!), I'm an Autumn and therefore brown is one of my main colors. Darkest chocolate brown, warm brown, cognac, caramel, pumpkin, olive, moss, rust, ivory... these are my core colors. I never tire of them. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/limiting-wardrobe-palettecolors/page/2#post-1058299 Mon, 21 Oct 2013 10:01:03 +0000 Molly L-R 1058299@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I do this too!&nbsp; After getting myself typed as an Autumn, I pared my wardrobe down to Autumn colours.&nbsp; After a while though, I noticed that I didn't care for all the colours.&nbsp; So now my edited selection of colours is brown, rust, burgundy, teal, sage/moss/olive greens. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/limiting-wardrobe-palettecolors/page/2#post-1058246 Mon, 21 Oct 2013 08:09:27 +0000 Marthe 1058246@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I think this makes things a lot easier and this is a great idea! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/limiting-wardrobe-palettecolors/page/2#post-1058244 Mon, 21 Oct 2013 08:00:40 +0000 Debra 1058244@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I love my neutrals especially black or black and white.<br /> I tend to have a little emerald green added in winter and coral/peach in summer and this works wonderfully for me. I also have some animal prints that I looooove to mix it up with.<br /> Black and cobalt for work functions and that's me done.<br /> I'm occasionally tempted to try on beautiful colour combinations but they never feel right so I don't buy them. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/limiting-wardrobe-palettecolors/page/2#post-1058238 Mon, 21 Oct 2013 07:25:53 +0000 Neel 1058238@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I know you haven't asked for opinions in your OP. &nbsp;So I am going to stick to my personal view.</p> <p>I get bored seeing the same things/color/routine. &nbsp;So I don't even invest in expensive stuff unless I know I am going to love it for years to come. &nbsp;So sticking to a color palette might be just impossible for me! &nbsp;BUT who knows ...... I might be eating my words tomorrow </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/limiting-wardrobe-palettecolors/page/2#post-1058233 Mon, 21 Oct 2013 06:53:23 +0000 ManidipaM 1058233@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Room for another on board this ship?</p> <p>It's funny... I joined the forum determined to learn how to wear more colour, having stuck myself in drabville for a few years. And I did get pretty brave and mad there for a bit...</p> <p>But now I find I have several tops that work with one skirt and not another where a neutral would have swung both ways... or if I had chosen ONE skirt and ensured all tops matched that, it would be simpler.</p> <p>Lesson learnt: Don't wear drab-for-me neutrals (most beiges and browns) but find your best few, plus best FEW colours. Just because I can find a way to wear most colours now does not mean working them ALL in results in the most effective wardrobe for me! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/limiting-wardrobe-palettecolors/page/2#post-1058143 Mon, 21 Oct 2013 03:28:45 +0000 Grey Rainbow 1058143@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>IK, thanks for making this so clear! I've been struggling with color and you've described a way forward. This will help identify wardrobe holes too, when I strip away all the distractions. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/limiting-wardrobe-palettecolors/page/2#post-1058138 Mon, 21 Oct 2013 03:21:10 +0000 Jaime 1058138@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Your colors are my colors too, with the addition of some other blues. I have not gone to that radical step as I still have a few odd red or other colors, but I am inexorably banishing brown (but not khaki or olive, I am not so firm minded).&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/limiting-wardrobe-palettecolors/page/2#post-1058059 Mon, 21 Oct 2013 01:36:53 +0000 DonnaF 1058059@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Interesting.&nbsp; I found I had too much black and gray in my wardrobe and that it needed a bit of color to make it function.&nbsp; I am slowly trying to purge the solid black in favor of charcoal and am finding that grays can fight due to varying undertones.&nbsp; Plus, a couple of black purchases turned out to be off-black in not a good way (icky brownish), so that's a great disincentive.&nbsp; I am trying to be thoughtful about those colors I do add so that they play well with each other. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/limiting-wardrobe-palettecolors#post-1058045 Mon, 21 Oct 2013 01:16:11 +0000 NDMom 1058045@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I do this too!&nbsp; Love the ease of dressing and I smile when I open my closet and see everyone playing nicely together.... </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/limiting-wardrobe-palettecolors#post-1058044 Mon, 21 Oct 2013 01:15:22 +0000 catgirl 1058044@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I've done this with my work wardrobe as well.&nbsp; Black, grey, ink blue, a few of my favorite saturated colors thrown in (citron, emerald, red) and that is pretty much it.&nbsp; Some pattern and texture for interest.&nbsp; This is keeping me on the straight and narrow. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/limiting-wardrobe-palettecolors#post-1058039 Mon, 21 Oct 2013 01:09:23 +0000 Susie 1058039@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I think it's interesting that a lot of us like similar colors and no one mentioned brown. It's a color that I've avoided for years. I also used to not like green but the deeper shades appeal to me now. </p> <p>My main colors are black, gray, white, navy and various shades of red and wine. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/limiting-wardrobe-palettecolors#post-1058036 Mon, 21 Oct 2013 01:06:00 +0000 lyn* 1058036@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I think this is a great idea too - I have been tempted to go with my main colours and abandon the rest into bins. I think I'd get bored, though. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/limiting-wardrobe-palettecolors#post-1058026 Mon, 21 Oct 2013 00:44:37 +0000 ironkurtin 1058026@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>@Gracie - I don't really wear a lot of accessories. When it's cold I wear scarves, but tbh these are usually in patterns or colors that mirror the rest of my wardrobe. I tend not to wear the ones that don't. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/limiting-wardrobe-palettecolors#post-1057990 Mon, 21 Oct 2013 00:13:35 +0000 Marley 1057990@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I've done the same thing IK - and am also enjoying how liberating it is - and easy to manage!&nbsp; My colors are the same as yours - but with added shades of blue and cream.&nbsp; I also really like how simple it makes shopping. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/limiting-wardrobe-palettecolors#post-1057989 Mon, 21 Oct 2013 00:12:51 +0000 Gracie 1057989@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>What a great idea to simplify your dressing routine. And if you love all the colors, you won't be bored. What accessories will you add? Silver? Black, colorful?&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/limiting-wardrobe-palettecolors#post-1057980 Mon, 21 Oct 2013 00:06:30 +0000 shemarie 1057980@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Makes&nbsp;SO much sense, IK, thanks for sharing.&nbsp; What a great discovery.&nbsp; When my closet is haphazard color-wise, nothing works, everything is so disjointed, and I get&nbsp;frustrated. &nbsp;I'm still trying to figure out exactly what those colors are for me, but I'm slowly, by purging ruthlessly and limiting my purchases to things I feel "alive" in, starting to see them emerge.&nbsp; I can only dream of getting as streamlined as you! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/limiting-wardrobe-palettecolors#post-1057976 Mon, 21 Oct 2013 00:04:37 +0000 pil 1057976@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>A friend of mine does something similar with her wardrobe - she always looks terrific. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/limiting-wardrobe-palettecolors#post-1057968 Sun, 20 Oct 2013 23:59:58 +0000 Anonymous 1057968@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>This is a great idea! I agree with Thistle that identifying your core colors can be a step towards the goal of having a closet that functions as a giant capsule. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/limiting-wardrobe-palettecolors#post-1057944 Sun, 20 Oct 2013 23:39:54 +0000 Fruitful 1057944@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>IK, I think this is brilliant, brilliant, brilliant. I have been wanting to do this but haven't taken the plunge yet.</p> <p>I have read about a style blogger who only has black, red and white. At first I was a little scared but then thought, how liberating.</p> <p>I could probably pare down to charcoal grey, fire red, classic red,&nbsp;navy, royal blue, if pushed. Maybe fewer colours than that even. I do like a bit of orange and yellow too though.&nbsp; </p>