https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/unusual-colour-crush Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Sun, 26 Apr 2026 22:41:55 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/search.php https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/unusual-colour-crush#post-2219934 Sat, 28 Aug 2021 18:36:39 +0000 CarolS 2219934@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Adding a shot of "the scarf" for fun. The mix has been one of my colour crushes for a while. Another is teal with earthy yellow greens and olive (once again in a scarf!) I dug up a pre-COVID photo of that one, too.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/unusual-colour-crush#post-2219928 Sat, 28 Aug 2021 17:58:19 +0000 rachylou 2219928@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I’ve been wanting to add to my dark teal complement and coming up empty.</p> <p>The Inge soft green is alluring.</p> <p>And not a colour, but my eye is being sidetracked by everything in a blue and white ticking stripe… </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/unusual-colour-crush#post-2219919 Sat, 28 Aug 2021 17:41:41 +0000 CarolS 2219919@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>That's a good way of looking at it Carla! I do often evaluate things based on whether they would work with 'the scarf". I will slowly accumulate a capsule for the darned thing!</p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/unusual-colour-crush#post-2219908 Sat, 28 Aug 2021 17:26:45 +0000 Jonesy 2219908@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Fun thread! I am really into this murky blue that goes by a variety of names. It's more muted than teal and has less green/more gray in it. I love it and search for it all the time! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/unusual-colour-crush#post-2219897 Sat, 28 Aug 2021 17:09:06 +0000 The Cat 2219897@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>... I would love to add A FEW items in those colours and imagine they would look great with my other cool wardrobe items, particularly in fall. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/unusual-colour-crush#post-2219896 Sat, 28 Aug 2021 17:05:52 +0000 The Cat 2219896@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I have recently found myself very interested in cool browns (own 3 items) and a saturated gray-green (own 1 item). </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/unusual-colour-crush#post-2219880 Sat, 28 Aug 2021 15:56:16 +0000 Carla 2219880@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>@ CarolS - I call those kinds of things a ‘wardrobe focus’. I might develop a whole capsule around the item, even if I don’t actually use the item. I did this with a piece of costume jewellery - tarnished silver, with emerald green and pale blue ‘stones’. Hardly ever wore the necklace, but built a capsule of dark green, pale blue, navy, grey, and black! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/unusual-colour-crush#post-2219879 Sat, 28 Aug 2021 15:54:59 +0000 nemosmom 2219879@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Caramel/toffee has become my new color obsession. Darker than camel, more yellow than cognac… I’ve found it secondhand, but not really any in retail. </p> <p>Also, tomato red and burnt orange. I have a couple of chunky scarves and now a cashmere turtleneck in the color and I love it with my greens, blues, and browns. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/unusual-colour-crush#post-2219859 Sat, 28 Aug 2021 14:57:38 +0000 CarolS 2219859@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I think my unusual colour crush is still wrapped up in a scarf I've had for many years. To my eye it's a delicious mix of pink, orange, brown, cream and yellow. </p> <p>I've never really had the other pieces I envision to support it, so it has often gone unworn, despite my love for it.&nbsp;Maybe it will work this year with my new cream sweater.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/unusual-colour-crush#post-2219846 Sat, 28 Aug 2021 14:22:07 +0000 Bonnie 2219846@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I've been adding reds and pinks this year. I've just added a dusty pink boho top and have been looking for the perfect red booties.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/unusual-colour-crush#post-2219827 Sat, 28 Aug 2021 12:30:46 +0000 Staysfit 2219827@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>@Runcarla, light rust would look great on you. &nbsp;I think it would play well with the rest of your colors also.</p> <p>Yes to turquoise! &nbsp;:-)</p> <p>@JenniNZ love the cream on you, and hooray for adding back a hand knit item. &nbsp;I have an eggplant cozy knit cardigan I am thinking of adding back but it may still look too dated….very 80’s, but it looks good with turquoise, in fact, I used a turquoise button! &nbsp; :-)</p> <p>@Brooklyn, love the dark teal with the dusty roses in picture 7. &nbsp;Very pretty. &nbsp;Picture 3 could be one section of my current wardrobe….love that palette as well!</p> <p>@Sally, my DD lovingly refers to this color family as “funny yellow green”. &nbsp;(Lime, chartreuse, citron, etc.). &nbsp;I have adopted her term because it makes me happy….not funny looking, but funny because it makes you happy….(she started saying it when she was very little and it stuck). &nbsp;</p> </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/unusual-colour-crush#post-2219792 Sat, 28 Aug 2021 09:38:29 +0000 Anonymous 2219792@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>It's been beige/tan/camel for me this year, which is very unusual for me! The safari trend has been influential- but I just want the colors, not the big breast pockets. Not an area I want to draw attention to!<br /> I definitely want to add more chocolate brown and burgundy too, possibly charcoal grey.<br /> Looking through my finds, I only bought a few non neutrals. But I have So Much Color in my wardrobe from before to balance out. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/unusual-colour-crush#post-2219775 Sat, 28 Aug 2021 05:27:32 +0000 Synne 2219775@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I am currently into fire hydrant red! (And I am in a monogamous relationship with Dusty Plum )<br /> Also discovering greys, pale yellow, all purples and lilacs and burgundys. There are so many beautiful colours to wear! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/unusual-colour-crush#post-2219773 Sat, 28 Aug 2021 04:52:00 +0000 Anonymous 2219773@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Yes , and I’m struggling for what to call it . Muted plum ? Dusty plum ? Not purple , not burgundy but somewhere in there - but very dusty . </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/unusual-colour-crush#post-2219769 Sat, 28 Aug 2021 04:33:46 +0000 Echo 2219769@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I've actually been quite adventurous lately. Fuchsia and hot pink have been my accent recently; it started with a winter coat and then I added a blazer and a top. Oh, and I just got a pair of faux suede leggings in a light cognac color and a cream utility jacket - both are a huge departure for me, as I normally wear black (no browns or earth tones) and never wear white or cream. Anything white I've purchased in the past has become an orphan, so I am hoping I can become comfortable with these new pieces. I love them, but I will probably need to force myself to wear them to get used to the idea.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/unusual-colour-crush#post-2219767 Sat, 28 Aug 2021 04:10:13 +0000 Sally 2219767@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Mine would be this colour, but I always forget what it is called. I would buy a scarf, necklace or shoes in this colour. Actually yellow is my favourite colour…so happy. I like lime and bright shades of green as well but I would only wear as accessories. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/unusual-colour-crush#post-2219755 Sat, 28 Aug 2021 02:55:50 +0000 Jenni NZ 2219755@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Not really. Cream wouldn’t count would it?- but it has been added back for the first time in maybe decades in my new cream jumper. Having bought that in May I have worn 22 times already.<br /> And adding back the 1995 hand knitted one as well with the black and cream was fun, have worn that 11 times since also.<br /> For me it may be my *favourite* colour which changes- which was red from late teens-40s, gradually changed to cobalt, and very slowly since about 2013 is changing to olive. All 3 are still represented but olive may be taking over. I don’t really mix those 3 colours with each other, it sort of offends my eye to do so. I do mix the olive with bronze or gold happily. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/unusual-colour-crush#post-2219752 Sat, 28 Aug 2021 02:43:55 +0000 Brooklyn 2219752@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I’ve been thinking about adding some dusty pink for a while. I like it with brown, burgundy, teal, olive green, black (colours that I wear a lot). Also grey and ivory (which I wear a little). I’ve collected some colour palettes and am trying to add carefully. So far only a pair of sandals for summer. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/unusual-colour-crush#post-2219735 Sat, 28 Aug 2021 02:11:33 +0000 Sloper 2219735@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>My unusual color crush was a pattern and happened this summer - florals!</p> <p>I've also added a turquoise-y teal sweater for winter - very much not what I usually wear.&nbsp; &nbsp;It's the turtleneck under the patterned sweater in the photo.</p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/unusual-colour-crush#post-2219734 Sat, 28 Aug 2021 02:11:06 +0000 Sal 2219734@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I have only dabbled but want to push things a bit further… These four finds represent a colour that is relatively new for me. The bag is the only one that as a solo piece I find a bit harder to wear - it was a gift and I do really like it. The dress gets worn with white or tan accessories only), the rust has been very easy and the lilac also, </p> <p>I think there is a move away from my comfort zone ( colour plus neutral) to colour on colour, and also to tonal combinations and some more muted softer shades. I still like denim and colour, or camel and red, but I think unique combinations look very fashion forward. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/unusual-colour-crush#post-2219723 Sat, 28 Aug 2021 01:32:21 +0000 Bijou 2219723@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I have added cinnamon into my wardrobe and find it fun to wear with lots of colours, especially denim. My capsule is in finds. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/unusual-colour-crush#post-2219719 Sat, 28 Aug 2021 01:10:11 +0000 Irina 2219719@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>New to me color combination I’ve become interested in this summer - &nbsp;cream and white. And I’m falling back in love with greys.&nbsp;</p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/unusual-colour-crush#post-2219717 Sat, 28 Aug 2021 00:58:05 +0000 MsMaven 2219717@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>A new to me color combination inspired by Angie's post: blue and brown worn together. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/unusual-colour-crush#post-2219715 Sat, 28 Aug 2021 00:47:56 +0000 Andrea H 2219715@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I traditionally wear quite a bit of olive, but I've also been drawn to a more mossy, almost avocado, green this summer, like in this dress:<br /><a rel="nofollow" href="https://www.anthropologie.com/shop/farm-rio-elinor-tunic-dress?quantity=1">https://www.anthropologie.com/.....quantity=1</a> </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/unusual-colour-crush#post-2219714 Sat, 28 Aug 2021 00:46:25 +0000 Windchime 2219714@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I started a plum capsule last fall with a pleated skirt, pants, and sleeveless top. Then I got “eggplant” loafers to match. I’ll expand it if I find the right pieces. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/unusual-colour-crush#post-2219710 Sat, 28 Aug 2021 00:42:13 +0000 cat2 2219710@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I am taking a number of different greens out for a spin, ranging from jade to forest. I am not sure what will stick. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/unusual-colour-crush#post-2219708 Sat, 28 Aug 2021 00:29:03 +0000 Carla 2219708@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Have you got a crush on an <b>unusual</b>&nbsp;or <b>new-to-you</b>&nbsp;colour this season? &nbsp;This isn’t a monogamous relationship with black, or a long term love affair with navy, but rather having a fling with a colour that tugs at your heartstrings and begs to come live in your closet, or maybe a colour that insinuated itself more subtly into your wardrobe and you are tempted to build a capsule of compliments.</p> <p> <div><br /></div><div>I’m thinking of:<br /><b><br />Viva’s&nbsp;</b>earthy collection&nbsp;<a rel="nofollow" href="https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/fw-bright-and-earthy">https://youlookfab.com/welookf.....and-earthy</a><br /><b>Suz &nbsp;</b>and new hibiscus footwear<a rel="nofollow" href="https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-hero-and-purchases">https://youlookfab.com/welookf.....-purchases</a><br /><b>Staysfit&nbsp;</b>and turquoise&nbsp;<a rel="nofollow" href="https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/my-fall-color-palette">https://youlookfab.com/welookf.....or-palette</a>…<br />today’s blog and&nbsp;<b>Inge’s&nbsp;</b>soft green&nbsp;<a rel="nofollow" href="https://youlookfab.com/">https://youlookfab.com/</a>.&nbsp;</div><div>and, of course, my lilac capsule. https<a rel="nofollow" href="https://youlookfab.com/finds/collections/?collection=9599">://youlookfab.com/finds/collections/?collection=9599</a> </p> <p>(That capsule may be complete, and I might be exploring something new for F/W - like light rust!)</p> <p>Is there an&nbsp;<i>unusual&nbsp;</i>colour that has caught your fancy recently?</p> <p> </div></p>