https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-not-my-best-colours Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Sun, 12 Apr 2026 00:18:20 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/search.php https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-not-my-best-colours#post-1128943 Sat, 04 Jan 2014 23:15:14 +0000 ManidipaM 1128943@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Hmm, yes, trust you wise ladies to pick out the wardrobe hole! I kept wanting a plain ink or grey or white top with this... which I don't have. We seem to have mislaid a box of my winter things when we moved, which isn't helping! But I have a serious wardrobe hole for winter knits and tees still. White shirts and weaning baby... yeah.</p> <p>I confess I also wasn't 100% sure if flat colour would feel even more colour-blocky. I mean, objectively it would be fab. But would I feel like a Mondrian more then a Moni? I feel like maybe I am almost using pattern here to 'confuse' the strong colours. Heh. I need to maybe leave this on the wall to enjoy!</p> <p>Angie picks up another (happy) oddity! Somehow the pants reduce the green in the coat and turn it more decidedly yellow. Very odd. I thought a trick of the light but you see it too. And this while I stand next to a green window, under a green skylight! </p> <p>Rae, I felt okay. Not super confident, singing-in-the-rain fab. But also not self-conscious and twitchy. </p> <p>I wonder whether I can wear blush? I suspect not but will keep a lookout. Thanks, Traci. At least a dressing-room test drive sometime. Certainly less colour-blocky. Though might be too much top-to-toe warm tones for retiring me! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-not-my-best-colours#post-1128741 Sat, 04 Jan 2014 19:02:05 +0000 Anonymous 1128741@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Just lovely! The trench is gorgeous next to the red jeans. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-not-my-best-colours#post-1128712 Sat, 04 Jan 2014 18:21:20 +0000 lyn67 1128712@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Wow, what a daring and fab combo-it suits you sooo well Mani! Just have to try it again witout a pattern(as Suz said, color and patter can be overhelming&nbsp; worn in the same outfit for shyer girls like some of us) so see how it feels, grey is a great neutral for this, love the converses and your short hair, too! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-not-my-best-colours#post-1128682 Sat, 04 Jan 2014 17:50:52 +0000 rae 1128682@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>This reminds me of Adelfa's post on colorblocking - it <i>looks</i> fabulous. Check how you feel at the end of the day after giving it a good go. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-not-my-best-colours#post-1128598 Sat, 04 Jan 2014 16:17:22 +0000 Adelfa 1128598@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I like the combination! I'd love to see what it looks like with a white or cream top. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-not-my-best-colours#post-1128597 Sat, 04 Jan 2014 16:17:00 +0000 Angie 1128597@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I echo, Marianna. Mustard and Tomato Sauce. I vote Delicious Moni. xo</p> <p>(Just loving your wavy short hair. It brings out your soulful eyes).&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-not-my-best-colours#post-1128549 Sat, 04 Jan 2014 14:37:53 +0000 marianna 1128549@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I love this color combination and think it looks fantastic on you. Fresh and modern. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-not-my-best-colours#post-1128529 Sat, 04 Jan 2014 13:59:13 +0000 Anonymous 1128529@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>The trench is lovely! I think your outfit works too. I tend to follow what Suz said for myself, brights or patterns but rarely both together. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-not-my-best-colours#post-1128524 Sat, 04 Jan 2014 13:41:01 +0000 Suz 1128524@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>The jeans have been a favourite of mine for a while, but the trench I haven't seen yet. It's gorgeous! I can see why it appealed to you.&nbsp;</p> <p>But I also see the trouble -- it can be tough to combine bright colour like this. (Well...not for MaryK, but as you say, you have to feel it for yourself).&nbsp;</p> <p>In my own case, it seems easier if I confine the bright to one, plus a neutral, and maybe jolts of the other colour in accessories.&nbsp;</p> <p>I've noticed that I also tend to avoid pattern when I am wearing a bright colour, or when I wear it, I feel less fab. I'm not sure what that is about. Some sense of visual agitation, I guess.&nbsp;</p> <p>Love the sneakers!!&nbsp;</p> <p> </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-not-my-best-colours#post-1128523 Sat, 04 Jan 2014 13:36:25 +0000 Traci 1128523@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I'm also very drawn to this color, but find it nearly impossible to feel myself in it. &nbsp;A year or two ago J Crew did a spread with tomato red and blush combinations that I found very inspiring. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-not-my-best-colours#post-1128498 Sat, 04 Jan 2014 11:10:09 +0000 ManidipaM 1128498@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I liked the look of these tomato red jeans so much I couldn't wait to buy them a year and a half ago. And the old chartreuse/grellow trench appealed to my whimsy years ago. Neither is a great colour for me. But when I bought the jeans, I knew I wanted to wear them together sometime.</p> <p>But it seemed too bright and primary. Tried toning them down with grey pattern in the top, which is more my style and scale. Next time, less sporty footwear as I am already feeling too perky/sporty in this much colour. </p> <p>#1. At-home edition.<br /> #2. Out to the mall.</p> <p>Still on the fence about this, though. Might have to leave this combination to others and enjoy it at a distance. </p>