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Ask Angie: Trending colours for Fall

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Angie - silhouettes and fabrications aside, what are you seeing for Fall colour trends? I haven't seen enough yet here to get a firm idea ,(and I'm behind on my reading/viewing ) and would like some input for planning my fall wardrobe.

I'm completely over burgundy and wine colours - I admittedly dipped my toe in over the last two F/W seasons with a bag, boots, scarves, a top or two and didn't feel great wearing any of what I bought. I'm up to my eyeballs in olive and navy, and while I love both colours, I'm looking to create a new vibe. I loved your pictures in a recent post showing Boden's tomato, pale blue and camel, and am thinking I could get into this colour palette. I'm not great with choosing reds - not sure how to find the right red for me - but I'm game .

I've got a pinboard going for black/camel and gold looks - which I think will be my f/w part-time job look . Any suggestions and recommendations for interesting new fall colour trends?

Thanks!

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Anonymous

I hope camel, and other mid tone warm neutrals make more of an appearance this year too. Much better for my coloring than whites. I agree reds are tricky, store lighting really distorts colors. I picked up what I thought was a orangey tomato red skirt at BR, went outside and it looked more true red. You really have to be able to compare different reds to each other to judge.

Jenn

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I'm surprising myself by feeling a little over burgundy too. Never thought that would happen, as it's been a go-to for years. Is your pinboard shareable?

Runcarla

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I'm thinking camel is going to be popular, and I've been wondering about green - dark, almost black. Just a hunch. Could be dead wrong.

karen13

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I hope Runcarla is right and that we get some hunter green as an evolution of the emerald we saw in spring and summer

Anonymous

Ooh i hope you're right, thats my "black" -per Zyla!

gryffin

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Lisa - no idea what is trending, but chiming in to say the camel/black and gold are so classically elegant, refined and luxe that as long as it’s the right camel for your complexion you could not pick a more gorgeous palate for outfits!!

Anonymous

Gryffin - yes to picking the right camel. I have an EF coat in just the shade I'd like to emulate - more of an oatmeal than camel, maybe. It all depends on what colour my hair is .....;)

Carla - agree with hunter green . Such a rich, quietly chic colour.

Anonymous

Jenn - I have no idea - lol. I'll go look at my Pinterest page and see what's up

UmmLila (Lisa)

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I'm interested in Angie's thoughts, and I myself am thinking yellow, red and leopard print are up there for fall.

Sal

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We are sort of a season behind but not really any more...

Here I have noticed - yellow/ochres/mustards, dark green, red, browns and caramels, blush pink, smatterings of lilac (early spring mostly) as well as the perennial denim, black and white. Less grey but it is still available. Lots of pattern and texture. Lots of metallic especially rose gold.

Most of my winter additions were neutrals aside from a floral bomber jacket....and a metallic gold/caramel sweater. The only colours I have found it a challenge to wear are a bright warm pink and apple green...but they are most suited to spring.

I only have one winey/burgundy item and I am still enjoying it - especially with other colours - not black.

kerry

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I have no idea but am curious too.

I still like burgundy but one with more brown or purple - oxblood? I like it paired with ink blue or blush. I only have three pieces. I prefer it as a bottom.

I still like olive - in a cooler tone but only have three pieces.

I’m thinking about a yellow/mustard bottom for fall paired with ink blue - see Boden dress find below - my inspiration.

I’m adding more ink blue while it’s still around especially in tops.

My colouring doesn’t go with earthy tones well so fall colours can be tricky.

I just bought a camel BR cardigan. I’m on the fence, my husband loves it. It feels like a luxe colour and seems to go with all bottom colours I own - dark and light denim, black, grey, burgundy and olive. I also think it matches some of the highlights in my hair. I think it also might work with cognac footwear which I love in fall.

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viva

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Interesting, Lisa. I’d like to know the answer to this, too, and in particular, what to add to navy and charcoal this year... I have a lot of both.

Kerry, I really love that Boden dress! Although honestly, haven’t we seen enough of the exposed back zipper by now???

Lynn

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I am hoping Sal is right. My ideal fall wardrobe is black or dark denim pants with warm red, rust, caramel, indigo, and teals for tops.

londonkiwi (now back in NZ)

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I’m looking at this too, because in NZ we often get influence from the Northern Hemisphere winter in our summer.

Wellington is basically 8 months of the same and two months of winter and two months of summer, so a lot of my clothes are dual season.

I’m not sure how I would get caramel to work for me, unless it’s a skirt or trousers.

Angie

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My Fall trend report comes out at the end of August or early Sept

If my hunches are right, we are going to see many more SHADES OF BROWN. From all sorts of tans and toffees, to all sorts of chocolates. A change from relentless retail black and grey would be nice!

To answer your question more specifically Lisa p, you'd look GREAT in a blue red. Fire engine. Like Suz and Inge. Different to my orange-y tomato red. Try to add more shades of blue that you don't have.

I love the sound of the CAMEL (my toffee) with black for you. Throw in some fire engine, all shades of blue, cream and cinnamon - as a suggestion of course.

Anonymous

The fall catalogs I am seeing are not exactly wowing me.
Like SUNTIGER I am a David Zyla fan. Ironically one of my Zyla colors is aubergine/ eggplant which will not thrill you LISA P and others because it can seem too close to burgundy ( although it isn’t) that you have grown weary of.
My green is teal so I won’t be joining all you hunter green fans.
Also look terrible in browns so except for a fab pair of boots and a matching purse that are a couple of years old, I “got nothin “- so enjoy camel. My brown is navy lol
In my incoming catalogs There do seem to be some reds ( tomato), olive seems strong, navy remains but the pink they are labeling blush looks closer to al vodka sauce color- very hard to describe.
LISA- happy shopping (are you still wearing black on the new job????)

londonkiwi (now back in NZ)

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I’m a fan of brown if it comes in the form of dark chocolate or coffee. It’s really not my happy colour.

Anonymous

Yes efbgen - lots of black ,and I don't mind it at all! The pieces I have are really nice and make me feel good . Enough said I have no idea who or what Davi Zyla is.....

Angie - this is the kind of specific advice and commentary I was looking forward to! Thank you so much, and yes to browns ( always liked them back when they were a hot commodity in the 90's), blues and reds. The major difficulty I have with wearing red is.....believe it or not.....the makeup to wear with it. I don't wear red lipstick (too much and too harsh on me) and it's easier said than done to just recommend a "nude". A modern way to wear lipstick is to deliberately NOT match it to your outfit, and I'm going to have to wrap my head around this. I can do it with pinks and oranges, but red is a whole other challenge. What do you wear with red clothes?

Style Fan

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This is interesting. Love the sound of brown making an appearance.

Angie

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HAH. I wear A LOT OF RED as you know Lisa p - but I never wear red lipstick. First, Greg is not a fan - to the extent that I don't wear it to holiday events either anymore. He dislikes it soooo intensely on me that I've decided it's not worth it.

Although I'm not that interested in make-up, I LOVE wearing the make-up that I do and wear it daily - sick or not. I like to highlight my eyes and brows, and keep my lips soft. Always light. A pale nude, ice-pink, or a lippie the colour of my lips - like Urban Decay's "Liar". I find that works well with all my reds and oranges.

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Becky

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I'm glad those who wear brown well will have some options, but browns are not my personal first choice. Unfortunately, that usually means the accent colors available are not "my" colors, either. I do like burgundy/wine, but what has been available (or what I have seen) has been darker and muddier than I like, so I haven't really purchased any.

Anonymous

LISA - David Zyla is a stylist that wrote the book “ color your Style “ in which he gives his color theory. It’s based on eye color ( no not the obvious) blood vessels evidenced on the wrist, skin when pinched and natural hair color for example. He has a website that defines the colors and how to arrive at your 8 best colors. Have to say he seems on the money for me and Friends who followed the book/ website. Helps define palette. If you can’t find it left me know and I will give you the general guidelines.
Glad both new job and dress code working for you

DonnaF

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If gold and camel trend in a big way, that's an easy way for me to curb my shopping since they are so not my colors because they don't contrast enough with my skin tone. I'd love cool chocolate brown to match my eyes, however. . .

Aquamarine

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I’d be interested in cool browns, too. They can be easier for me to wear than my usual blacks on occasion.

Anonymous

Don’t know much about the trends but love the idea of camel and black for you lisap!
I have never seen you in red, so it’s hard to imagine!

bj1111

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digging out my chocolate knee high boots...not that i have anything to wear with it in a closet full of black and navy.

Greyscale

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I was just thinking about color trends, because I've been trying to add a few more light tops to my black wardrobe. I'm just adding a few white shirts and white tees, but I also love my pale pink oxford shirt, so I might add a few tops in that color too. But, here's the thing - it took me five years to absorb the "millennial pink" craze, and just as I'm about to buy into it, it occurs to me that I don't see it in stores as much this year as the past few. It's still there, but no longer ubiquitous. It's funny how I can be very attuned to trends but it takes me many years to decide I like the trend for myself. So I guess all of that is to say, maybe I'll own something brown in 2021 or so.

Jaime

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The lipstick conversation is interesting. I know I should focus on my eyes but I am always looking for "my" lip color. Otherwise, I definitely see a lot of brown coming our way.

Bijou

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I bought this coat, (hangs head in shame, because I did not need a new coat)....but the colour has been wonderful and I can wear it with anything. I also added green into my winter wardrobe and it has been a nice change from the constant black, grey and navy.

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