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Magenta is a rich and sophisticated looking color. I think it would look excellent on you but if you are in doubt, perhaps you should consider trying something in a store, and then post pictures so we can see and offer our true impressions..
I love this color and used to wear a lot of it! I don't think it's something I'd add to my regular wardrobe right now, but I'd put it in my gear capsule in a flash, if it starts showing up in those collections. I love having bright, happy gear colors, because it helps motivate me in the morning, and makes it easier for me to be seen when hiking.
La Ped - this is the perfect way to add this colour into the mix. A tomboy style of shoe is a nice juxtaposition with the pretty colour. Perfect for school too!
Thank you for the encouragement, Bijou! I think you're dead right. The idea of a sporty, tomboy shoe in a feminine colour is very appealing to me due to the juxtaposition.
Adriana and Sara L: This is my thinking too. I have lots of neutral bottoms -- black, grey, olive, navy, denim -- that would all look great with a pop of magenta. I love red shoes too and this seems like a fun twist.
A small jacket in an unusual color can be surprisingly easy too, over a neutral outfit, and it comes off once you're inside. It's kind of a more sporty look, like the fluorescent true outdoor company down jackets people have been wearing.
Fuschia
Magenta
Hot pink
Shocking pink
Raspberry
Cranberry
I like the warmer toned ones best of all. However my 2012 underarmour hoodie in magenta is about my most worn garment of all time... and I have some lightweight adidas trainers in this colour too.
Pink is very commonly worn here by men too - my 17 year old wears muted pinks and looks fab in them,
Not my best color but I am currently wearing a print hand-me-down top with a significant amount of it. Magically works with a watermelon tourmaline bead bracelet I got at a pre-worn jewelry sale fundraiser for $1.00 (and did not know what I would wear it with). And with a little worn pair of unknown type semi-precious drop earrings.
I love a fuschia/magenta in accents like a handbag or a loafer.
FWIW, I remember Angie saying eons ago that the way to mix a bright like magenta or teal with black yet avoid looking overly 80s was to add a second neutral like a gray to the mix.
J’adore this color and those allbirds would be perfect! I like magenta when it hits right better purple and pink, so it could compliment both. Also looks fantastic with gray, cream or navy which can ground it. I like it as an unexpected color - makes me happy and projects that feeling to others as well.
Definitely a fan, both for gear and "street" clothing. Finds are a couple of years old (I think). I like it best when the magenta item is the star of the show, combined with some navy, grey, black. I like color but don't want too much going on at the same time.
I love both! Very excited they're coming back! I've had lots of items in my wardrobe in all of these pink/purple shades and have fond memories of them getting a lot of wear. Just had a flash back to a magenta crepe de chine "camp shirt" I wore in college (I was kind of conservative back then.
