We always want what we can't have. I wish that I could wear black and had super curly hair- but I don't, so I am just going to rock the earth tones.
Maya- I am feeling the same way lately about color pops, but I have also pretty much stopped wearing any bright colors. I think that I am going to have to get some orange yarn (or dye some!) for a sweater for myself.

Nice to hear your thoughts on earth tones, ladies. Thanks for chiming in.

Maya, the pictures you linked to break up the neutral palette with dark purple. Nice!

Hmmmm. Actually, I do find your sudden aversion to pops of colour inconsistent - even though you maintain that you are consistent by linking to a previous thread. It was only weeks ago that you were sick of all your neutral dresses and desperate for colour. And in the last week in-particular interested in several bright bags. I think you wake up each morning and have a different point of view on colours and neutrals

For the record, I have never evangelized that you must add colour to an outfit. I love neutral outfits and wear them too. I'll even encourage an all black outfit if it has texture - but this is often executed effectively. I hope that make sense.

Well I have gotten a couple of olive things, but it looks like I might be saving money this fall.

Angie, is it a very pinkish coral that you can wear? Love that color!

I would love to know how someone with a cool color palette can work earth tones in to her wardrobe - i.e., a bright olive green, a pinkish coral, a lemon yellow. But now that I write that, it all sounds more like spring than fall. Hmmmm.

I absolutely love earth tones -- the warmer, the better! Chestnuts, caramels, cinnamons, olives, etc. Two of my favorite color combos together are olive/purple and olive/orange.

I plan on doing lots of shopping while they are in abundance so I can stock up. Also, because I feel obligated to shop on behalf of the SYCers. ;-D

I used to wear earth tones almost exclusively - rarely blacks, grays, etc. Then I started to worry I was just blending in to the woodwork (ha, ha) and started looking for more high contrast colors to give my outfits an edge. I've been a bit afraid to revisit them ever since.

Where are all these earth tones? Any place in particular? I have not come across that many.

I have found myself really attracted to these colors lately, so I'm excited. Last year I was allllll black for fall, and it is not the direction I'm heading in this year! I've already acquired an olive pencil skirt, cognac boots, brown shoeties, and am tempted buy a rustic orange cardigan with a nude cami blouse. I still have my blacks, grays, navy, and purples, but am having fun pairing them with earth tones with texture.
Jean, I'm seeing these colors at Nordstrom (Caslon, Halogen, to name a few), Ralph Lauren, AT LOFT, JCrew, and so on.

I was in the shops for only an hour last weekend and was practically running from rack to rack because of all the wonderful colors. It made me realize that a big reason I dress mostly in neutrals is because most of the time the colors that are available are not really right for me. Usually if I see one darn thing in a "me" color I will buy it for that reason alone. I hope selfishly that this palette will last more than one season to give me more time to add more wonderful color to my wardrobe. dreamy sigh.

Jean, farther upthread Angie mentioned some places where she has seen these colors:

> BR, Nordies, Macys and the Loft are full of these colours, Tanya.
> H&M is full of camel.

HTH!

I'm enjoying seeing these colors as a) I'm trying not to spend a lot of money on clothing; b) they are different!; and c) it does seem like those that suit the deeper, earthy colors have had the short end of the stick lately.

Laura -- I wear only cool-toned shades near my face, but love olive/pea/spring green bottoms with shades of rose, blue, purple, (cool) browns etc.

I'd put pinky-coral in the cool category myself, but off the top of my head an orange-coral, orange, or terracotta shade looks great with greyed and spruce-y greens, cool browns, blues, and plums.

Thanks, Sparky-Anne!

Scarlet-Rosie, you are another who rocks earth tones.

Laura, remember my scruffy collar and cuff post? That's the shade of coral I like to wear. Its very acidic.

Just wait till you see me in my new teal sweater, Angie I also have something in Mustard on hold, but I am not sure about that one yet.

I hope the earth tones in the store will help me expand the colors in my wardrobe. Lately ALL I wear is purple. I think I can pulll of some earth tones, brown, carmel, and coral at least.

The last time I looked, the stores here were full of black/grey/dirty purple/mushroom color choices. I even complained at the Gap about the lack of color in tops. I'm excited for the palette to change. Coral is especially good for me if not too bright; burnt orange and olive green also seem to work as do some browns and beiges.

You're so right. I was in Ann Taylor Loft over the weekend and totally fell in love with the beautiful earth tones there. I got a chartreuse-ish colored rayon/tinsel tee and a rust/orange cardigan with chiffon trim that look so lovely together. I admit that I feared we might drown in beige and mauve and colors that I hate on my coloring this season, but so far the colors I've seen look beautiful!

Most earth tones I can't wear because they wash me out. But, I'm happy to see all of these colors in the stores just because it seems like they've been missing for so long. I can wear olive, sometimes, and really rich oranges.