Help me please -- I have SAD (Seasonal Accessory Disorder)

How did this happen? And, more importantly, do I want to be cured?

I just discovered my malady this morning when I decided to wear a pretty cashmere pullover that I bought about a year ago but have never worn. The color is a lovely shade of aqua which complements my red hair very nicely. I looked around for bottoms and as I really wanted something light I chose some white gabardine slacks. What happened next was almost sickening: I have NO footwear for this outfit.

The reality is that I have accessories galore for Summer (bright fun colors, white, black). Fall (earth tones), and Black and Navy. Nothing pastel or metallic.

So the question is...do I, should I start acquiring shoes and accessories that work well for Wnter Pastels???

Anyone else dealing with this? Here's a pic of the sweater (Theory menswear l/s crewneck):

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7 years ago

carter

Veteran

I would think nude-for-you shoes would have worked well, or with your hair, cognac should work with pretty much anything. Do you have either of those in a style that would have worked?

Ginger

I kind of never say no to metallics...

unfrumped

What carter said.
I would try to think across seasons, for versatility, but that you want something less stark than black, something mid- range.
Reptile or metallic if you love either of those. Cognac if you don't think it's too dark. Nude or buff. I manage some gray but it can be tough. It works with not- gray pants.
Also I find sometimes if my footwear id s little more high contrast than I'd prefer, I might add a bit more if the darker color in a necklace and kind of extra- bookend...hair plus another touch somewhere.

JAileen

Metallic goes with almost everything.

April

Silver or pewter shoes are great, just be sure you coat them immediately with some kind of clear polish, or that you find a silver polish that matches them (if you can). Once you've scuffed them, if you find you can't get a matching silver polish, it's kind of too late.

Ask me how I know...

Sheila

Thank you all for your suggestions.

Carter, the cognac shoes I own read 'Autumn' but it is a great idea to look for my own shade of 'nude', possibly with a tint of light caramel.

Metallics are calling my name right now and I think they will work well for ALL seasons.

Time to get shopping!

Love the collective knowledge here, you are amazing.

Jaime

(website)

I love the title of your post and metallic shoes sound fab.

Style Fan

Cognac, metallic or leopard would work. I think bookending your hair is a great idea.

Leopard! Yes! A couple of hours ago I got a little chill around my neck and I decided to drape my favorite leopard-patterned cardigan around my neck (sleeves loosely knotted in the front) and it looked surprisingly good to my eye with everything else that I was wearing. (just hanging around the house today...)

So thank you Style Fan for corroborating my hunch. I bet there will be choices for leopard-patterned shoes all across the retail spectrum.

Joy

To answer your question, yes, I have found that I need lighter footwear for winter pastels. I added the SE Petty bootie in "bone" for that reason as well as metallic gold and silver loafers. The SE Python booties also work. Some of those and a few other shoes that work for me in cool weather are in finds.