Thanks Ket!
Cat2, I don’t think T & S were anti colour. Quite the contrary. They said colours looked better with other colours. They didn’t like women’s over reliance on black as a neutral that goes with everything. My preferences relate to the fact that I wear long pants and long skirts. If I wear them in black with a coloured top, I think it can flatten/dull the colour of the top.
Angie and Val MN, thanks for the turquoise advice!
Val MN, I think that turquoise (which is lovely) leans into a royal blue. That’s a colour I have also been considering because it’s available as a RIT dye.
Angie, 1, 3 and 4 are spot on for me. 2 might be a little clear. Nice to be compared to your mum