I have been drawn to tonal outfits for a while now BUT they have to be in color -not ‘hard’ neutrals like greys and tans. This makes it difficult to assemble such outfits. I have a limited color palette but not necessarily all the items to create a tonal outfit. Late last year I have decided rather organically to focus my tonal ambitions on the green and red color palette, because I have many pieces in those families and I don’t anticipate growing tired of burgundy, blush and forest green.

So this week I decided to partake in FashInterns challenge. Here are my outfits constructed with only my deep winter wardrobe – would be nice to repeat come spring!

1) New green skirt with bluish teal sweater and teal shirt layered under. Is this still tonal? I liked the version with my new light green sweater better but it was in the laundry.
2) Same pieces up top but with blue jeans. This is about as tomboyish as I’ll go . Dressing in shades of blue is almost a safety blanket for me – does not make me feel fab but not drab either (like all grey or black does).
3) Cinnamon skirt with burgundy sweater feels tonal to me though it probably isn’t in the strict sense. Too bad this skirt is pilling and won’t last another season.
4) I used to wear this combination a lot but to be honest, the pants are now relegated to “back-up loungewear” because I constantly need to pull them up! I still love blush with burgundy and am now thinking it may be interesting to try and find a better version of these pants, maybe corduroy.
5-6) The eggplant jeans are great contenders for tonal outfits too, as shown in these two. I'm wearing 5 today and 6 is a bonus pic from earlier I think I shared before.

Btw this selection is pretty exemplary for my current way of dressing. Due to winter temps almost every day is pants (or skirt with fleece tights) + longsleeve + warm sweater. Getting a bit bored with that so this challenge was a welcome diversion.

All thoughts and comments welcome!