Joining in on the tonal conversation! I love tonal dressing. I utilise it a lot. Especially in summer because I have a lot of different coloured skirts. I like a low contrast look with some colour variation so it suits my preferences.

I know that tonal dressing is meant to be about wearing variations of a single colour. But I’m not that strict about it. I will often dip into an adjacent colour on the colour wheel. As long as the undertone is the same. It’s the blended palette that I like.

I wore this outfit on Monday. I would call it tonal green and green-gold. The top is olive green, the bag is a deeper olive green, the skirt is black and yellow but the yellow has a definite green undertone. Yellow is green adjacent on the colour wheel. The sandals are gold (yellow) and also have a green undertone. The beads are brass, which has a green undertone. They include brown, grey and red accents for a little (subtle) contrast. Nothing really matches. But it all tones.

I would call this outfit tonal, even though it features pattern and the black isn’t tonal. The black is a background colour. If I were to lean more into the black instead of the green and yellow eg by wearing black shoes, black top, black jacket, I think the outfit would cease to be tonal and would have a different vibe.

I am wearing tonal reds today for solidarity with Angie and Suz Next post!