PASTEL COLOR FOR SUMMER - SPRING 2013

GET AN UPGRADE FROM YOUR TEDIOUS COLOR BLOCKING AND SPRING INTO SOMETHING A LITTLE MORE FRESH YET SO SUBTLE… AND THE WORD? PASTEL HUES OR PASTEL COLORS IF YOU WILL!

Simply put, pastel hues is just the pale side of your favourite bright colors –Think candy pink, lavender, sky blue and mint green - many call it “ice cream colors”. To make things simple I have classified my analogy into both his and hers perspective.

The pastel rule is: to mix and match pastel colors with striking bright colors. So your bright and aggressive color blocking themed clothes may not be completely a thing of a past… Add a few colorful items to complement your pastel colors. You’ll also be forgiven to add a dash of Neon color to your repertoire. The idea is to make it look like a palette of colors with varying degrees from top to bottom. And yes, top to bottom must be the sequence – Start with your pastel colors from head and finish your look with a striking bright or neon colors: see images below for a hint.

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Looking at these ladies, you’ll realize they began their look with pastel hues and ended with a punch of a striking bright color with their shoes. You’ll also see they broke the pastel hue by accessorizing with bold-colored handbags. This is the safest sequence to follow unless you are a non-conformist like me, and you are not shy to spot a concoction of color variants with no order like the examples below:

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Carefully selected pastel hues can also work well single-handedly – Meaning you don’t always have to throw in a dash of a striking color item to finish your pastel look. Examples shows you can still get away with looking “pale” all-round, whether it’s skimpy or long summer dress, shots and peplum top, a light weather shirt and chinos and may shots for men, it’s all doable. See examples below.

POUR HOMME… 

Accessorizing with pastel colors: Bags, shades, belts, colorful jewelry beats etc.  Bright neon colors or not? Well let’s take this into perspective. As I have indicated before, whether you are rocking a palette of colors or just spotting plain pastel hue look, choosing your accessories must be a careful exercise to avoid ruining the whole outfit.  The rule is very simple; if it’s a complete pastel look, break away with a colorful headgear, darker shades, man’s bag and even colorful pair of shoes "pour homme" (For Him). Ladies have abundance of items to compliment the look, from make-up, neon bright manicure, handbags, waist belts, earrings you name it!

Now, shrug off that whole color blocking craze and wow your friends with pastel colors.

Yours in fashion

Jerry Purfz