4 April 2009 – Two Dresses Are Better than One

Posted on | April 4, 2009 | 6 Comments

4 April 2009 – Two Dresses Are Better than One, originally uploaded by academichic.

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Orange corduroy dress, grey dress, pressed flower pendant, and yellow pumps all remixed!

Endnotes:

Two dresses are better than one, right? I wrote about experimenting with dress layering yesterday, and here’s today’s result. What do you think? I pulled out my yellow pumps to go with the orange and grey, creating an analogous color combination. The last time I wore this dress, I created a different analogous color combo (orange and maroon), this time I just spun my mental color wheel in the other direction, and pulled out yellow to compliment the orange.

Yellow shoes, originally uploaded by academichic.

I think I instinctively went for such a color mix because the orange of the dress is so bright and bold, that a more complimentary color in the accessories would threaten to compete with it. An analogous color combo creates a softer, more subtle color mix, allowing the orange to stand out without competition. If you want to read more about color combinations, check out our Fashion 101 page. Meanwhile, stay tuned for Module One of our Proportions Series coming tomorrow! S.

4 April 2009 , originally uploaded by academichic.

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6 Responses to “4 April 2009 – Two Dresses Are Better than One”

Courtney
April 4th, 2009 @ 6:36 am

That is absolutely beautiful! I am so jealous of that that orange dress!
Vanessa
April 4th, 2009 @ 7:12 am

I love this idea! You look very cute :)
Danielle
April 4th, 2009 @ 4:15 pm

I would never have thought to put two dresses together, but I like!!!
Celia
April 5th, 2009 @ 3:20 pm

Love this combination! will have to try this soon
materfamilias
April 5th, 2009 @ 8:03 pm

I would never have thought of combining two dresses, but you’ve given me an idea for a way to make more use of two dresses which are each a bit problematic on their own. I’ll have to try this out soon!
ShopKim
April 6th, 2009 @ 11:13 am

I like how this came together and how the gray really compliments the orange.