Endnotes:
For this week’s review of Complimentary Colors and the Two-Thirds Rule, I chose red and green (complimentaries) as a starting point. Red and green smacks of Christmas decor and winter holidays, so it’s always a struggle to pair these two and not look like an elf heading to the North Pole. As both A. and E. mentioned today, it’s often easier to choose slight variations of the crayon box colors to still get a bold and bright effect without any of the sports or holiday color connotations. So I opted for red-orange and blue-green instead of straight up red and green.
I then fished around for the perfect accessories to finish the look and was struck by how warm and rich of a color palette the purple beads and clutch created. I think this is due to it being a near triad (triad: purple, green, and orange), and thus coming close to the pinnacle of bold and rich color combinations. Gray wedges finish the look without competing with this already intense color combo. Quite the change after a week of neutrals! S.
S., this is really striking. When I opened this page I almost actually said “wow” out loud, before realizing that I was sitting alone in my living room. :) What a perfectly lovely combination of rich, beautiful colors that look so great on you!
Just gorgeous. I love you in brights, S. And I also adore how those two necklines are interacting.
This looks great! I’m loving the color combination. Everything looks so nicely paired together!
I love this color combination. It’s very bold and striking, and the purple accents are the perfect touch.
I love the richness of the colors.
[...] a shade of orange and still don’t feel completely myself in this outfit. I loved the way S. wore these complimentary colors on Monday and E’s version, also from Monday, so figured I should give it a try. To make it feel a bit [...]