18 August 2009 – Split Complementaries, originally uploaded by academichic.- Blue-green tank – BR
- Yellow-green tank – BR
- Jean skirt - Urban Outfitters
- Flip-flops – Target
- Bangle – Big Lots
- Red button pendant – Brookberrys on Etsy
- Earrings – gift from husband
Endnotes:
I started this week’s color review with a more easily crafted monochromatic look yesterday, but decided to go for the challenge and attempt a split complimentary color combo today. Split complimentary color mixes take a bit of thought (at least for me they do) but tend to be well worth the time spent staring at your closet interior. The result seems to be bold yet soft, if that’s possible. It’s bold because the complimentary colors play off each other and make the other color look intense. But at the same time, using the adjacent colors to a true compliment softens the effect and creates a nice, harmonious color mix. In this case, the two complimentaries at play are red and green. But instead of wearing true green with red, I am wearing the two colors adjacent to it on the color wheel: blue-green and yellow-green with my pop of true red:
When we last reviewed these color pairings, I successfully pulled off one split complimentary outfit that has been one of my favorite color mixes to this day: yellow-orange and red-orange with a pop of true blue. Maybe as the week progresses, I can pull off one more… S.
Did Indie ever move from you previous post with her?
Look’n fabulous, by the way
I love, love this look. It is interesting, yet not as competing as the triads, if that makes sense.
Tizzle-T – we don’t let Indie in, she just sits at the back door and watches us from the outside. ;)
Luinae – thank you! I agree, this seems to make for a more subtle yet still unexpected color mix than a triad, I think I may prefer this to a triad as well.
S.
I love how much that necklace pops!! Great look!
Ok, I have to ask how you get your layered tanks to look so good. Is one a different size from the other? Or do you just tug the top one down?
The little dot of white in the center of the red necklace is just perfect somehow … the eye zeroes in on it, and can then take in the complexities of this color combo.
Sarah L – they’re actually both the same size. It is just a matter of pulling the top one down to create that overlap look. It stays that way because the cotton tends to cling together, so it’s easy enough to pull off. S.
I love the site!! I love the pics of A2, too!!!! Thanks for helping a lot of us dress—not just the academic group. I’m a stay at home mom, and I LOVE looking at great things to wear. You guys rock!