Comments on: Define Your Style with Colors & Neutrals

By: Vicky

Vicky — Fri, 05 Apr 2024 22:52:48 +0000

I used your suggestion of keeping to a core selection of colors to make it easy to get dressed since I read it last year, and it’s been the best advice (besides buying quality items – which I wear more often). It helped me get ready for my cruise to Iceland last year and when traveling in general. My colors are the same as last year but similar to yours: pinks, corals, blue, and purple. This year I’ve added green after getting many compliments while wearing a green sweater from Talbots I bought last year. Great advice! Thank you!

By: Susan in the 'burbs

Susan in the 'burbs — Fri, 05 Apr 2024 18:13:16 +0000

I’m loving this series. In 2020 when the world was doing jigsaw puzzles and making sourdough starter, I started purging my closet. I have a nice size closet; all 300 hangers fit just fine and I liked my clothes, but it was just too much stuff. I’ve purged a bit each season and now I’m down to 80 items plus a small capsule (10-12 pieces) for LBD’s and two suits.

~My style personality is Classic + Effortless + Minimalist (with the occasional Artsy outfit).
~My essential basic neutrals are black, navy, ivory/stone plus white (spring-summer) and gray (fall-winter).
~My signature/accent colors are pinks (ranging from blush to deep rose to wine red) and turquoise (ranging from aqua to bright with teal in the fall-winter).
~My dressier outfit formula is a color column with a high contrast top layer, but on occasion I go with a low contrast top layer for almost a monochrome look.
~My usual OOTD (groceries, appointments, shopping, coffee or wine with friends) is most always jeans or pants with a shirt and a cardigan … for example, light wash fray hem jeans with a white shirt and a blush pink cardigan. Or black jeans with a white t-shirt and a magenta cardigan.

Thank you for your posts and for this series. I had come a long way in understanding my style, but your posts are a great check to keep me true to my own authentic self. So glad I found you.

By: Mary

Mary — Fri, 05 Apr 2024 13:12:52 +0000

Dear Kay,
Just want to say how much your content has helped me get dressed for my day! I have limited my color palette as you suggested and what a difference it makes! I used to have lots of clothes of all my favorite colors and patterns and nothing to wear! You taught me to buy the basics-tank, tee, jacket etc in my signature neutrals (navy , gray and ivory)and wow! So many more outfits can be created! Before I never wanted to “waste money” on “boring basics” but that is exactly what I needed. Please keep up the good work you do. It really helps!

By: Terri

Terri — Fri, 05 Apr 2024 02:32:09 +0000

The devotional hit home. I once had bitterness too. I thought I was a Christian but I was only religious. It wasn’t until I was truly born again that I was able to let go of bitterness. Those relationships are healed now. Thank God. As far as colors I am an autumn and I look best in warm colors. I can tell how my face is more vibrant in certain colors like warm greens and orange even without makeup. The wrong colors make my skin dull. In the fall it’s easier to wear my colors. I will still wear colors that are not the best on me like navy which I like in spring and summer. I will wear it with my best neutral. Black looks better on me with gold jewelry. The only colors I stay away from completely is cobalt or royal blue and purple. They do nothing for me. I will wear warm shades of purple like lilac in the spring. My spring and summer neutrals are ecru, off white, olive green and navy. In the fall it’s camel, brown and olive green. In the winter it’s off white, camel, brown and black. I wear black year round but I like it in winter the best.