What Colors to Wear – Neutral Colors
By mati. Filed in Fashion, What are My Best Colors to Wear |Tags: What are my best colors to wear
Every wardrobe needs neutral colors. Why? Because neutral colors match almost everything. The reason why women look into their bursting closets and say “I don’t have anything to wear!” is because each piece of clothing doesn’t fit with anything else. Unless you have things you can combine, you’ll never have anything to wear, no matter how much is in your closet.
The main neutral colors are black, white, gray and beige. Everyone can wear white, no matter what category they are in. If you are in one of the muted categories, you might look better in cream, off white or very light khaki instead, but that’s ok. You get the message – you need a light color that will tie your accent pieces together.
To determine whether the light or white color should be on your top or bottom, you need to remember what your figure is like. If you have a pear shape, you need your light colors on top. If your body is apple shaped, your light colors should be on the bottom. If your body is like a rectangle, you are better off wearing the same color on top and bottom. And the hourglass type can wear light colors any way they like.
Black is another great neutral, in fact it is my very favorite color. I read somewhere that black is the color of rebelliousness, and if that is true, it is no wonder that I love it so much. I must be insane, because I even wear it in the heat of summer! Black can be worn by almost anyone, no matter what their coloring is. My son is the lightest blonde you can imagine, with the palest skin, almost albino, and he looks fantastic in black, even though he belongs to the pastel category. The other day, I saw an older lady in the super market that I couldn’t take my eyes off. She had silver white hair, her eyebrows were nicely darkened, she wore a beautiful muted tone of lipstick and a black dress. She was so stunning that I couldn’t get over it! What style!!!
So, unless you feel comfortable only in pastel candy colors, make sure you have something black in your closet. If you don’t like black too close to the face, buy a pair of black pants, or a simple black skirt. You won’t be sorry, because every top you have in your closet will match it, and you’ll never have to say that you don’t have anything to wear again.
Beige is another great neutral. The only people who can get away with wearing nude beige close to their face is the pastel group, and the two darkest groups from 19-24. (CLICK HERE to learn more about my color system for determining what colors to wear). The rest of us have to be careful with this color close to the face. I belong to the first muted group, from 9-11, so I look best in a tan midcolor that is a little bit darker than my skin. If it is too similar to my skin color, it washes me out. Camel is also a good color for me. The people in the bright group, from 12-18, should look for brighter color choices – beige won’t do much to enhance their coloring. They would be better off with black as their main neutral, since black enhances any bright colors.
Gray is another neutral that we have to be careful with. Again, the pastel group looks great in gray. In the muted group, gray looks great on people with gray hair, or cool coloring, but washes out anyone with warm coloring. But, if you like gray anyway, you can always wear it as a skirt or pants, as long as you use it away from the face.
If your closet needs a makeover, the first thing you need to add is a good selection of neutrals, think black, white, beige, khaki, tan, and gray. Buy a few tops, pants and skirts in your choice of neutral colors, and then you can start putting outfits together. You’ll be surprised to see how many outfits you can actually create, once you add some basic neutral colored clothes to your wardrobe.
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