Clashing Colours

Follow trends, ermoumag helps you | Eliana Pace | Friday, June 5th, 2009 at 11:49

We always hear everyone say that you can’t mix certain colours such as black and brown, orange and pink, green and light blue, or that your shoes always have to match your belt, and your belt has to match your bag…

Boring!

There’s no law against it, so get out of the box and do whatever feels right for you. Forget everything your mother told you about wearing colour! Clashing colour is the name of fashion’s rainbow game and the aim is to make the contrast as sharp and bright as possible.

A good piece of advice: Be careful with the “temperature” of your outfit. Hot pink with neon green is never a good idea, Ugly Betty is only adorable on TV! Don’t go all out and put everything in one look, you’ll end up looking like a walking lollipop or even Rubik cube. Two is the best but if you’re not satisfied with just two, stick to three colours maximum.

In the meantime, get inspired by these Spring 09 runway looks created by brave and talented fashion designers who are not afraid to play with a bit of color.

Orange and Pink

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Benetton

Pollini

Richard Nicoli

Salvatore Ferragamo

Green and blue

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Angelo Marani

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Louis Vuitton

Green and Fuschia

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Richmond

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Blugirl

Purple and brown

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Krizia

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Morello

Multicolour

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Just Cavalli

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Agatha Ruiz de la Prada

Mango Spring 2009

Laura Biagiotti

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Massimo Rebecchi

So, this summer, dare to break free of all the rules and go a little crazy with colours! Try new combinations and variations of hues that you wouldn’t normally put together. Confidence is always the key, so if you don’t feel comfortable take it off.

Coco Chanel once said that “the best colour in the world is the one that looks good on you“.

So, play around with colours until it feels right!