The correct cut and perfect fit of clothing models do not guarantee a positive result. The combination of colors in women's clothing creates the correct overall image along with the hairstyle and makeup that suits its owner. It is also important to correctly select color combinations from one set of clothes, considering many different factors, which will be discussed below.
Basic rules and tips
When choosing a set of clothes, it is important to understand who it is intended for and where you can go in this outfit. In order for the image to look complete, it is worth remembering several principles:
- One set can include more than 4 colors, but no more than 2 as an accent;
- Basic colors are not neutral, they are the shades that best suit a woman's color type and her lifestyle;
- Beige, gray, milky and black are neutral colors and should make up about 40% of the wardrobe;
- The foundation should be based on 40% base colors, 40% neutrals and 20% left for accents, which can be chosen from the Pantone Institute's seasonal palette.
Basic wardrobe colors should match the appearance of the wardrobe owner! Neutral shades are not.
Color combinations in clothes from one image can look advantageous or spoil it, it all depends on the intended purpose of the outfit. Business dress code does not tolerate accents, so the color scheme of the set for the office should be in favor of neutral shades without accent details. When choosing an outfit for a holiday, other rules apply. For an evening out, it is best to choose a set of clothes from the basic color scheme of the wardrobe, adding a bright detail to it.
For your own hint, you can create a wardrobe color distribution table. It will tell you which color palettes are enough and which are missing. This method allows you to answer several important questions:
- Do you have enough neutral colors in your wardrobe?
- Do the predominant colors suit your lifestyle?
- What colors from the current season's fashion trends can you add to your wardrobe?
Each season, the Pantone Institute presents a palette of new colors that are the basis for creating trends in the current or upcoming year. Designers, when creating their collections, often focus on the palette presented by the organization. All the shades that are presented in it are ideally combined with each other. By printing such a table, you can easily indicate which of the colors from the list are already present in your wardrobe, and which ones should be added to create a modern and suitable set of clothes. By adding accessories made in the presented shades to your image, you can easily and in a new way play with classic sets.
Win-win options
In order to understand the concept of color combinations, it is worth considering win-win options - the right combinations that are appropriate in various life situations and suit absolutely any woman, varying slightly by halftones.
Beige is a neutral color and serves as a wonderful canvas for absolutely different color combinations. When putting together a business look, it is worth paying attention to the combination of beige with gray for a cold type of appearance and nude with brown for a warm one. The combination of a line of neutral tones (white, black, gray, beige, dark blue) with each other is absolutely win-win for any type of appearance and occasion. Girls with fair skin and hair should not give preference to exclusively light shades.
Black is the most important color in clothes, because it allows you to put together any image. Complementing it with white, we get a classic idea of the dress code. This combination is the format of the black tie dress code. Black, complemented by colors such as blue, light blue, is also suitable for a business image. For more relaxed images, red, marsala, terracotta, ultraviolet, oak bark color are combined with black. A little black dress is a classic basic wardrobe detail, it allows you to create completely different images, just changing the color and texture of accessories and shoes.
An original win-win option is to use only one color in a set, using several variations of its shades. For example, pink. Cotton candy and lingonberry will coexist perfectly in one image. They will be perfectly complemented by a cool shade of aged pink or the color of rose gold. Red in clothes is suitable for a monochrome image: marsala, ruby, strawberry, classic red complement each other perfectly. The only nuance that must be taken into account when choosing shades for a monochrome image is temperature. The combination should occur within one temperature zone.
Color wheel
The color wheel is a diagram in which the combination of shades is considered depending on their position in relation to each other. There are several ways to combine colors:
- Analog;
- Complementary;
- Combined complementary;
- Triad;
- Rectangle;
- Hexagon.
Analogous colors are a combination of shades located next to each other on the color wheel. It is a soft, smoothly transitioning from one color to another spectrum combination. One main color stands out - the base of the set. Colors close in shade, differing in brightness, are selected for it.
Complementary colors - shades are located in opposite parts of the color wheel. According to the classical theory of combination, one of the colors of the cold range is in harmony with the opposite warm color. For example, cold violet perfectly complements warm mustard. The image looks complete and interesting.
Combined complementary colors. The combination of colors according to this principle is based on one shade, to which two others are selected, located on the opposite side of the circle, while they are analogous or close to each other. Such a combination creates a smoother and softer palette. Considering the previous example with a combination of complementary colors of cold violet and warm mustard, we will try to select a third color for the set. If we leave cold violet as the basis, then the complementary colors will be warm mustard and vanilla, which is close to it. Turning the scheme the other way and putting warm mustard as the basis, we get complementary colors due to cold violet and cold pink, which is close to it.
Triad - the scheme is based on a combination of 3 colors, located at an equal distance from each other. Their connection on the scheme creates an equilateral triangle, the vertices of which are the chosen colors. All 3 can be on equality, included in one image or 1 is dominant, and the other 2 complement it.
Rectangle - according to the geometric figure of the rectangle, with this scheme, not 3, but 4 colors are chosen. Each of the colors is close to the second and complementary to the other 2. It is important to consider that with this scheme, it is worth catching the right balance of shades so that each of the colors does not draw all the attention to itself.
Stylists allow color combination schemes in the form of a 5-pointed star, hexagon and other figures, but they are more difficult to reproduce and therefore are most often not recommended for use in everyday life.
Selection depending on the season
The autumn-winter season involves the use of deep, saturated natural colors: emerald, marsala, ruby, terracotta, deep blue. In the cold season, such colors will perfectly form the basis of the color scheme of the winter wardrobe base. They are best combined with a neutral range.
One of the most exquisite combinations: marsala + gray. If you match a gray cashmere scarf and gloves to a marsala coat, as well as a hat and over-the-knee boots of the same tone, you will get an elegant everyday outfit. A cozy autumn look will be ready. A wonderful set will be created by the color of marsala in clothes in addition to ruby. A rich monochrome set gives the opportunity to either choose neutral accessories and shoes, or enhance the effect with a complementary shade: emerald, deep blue, jade. Another classic combination of the autumn season is terracotta + brown.
Warm, rich shades create an autumn mood, perfectly complementing each other. Stylists recommend choosing neutral color solutions for such a combination: vanilla, coffee, gray. Women's khaki clothing is combined with pastel variations of beige, this will also be appropriate in the fall season. Khaki is not an aggressive color for women, so it can be used not only in sportswear.
When choosing a color base for your wardrobe for the spring-summer season, you certainly can’t do without the “king” of warm days – white. Being a completely clean canvas, it allows you to create absolutely any image on its background, while refreshing and improving the overall picture. For city life, it is best to choose calm light tones: peach, lavender, mint, gray. All shades of the pastel group perfectly complement each other, so they can be present in one image.
The psychology of color in clothes affects the mood, which is transmitted to others. You should not choose neon colors in an urban environment, it is better to leave them for a tropical climate and going out to Mediterranean resorts. "Screaming" shades should not be included in the wardrobe of elderly people and business men, it looks inappropriate. Combining colors in clothes is a kind of game, following the rules of which, it is easy to create a competent image that suits the season and appearance. The expression "they meet by clothes, and see off by mind" is a complete confirmation of this.
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