Color Blocking Is All The Rage!

July 9, 2012 in News by Bernd Ruhl

Right now, it’s all about the color blocking fashion trend

Even if you’ve been living under a rock and haven’t heard about Color Blocking, this summer’s hot new style statement you are likely to have seen this profusion of bright, contrasting colors in clothes and shoes looking out at you from fashion magazines, TV and other media.

Color blocking is all the rage this summer

Color Blocking is, as the name suggests, bright bands or blocks of solid colors worn to create eye-catching contrasts – think neon yellow with lime green and white in a dress; a blouse where fuchsia is teamed with orange, or sky high platforms in pink, yellow and turquoise.

So if you see a top with a bright yellow bodice and startling green sleeves, hot pants in red, white and blue, a magenta shirt topped by a jade green coat, a maillot swimsuit in brown, hot pink and baby pink, or a purple and red shift dress with mauve shoes, it’s probably all about the color blocking trend that’s taken the fashion world by storm. Same concept applies to shoes!

Color blocking is finding its way into the makeup palette as well so you can dress up your eyes in bright blue, paint your lips a startling red and top off your look with tangerine nails. And then there are the accessories – colorful bangles, bracelets and earrings, vivid colored lightweight jackets, and jewel colored bags add to the whole look.

How to color block

Ø Be bold and think outside the box – you may be surprised at what you can carry off.
Ø You can create interesting contrasts even with a single colored dress and vibrantly contrasting shoes, bag, or a jaunty scarf.
Ø Try to balance the colors you use – don’t let one color dominate too visibly.
Ø Use contrasting colors but look at the outfit as a whole to see if they are complementary.
Ø Stick to about three solid colors to avoid the over-the-top rainbow look
Ø Play with different shades of the same color to create interesting looks.

Don't over do it. It's always best to use solid color for blocking, not prints/dots et.al.

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