the style observer is about putting it all together

playing with color and texture

July 3rd, 2008 · posted by Madeline Rhodes in $ Chanel Fallon T-Bags Wendy Nichol accessories clothing designers dresses handbags shoes sunglasses

It’s time to accessorize those bright, bold items in your closet - this is your mix and match challenge! Now, don’t get overly excited and leave the house looking like you just played dress up with a trunk of grandma’s old clothes! Instead, walk out looking like you rose to the challenge of coordinating a well-rounded look. It’s not necessary to match exact colors and fabrics or textures, but rather try to think of an outfit as artwork - giving yourself the opportunity to create a piece, which emphasizes colors and textures that compliment each other. With this outfit, suede grey pumps and a red jersey dress happen to look fabulous together. Choose a clutch that is somewhere in the middle - like the detailed, grey one here with slight red undertones. Mix up jewelry, but stay within one ‘family’ - so if you are going to go with varied textures - romantic script on a cuff, a smooth, simple ring, bumpy bangles, and tiny, yet bold earrings, stay with all gold. Finally, top it off with some oversized shades that are in the same color family as the greys and browns and… Bam! You have just used clothing as your medium to create a well-rounded outfit full of complimenting texture and color!

mixed and matched items in this observation:

  • T-Bags embellished jersey dress @ Net-a-Porter
  • oversized round glasses @ TOPSHOP
  • multi bangles @ Urban Outfitters
  • Lauren Merkin louise lambskin clutch @ Neiman Marcus
  • Report signature women’s guarda @ shoes.com
  • Chanel engraved gold bracelet @ bagborroworsteal
  • Fallon plate ring @ bagborroworsteal
  • Wendy Nichol kyung bolt earrings @ bird