One of the things I find myself doing in almost every outfit this winter is mixing base colors. Most of the time it isn't as obvious as the combo I'm showing here, nor is it typically the focal point of my outfit. But a little brown leather belt with a navy skirt or grey tights with brown shoes is fun & goes a long way!
Black & brown. Brown & Navy. Gray & Navy. Brown & Gray. Just a few combos.
{Combining navy & black is *the trickiest* to balance, so play around with it a bunch before you walk down the street looking -as my Daddy would say- like a bruise;)}
Wearing these base colors together used to be a HUGE no-no & major fashion faux-paux but fortunately for us, it's quite workable these days!!
A few things to keep in mind:
Make it look intentional -- this is *key* for these combos to work!
Watch when mixing more than one shade of a base color with another. {ex., brown on brown on navy, grey on grey on brown-- there are many shades of brown/grey & they need to coordinate!}
If wearing a belt, try to make it the same base color as your shoes. You can mix another base color in from there but having two co-ordinating pieces helps to keep things intentional & grounded.
Play with it & have fun!!
Don't you love the random soccer goal? haha Lissie would only take pictures from the door so... we worked with what we could:)
And fuzzy socks= time to cozy up!!
{dress: Goodwill/Target | cardigan: Goodwill/The Limited | belt: Steve & Barry's | socks: gift | necklace: Ellyn's/Africa}
Simple updo:
Flip your head over & begin loosely french braiding from the neck to the crown. Twist & pin. It turns out differently every time & can be as loose or tight as you like. {This is a very loose version}
I wanna steal your bangs!!!
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