How to survive ColorBlocking Storm!

Colorblocking is about color that is bold enough that it doesn't require much jewelry or accessories. Overall, the trend, which was big in 1960s clothes, is fashion's answer to pop art, The look is typically very geometric, although it can be more subtle. For example, the look uses complementary colors such as peach, pink and cinnamon or opposites such as black, white and red. It's about using chunks of pastels and bright colors mixed with neutrals and dark colors.

Think about the bold colors Warhol used for his famous painting of Marilyn Monroe. The colorblocking explosion picked up as a fashion trend for spring and is continuing for fall. It even made an appearance in the looks for spring 2012 at Fashion Weeks in New York, London & Milan. The biggest lesson is that color blocking isn't an excuse to pull random, colorful garments out of your closet. "I don't do more than three colors” Don't go overboard or try too hard. When they get into the four and five bright colors, you start to look like a 1980s video game, you start to look almost clownishIf you want to stand out in a crowd, people are going to see you right away. You'll probably get lots of compliments if you do it correctly.

For an adventurous fashionista, colorblocking allows you to show your fashion skills, especially when it comes to pulling together colorful separates, new or ones you already own. If you're a colorblock newbie, stick to color blocking a blouse and a jacket… sooner your combination skills will develop once you take the right first step… Have fun ladies and showoff your colorbloking by sending over few pictures!


TIPS & Examples

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• Still How to Color Block Pink:
 Pink looks great with many colors in the blocking scheme. Some super & safe choices are red, purple and coral. Neutral accents break up the brightness. If you’re looking to stand out in a crowd, opt for yellow!
• How to Color Block Orange:
 Orange is great with purple, white and green. If you’re looking for less of a Spring look, go for brown or red If you want to rock the 60′s Twiggy look, go for baby blue)
• How to Color Block Blue:
 Baby blue and electric coming out on top. Each of these work great mixed together. Accents of metallic, purple, yellow, emerald green and charcoal offset the look.
• How to Color Block Yellow:
Yellow presented itself on the runway in hues from bright to muted. Warning: Do not attempt a color block with dark mustard yellow, you will certainly fail terribly. Color block Spring’s yellows with teal ( killer look), pink and green