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The Light Summer Before we jump into learning how to wear all of the exciting colors in your palette... it s important to understand your overall coloring and how to wear your colors in general. Your coloring is a light spring... which means that you have low contrast between your hair, skin and eyes. Your overall look is light and cool. Your colors are light, bright and cool You ll notice, in your color wheel, that there are no muted or super dark colors. Muted colors will drain you of color. If you want to look your BEST... keep your colors in low contrast. So... a medium pink blouse with medium grey pants would look very striking. A bright green top with jeans and a lavendar scarf would be lovely on you. A medium teal t-shirt with dark jean shorts is perfect. Tops with low contrast patterns also look great on you. Think light, bright and cool. For the rest of this book, I will be breaking down your color palette into different color combinations that you can use to create amazing outfits. I ve put most of your light summer colors into a color wheel. This shows you how your colors relate to each other. Then, you ll discover 4 different types of color combinations for you to refer to. They are complementary, analogous, triad and monochromatic. With each of these color combinations, I ve provided color inspired outfits that will help you learn how to apply these exciting color combinations into professionally styled outfits! How fun! I highly recommend you use this color guide as a tool. When you want to change things up and you re not sure what else you can do... refer back to your color wheel. Say you bought a pretty green sweater that s in your light spring color palette... refer to the color combinations that have that green and be inspired to try something new! Maybe it s layering a red plaid blouse under the sweater... or wrapping a coral scarf around your neck... you ve got lots of creative options! If you ever have questions or need some style advice, send me an email at jensoutfitideas@ gmail.com or visit my blog OutfitIdeas4You.com And always... wear what you love! Jen Thoden OutfitIdeas4You.com 2 Jennifer Thoden
The Light Sumer Color Wheel Your light summer color wheel is fairly heavy on the cool side. Notice that all your colors are bright and light. In the center are 2 of your neutral base colors that will go with any of your outfits. They are medium grey and taupe. You don t need to count these as a color when combining colors. They are your base or backdrop to display your colors. They are also perfect for your shoes, bags and jackets. Gold and silver jewelry look great on you. OutfitIdeas4You.com 3 Jennifer Thoden
Light Spring Color and Style Guide Complementary Color Combinations Complementary color combinations are colors that are opposite each other on the color wheel. The complement to red, for example, is green. You would typically choose this type of color combo when you want a dynamic and energized look. Pairing 2 colors that are opposite on the color wheel is not exactly a calming look. Light summers only have 2 possible combinations. This is because Light Summers look better in calmer color combinations. To wear a complementary color combination successfully, choose one color as your main color and accessorize with the second color. OutfitIdeas4You.com 4 Jennifer Thoden
Red and Green OutfitIdeas4You.com 5 Jennifer Thoden
Purple and Yellow OutfitIdeas4You.com 6 Jennifer Thoden
Triad Color Combinations Triad color combinations use 3 colors in the shape of a triangle on the color wheel. Red, blue and yellow would be a typical triad color combo. Your clear deep autumn wheel is slightly different from the standard color wheel, so you ll notice that red is combined with a yellow-green and blue. Triad color combos are a bit more complex and interesting than a complementary color combination because you re using 3 colors. This is still a pretty dynamic color combo but not as dynamic as a complementary color combo. Light summers only have 3 possible combinations and two of them only have 2 colors. This is because your colors are almost all on one side of the color wheel. To pull together a successful triad color combo, choose one color as your main color and then accessorize with the other 2 colors. An even distribution of three colors may appear a bit clowny. OutfitIdeas4You.com 7 Jennifer Thoden
Red and Blue OutfitIdeas4You.com 8 Jennifer Thoden
Pink, Green-Blue and Yellow OutfitIdeas4You.com 9 Jennifer Thoden
Mauve-Pink and Green OutfitIdeas4You.com 10 Jennifer Thoden
Analogous Color Combinations An analogous color combination is a much calmer color combo compared to a complementary color combo or a triad color combo. An analogous color combo uses colors that are directly next to each other on the color wheel. Light Summers look amazing in analogous color combos. In fact, for you, the analogous color combinations give you more wow! looks. The result is a unique, polished and elegant look. Not too many people know how to pull this look off... but YOU will! You re going to hear people say, I never thought to put those colors together! You re going to look amazing. OutfitIdeas4You.com 11 Jennifer Thoden
Mauve, Pink and Red OutfitIdeas4You.com 12 Jennifer Thoden
Pink, Mauve and Purple OutfitIdeas4You.com 13 Jennifer Thoden
Mauve, Purple and Blue OutfitIdeas4You.com 14 Jennifer Thoden
Purple, Blue and Green-Blue OutfitIdeas4You.com 15 Jennifer Thoden
Blue, Green-Blue and Green OutfitIdeas4You.com 16 Jennifer Thoden
Monochromatic Color Combinations A monochromatic color combination includes shades of one color. This can be a very stylish look. You would wear a monochromatic look when wanting to appear uniform, quiet and sophisticated. My personality always wants to throw in a pop of a complementary color but a monochromatic look says I m in control. I m elegant. I don t need much to look stylish. OutfitIdeas4You.com 17 Jennifer Thoden
Pinks OutfitIdeas4You.com 18 Jennifer Thoden
Mauve Pinks OutfitIdeas4You.com 19 Jennifer Thoden
Blues OutfitIdeas4You.com 20 Jennifer Thoden
Blue-Greens OutfitIdeas4You.com 21 Jennifer Thoden
Greens OutfitIdeas4You.com 22 Jennifer Thoden
Yellows OutfitIdeas4You.com 23 Jennifer Thoden
Reds OutfitIdeas4You.com 24 Jennifer Thoden
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