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The Soft 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 soft summer... which means that you have soft features. Soft eyes with soft and mousy hair. Your overall look is SOFT and neutral. Your colors are cool, soft and muted. Your colors are not oversaturated, too light or too dark... because those would look wrong on you. The most important style tip I can give you is to keep your color combinations low to medium contrast. A dark blue and white striped dress, for example, will look jarring on you. A soft creme blouse will look lovely on you... but pairing it with dark navy pants may not be in harmony with your overall coloring. If you want to look your BEST... keep your colors in low to medium contrast. So... a fuscia blouse with navy pants would look very striking. A soft grey blouse with light grey slacks would be lovely on you. A light pink t-shirt with kahki shorts is perfect. A darker teal sweater with a charcoal grey skirt will be much more flattering on you than pairing that same sweater with a cream skirt. 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 soft 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 soft summer color palette... refer to the color combinations that have that green and be inspired to try something new! Maybe it s layering a mauve plaid blouse under the sweater... or wrapping a teal 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 Soft Summer Color Wheel Your soft summer color wheel is a little heavier on the cool side of the color wheel. Soft Summers can wear some warm colors like cool red and greens. Many other seasons have colors all the way around the wheel, but your cool palette takes up only half of the wheel. This tells us that you will look best in analogous color combinations... colors next to each other on the wheel. Don t worry, there s an entire section on your analogous color combinations. In the center are 2 of your neutral base colors that will go with any of your outfits. They are taupe and grey. 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. You can wear silver and gold jewelry. OutfitIdeas4You.com 3 Jennifer Thoden
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. A soft summer only has two complementary color combinations. This doesn t surprise me since your colors are all on one side of the wheel. Complementary color combinations are simply not the best for a soft summer. 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
Purple and Yellow OutfitIdeas4You.com 5 Jennifer Thoden
Red and Grenn 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 soft summer color wheel only allows for 3 out of 4 triad color combinations and 2 of them only have 2 of the colors. Again, this is because the soft summer color palette favors only one half of the color wheel. 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.. 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
Pink, Yellow and Blue-Green OutfitIdeas4You.com 8 Jennifer Thoden
Orange, Green and Mauve-Pink OutfitIdeas4You.com 9 Jennifer Thoden
Red, Blue and Yellow-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. This is where you will see the most color combinations. Soft summers look amazing in analogous color combinations. 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
Red, Pink and Mauve OutfitIdeas4You.com 12 Jennifer Thoden
Purple, Mauve and Pink OutfitIdeas4You.com 13 Jennifer Thoden
Mauve, Purple and Blue OutfitIdeas4You.com 14 Jennifer Thoden
Purple, Blue and Green-Blue OutfitIdeas4You.com 15 Jennifer Thoden
Green, Green-Blue and Blue 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. A monochromatic look says I m in control. I m elegant. I don t need much to look stylish. OutfitIdeas4You.com 17 Jennifer Thoden
Reds OutfitIdeas4You.com 18 Jennifer Thoden
Pinks OutfitIdeas4You.com 19 Jennifer Thoden
Mauve Pinks OutfitIdeas4You.com 20 Jennifer Thoden
Purples OutfitIdeas4You.com 21 Jennifer Thoden
Blues OutfitIdeas4You.com 22 Jennifer Thoden
Blue-Greens OutfitIdeas4You.com 23 Jennifer Thoden
Greens OutfitIdeas4You.com 24 Jennifer Thoden
Yellows OutfitIdeas4You.com 25 Jennifer Thoden
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