Unexpected

I really love the vibrant and unexpected combination of purple and teal. With this outfit I decided to go for a colorblock effect, thus I used only solid-color pieces. The gray dress makes a nice neutral backdrop for the saturated colors and keeps them from sitting right next to each other. If it were a little cooler I could've added my cheeky peacock feather hat to strengthen the color combo, but spring isn't really a good time for thick felt hats, I'm afraid.

This cardigan is really versatile with its long flowing wings that can be tied in any number of interesting configurations. It was a real workhorse when I was traveling in Paris and Iceland last year, though oddly enough I haven't worn it all that much since I've been back.

Cardigan: S
Dress: Red Dress Shoppe
Leggings: Sock Dreams
Boots: Fly London

Triadic

This outfit features a 'triadic' color scheme: colors that are evenly spaced around the color wheel. This is a great approach for a colorblock look, since the colors have such striking contrast to one another. With this one I used the navy blue to evenly divide the different sections of the outfit, and made sure all the other pieces were large and continuous chunks of solid color.

Generally when I mix colors in an outfit I like to use different shades of the same basic hue; however with a colorblock look it's really better to match the colors where they repeat or else the effect is lost. Thus my hat, belt, and shoes are all exactly the same shade. Compare today's outfit with this one, where I mixed up several different shades of blue and green for a completely different look.

Hat: vintage
Shirt: F21
Cardigan: Max Studio
Obi belt: Sunhee Moon
Skirt: thrifted
Shoes: Paolo

Exhausted

Three days in Vegas takes its toll, and today's outfit was therefore thrown together with far less deliberation than I normally prefer. I went for a colorblock effect that think I may have disrupted by adding a patterned scarf. Nevertheless, I still managed to garner a couple of compliments, although with the way most people dress in my workplace that's not really saying much. The tank is from La Redoute, cardigan from H&M (freshly purchased over the weekend!) skirt by... er, I'm not sure. The shoes are Gabriella Rocha and the scarf was a gift ages and ages ago from my best friend. I think the year may have been 1990. Eep!