Block Colour
Designers have injected some life and colour into
the traditionally sombre fall – autumn / winter fashion collections.
It’s all about blocks of bold colour and flashes of sharp
colour accents, think cobalt blue, jewel green, fuscia pink,
fire red and orange - there is certainly no room for summery
pastel hues, bold strong statements to be worn with confidence
and a spring in your step.
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Colour and the shape are used
to maximum effect with this fashion forward River Island
dress (a dress that will serve you well in the upcoming party
season). It’s a bold piece that needs little else, and
a great illustration of how the block colour trend should be
worn – keep it simple. For an extra layer team with a
bright orange or fuscia pink jacket to really work the trend,
or for the less adventurous, a simple black-cropped jacket would
look equally chic. |
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If too much block colour is
a statement to far for you, a bright coloured coat, cardigan
or jacket worn over a block print dress can work just as well.
Ensure the pattern is flat blocks of colour; asymmetric, boxy
prints work best like this one from Warehouse.
The great thing is you can even wear the coat over something
just plain black, or alternatively your jeans and a plain jumper.
Experiment with colour combinations; just remember to keep them
bold and sharp. |
Curvaceous women will also
look fabulous in this trend, this gorgeous orange coat from
Evans shown here with a monochrome print dress
and polo neck works a treat. Worn as a statement piece it would
look fab over most of your Autumn/Winter wardrobe, including
simply jeans and a jumper – try jewel green or cobalt
blue also try mixing bright block coloured accessories like
bags, shoes, gloves and belts
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A simple style statement comes
from Warehouse in the form of this cobalt blue
dress, nipped in at the waist with a full skirt, it’s
a great choice for pear shape and hourglass women, teamed here
with a polo neck it would look equally stylish without, - a
cropped boxy jacket in orange green or pink would look great
over this too. Stick to black opaques when it come to choosing
tights, turquoise was seen a lot on the catwalk but I advise
to stick with chic black for simplicity and guaranteed style
– black is also much more flattering on the legs. |
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