7 Elegant Color Combinations After 50 (Fall/Winter), by Good Dreams Only on YouTube. 10 min 3 s.
- Video length
- 10 min 3 s
- Time to do it
- 20 minutes
- Difficulty
- Easy
- Steps
- 10
What you need
Steps
Sort your clothes into warm and cool tones. Warm shades include mustard, brick red and olive. Cool shades include navy, cobalt and plum. This tells you which version of each pair to pick.
Apply the painter's rule to every outfit: let one color lead and the other support it. Put the shade that flatters you most closest to your face.
Replace head-to-toe black with navy and burgundy. Wear a navy coat or sweater with a burgundy scarf, loafers or bag for a softer, richer look.
Try berry purple with plum or aubergine, or warm red with brick red. Keep both shades in the same warm or cool family so they blend rather than clash.
Pair olive with cream or off-white. If you have cool undertones, swap the cream for emerald green. If you have gray or silver hair, test this combo in daylight first.
Wear chocolate brown with mustard if you are warm, or with butter yellow if you are cool. Brown suits most people better than black near the face.
Use teal or turquoise as a bridge color. They sit between warm and cool, so they work with warm skin and cool silver hair. Pair them with your chocolate pieces.
Make chartreuse wearable by keeping it to one piece, like a cardigan or scarf, against neutral navy, cream or chocolate. Do not wear it top to bottom.
Add color where it counts: a cobalt scarf or sweater near your face lifts your skin tone more than colored trousers or shoes.
Style a silk scarf the French way. Thread one end through a scarf ring, or tie a loose side knot at the neck and let the ends fall to one side.
Tips and common mistakes
Check color pairs in daylight near a window, since indoor lighting can make warm shades look muddy.
If a color makes you look tired, change what you pair it with before you give the color up.
Keep bright shades like chartreuse to one item and let neutrals do the rest.
A silk scarf near the face is the cheapest way to test a new color before buying clothes.
Questions
How do I know if I have warm or cool undertones?
Compare a mustard and a cobalt piece near your face in daylight. The one that makes your skin look even and bright is your side. Silver jewelry suiting you usually points to cool, gold to warm.
Do these combinations work with gray or silver hair?
Yes, but gray hair can wash out soft, muted shades. Choose slightly deeper or brighter versions of each color and keep the strongest shade near your face.
Can I wear these colors in summer?
The rule stays the same, but switch to lighter fabrics and lighter versions of the same shades, like cream instead of chocolate.
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