"The color of truth is gray" - Andre Gide

Emmy!

Thought I'd share a recent outfit I put together for work that got a bathroom compliment as well (is the bathroom the only place where we have enough time during the day to notice what other women are wearing?)



I have been obsessed with the color gray since the beginning of winter... time for some new colors this spring.

Dress: $34.99, H&M
Cardigan: Gift, Ralph Lauren
Neclace: Thrift, $6.00

xx,
lola

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Lola!

Adorable - I think my favorite part is the dress' bubble feature (maybe because I'm craving a bubbly black skirt!). Agreed on the gray, which has been done up and down for the past months. Saturated spring colors are seeping into my consciousness, and I like it.

This takes me right back to my previous post on nude, as the transition factor for the winter palette un-color is another of its many features. I think it's going to cross over seamlessly. It's so season-less! Continues to work perfectly as a backdrop for brighter and bolder. So... stay nude? Hehh. 

Emmy

Drawn to the nude

Lola,

Whenever I wear this dress, women are commenting on it all day. Last time I wore it to work sweater-less (it's ruffled at the sleeveless shoulder and a-line to knee) the attention included that of the CFO when I passed her in the bathroom -- she loved it -- and this woman wears nothing but black suits and structures her hair into what can only be described as origami. 

Considering this piece was $17 on consignment, no-name and plain, this shocked me. It got me thinking. There's something about the color nude. Especially in such a forth-coming portion as a dress. It's honest. It's brave. It's sexy in that its suggestive of skin without showing it. It can do a few great things:

1. lengthen (lengthen, lengthen, lengthen...)

2. exaggerate complexion in a complimentary way (disclaimer: beware the "wash-out!")

3. set you up for ultra high contrast

And a little whimsy and texture goes a long way.

Emmy