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🎨 12 classic colour combinations based on your season
🍓 How to find your best neutrals | David Zyla’s True Colours
12 classic colour combinations for your season
For each of the four main season categories, I have put together three potential colour combination palettes for you to try out. Use these combinations to create outfit templates you can return to, try swapping the colours between top, bottom and accessories. For example, perhaps you have your head-to-toe as one colour, with your bag as the second and your shoes as the third, or your top one colour, your trousers another and your accessories the third.
I have focused on each palette being “classic” or “timeless”. In this context, this means neutral, subtle and effortless. These palettes largely won’t be bold or unexpected, but rather palettes that anyone might try as a base for your wardrobe.
☀️ Summer
Summers are cool, soft and light. Their best neutrals tend to be ashy or have a pinkish lean.
dusty blue + off white + cool brown
nude pink + grey + silver
cool brown + denim + chocolate brown
🍂 Autumn
Autumns are warm, soft and dark. Their best neutrals tend to be earthy, rich and have a reddish feel.
maroon + olive + tan
rust brown + soft peach + gold
mustard + teal + cream
❄️ Winter
Winters are cool, bright and dark. Their best neutrals tend to be jewel toned, high contrast and blue-ish
black + white + brick red
burgundy + charcoal grey + silver
navy + pale pink + chocolate brown
🌷 Spring
Springs are warm, bright and light. Their best neutrals tend to be vibrant and airy
vanilla + peach + gold
camel + mustard + denim
teal + light copper + sky blue
How to find your best neutrals? | David Zyla’s True Colours
My favourite system for finding your best colours is without a doubt the method laid out in David Zyla’s Color Your Style. In Zyla’s system, you examine your features (hair, skin and eyes) to pull the most interesting colours from your face to use in your wardrobe
Essence colour
Your intimate, vulnerable, “open” colour. This is a representation of your skin colour, mine is dusty rose
Romantic colour
Your sensual, passionate colour. Pinch your forefinger and identify the colour which appears. Mine is raspberry
Dramatic colour
Your bold, impactful, strong colour. This colour is pulled from your veins. Mine is lavender
Energy colour
Your comfort, support colour for when you are facing emotionally challenging scenarios. To find this colour you pull from the darkest colour in your eye. Mine is denim
Tranquil colour
Your relaxed, calming colour for when you want to feel rested and peaceful. This is the lightest colour in your eye, mine is moon green
Your three bases
These are your three best neutrals to pair with your other colours
Your formal, powerful neutral (version of/instead of black). Use the colour of the ring around your iris. Mine is payne’s grey
Your warmer, less formal neutral (version of/instead of brown). Find the darkest colour of your natural hair. Mine is mushroom
Your casual, playful neutral. Find the lightest colour of your natural hair. Mine is pearl
What are your true colours? Let me know in the comments below :)
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