How to Gain a New Perspective on Holiday Outfit Colors

At Christmas time, what colors come to mind?  Red and green, right?  But there are other holiday colors as well.  What if true red and true green are not colors that look best on you?  Or maybe you have other shades of red or green that you love.  Age doesn’t matter.  What matters is what you love and what looks best on you.  Think of the beautiful, artistically-decorated Christmas trees and lights…blue and white, silver and gold, etc.  Maybe some other set of colors is more you. Let’s take a look at how to gain a new perspective on holiday outfit colors.

Some Ideas to Start With

Try wearing something red or peacock blue or purple.  Or, wear silver or gold, or both.  You can incorporate red where you would have usually chosen black.  A little red dress can be used at more than one holiday party by just changing the accessories.  Here are some examples:

1. A red sheath dress + a simple black or ivory jacket.  Add a gold cuff bracelet + a delicate gold necklace + a black glittery clutch + black or nude heels. (At other parties, use a statement necklace, special scarf, leopard-print accessories, etc.)
2. A gold or silver tunic + jeans.  Add snazzy boots + a long necklace.  You may tone it down with a beanie.
3.  A silver or pewter dress + a gold tunic over it.  May add a brown belt + brown booties + silver earrings.
4. A tunic sweater + skinny blue jeans or jeggings.  Add a big red scarf + a gold purse + heels + red lipstick.  Curl your hair.
5. A red cardigan + an ivory scoop-neck top + ivory pants.  Add a gold, chunky chain bracelet.

Any shade of red and any shade of green

Your reds can range from pinks to deep burgundy and from mint to forest green. Include blue greens, wine, marsala, coral red, etc.  For instance, you might try army green with burgundy:

And here’s an example of blue-green with red:

Nude, Pale, Golden and Silvery Colors

Nude-color clothes are good for evening events and can be combined with black or Christmas accent colors, such as red.  Pale-color clothes are feminine, delicate, and subtle, which make them glamorous and sensual rather than all-out sexy for evening.  Use any pale color for your outfit and add crystals, pearls, and/or other pale jewels.  If you’d rather use metallic jewelry to go with your pale outfits for special events, choose fine, delicate pieces.  Silver and gold are definitely the colors of Christmas and its gifts.  They shine, so taking a cue from that, you can really wear almost any colors and just add sparkle, silver and/or gold!

 Blue and Silver

Black and Gold

P.S.

To get in the mood, you can add holiday colors to your outfits every day.  You don’t have to wait for the parties!  🙂

Leave a reply below if you try any of these colors this Christmas season.  What works for you?  Please let us know!

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