Coordinating colors and clothing, etc

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I dont mind the mismatched sock colours as long as the socks are the same shape


However I eventually eliminated the problem entirely by throwing away all my socks and then buying 15 identical pairs.

The best fashion advice I can give is to wear the same color for the top and the bottom, shoes and socks etc: you can't go wrong with it.

Neet!...must be the color of the incense..(my herbal store sells it)

All's I can say is hoodies....I love hoodies. (hooded sweatshirts with pockets and a zipper up the front)

I just got an olive green one, and I have a collection of black ones...most of which are from the SHFL lost and found.

When not hoodies, I love finding really nice vintage wool cardigans in earthy tones.

I stay away from most patterns...but I sometimes screen print on the backs of my hoodies.

"Nice" clothing, like suits or other similar items, I tend to ask employees at the place I am shopping for assistance. The last time I purchased a suit, I was fortunate enough to have a good friend with me, as well as a woman working at the store that seemed to have some idea what would work well together. I bought several shirts at the time, along with a couple of ties that worked well with any of them. If all I own supposedly "works" together, I don't have to worry about being unable to match items when getting dressed.

For basic clothing, the uniform of jeans or shorts paired with a basic, dark colored t-shirt and a pair of crocs (shorts or jeans) or combat boots (jeans) seems to get the job done.

Warm clothing, I stick to hooded sweatshirts, usually solid colors without any designs. Doesn't get cold enough to need much more than that where I live.

http://www.colorsontheweb.com/combiningcolors.asp

What goes for design goes for clothes (barring whatever's in style at the moment). You can also do a google search for "color theory" or "complementary colors" etc. Generally, you'll be okay choosing the opposite (for red, that's green--but beware--with this particular combo, you don't want to end up looking like an xmas gift, so choose your shade of green wisely). You can usually not go wrong with black or gray combined with reds. Browns and neutrals often work too (but I think reds and browns might be sooo 2003).

Gawd, why can't I have any *useful* info stored in my head?

I'm an NT looking at these forums to help understand family members, and I think many on this forum overrate our innate NT dress sense. I wear clothes that I like, and I like the way they go together. My outfits are never fashionable and often include odd socks.

Even if I thought fashionable or "normal" clothing was attractive, it is rarely practical, especially for women. I'm clearly not the only one, NT or not, that thinks this way.

So my NT advice is, wear what you like.

The jumpers/jersey/sweater thing ~ my mother used to call jumpers (sweaters in the US) jerseys but here (Wales) Jerseys are also a kind of cow so it can get a bit confusing, not that you'd be likely to wear one, except maybe as a leather jacket, lol.

I like bright colours but tend to wear neutral or dark coloured coats/jackets in the winter and save the brights for scarves/gloves. But I used to have a red winter coat that I really liked and wore a pale cream coloured scarf/gloves with it, which seemed to go OK. I think black accessories would go with red too, and white or grey. I'd try to avoid wearing lots of different colours at the same time, but I don't always stick to my own rules

Jerseys are cows in the US too. But Jerseys are also the oversized shirts that sports players wear such as football players.

I'm starting to get interested in wearing cardigan sweaters. The zip or button-up kind with turn down collars. However I am having a hard time determining what color shirt to wear underneath it. For my burgandy cardigan I have just been wearing the same white knit shirt under it, but I need to come up with other colors that coordinate. I just got a "dusty purple" color cardigan so I asked a co-worker what matched it. First she looked at me like I was a crack sniffing ret*d for asking, then she said light blue, grey, black and green shirts would look ok with it. I would never have considered any of those color combos with purple. I'm still not sure it sounds right so I'm currently paranoid to wear my new purple cardigan.

I love purple and wear a lot of it but I don't think I'd ever put blue or green with it, either
Yes, black, also violet, and cream. It's hard to judge without seeing the exact colour.

I found this great site about colour coordinating clothes which you might find helpful:-

http://www.askandyaboutclothes.com/Clot ... nation.htm

It's a bloke's site really but the colour advice is very good and it's just as relevant for us ladies. I love the colour wheels! Think I'll take one next time I go shopping.

The best colors with deep reds are any shade of gray, and cream. Because red is such a strong color, you want very neutral colors with it.

You don't need all your accessories to match - in fact, it looks dorky to have them all match, like you're a kid and your mom knitted them all for you or something. On the other hand, you don't want to wear every color in the rainbow. I have a new red coat too, and I go with warmly lined black leather gloves because they go with every coat you'll ever have and it's easy to drive in leather gloves. A hat and scarf that match each other in either the gray or cream is an easy find. And to make it really easy, the ever-versatile black boot which happens to match your gloves. But that's not a formula - you could switch it up and get red earmuffs and cream fuzzy boots and leave out the black for example. My scarf for my red coat is a gray, cream and red plaid because I like to have at least one pattern amongst a sea of monotone items.

In general, 3 colors are good, as long as one color is dominant and/or one color is an accent color in very small quantity. Just 2 colors works well too, as long as you're not too "matchy-matchy."

For red jacket/top I'd suggest black or tan/light brown or off white bottoms. If you had the right shade of green, it could look good, but light browns are safer.

I think olive goes well with browns, blacks, grays, and dark blues.

My color schemes look like this:

Blues/Grays, Blues/Black, Blues/Whites(Stone), Blues/Tans, Blues/Blues.
Grays/Black, Grays/White, Grays/Greens, Grays/Blues, Grays/Grays.
Reds/Black, Reds/Browns, Reds/Greens, Reds/Whites(Stone), Reds/Reds.
Greens/Black, Greens/Browns, Greens/Reds, Greens/Dark Blues, Greens/Grays, Greens/Greens.

Shiela had her "colours done" once. I think Lightning88 has had too.

The idea is you find out what complexion type you are (described as Summer Autumn, Winter, or Spring) and then that determines what colour clothes are best for you.

Problem Solved!

Early on when I started dating the beautiful young woman who became my wife, We were going to go somewhere in warm fall weather. When we met on the lawn out front, she looked at me and said "You can't go like that!"

I responded with something like "Why not, shorts and a short sleeve shirt, what's wrong with that? I'm warm enough"

"Not that" she said, "You are wearing two different plaids"

"So?"

"You can't wear two different plaids, they clash!"

"Oh," I said followed by the thought... (hmmm maybe that why they look at me like I'm a geek.)"

So how did I solve the problem? I married my newly found fashion adviser. So far it is still working 42 years later !

How about some good ol' black clothes? It is my "rainbow" of colors that I have in my closet... sad but true, I only feel comfortable wearing/buying black...

i've watched a lot of "what no to wear" and it helped me a lot
btw, never match black and bright colors, it makes the black look boring and colors cheap
yeah, that's what trinny and susanna saied

I found a book on this at the library, and found that I was a "Winter", meaning I look good in primary colors, like royal blue, red, green, etc. I can also wear some of the Fall and Summer palette of colors as well. I also love things in black, dark blue, and maroon. You should see the people in my town. Most of them haven't a clue, and they dress accordingly!