Mastering Everyday Style: 4 Rules for Vibrant Looks

Choosing the right outfit can highlight your strengths and minimize flaws, beyond just selecting flattering cuts. Equally important is mastering color combinations to ensure you radiate wherever you go!

Here's a tip: Always try on even the most beautiful item before purchasing, unless it's a basic with a neutral hue. For instance, a murky shade could dull your appearance. During fittings, assess how the clothing fits and how expressive you feel wearing it.

Golden Standards of Color Matching
Our external appearance often reflects our inner harmony. When you're at peace with yourself, you're more likely to make suitable clothing choices. How does this happen?

It's simple. You accept yourself as you are, and thus, the outfit is tailored perfectly for you. This mindset shifts your focus from nitpicking body flaws to concentrating on clothing choices.

Color Combination Using the Color Wheel
You've probably heard of the color wheel, which depicts harmonious colors from the visible spectrum. It serves as a guide in finding perfect ensembles.

What color combinations exist?

Complementary colors enhance each other. These could be pairings like yellow-purple, blue-green-red-orange, or blue-orange. Such combinations always look harmonious.

Geometric figures: triangle, square, rectangle. This allows you to combine 3-4 colors. For example, yellow-green, blue-purple, red-orange. Such color combinations can fit into office styles if there are no strict dress code rules.

No More Than Three Colors
Your ensemble should not exceed three primary colors to avoid clashing tones.

It's best to choose two neutral colors and one bright hue. The latter shouldn't dominate the color palette of your outfit.

Though the modern fashion world dictates its own rules. We see bold combinations on runways where far from three colors are used in one outfit. Finding your ideal color pairs allows you to mix them as you like. At the initial stage, it's best to adhere to the basic rules.

Complementary Colors in One Outfit
This is the main rule according to the color wheel. Opposite colors complement each other perfectly. But with such a combination, caution is needed. One of the two colors may not suit you, making the entire outfit look mismatched.

A foolproof option is the combination of black and white colors. Such an outfit can be complemented with accents like your favorite yellow bag or red shoes.

Consider Your Color Type
Every person has their own color type based on the combination of skin, hair, lips, and eye shades. There are 4 main color types:

Winter
Spring
Summer
Autumn
In brief, cool tones like bluish-green, lemon, wine, and gray-green suit Winter and Summer color types best. Meanwhile, warmer tones like mustard, coral, olive, and azure fit Spring and Autumn color types.

These are the basic rules for harmonious color combinations. Develop your sense of color by trying on different styles and color combinations. You might find your perfect match that doesn't conform to conventional standards, and that's wonderful!