subject: Polish Your Look With Stunning Jewelry [print this page] Here's a bit of color theory with a fashionista bent. If the outfit has a pattern, squint at it and try to see what color feels most dominant (this is an old artist's trick). Or an emerald brooch and earrings, or a green frog pin. Here's a bit of color theory with a fashionista bent. For a more subtle look, choose one or the other and then use variations on this color (the variations on any one color are almost endless). Now how about the vivid purple blouse you just adore? It can be sophisticated and definite or more playful, depending on the yellow and purple you start out with. What do you do to make more subtle fashion statements, but still use colors well? This is because red complements the complexion. For our purple blouse, if you want to be bold and outrageous, go for bright gold (yellow) or just plain yellow jewelry. Try a celestial jewelry set like moons or stars to light up your night. Now why do you care? You'll start to notice that it looks a bit redder (or yellower) or a bit more blue. The blue will nicely set off the yellow and both will sparkle. So the secondary colors are green (yellow and blue), orange (yellow and red) and purple (blue and red). A jewelry set can be an ideal choice. Or a red brooch.
The secret is selecting jewelry pieces you feel reflect your personal style the best and compliment your current outfit. So first determine if your suit is cool grey or warm grey. Finally to complete your look, add a watch. Let's look at our yellow dress again. Coming in part two, how colors effect each other. But you will find some yellowish greys, particularly in garments with very sophisticated color. The yellow and purple we used above are complementary colors. For our purple blouse, if you want to be bold and outrageous, go for bright gold (yellow) or just plain yellow jewelry. If you are using more than one accessory with the gold, determine whether the primary gold jewelry you will be wearing is reddish gold or yellow gold. Fortunately you can easily find classic to contemporary to modern to classic jewelry that you'll simply fall in love with. You'll start to notice that it looks a bit redder (or yellower) or a bit more blue. We want to keep this a business suit, so we'll pick the triad to each side of the orange to start with. Yellow golds range from a deep red to a very pale yellow, so be sure to check each piece of jewelry when putting together your outfit. You'll learn why in the next step. Watches are not only stylish but are practical. So, let's say we've chosen a beautiful golden horse pin as our primary jewelry piece. Blue's complement is orange. The whole outfit will look drab (more drab than if you didn't use the gold jewelry). The benefit of wearing a jewelry set is that you are already pulled together with complimentary jewelry instantly.
If you stick with these color constraints, you will not go wrong. In this case, rather than yellow, let's use the triad colors to purple -- orange or green. These are most often the colors you will use for your accessories. Well, primaries and secondaries together give us complementary colors. However, you don't always want to be quite that much the center of attention. That's it -- three easy steps that will assure that your outfits are always tres chic and save you hours trying to figure out what's just not quite right or choosing by hit and miss. Let's look at our yellow dress again. If you are looking for a way to truly complete any outfit - you'll want to choose jewelry to compliment your look. Now how about the vivid purple blouse you just adore? Again squinting helps. If the gold is reddish, then keep your other accessories in the red and yellow range. So first determine if your suit is cool grey or warm grey. Yellow's complement is purple. If the outfit has a pattern, squint at it and try to see what color feels most dominant (this is an old artist's trick). When you add jewelry to your outfit you look more pulled together and completely dressed. You'll start to notice that it looks a bit redder (or yellower) or a bit more blue. The benefit of wearing a jewelry set is that you are already pulled together with complimentary jewelry instantly.
However, you don't always want to be quite that much the center of attention. Polishing your outfit with style takes a little thought to find the very best jewelry. The possibilities are endless within your basic color choices. What would be appropriate jewelry? What would be appropriate jewelry? This tells us that gold will be a perfect choice for our grey suit. Silver is too blue and would wash out the outfit. You could say that jewelry "polishes" your style completely! If the gold is yellow, keep the other colors in the yellow orange range. This would be sophisticated and would be set off wonderfully by the purple background without being garish. There are many colored gems and jewels out there. The complement of the color is the color directly across from it on the color wheel, or if starting with a primary, the color made from mixing the other two primaries. You may have noticed that gold tends towards red or yellow. We want to keep this a business suit, so we'll pick the triad to each side of the orange to start with. The red can tend towards orange for a brighter effect or towards blue for more contrast. Watches are not only stylish but are practical. The benefit of wearing a jewelry set is that you are already pulled together with complimentary jewelry instantly.
