Although color blocking has been around for awhile, it’s still a trend for 2012. Mixing bright spring colors together can be fun!
Color blocking is combining two or more different colors that complement each other in a single outfit. Those who are matchy-matchy may have a hard time with this trend, but take a look at some samples below:
You don’t have to go out and buy new clothes to get in on this trend. Use the color wheel below to combine colors of separates that are already in your closet, and put them together.
As shown on the color wheel above, by making a triangle you can combine purple, green and orange together in an outfit. Or combine red, blue and yellow together. Here are some other options for combing complementary colors using a color wheel:
1. Colors directly next to each other (i.e. yellow and yellow-orange; yellow and yellow-green; violet and blue-violet)
2. Colors that form 90 degree (L-shaped) angles with each other (i.e. yellow and red-orange; blue and violet-red)
3. Colors directly across from each other (i.e. yellow and violet; blue and orange; red and green)
4. Colors that form a T (i.e. blue, orange and violet-red; yellow, violet and red-orange; yellow, blue-green and red-orange)
5. Colors that form an X (i.e. blue, orange, violet-red, and yellow, violet, blue-green, and red-orange)
The possibilities are endless. Use your imagination and you’ll not only be in style, but a trendsetter!
How have you used color blocking?
Barbara Llarena is a high-tech public relations consultant with a passion for fashion, music and travel. Follow Barbara on Twitter at @aahsomepr, connect on Facebook and visit her site at www.aahsomepr.com.
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