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Color Blocking
Posted by Buls
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Asos,
Bata,
Carlton London,
Charles and Keith,
colour blocking,
Enroute,
Fashion,
Forever 21,
Global Desi,
Hush Puppies,
koovs,
OOTD,
Promod,
rockport,
Splash,
Van Heusen,
Vanilla Moon,
Vero Moda,
Wills Lifestyle,
Zara
Colour blocking as a trend has been around for quite sometime and many women have started wearing this trend.
What is colour block?
This is how I define it:
Close your eyes. Can you imagine Govinda wearing it in a David Dhawan movie? If yes, then it is colour blocking. Nobody colour blocks better than Govinda.
On a serious note- it is about wearing 2 bold colours together.
I started experimenting with this trend 3 years back and prefer it over matchy-matchy anyday. It is not that difficult but one does need oodles of confidence to adopt it. It also needs a little out of the box thinking.
Here are some of my favourite colour blocked looks.
Pink and green? Yes. Possible. And it looks good too. What stands out more- pink and white/black or pink and green?
Dress : Promod
Footwear, clutch : Zara
And here is how to pep up your green dress. This look will get you all the attention in the world, for all the right reasons. A woman who can pair green with neon orange is all kinds of gutsy, or atleast she is pretending to be.
Dress - Splash
Footwear - Asos
There is so much going on in this outfit- first I have matched the shorts and the shirt and then I have colour blocked with pink. And there all these polka dots which are so cute.
Shirt- Forever 21
Shorts - Asos
Footwear - Rockport
This is true colour blocking. Red and pastel yellow which has been toned down with a black top.
Blazer, Top - Promod
Red jeans - Van Heusen
Footwear - Enroute
I guess blue and red are my favourite colour blocking colours. Pair the print with a plain dress to tone it down.
Blazer - Zara
Dress - Promod
Boots - Local store in Breach Candy, Mumbai
What do you think?
Do you have any more ideas on colour blocking?
How have you adopted this trend?
What is colour block?
This is how I define it:
Close your eyes. Can you imagine Govinda wearing it in a David Dhawan movie? If yes, then it is colour blocking. Nobody colour blocks better than Govinda.
On a serious note- it is about wearing 2 bold colours together.
I started experimenting with this trend 3 years back and prefer it over matchy-matchy anyday. It is not that difficult but one does need oodles of confidence to adopt it. It also needs a little out of the box thinking.
Here are some of my favourite colour blocked looks.
Pink and green? Yes. Possible. And it looks good too. What stands out more- pink and white/black or pink and green?
Dress : Promod
Footwear, clutch : Zara
Please forgive the picture quality of this one but it is a 2.5 years old pic when I was in Mumbai.
Blue and red? Why not? Looks good.
Shirt- Wills lifestyle
Skirt- Vero Moda
Footwear - Hush Puppies (don't mind the terrible footwear, it was rainy season and I had to commute on the train)
Colour block your footwear with the top/bottom. I have paired a blue top with mint green and the white in between tones down the look.
Top - Forever 21
Pants - Vero Moda
Footwear - Promod
This is one of my favourite looks. Again, I have paired red with blue and toned it down with nude pumps.
Crop top tie shirt - Forever 21
Skirt - Koovs
Footwear - Charles and Keith
Dress - Splash
Footwear - Asos
I love this look. It is class, all the way. And since I live in a city which has winters, I have blazers in all colours. This is my only printed blazer.
Blazer, skirt - Zara
Top - Promod
Footwear - Vanilla Moon
I remember KC was not too happy with these shoes with the dress but I decided to wear them anyway. Why stop at a multi coloured dress? Why not take it further with neon shoes too?
Dress - Global Desi
Shoes - Asos
Sling bag - Promod
This isn't exactly a colour block but more of a pop of colour. Pair boring colours like blue, black, white, gray and brown with bright colours and pep up your boring desk job.
Top - Promod
Skirt - Wills Lifestyle
Footwear - Bata
After this pic, the footwear broke and I had to come back home to change them. No wonder the website where I bought them from shut down.
Dress - Sarojini Nagar
Footwear - Done by None
This is my most favourite look of recent times. If you separate these pieces, they are very boring- checked shirt, black skirt, red pumps but wear them together and they look perfect. I also tend to match my belt with my footwear to give an outfit a pop of colour.
Shirt - Wills Lifestyle
Skirt - Promod
Footwear - Carlton London
Shirt- Forever 21
Shorts - Asos
Footwear - Rockport
This is true colour blocking. Red and pastel yellow which has been toned down with a black top.
Blazer, Top - Promod
Red jeans - Van Heusen
Footwear - Enroute
Blazer - Zara
Dress - Promod
Boots - Local store in Breach Candy, Mumbai
Do you have any more ideas on colour blocking?
How have you adopted this trend?