What's your biggest takeaway about wearing and pairing colors? Let's discuss in the comments! And don't forget to sign up for Closet Confidence! www.nadamanley.com/fnl/closetworkshop/signup
Denim is also a neutral, and I absolutely love it, except the very bleached pale denim wash. It's always blue for me, not black or grey, and white jeans for summer
Love this look at color! Today when I got dressed I decided to wear my olive green flowy shorts and stood at my closet trying to decide on a top. I pulled out a sleeveless fitted linen top that I made out of a green linen…think unripened pear color. The saturation level is equivalent and when I put the top on I was pleasantly surprised by how well the colors worked together. Cognac cross body bag and sandals and I’m good to go. Thanks for the encouragement!
I never would of thought of black and red being not modern and I am sure I wear that combination. Love red and pink. Also didn't know about triple scoop.
Black and red is SO eighties: I confirm this as one who was in her late 20s/early 30s then. Ooh did I feel the bee's knees in this colour combination! But 40 years down the line: nonono
I love dusty pink (not pastel or baby pink!). It's a beautiful neutral, soft and feminine and often underrated or forgotten. It goes well with white, black, navy, denim, grey
Can you talk about textures in a future video please Nada? I prefer limiting the number of textures so avoid my outfit looking too busy, especially since I'm petite and I like simplicity.
Hi Nada! Recently found your channel & just love your energy! Also appreciate your advice, as I have too many clothes and now have a better idea of what to let go of to avoid the Frumpy Fifties! Please make some videos about Fall & Winter trends for 2024 - what to look for & what to avoid! Thanks Nada for the awesome content - truly grateful for you!
@@sassydragonfly5063 thank you so much! So happy you are here and that you found my channel! I definitely have videos coming up about trends! I so appreciate the comments. I hope you enjoy the rest of my videos.
A lot of women, especially blondes, don't realise that beige and camel wash them out, also buttery yellow, very light grey, very light pastels, etc. When I buy a patterned blouse or dress, I always look in the mirror scrunching up my eyes, this helps me see which is the dominant colour, is it the background colour or the pattern colour, is it white or a darker colour? Is the pattern too big? Great tip about leopard print, there are many variations, different browns, black or no black, lots of yellow or no yello, two colours or more, etc. it can be tricky to sift the cheap-looking leopard print from the flattering classy one. Either way, it is a pattern, so I wear it in very small doses, e.g. a skinny scarf, and preferably a smaller print as I'm petite.
Hi Nada, great video! As you’ve probably figured out by now, I love and feel my best in bright clear colours, especially in winter - it’s that dopamine hit when the weather is awful. In summer I probably tend towards brights with a bit more white. Thank you so much for sharing your expertise in an area I love. I definitely don’t feel like myself without some colour!
I think this is the best video I've ever seen on the use of color in fashion; very thorough and easy to understand. Brava! Re: color palettes: I have difficulty with the concept of a color palette. I LOVE color (I find brights are my happy place and work best with my coloring), so to limit myself to two or three colors feels austere. I have been working on gathering my basics for a few years and over time, my wardrobe has gotten more neutral..so much so that I bought two bright cashmere sweaters this winter because I felt color starved! In a nod to having a. color palette, I have been collecting more tops (short sleeve, long sleeve, sweater, button down, etc) in one of my best colors (cobalt) but I desire the day I can afford to have all my neutral basics AND all the fun colors I want in my wardrobe!
Monochromatic and tonal looks are something that I want to try for a long time! I’m trying to collect similar colors to complete an outfit 😙 thank you for the examples, very helpful ❤
Hi, I always like your videos. I tend to pull together an outfit color -wise with a necklace of the same color that might be in the same skirt or top. For my weekend social life, I have a "silver" pair of strappy dance shoes for the summer.
I like to wear my white jeans with a navy t-shirt or a pale blue top (but not too pale) or a light grey top. I find black and white too harsh a contrast
You are fantastic! I’d luv to see a synopsis at the end of a list of what you covered - right now I take a photo each time you pop up what your teaching us but one list to read at the end would be the “Cats Meow”
Aqua is a colour that is rarely mentioned, but I love it and wore it a lot when I lived in Italy. I'm now a Londoner and struggle to pair my lovely aqua top to create an outfit, in the end I opted for charcoal grey and black. Last year I bought a great velvet suit from Mango in khaki, not a colour I would normally go for as I prefer taupe, but they only had it in khaki. I wear it with a chic beige pussybow blouse and on cooler days I add a medium grey jumper/sweater. I have matching suede khaki ankle boots that fit under the trousers for a seamless, elongated look. I am more of a neutral person but I wear neckties/scarves with a pop of colour. I love the red & blue pairing and all blues, including denim. This year I bought a red dress! In the H&M sale for just £11, great quality and 100% heavy cotton, it's a wrap dress but only the skirt wraps, the top looks like a t-shirt and the scoop and sleeves are just perfect, it's a lighter red (but not orange) and goes with everything, blue, denim, grey, camel, white, it was a great buy for someone who never buys things in the sale, also a confident choice to cheer me up and hold my head high during a stressful period in my life.
Good stuff! My purchase of the season is an apple green belt. I wear it with navy blue, and this feels fresh to me. I might add a green handbag or green shoes, but not both. This would have been approved by my mother or grandmother 100 years ago, but is nowadays called matchy-matchy
I struggle with tonal outfits. I feel like the undertones jump out so much and i just can’t do it. What looks sage is suddenly olive when put next to another sage piece. How do you balance undertones in a tonal outfit, or does it really not look as bad as I think it does?
I sometimes find that matching the depth of the color saturation helps the different shades combine better; so too, does a scarf that has both colors in it- worn on your purse or as your belt or neck. Also, If you add a third complementary (?) color, say rose or peach to your sage & olive, that might help too.
Excellent content as always. Question -- have you found navy pieces difficult to style together? It seems like each piece that I own have a different undertone, so they don't work together. Just wondering if others have this problem.
Yes, some navy shaded are different. Even my light gray items are different ( one cool and one warm - but both almost identical. I find that wearing navy with my two slightly different grays makes them appear the same.
This is one of your best videos Nada, so much useful information! I just cant do the red & white combo without feeling like I'm on my way to the annual Valentines Day event at my kids' school. It feels too costumy for me. Someone suggested i add black to the combo as a 3rd colour. I think that could work a bit better, depending on which pieces, to avoid the Santa look. What is your opinion on that seeing as white, black and red are all very bold colours. Do you think it could look over the top? Thank you for a great video as always. I have learned so much from you. Greetings from South Africa ❤
@@musingsofamuslimah2018 thank you so much for this sweet comment. I’m so glad you found it helpful! I love the idea of adding a third color. You could definitely do a little piece of black and a red and white combo or any other neutral as well as a bright. I think this can help you feel like it doesn’t look so costumey which I totally get.
I love red and white so much - it’s my favorite color combo pick-me-up when I’m feeling blah. I never thought about Valentine’s Day lol! Now I will . . .
Nada, do the same suggestions for black also work for charcoal? I love red with olive. I can wear shades of Teal. Does that work with red? Or is there a better combination?
@@dirvin9848 sorry I just understood the question you were asking about charcoal. Charcoal is not nearly a saturated or harsh as black so you can do all the bright colors with charcoal that don’t do with black
“I’m getting tired of the whole pop of color thing” Nada I feel like we are best friends and I’ve known you for years!! Thanks for always making me laugh!
@@vtcs1963 awww lol thank you! I’m glad it made you laugh! Thank you so much for the sweet comment. It would be awesome to get to hang out in real life. ❤️
What's your biggest takeaway about wearing and pairing colors? Let's discuss in the comments! And don't forget to sign up for Closet Confidence! www.nadamanley.com/fnl/closetworkshop/signup
Denim is also a neutral, and I absolutely love it, except the very bleached pale denim wash. It's always blue for me, not black or grey, and white jeans for summer
Love this look at color! Today when I got dressed I decided to wear my olive green flowy shorts and stood at my closet trying to decide on a top. I pulled out a sleeveless fitted linen top that I made out of a green linen…think unripened pear color. The saturation level is equivalent and when I put the top on I was pleasantly surprised by how well the colors worked together. Cognac cross body bag and sandals and I’m good to go. Thanks for the encouragement!
Sounds lovely!!
I can visualize that because you described it so vividly. You looked like a million bucks.
Sounds beautiful! Another fantastic combo with olive green is navy or burgundy.
Very informative.I always have a problem with what colours suit me
I never would of thought of black and red being not modern and I am sure I wear that combination. Love red and pink. Also didn't know about triple scoop.
As a Clear, it's a great combo for you flattery wise, but I still prefer red and white as it looks more modern.
Black and red is SO eighties: I confirm this as one who was in her late 20s/early 30s then. Ooh did I feel the bee's knees in this colour combination! But 40 years down the line: nonono
I love dusty pink (not pastel or baby pink!). It's a beautiful neutral, soft and feminine and often underrated or forgotten. It goes well with white, black, navy, denim, grey
Can you talk about textures in a future video please Nada? I prefer limiting the number of textures so avoid my outfit looking too busy, especially since I'm petite and I like simplicity.
Hi Nada!
Recently found your channel & just love your energy!
Also appreciate your advice, as I have too many clothes and now have a better idea of what to let go of to avoid the Frumpy Fifties!
Please make some videos about Fall & Winter trends for 2024 - what to look for & what to avoid!
Thanks Nada for the awesome content - truly grateful for you!
@@sassydragonfly5063 thank you so much! So happy you are here and that you found my channel! I definitely have videos coming up about trends! I so appreciate the comments. I hope you enjoy the rest of my videos.
I absolutely love this session. You have helped me so much and I really appreciate and love you.
Aw thank you SO much! That means a lot to me! I am so glad you are here!
Since you love red (I do but in small doses), red + animal print and red + olive green look wonderful imho.
A lot of women, especially blondes, don't realise that beige and camel wash them out, also buttery yellow, very light grey, very light pastels, etc.
When I buy a patterned blouse or dress, I always look in the mirror scrunching up my eyes, this helps me see which is the dominant colour, is it the background colour or the pattern colour, is it white or a darker colour? Is the pattern too big?
Great tip about leopard print, there are many variations, different browns, black or no black, lots of yellow or no yello, two colours or more, etc. it can be tricky to sift the cheap-looking leopard print from the flattering classy one. Either way, it is a pattern, so I wear it in very small doses, e.g. a skinny scarf, and preferably a smaller print as I'm petite.
Hi Nada, great video! As you’ve probably figured out by now, I love and feel my best in bright clear colours, especially in winter - it’s that dopamine hit when the weather is awful. In summer I probably tend towards brights with a bit more white. Thank you so much for sharing your expertise in an area I love. I definitely don’t feel like myself without some colour!
I think this is the best video I've ever seen on the use of color in fashion; very thorough and easy to understand. Brava!
Re: color palettes: I have difficulty with the concept of a color palette. I LOVE color (I find brights are my happy place and work best with my coloring), so to limit myself to two or three colors feels austere. I have been working on gathering my basics for a few years and over time, my wardrobe has gotten more neutral..so much so that I bought two bright cashmere sweaters this winter because I felt color starved! In a nod to having a. color palette, I have been collecting more tops (short sleeve, long sleeve, sweater, button down, etc) in one of my best colors (cobalt) but I desire the day I can afford to have all my neutral basics AND all the fun colors I want in my wardrobe!
Monochromatic and tonal looks are something that I want to try for a long time! I’m trying to collect similar colors to complete an outfit 😙 thank you for the examples, very helpful ❤
Hi, I always like your videos. I tend to pull together an outfit color -wise with a necklace of the same color that might be in the same skirt or top. For my weekend social life, I have a "silver" pair of strappy dance shoes for the summer.
I like to wear my white jeans with a navy t-shirt or a pale blue top (but not too pale) or a light grey top. I find black and white too harsh a contrast
You are fantastic! I’d luv to see a synopsis at the end of a list of what you covered - right now I take a photo each time you pop up what your teaching us but one list to read at the end would be the “Cats Meow”
Very informative! Thank you!
Aqua is a colour that is rarely mentioned, but I love it and wore it a lot when I lived in Italy. I'm now a Londoner and struggle to pair my lovely aqua top to create an outfit, in the end I opted for charcoal grey and black. Last year I bought a great velvet suit from Mango in khaki, not a colour I would normally go for as I prefer taupe, but they only had it in khaki. I wear it with a chic beige pussybow blouse and on cooler days I add a medium grey jumper/sweater. I have matching suede khaki ankle boots that fit under the trousers for a seamless, elongated look. I am more of a neutral person but I wear neckties/scarves with a pop of colour. I love the red & blue pairing and all blues, including denim.
This year I bought a red dress! In the H&M sale for just £11, great quality and 100% heavy cotton, it's a wrap dress but only the skirt wraps, the top looks like a t-shirt and the scoop and sleeves are just perfect, it's a lighter red (but not orange) and goes with everything, blue, denim, grey, camel, white, it was a great buy for someone who never buys things in the sale, also a confident choice to cheer me up and hold my head high during a stressful period in my life.
Hi! I always found that aqua pairs well with black.
Very helpful! Thanks!
Great video!
Good stuff! My purchase of the season is an apple green belt. I wear it with navy blue, and this feels fresh to me. I might add a green handbag or green shoes, but not both. This would have been approved by my mother or grandmother 100 years ago, but is nowadays called matchy-matchy
Cannot wait to see this, very nice topic
Thank you Christiane!
Soooo helpful!!
I struggle with tonal outfits. I feel like the undertones jump out so much and i just can’t do it. What looks sage is suddenly olive when put next to another sage piece. How do you balance undertones in a tonal outfit, or does it really not look as bad as I think it does?
I sometimes find that matching the depth of the color saturation helps the different shades combine better; so too, does a scarf that has both colors in it- worn on your purse or as your belt or neck. Also, If you add a third complementary (?) color, say rose or peach to your sage & olive, that might help too.
Love the tutorial!
You can find my contrast video here. ua-cam.com/video/YmZqr8HdjKY/v-deo.html
Very helpful
Excellent content as always. Question -- have you found navy pieces difficult to style together? It seems like each piece that I own have a different undertone, so they don't work together. Just wondering if others have this problem.
Yes, some navy shaded are different. Even my light gray items are different ( one cool and one warm - but both almost identical. I find that wearing navy with my two slightly different grays makes them appear the same.
How do you sign up with you for closet confidence and color assessment?
This is one of your best videos Nada, so much useful information!
I just cant do the red & white combo without feeling like I'm on my way to the annual Valentines Day event at my kids' school. It feels too costumy for me. Someone suggested i add black to the combo as a 3rd colour. I think that could work a bit better, depending on which pieces, to avoid the Santa look. What is your opinion on that seeing as white, black and red are all very bold colours. Do you think it could look over the top?
Thank you for a great video as always. I have learned so much from you. Greetings from South Africa ❤
Why don't you try beige instead of white to tone it down a little bit?
@@musingsofamuslimah2018 thank you so much for this sweet comment. I’m so glad you found it helpful! I love the idea of adding a third color. You could definitely do a little piece of black and a red and white combo or any other neutral as well as a bright. I think this can help you feel like it doesn’t look so costumey which I totally get.
@@claudiavizcardo6386 i will try that as well thank you 🌸
@@NadaManley thank you so much for responding to my comment Nada ❤️ I will certainly give that a try 😊
I love red and white so much - it’s my favorite color combo pick-me-up when I’m feeling blah. I never thought about
Valentine’s Day lol! Now I will . . .
I love red with black. Also orange with black.
Nada, do the same suggestions for black also work for charcoal?
I love red with olive. I can wear shades of Teal. Does that work with red? Or is there a better combination?
Teal gray and red work very well together! You can do all three or two those colors at a time and you can’t go wrong with any of those combinations!
@@dirvin9848 sorry I just understood the question you were asking about charcoal. Charcoal is not nearly a saturated or harsh as black so you can do all the bright colors with charcoal that don’t do with black
I love red with turquoise - unexpected but good. Teal and red should work, too.
“I’m getting tired of the whole pop of color thing” Nada I feel like we are best friends and I’ve known you for years!! Thanks for always making me laugh!
@@vtcs1963 awww lol thank you! I’m glad it made you laugh! Thank you so much for the sweet comment. It would be awesome to get to hang out in real life. ❤️
I had a hard time listening to you today.....you speak too fast for me.
I recently found that you can slow a video down in the settings. Works great for people who speak too quickly.