As the nights close in and the man flu grows terminal, your
wardrobe is more predictable than the weather: torrents of navy, overcast
knitwear and big boots come rain or shine. The December doom is a harbinger of
gloom, as men who spent the summer in pastels stow them for the tricolour of
black, grey and blue. The status quo works and for that reason remains
unchallenged.
It’s tempting to avoid vibrancy in winter, as if colour is your
manager, sixth sherry in, at the office Christmas do. But the future can be
bright. It’s just about picking shades subtler than safety orange. Let there be
lights.
Throwing Shades
A Hawaiian shirt in December doesn’t please the palette. Yours
needs to shift from shades that pop to their black-tinged siblings, in the
outer reaches of the colour wheel. When fuschia raises eyebrows, violet is the
less obnoxious way to rep florals. In fact, leaf tones should be your first
pick; if trees can rock burnt orange, burgundy and forest green during the
colder months, why not you?
In winter, you’ll anchor these colour pops with neutrals. So
before diving into the last of the summer sales, question whether your find
will work with a camel coat and black jeans. If not, don’t be swayed by that 70
per cent off tag.
Dress To Sweat
You can thank Acne Studios and Commes Des Garçons for the
sweatshirt’s elevation from your gym bag to, well, everywhere. And its ubiquity
buys you room to experiment with shade. If you lack the complexion (or cojones)
for Acne’s bright pink option, a burgundy or military green design will pair
with everything else in your wardrobe.
For those scared that blocks of colour won’t sit well with
all-black everything else, a white shirt bridges the divide with a neutral breakwater
at the collar and hem. Alternatively, designs and logos let you dip a toe in
the colour pool. Lanvin’s cerulean flicks, or Stussy’s contrast panel logo crews, pop against dark backgrounds, without
overpowering your look.
Bags Of Colour
Well selected accessories can lift your monochrome looks. Burnt
orange beanies and scarves nod to trawlermen style without looking fresh off
the boat and canvas rucksacks, from brands like Sandqvist, Mi-Pac or Herschel
Supply Co, carry brightness as well as your laptop.
Because they’re less obtrusive, accessories can afford to be
punchier. A single piece incorporating a brighter shade breaks up an outfit
without going too far. Just avoid matching shades; a yellow rucksack is a ray
of sunshine. Coordinate with gloves, socks, a scarf and a hat and it’s
advisable people don’t stare directly at you.
Look on the bright side of global warming by embracing the sun
as a sartorial ally. Ditch your wayfarers for round shades from the likes of
Ray-Ban and Dries Van Noten (at least, if you’ve got the face shape for them) with coloured, reflective lenses. It’s a
subtler splash than those dayglow frames you’ve had since fresher’s week.
Ch-Check It Out
If you hadn’t heard, check in this link http://kohlscoupons30off.com/ to buy. But before breaking out the sporran, know
that we’re not talking coruscating tartan. Think red, green and even gold
checks, deployed to punch up neutral backgrounds.
The checked scarf is your safest (and most obvious) route, but
there are more statement moves. A checked overshirt nudges you into
I-can-kill-a-bear-with-my-bare-hands territory – just pair with wool trousers
to avoid the clichéd selvedge jeans and Red Wings uniform of Hackney’s creative
bods. And no overgrown beards.
Feeling ballsy? Dress-down check trousers with neutral separates
and a minimal leather trainer. If you’re the tailored type, a Prince of Wales
check with a bold accent colour – we’d raise a hand for teal or rust – beats
tweed in the not looking like a character fromDownton Abbey stakes.
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