What are your favorite colors to wear to work right now? Do you consider yourself an all-black, all-beige, or “pops of color” kind of person (or something else)? What do you think are the best colors for work outfits?
We’ve talked in the past about how to cultivate style, which prints suit your personal style, and how to look great for work every day — but we haven’t really talked about this basic issue of your favorite / the best colors for work outfits.
(Ah: long ago we did talk about the best colors of shoes for work outfits – I’d love to hear your take today!)
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My $.02 on the Best Colors for Work Outfits
I just saw a funny Tweet that said something like “it’s time to put away my black summer clothes and bring out my black fall clothes,” and I thought YES because, as noted previously, I wear a lot of black.
(I have tried to shift to navy more as I’ve gotten older because it is a much more flattering color, but navies are so hard to match… so I tend to wear navy tops with denim bottoms or colorful bottoms, especially in summer.)
{related: do check out our regularly updated list of wardrobe essentials for work!}
Then I started thinking about how “pops of color” were so prevalent a while ago, with tons of contrasting and complementary colors. Obviously, I still suggest these kinds of pairings a lot when we’re talking about Suit of the Week or whatnot… but for a while it’s been somewhat absent from a lot of “what to wear to work” commentary. I have been noticing more colors lately — there have been tons more colorful suits this year, and some of the stylings on shopping websites have definitely brought back color in a big way.
But beigy neutrals have been so popular lately – it feels like it’s been several years now where the only thing some bloggers wear is different versions of the same beige outfit. I think it was Amy Poehler who said: good for you, but not for me — my pale skin looks a bit dead next to beige, and I’m way too prone to spills to wera such a light color. I do suppose it’s better for the screen than all black because lighter colors show texture and details better, though, so I try to adopt the general shapes and texture mixing where possible, but in black.
In the background of all this, of course, has been the return of “color seasons” as a popular way to pick out what to wear. (Elizabeth even reviewed her experiences with two online color analysis services!)
I suppose I do this to a certain extent — jewel tones look better on me, and it saves me time when shopping online to be able to automatically narrow the choices to my size and only the colors black, blue, purple, and red. It also does allow me to create something of a capsule wardrobe where everything, in theory, matches.
In any event: I’m curious, readers, whether you associate yourself with dressing in color in any of these ways. Do you wear all black, all the time? Do you stick to your “color season” for clothes? Or do you prefer the minimal all beige look? Do all of the looks strike you as currently popular, or do any feel like they’re from yesteryear?
Kat
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