Elegance 101 (colors)

Rule n.2: In any outfit we do not mix more than 3 colors, including all our accessories, our bag and shoes. 

As a matter of fact, a 3 colors combination is very difficult to handle, we must be an artist to do it properly. The easiest way to do it is chose one of our garments from a printed fabric in all 3 colors. This way all of them will "bond" together.

Two colors combination is a lot easier. If we want to be completely safe,  we may use one of them as the main color and use the second one in small doses or "accents" (let's say, for our scarf and our jewelry). 

       

One color, the monochromatic look, is the easiest of all and the most pleasant to the eye. We can do the famous french "ton-sur-ton" trick by wearing different shades of only one color, or wear the same shade but mixing fabrics of different texture, like wool and satin, linen and silk. The way the light is reflected upon the surfaces is enough to make the outfit interesting.

We should keep in mind that that the stiches of our shoes and bag have a color too, and those stiches have to follow the general rules of elegance, e.g. a beige bag with brown stiches is not suitable for a black outfit, we must use it with  brownish outfits.

Shoes with red soles like the famous Louboutin pumps, are too much for an outfit what already has 2 other colors, e.g. purple and yellow, with those pumps we raise the colors of our outfit  to 4. We keep the Louboutin pumps for the moment that we'll wear our pied-de-coq suit in black and white.