topic Re: Column of Color in Fashion

Column of Color

1jac — Wed, 04 Mar 2015 15:29:57 GMT

I'd like to coordinate the Milano sweaters to match with Linea tops. I can't tell obviously by the names of colors on the computer. I am interested in matching all of the sweaters. I tried finding the Aqua that Kate wore on the presentation, but I am not sure which one it was. It matched perfectly with the sweater. The sweaters I found for the tangerine were listed as nectarine and I can't tell if the shade matches. Any help would be appreciated.

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HAPPY LADY — Wed, 04 Mar 2015 16:14:01 GMT

Morning 1jac..... I bought tangerine. Nectarine is brighter and does is not the same "softer" undertones as tangerine. What I found in my Linea closet that I liked was:

A255179 & A255181.. These are tile print v neck 3/4 sleeve top and matching short skirt. All three color combinations look great with tangerine. The brown/orange combo looks nice with the tangerine Milano sweater, this top and walnut WK pencil skirt. I did not plan to take my sweater off so I turned the top around to have a higher neck in the front. The blue color combo in these item numbers would look great with the navy blue Milano sweater also navy WK bottoms or pale washed blue jeans.

You may been looking for solid colors and/or column of color. I only bought the tangerine and unfortunately the nectarine isn't compatible. Bummer!

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1jac — Wed, 04 Mar 2015 16:35:52 GMT

HAPPY LADY- Thank you for your response. I am looking to pair the sweaters with solid color tops. I don't own the top you mentioned. I am still searching.

Re: Column of Color

TheOwl — Wed, 04 Mar 2015 18:18:31 GMT

Hi 1jac: Sorry it took a couple of hours after I read your question to get back with a somewhat-response.

"Column-of-color" usually refers to the entire vertical column all the same color - as in head to toe - so I at first misread your question. I thought you were looking for the skirt and top-all-one-color and flew by the question. My mistake!

As to a matching color for the jackets, you MAY be out of luck. In the aqua, both the short sleeved V neck top A233944 and the sleeveless WK mock neck A233947 DID come in aqua but it sold out quite some time ago. When Louis showed the ottoman/milano cardigan jacket on Kate, she had on the matching WK aqua top now sold out. "Turquoise", which is still available is not a match.

I agree with HappyLady that "nectarine" is NOT an exact match for "tangerine" in the jacket. I know that's disappointing to hear when you are looking for tops to match all the jackets exactly. One possible ray of good news down the road is that some of the Linea ladies have been asking Louis on his blog to bring the "aqua" color back in more tops and he has indicated: "when I work on next spring I will definitely bring Aqua back." Sometimes I've waited four or five seasons - meaning years, as in Spring to Spring - to get a match to a Linea skirt or jacket I fell in love with. But a lot of the favorites do come back around.

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HAPPY LADY — Wed, 04 Mar 2015 19:07:22 GMT

I think matching the Milano sweater to an exact match top is going to be improbable with the exception Owl mentioned and a bottom is probably futile unless the navy Milano sweater matches a navy bottom and I don't have Milano navy to "walk through my closet" and do a comparison for you. If you like different solid color tops to compliment your sweaters there are many color combos but I get you would like to match the jacket with a sweater. Good luck!! I see your dilemma. I realized as soon as I received my Tangerine sweater, nothing matched. So I started with solid complimentary pieces; tops and bottoms and then started on prints. I love this sweater in Tangerine and have many things that look great with this color. I am very happy I ordered Tangerine. Good hunting!!

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GraceCO — Wed, 04 Mar 2015 19:16:30 GMT

1jac, I have the Milano sweater/cardie in navy, hibiscus & aqua. I just checked the navy with the WK Linea navies (pants, tops) and they do not match. I'm in the same boat with you regarding the other two colors--no exact matches among my WKs. Louis did say he's bringing the aqua back, but for now, I'm abandoning exact matches and looking to complementary colors and neutrals.

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1jac — Wed, 04 Mar 2015 19:35:23 GMT

Ladies that was not good news! LDO is usually so meticulous - why didn't he plan ahead and have matches, especially for tangerine and hibiscus? I am in no way criticizing our leader, just lamenting my fate. I think the WK pants in navy match the sweater. Do you agree? What color tops would you suggest for the aqua and tangerine, and hibiscus sweaters. Thank you in advance for your assistance.

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Lyn08 — Wed, 04 Mar 2015 19:42:22 GMT

I checked my Navy Milano Knit against my Navy Whisper Knit Pants and my Navy Ponte Knit Pants, and they match. I'm not sure about the aqua. I have put my summer things away, and I don't remember if I have an aqua Whisper Knit tank or T-shirt. Otherwise, I'll probably just wear white.

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princessaurora — Wed, 04 Mar 2015 19:58:44 GMT

Any match between a cotton sweater and a whisper knit sweater will be a happenstance. They take dye and reflect light differently. Luckily, I have a scarf with tangerine ball fringe and it looks great with a blue or a natural top. I find the tangerine looks good with navy and with gray. I like for my column of color to be a matching neutral pant and top with a colorful jacket. This makes a slim effect top to bottom.

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gardensla — Wed, 04 Mar 2015 20:00:09 GMT

Please do try to the aqua lace top under the Milano aqua cardigan. It's perfection!

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Sammijo10 — Wed, 04 Mar 2015 20:17:34 GMT

On 3/4/2015 princessaurora said: Any match between a cotton sweater and a whisper knit sweater will be a happenstance. They take dye and reflect light differently. Luckily, I have a scarf with tangerine ball fringe and it looks great with a blue or a natural top. I find the tangerine looks good with navy and with gray. I like for my column of color to be a matching neutral pant and top with a colorful jacket. This makes a slim effect top to bottom.

I agree. I would try a navy WK top with navy pants that you know do coordinate (or black or tan/latte) then wear the aqua or tangerine over that 'column of color'. That's how I always understood the look. The column goes underneath with the color pop as the jacket or scarf. Finish with a scarf as Princess did above or say, chunky turquoise jewelry.

That's probably why tan, black, navy, grey are considered 'neutral' wardrobe building blocks.

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1jac — Wed, 04 Mar 2015 20:21:41 GMT

On 3/4/2015 gardensla said:
Please do try to the aqua lace top under the Milano aqua cardigan. It's perfection!

Gardens - I have that lace top. I forgot about that one. Its too big because I lost a lot of weight. But even so, its worth altering if necessary. Thanks.

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1jac — Wed, 04 Mar 2015 20:26:50 GMT

On 3/4/2015 Sammijo said:
On 3/4/2015 princessaurora said: Any match between a cotton sweater and a whisper knit sweater will be a happenstance. They take dye and reflect light differently. Luckily, I have a scarf with tangerine ball fringe and it looks great with a blue or a natural top. I find the tangerine looks good with navy and with gray. I like for my column of color to be a matching neutral pant and top with a colorful jacket. This makes a slim effect top to bottom.

I agree. I would try a navy WK top with navy pants that you know do coordinate (or black or tan/latte) then wear the aqua or tangerine over that 'column of color'. That's how I always understood the look. The column goes underneath with the color pop as the jacket or scarf. Finish with a scarf as Princess did above or say, chunky turquoise jewelry.

That's probably why tan, black, navy, grey are considered 'neutral' wardrobe building blocks.

Sammijo and Princess - I like your suggestion about the top and bottom column of color and the jacket being the pop of color. I just had my heart set on the top and sweater matching. I can get past that. I do feel better about it after reading all the helpful suggestions. You ladies are the best!

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sterling36 — Wed, 04 Mar 2015 21:12:47 GMT

1jac I work the the tangerine with navy blue WK top and pants. I really like how the tangerine popped.

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GraceCO — Wed, 04 Mar 2015 21:21:59 GMT

On 3/4/2015 gardensla said:
Please do try to the aqua lace top under the Milano aqua cardigan. It's perfection!

Great suggestion, Gardens. I have that top & forgot all about it as a match to the aqua cardigan. Perfect.

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Maxine49 — Wed, 04 Mar 2015 21:40:16 GMT

On 3/4/2015 1jac said: Ladies that was not good news! LDO is usually so meticulous - why didn't he plan ahead and have matches, especially for tangerine and hibiscus? I am in no way criticizing our leader, just lamenting my fate. I think the WK pants in navy match the sweater. Do you agree? What color tops would you suggest for the aqua and tangerine, and hibiscus sweaters. Thank you in advance for your assistance.

We really have no idea if Louis offered matching Tangerine and Hibiscus pieces to the Q and the buyer declined. He designs a lot more than ever sees the light of day on the Q. He warned us in advance that there were no new matching pieces. Those lucky enough to get the Aqua WK pieces two years a go have a WK match. He will try to bring the Aqua back next Spring---if the buyer will have it! If you read Louis' blog, you'll find out a lot more about the pieces and the rhymes and reasons therefore. The Q Linea buyer has a set budget and she makes choices that we may not agree with had we had a say in it all. When a single item sells almost 5,000 pieces, like the Georgette Shirt & Tank did on Monday, one can only hope that the Linea budget gets increased....fingers crossed.

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HAPPY LADY — Wed, 04 Mar 2015 21:43:04 GMT

On 3/4/2015 GraceCO said:
On 3/4/2015 gardensla said:
Please do try to the aqua lace top under the Milano aqua cardigan. It's perfection!

Great suggestion, Gardens. I have that top & forgot all about it as a match to the aqua cardigan. Perfect.

There you go, a winner!! There's always a Linea gal to the rescue. I also forgot about the lace tops.

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TheOwl — Wed, 04 Mar 2015 22:00:37 GMT

Another great look with the tangerine is the new Linea Leisure Skirt in Navy with the new Linea Leisure tank in navy. Comfy. No sleeves. Column of color where the 2 navy pieces do actually match each other. And throw the tangerine on top. Beautiful! This navy column in Linea Leisure - don't forget you can replicate the same column of color with the new Linea Leisure matching navy pant instead of the skirt - also works under Hibiscus.....Just doesn't work with the navy shade of the ottoman/milano sweater. Sadly. I had my heart set on a match there too but no dice. But when you realize you can make a million OTHER outfits by going contrasting colors over a column of color of your choice - not such a bad deal.

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1jac — Wed, 04 Mar 2015 23:05:07 GMT

On 3/4/2015 TheOwl said:
Another great look with the tangerine is the new Linea Leisure Skirt in Navy with the new Linea Leisure tank in navy. Comfy. No sleeves. Column of color where the 2 navy pieces do actually match each other. And throw the tangerine on top. Beautiful! This navy column in Linea Leisure - don't forget you can replicate the same column of color with the new Linea Leisure matching navy pant instead of the skirt - also works under Hibiscus.....Just doesn't work with the navy shade of the ottoman/milano sweater. Sadly. I had my heart set on a match there too but no dice. But when you realize you can make a million OTHER outfits by going contrasting colors over a column of color of your choice - not such a bad deal.

OWL - I totally agree! Not such a bad deal. SHEESH- No need to go to such great lengths defending LDO. I am fully aware, as are you, that he sketches many, many things that don't get past the QVC Gods. I was just being a brat and as I said in my post "lamenting my fate".

Re: Column of Color

1jac — Wed, 04 Mar 2015 23:05:52 GMT

On 3/4/2015 1jac said:
On 3/4/2015 TheOwl said:
Another great look with the tangerine is the new Linea Leisure Skirt in Navy with the new Linea Leisure tank in navy. Comfy. No sleeves. Column of color where the 2 navy pieces do actually match each other. And throw the tangerine on top. Beautiful! This navy column in Linea Leisure - don't forget you can replicate the same column of color with the new Linea Leisure matching navy pant instead of the skirt - also works under Hibiscus.....Just doesn't work with the navy shade of the ottoman/milano sweater. Sadly. I had my heart set on a match there too but no dice. But when you realize you can make a million OTHER outfits by going contrasting colors over a column of color of your choice - not such a bad deal.

OWL - I totally agree! Not such a bad deal. SHEESH- No need to go to such great lengths defending LDO. I am fully aware, as are you, that he sketches many, many things that don't get past the QVC Gods. I was just being a brat and as I said in my post "lamenting my fate".