Mixing metals -- handbag advice

Buttercups — Mon, 13 May 2013 12:50:08 GMT

This subject has come up and I've never heard a good explanation until this weekend, when I was shopping at Talbots.

The context was specifically dressing for a job interview or business occasion. I asked the sales woman there about mixing metals especially when the handbag is different. She said keep it the same on the body -- including shoes. The exception being if there are some two-tone or tricolor pieces of course, then mixing is OK.

So no all-white metal then gold on shoes. However since handbags are not on your person (we put them down when not walking) if they are a different metal she thinks that's fine.

Same idea with handbag and shoes -- they should either be in the brown/taupe family or black. But a black tote or portfolio with brown/taupe shoes and handbag is fine, again because its separate from the outfit.

This is the most cogent explanation I've heard about this so wanted to share.

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Mixing metals -- handbag advice