topic Re: Warm Weather Color Choices in Fashion

Warm Weather Color Choices

wilma — Wed, 17 Apr 2024 23:39:03 GMT

Hello, Everyone! Hope You Are Well! 🌈

My sister and I were talking yesterday about what clothes we were taking on our upcoming family beach trip. She likes to wear pastels in warm weather so she's packing those colors along with white. I rarely wear pastels so I'm taking black, white, navy, and red pieces.

I wear black, navy, and red all year long, but in styles and fabrics that suit the season. I also wear cream and ivory all year. I know it's old fashioned, but I leave pure white pieces for warm weather unless it's a layering tee. I like wearing Kelly green, sunny yellow, and bright blue in warm weather too.

What colors do you like to wear in warm weather? Do you wear dark colors in Spring & Summer, or do you prefer pastels or brights? Do you wear similar colors all year? Or maybe you're a neutral gal and don't wear a lot of color?

Have a Great Day! ☀️

Re: Warm Weather Color Choices

GingerHead — Wed, 17 Apr 2024 19:30:42 GMT

@wilma I'm a pastel ( love my soft pinks especially), white and ivory kinda girl in tops and dresses (anything close to my face) because it's more becoming to my fair coloring and I guess I just prefer softer colors in general. On the bottom half anything goes but I prefer jeans....

Also this is year round for me.

Enjoy your beach trip!

Re: Warm Weather Color Choices

on the bay — Wed, 17 Apr 2024 19:38:27 GMT

I like bright and colorful all year round-pinks, oranges, lime greens, forest green in winter, lemon yellow.

When my daughter lived in fl for awhile, everyone seemed to wear bright, colorful, lots of prints.

I used to wear black, navy, and silver greys and white all the time

but that is when I lived up north.

If you live in NY, I think that is a lot what we see.

Though my aunt in CA also wears blacks and greys.

@wilma,

I always like what you wear

Re: Warm Weather Color Choices

Meowingkitty — Wed, 17 Apr 2024 19:39:11 GMT

I'm in Arizona. It doesn't make any different to me. I wear the same colors all year round except for white which I don't even own anything white. Not even underwear.

Re: Warm Weather Color Choices

Pink123 — Wed, 17 Apr 2024 19:45:35 GMT

I love whites and pastels year around because we don't have winters in my area. I agree with @GingerHead I'm fair, with very light blonde hair and they brighten the face.

I was born in NYC, grew up in Southern Florida and yes I still will always love black --- but here it comes - only on some. I have so many new black quality jackets that just sit there in the closet. I look at them sometimes and admire. People think I look good in black but I feel washed out. Plus I am fair skinned with easy blushing. I do love a true navy blue and only found one in years that I do enjoy.

With that said ahhh....the "red". One of my favorites @wilma however, with this heat now I just don't even think that looks good against my skin. There always has to be a white collared backdrop for it to work.

But I do love a true lipstrick red, navy, and black forever!

Re: Warm Weather Color Choices

santorini — Wed, 17 Apr 2024 19:49:03 GMT

I am very fair and have the opposite opinion of my fellow posters above. I look TERRIBLE in pastels. I need vivid colors. I also love black - even in summer.

Re: Warm Weather Color Choices

tends2dogs — Wed, 17 Apr 2024 19:53:11 GMT

@wilma I wear the same colors year round, but I am in warm climates all year. Even when I was in cold winter weather, I wore the same colors.

I like bright colors, more in autumnal shades. I never wear bright white, pink, navy, or purple. I love winter white and often that was the color I would choose for a winter coat.

Being in a tropical setting for close to 8 months a year, I see a lot of bright, floral prints in clothing. I have a few pieces in my wardrobe, too.

All said and done, I have a huge section in my closet of black. I have it sectioned off for example all sleeveless together, all long sleeves, sweaters, blazers, dusters, etc. I have them in order of color, too. The majority in each section is black.

Don't get me started on my jean section......... I will say one thing about that, they are all boot cut. I don't own a crop, ankle, or straight leg in the bunch. I guess I am just an old hippie.....

Re: Warm Weather Color Choices

Trailrun23 — Wed, 17 Apr 2024 19:53:12 GMT

I rarely wear pastels as they don't flatter me at all. I wear mostly bright tones and this year I am liking mango and bright orange and fuschia and lime; mostly with white bottoms. I always wear black and navy but very little red.

Re: Warm Weather Color Choices

shoptilyadropagain — Wed, 17 Apr 2024 19:54:56 GMT

I don't wear pastels ever. My spring/summer pants, capris, shorts, etc. are normally white, khaki or a jean material but I do have some lighter weight black pants that I wear year round. My tops tend to be lighter shades but I do have some in the darker or primary colors including navy, black, red, cobalt blue, etc.

Re: Warm Weather Color Choices

ECBG — Wed, 17 Apr 2024 19:57:49 GMT

I wear all of the colors on the blue side of the color wheel.

We have 4 equal seasons here.

Re: Warm Weather Color Choices

SandySparkles — Wed, 17 Apr 2024 20:04:03 GMT

I prefer lighter colors year round, with PINKS and corals among my favorites.🥰 I wear, blacks, browns, and creams only during the winter months.👍

~~~All we need is LOVE💖

Re: Warm Weather Color Choices

Sooner — Wed, 17 Apr 2024 20:04:43 GMT

I wear mostly white pants, shorts, crops and capris in the summer, but have navy and colored ones as well and a few prints. I prefer aqua, soft blues and pinks and peaches. But about anything goes in the summer.. I do love white linen!

Other seasons mostly black and navy pants, some jeans, and tops of darker colors--especially jewel tones and black and brown mixed.

Re: Warm Weather Color Choices

GingerHead — Wed, 17 Apr 2024 20:13:52 GMT

@santorini wrote:
I am very fair and have the opposite opinion of my fellow posters above. I look TERRIBLE in pastels. I need vivid colors. I also love black - even in summer.

@Pink123 @santorini

I wonder if whether you look good in pastels or not depends on your undertone?

I know that I look absolutely corpse -like in black, dark or too intense of colors close to my face (I look older, paler and it brings out the reddness).

In contrast when I wear white, pastel pink or light grey,etc near my face I look like a fresher faced 22 year old (haha, I wish but I do look brighter and younger).

But I've also seen fair people who look amazing like @santorini in darker colors and washed out in lighter colors....interesting

Re: Warm Weather Color Choices

Pink123 — Wed, 17 Apr 2024 20:20:27 GMT

@GingerHead that's a great question I was ready to ask. I'm "cool" meaning easy to blush, pink, whatever you want to name it.

It's absolutely a no go in black or dark shades in 95 degree weather (lol, but not really) in the summer months. I'm only a few from ocean but yes, it is sweltering here regardless.

When it is cold and my skin turns a pretty shade of light fair I can wear a black or navy once in a blue moon. It kind of gets me happy to take out my new navy doublet breasted blazer for a an evening.

(PS. I can't stand eating outside anymore here in Florida, summertime, oh my goodness)

Re: Warm Weather Color Choices

On It — Wed, 17 Apr 2024 20:29:50 GMT

Regardless of the season, I must wear strong color. No pastels for me. I enjoy red, yellow, white, black, patterns, stripes, and of course denim. Solid color, full-length jeans, or pants in navy, black, denim, and brown are year round staples. My tops speak to the season or holiday.

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cheriere — Wed, 17 Apr 2024 20:38:52 GMT

@wilma

I wear dark colors and brights in the summer! ❤️

Nothing beats classic optic white, red, navy or the blackest black especially with a little tan. But I love bright tops! I nearly always wear white or khaki on bottom unless it's denim shorts.

Fun Question, thank you for posting.😃

Re: Warm Weather Color Choices

sandy53 — Wed, 17 Apr 2024 20:40:36 GMT

My color choices are very seasonal. The biggest change I make is that we move to our lake house full-time from Memorial Day to Labor Day and I do not take anything black. I wear pastels in the spring and summer and not too much the rest of the year. And I follow the old rule of wearing white only in the summer months.

Re: Warm Weather Color Choices

GingerHead — Wed, 17 Apr 2024 20:49:33 GMT

@Pink123 Well, I had my colors done in the 80's, don't know if you're familiar with that, and I was told I'm a Spring. I really don't know if I'm cool or warm, I kinda think I'm a little of both (neutral?). I prefer gold jewlery but look better with a pale/barbie pink blush (peach not so much). So kinda both cool and warm....haha

I hear you about the heat. I cannot stand bright sunlight or weather above 75 (a cloudy 75)....

Re: Warm Weather Color Choices

Pink123 — Wed, 17 Apr 2024 21:01:34 GMT

@GingerHead nothing over 75? Yay and lucky you. Oh your face would become beet red down here with the heat not to forget the humidity. I don't purchase real cute faux fur bomber type jackets anymore because they are not necessary. I miss over the knee boots. as well...

Sorry, back to topic.

So If you tend to blush easily, get red, have rosacea type features, sensitive to many skin products you are "cool". Also if you have any food allergies this is another sign. Yes the descriptions are odd as we feel warm but yet we are cool, lololol.

Re: Warm Weather Color Choices

vermint — Wed, 17 Apr 2024 21:24:30 GMT

I wear jewel tones year round, plus black and white. I never wear white/ivory/cream/beige near my face, though, unless it's in a print--or a tank used as a layering piece. I need color near my face, even if that color is black!