I continue to be inspired by colour clashing/matching, the sort that Yves Saint Laurent was famous for and older still, I STILL continue to be haunted by these ravishing images from this old issue of Vogue Korea. In San Francisco, the mind wandered to those colours and I tried to dabble with them in my $20 outfit challenge. It’s not that the colours are particularly oddball or that they are purposely clashing but that they are unexpected together but still work in a sort of uneven harmony. I’m not entirely sure whether such palettes can be designed but rather it’s a case of running rampage through a fabric store and putting swatches up against each other or some sort of equivalent. Therefore, this accidental palette plagues the mind and when I received my package from Nikicio, a gem of a label that is based in Indonesia (I THINK it is my only Indonesian label find to date…), the perfect bit of pale foam green (draped front jacket) and a deep gradiated purple (wide wrap belt with rope tie) jumped out at me and cried out to be paired together with more vibrant colours…
I just can’t shake these sort of palettes off so I’m hoping I’ll stumble onto more of these combinations by happy accidents…
That’s fabulous. My heart nearly stopped looking at the Korean Vogue images.
love the jacket! was wondering for a while..in your opinion, who are good L.A. designers? Good referring to avant-garde, interesting..not just pretty.
Amazing amazing amazing!!!! I adore color and your outfit is smashing!! Those YSL pics are definitely some for the inspiration folder, as is your outfit!
Loving the color scheme. You match the blog so well. =D
It looks good. Srsly.
I love the colour of your tights.
You mix it up perfectly!
OMGosh, those shots for Vogue Korea, are just breathtaking! The colours are just stunning, and remind me of Laduree macaroons… haha…
Also love your Nikicio purchases! Will have to check the website more carefully when I get the time…
I love the colorful outfit! It works well– personally, I like clashing colors.
what lovely colors!!
ooh, i do love clashy colours. excuse me while i be a bit “know-all” for a second, but i’m an interior designer so i must interject! do you know about the colour wheel? YSL’s orange/blue and purple/yellow combinations are a result of being complementary colours on the colour wheel (see here for visual guide http://www.artyfactory.com/color_theory/color_theory_terms_1.htm)
generally, colours that are direct opposites of each other on the colour wheel look clashy, but the work really well together because they are “complementary”. you can also split it into thirds for a simliarly awesome result. there’s quite a bit more theory to it than that, but that’s the basics and might help you with the clashy dressing 🙂
That jacket is amazing! I really of this outfit…
aaaamaazing color combination
Purple/pink and turquoise are great together.
I saw the YSL exhibition, those two pictures on top there, absolutely fascinating.
LOVE this outfit and these pics! I’ve never commented on your blog before, but I had to this time — beautiful!
i love the color wheel! and the colours you have here. ps. i have a hanbok (i’m korean), and have always loved the way they look…though they are a bit uncomfortable: there’s a good variety of photos of them here: http://www.weddingbee.com/2004/12/20/paebaek-and-hanboks/
i love the look of mixing colors that don’t match but have a hard time doing it in my own outfits! thanks for inspiring us yet again susie
beautiful!
how fun to be so creative
love these colors together 🙂
michele
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I really like those colors together. I was surprised by how much.
I can never ever achieve success with those colors! I love this outfit!
That’s a great palette. I wish I can inject more colours into my wardrobe.
Korean “hanboks” are very pretty! I think one of the prettiest Asian traditional costumes/outfits out there. The pictures you picked are especially pretty!
Love your outfit today! The colors blend into each other perfectly. Thank you for the inspiration! 🙂
What a stunning editorial.
Have you seen the movie Dreams or Juliet and the Spirits? I would love to see your take on those.
you look SO cute!
the colour palette of the vogue girl korea spread is just tasty! it’s like a baroque/rococco painting. all it needs is a gilded and elaborate gold frame. Fabulous, wonderful, inspiring outfit as always Susie. Is the dress strapless and then you layered the pink top underneath??
Yours is a great combination, almost became like signature Matthew Williamson but much, much funkier. I do love the paler ice cream colour combos though
look at the little purple straps on the shoes!! how did you that? they came that way?
I absolutely love this look. I often combine these colours too in my outfits.
The Korean Vogue editorial looks beautiful, I wish more magazines would work like this instead of the regular model shots.
ohhhhh ohhhh i love it. i love it. you’s look absolutely ravishing in a real hanbok, i say
I know it’s a little un-PC to say but I do prefer hanboks to say a kimono or a cheongsam…. I’d LOVE to get the opportunity to wear one….
Penny: No, the ribbons are tied onto the shoe….!
Yi: I haven’t seen those films…will check them out!
Josephine: Must brush up on my colour wheelin’ knowledge…
Anon: I have to say that you have stumped me a little…. I can’t think of any off the top of my head apart from Brian Lichtenberg and he’s not exactly avant garde in the true sense…. but check out Paper Mag’s LA designer/boutique extravaganza that they’re holding…. that might give you some pointers…
I love colour and lots of it. I love the posts where you mix unusual colour combinations. You have inspired me to try out some new colour mixes.
those colors are FABULOUS together!!!
hi again! i totally admire your courage to piece out bold colors together! you look great!
What a wonderful colour palette, you look gorgeous!
Those shots for Korean Vogue are beautiful, no wonder you can’t get them out of your head! Love the colours in your outfit Susie, I really love the look!!!
shoes and dress…super matched!
Those Korean Vogue Editorials are really breathtaking, no matter the colour or the poise of the models, the soft feel to those pages are truly haunting!
I don’t know how you do it, but that outfit would look really wrong on me. I agree with everyone, you look really fab.