I have a strange teeter totter with color and pattern in my wardrobe. One day I'll buy a navy t-shirt, the next week I'm drawn to a mumu-like shirt in a wild geometric disco pattern. I have a hard time hitting the middle mark. One of the things I'm working on is finding items with subtle pattern and color. I don't have to overcompensate for a boring wardrobe in one loud shirt! Yet some pattern or texture is nice too, it's not all that interesting to be dressed head to toe in solid colors.
Color is challenging for me in that way too, my closet is probably black, grey, navy, BRIGHT FUSCHIA PINK, grey, black, navy, WILD RED AND BLACK GERANIUM PATTERN.
It doesn't sound so bad, but in reality it looks bumbling and kind of cheap (especially when the quality of the wilder pieces isn't high). I'm like a toddler, I see a cool pattern on a rack and I gravitate towards it.
What I need are details, a touch of fuschia trim or a steely blue bag, touches that will make the neutrals richer. Subtle, subtle. Sometimes I have to chant that to myself as I reach for yet another mumu.
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