COLOR BLOCKING TREND !!

Color block fashion is one of the hottest new trends for the season. It combines the use of

two or more blocks of colour in an ensemble. This could be for a top, bottom, tunic, a dress and even a handbag or shoes. Simply it means – creating an outfit by putting areas or blocks of solid color next to each other. It can include monotone, bright colours, muted colors, contrasting and complimentary colors. Clothes, shoes, handbags and accessories can all feature color block designs or can make up different blocks of color to be put together for a color

block outfit.

Why do you need to be careful while following the color block trend?

Since they often involve the use of bright colors or many different colours together, it is easy to go wrong with it. The best way to pair color block trends whether it’s for shoes, a tunic or a top is with other basic colors such as black, white, brown and gray. This way your color

block will pop out more and look more polished.

Basically this is how it will work for your body

A darker column of color down the torso will have a slimming effect and can easily be created by wearing a colored cardigan, jacket or blouse worn open. Generally a color blocked outfit will work best if you stick to the usual rules for your body shape. If you are pear shaped, opt for darker colors on the bottom half. If you are apple shaped avoid horizontal blocks of color around the stomach area but highlight legs with color blocks created by brightly colored tights. If you are hourglass, a color block around the waist is a great way of highlighting it and

drawing attention to you womanly figure.

The famous Lady Dior bag and a Marc Jacobs color blocked bag

Color Blocked Jewellery

Just keep in mind the following points while wearing color blocks

• Don’t be shy to experiment. Any color combination is fantastic if you can pull it off properly. Blue, green and orange sounds mad but will look oh-so-pretty.
• Do not combine more than three to four colors. It’s not that it doesn’t look nice, but it looks very ‘ramp’ish. Moreover more colors will keep cutting your body shape here and there making it a not so beautiful sight.
• Choose what you want to color block and keep the rest of your look simple. For example, if you opt for a colorblocked bag, go easy on the clothes and shoes. You don’t want to look like a Rubik cube, do you??
• Never ever ever combine two color blocked items. This is the worst thing to do to this trend. No actually you can, its just that you will end up looking like the latest catalogue of Asian paints.