"Color blocking makes an un-square style statement"

By Arienne Thompson, USA TODAY

Something that has really caught my attention this season is the color blocking trend. It is not a new trend. however, is definitely back!!
Classic old school color blocking is coming back and it's bigger and brighter than ever!

Color blocking fashion is one of the hottest new trends for this season. I suspect it will carry on right through the fall and winter months too! I'm not at all surprised, since many of us have been doing very basic color blocking ever since tights replaced panty hose as the main staple of winter fashion! Every time you throw on a blue shirt with black tights, you're color blocking on a minor scale and you may have never known it!

It combines the use of two or more blocks of color 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 colurs, 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.

Etro Clutch

Fendi Spring Summer 2011 Handbag

Color blocking with shoes from Pierre Hardy to Louboutin

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.
Never 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. Lol!

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