Spring Monochrome in Coral

Hello, welcome to my blog,

 and thanks for stopping by!

Today, I am giving monochrome dressing a whirl,

with items from my closet

 that I have not previously worn together 

 A monochrome look is timeless and always popular, 

 but this look is really trending, now

 I am seeing lots of separates being worn together

 in different tones of the same color,

 as well as pieces in the same color

 with lots of fun and interesting textural details

  When I think of monochrome dressing,

 British royalty comes to mind

  Princess Catherine frequently dresses all in one solid color,

 and always looks very chic and sophisticated

Her looks seem effortless,

 with a quality of simplicity, which is lovely

 I find it is not really effortless to create the look

with separates, but I am going to give it a try

How about you, are you a fan of monochrome dressing?

I have chosen two shades of coral for this outfit

My scoop neck three-quarter sleeve blouse

 is a darker shade with a matte texture finish

 The skirt is a lighter shade of coral

 in a silky texture that has more of a sheen

I used different tones

 of the neutral color taupe for my accessories

to and a little contrast

Carrying a small embossed satchel bag

with horse bit detail

I chose some simple gold tone jewelry pieces

 for this streamline look

 A wide herringbone chain collar necklace,

 a twisted bangle bracelet and loop design hoop earrings

A few more accessories to embellish this simple outfit:

 a beaded coral, peach, fuchsia and wine hairband

 and dark taupe leather sash belt

Taupe patent leather slingback kitten heels

with buckled straps to finish the outfit

 

Another way to achieve a monochrome look

is with a one-and-done solid color dress

Is that cheating?

One more easy way to get this look

 is to go with all white or all black

Almost everyone already has a variety of pieces

 to mix and match in these two non-colors

worth experimenting with

 

 Here is an all white outfit from summer, 2021

I am looking forward to unpacking and starting to wear 

my summer whites- how about you?

 Or if you shy away from white,

black is very chic for spring and summer, too

Continuing with my spring purge,

here is another item

It fits right in with the monochrome them

of this post 

A grey on grey reptile print pleated peplum top

This top dates all the way back to 2016!

I have worn it off and on,

 as reptile prints and peplums have rotated

 to the forefront of the trend cycle

I take very good care of my clothes, 

 and this is one of the few items that just wore out

The black trim around the neck is faux leather,

 and it recently started peeling and disintegrating

I have gotten a good bit of wear from this top, though

 It turned out to be a valuable lesson

 about buying clothing items, bags, shoes

 and other accessories made of faux or vegan leather

I have several fashion bags,

from different price points that are

sadly suffering the same fate

Planned obsolescence, I guess 🙁

Here is a previous wear of the top from 2017,

well before it's trim started to crumbled 

Hope you all had a nice Easter,

and enjoy the week to come!