Sunday, September 27, 2009

Redefining Ladylike: Old Colors, New Looks

There are certain colors worn by women which have been considered classic 'girly girl' colors. These tend to lay on the reddish spectrum of things. The four basics; red, pink, purple and coral. Through the decades we have seen our mothers, aunts, grandmothers sport these until we almost associate these colors with a certain level of tackiness which is not deserved by the innocent colors that have been abused and sometimes butchered. They've seen it all, from shoulder-pads, spandex mini skirts, plastic bangles, patent shoes, you name it, they've seen it. So I thought it would be fun to create new work-friendly look using these same colors & attempt to reinvent them.

Purple

 Skirt, ModCloth $49.99, Satin Blouse, Forever21 $15, Shoes, NineWest $89, Bag, Jessica Simpson $88, Nail Polish 'Tallulah', Nars $16, Earrings, Top Shop $16, Ring, Charlotte Russe $4, Perfume 'Lola', Marc Jacobs $65

Pink


Dress, Miss Selfirdge $59, Shoes, Carlos Santana $91, Bag, Kenneth Cole $66, Nail Polish "Dahling", Butter London $14, Earring/Ring Set, Forever 21 $6, Perfume 'Very Hollywood', Michael Kors $65

Red

Blouse, TopShop $55, Skirt, Newport News $19, Shoes, Delias $60, Bag, Liz Claiborne $50, Nail Polish 'Glam', Pop $14, Necklace, Talbots $39, Watch, Anne Klein $55, Perfume 'Magnifique', Lancome $49

and Coral

Dress, Spiegel $54, Shoes, Anne Klein $38, Bag, Elliott Lucca $134, Earrings, Kate Spade $55, Cuff, Kate Spade $74, Nail Polish 'Cute as a Button', Essie $8

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