Friday, April 27, 2012

Colourshocking

A couple of days after I wore this tripped-over-a-rainbow outfit, I found the perfect way to describe it in my May issue of Instyle: 'colourshocking: the pairing of neon brights that dares you not to stop and stare. The fun (and scary) part of it is that neutral anything - shoes, hair, or makeup - is simply not allowed.' (It so happens I had some raspberry-coloured lipstick on that day)

I liked how my scarf pulled together all the colours from my outfit. I found out later my dad has an identical one in his closet - a gift from my sister after a volunteer stint in Ghana. Good thing I only paid $1.99 at a thrift store. It also served as a colourful table runner over a neutral tablecloth when we invited friends for dinner recently.

I bought my pants and shoes this spring and can't wait to wear both throughout the summer months. LOVE LOVE LOVE even if the pants wrinkle a lot in the wash. No issues with the shoes at all. The shirt is an oldie but goodie from a Canadian brand called Dynamite. Dynamite is known as a 'cheaper' chain but I find they offer pretty decent value for money compared to other stores at the same price point. Anything I've bought from there has held its shape and colour well, even after endless washings.

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Shirt - Dynamite
Pants - Forever 21
Shoes - Guess via Winners
Scarf - Thifted
Bracelet - Aakriti Designs
Earrings - Thailand markets

7 comments:

  1. kat, well, i LOVE, LOVE, LOVE your outfit! your scarf reminds me of the skirt i wore in my blog post today. :)

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  2. hey, i finally finished the post where i answered your creativity question. it's here
    http://honeybeelane.blogspot.com/2012/04/for-kat.html

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  3. First off, those are some HOT shoes! (Doesn't it feel so nice to finally pull the sandals out of the closet and no more snow? I know I'm loving it!) I really love your color-blocking look, those yellow pants are so fantastic and I really like how you threw some print in with your scarf.

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  4. Love your shoes and how you styled the yellow pants ! This outfit is a winner ! Kisses

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  5. MEOW you look smokin Kat! I love all the bright colours- those shoes are amazing and the tribal scarf is so cool! Don't you just love colourshocking (borrowing the term) :)

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  6. This is one of my FAVOURITE outfits of yours1 I just love how you pulled off so much colour and such a great colour story going on! Its something I'm learning to do...

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  7. MLU the blog.3 May 2012 at 04:56

    You look rad with that bright colors mix!! We love it! And the shawl complete it all! ;) Keep inspiring, beautiful!!!

    Love,
    MLU the blog.

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