Hi everyone, it’s Justine.
There are people who wear white all Summer… and people who never do.
White feels: clean, pure, fresh, relaxed on one hand BUT on the other hand it can look
too bridal, fear of stains (fair point, point taken), makes your face look washed out and
pale.
I agree it’s not the easiest color…
However, with this video, my objective is to encourage you to wear white by showing
you how to make it work for you and how to avoid all the problems I just mentioned!
1.
Finding the “right” white There isn’t only 1 white: there are multiple
shades of white from creamy, beige which tends towards yellow – to glacier white, snow
white, which tends towards blue.
For white as for any other color, there are warm whites & cool whites.
If you are cool and you wear a warm white, that’s when you will look washed out, that’s
the mistake.
If your undertone is cool, you should go for a cool white, so that your clothes won’t
make your face look pale.
If you’re warm, go for a warm white.
If you are neutral, choose any white you like.
If you don’t know what you are, or what the word “undertone” even means, I recommend
that you watch my previous video (linked here & down below), where I show different techniques
to find out your undertone.
As soon as you start wearing the right kind of white for you, you will look healthy.
No more issue with looking pale.
2.
Next point: avoiding the bridal look A bride’s outfit is completely matchy-matchy
from head to toe, it looks like one big, coordinated white surface.
That’s the thing.
To avoid looking like a bride in daily life situations, simply mix textures and materials.
Let’s say you are going for a pair of cool-white jeans that are made in regular, plain twill
weave aka. most jeans.
You can combine that with a flowy top in ajouré or lace, like this.
The surface is not smooth and it’s not tight, so it creates a nice contrast with the bottom
which IS smooth and tight.
You could also choose a chunky Summer knit & tuck it into the pants for a more casual
look.
If you mix textures and fabrics, you will get a perfectly wearable, all-white Summer
look.
3.
Another strategy: choose accessories that have zero bridal connotation
Brides don’t usually wear colourful jewellery or oversized earrings.
I should say: in my culture.
Let’s say it is a general rule.
If you wear little white pearls and delicate jewelry, people might think “bridal”.
If you wear colourful wooden or raffia earrings, or oversized dangle earrings, people who see
you will get a totally different impression.
It’s the same effect if you go for Summer wedges or neon-colored shoes – things a
bride is less likely to wear.
Do you know what I mean?
An outfit is the sum of clothes + shoes + accessories: if you wear all-white clothes
but with colourful accessories, no problem.
4.
Mix in another color If you think “no, all-white is just not
for me”, you can of course bring in a color.
Pastel colors are typically easy to pair with cool-white because they contain a lot of white
themselves.
So you can pretty much choose ANY pastel color.
Same thing if you are decorating your interior and you want to pair several colors: as long
as you combine colors that all contain a lot of white, they will automatically look like
they belong together!
With warm white it is a bit more difficult: here you are looking for colors like sand,
earth, mustard, copper: essentially yellows, greens and some browns (yellow-ish ones, not
red-ish ones).
I think these are the easiest to pair with a warm white.
5.
Next option: add a white-dominant pattern All the Summer tops that you see, that have
thin blue stripes on a dominantly white background… that’s what they do: they break the uniformity
while remaining dominantly white, and therefore still feeling clean, fresh and Summer-like.
Here are examples of white-dominant patterns that definitely fit the Summer season, in
my opinion.
All the items I’m showing in this video will be listed and linked down below, don’t
worry.
I actually think that most Summer-patterns on the market work quite well with white,
I don’t know what you think.
It’s probably not a coincidence.
6.
No white after labour day?
If you are American, you’ve heard the rule forbidding to wear white after labour day,
it’s a fashion rule from the 19th century.
In the US, labour day is early September.
Well, my labour day in France is on May 1st, so I sure am going to wear white after labor
day – and you are welcome to do whatever YOU like.
19th century rules can’t work for the 21st century, can they?
Thumbs up if you found these tips useful!
Thank you so much!
Feel free to also add yours in the comments below.
It’s interesting because what I said in this video is very Western-Europe centered,
I am well aware of it.
In other cultures, white has a different meaning and different associations, so I’m very
much looking forward to your comments!
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Bye!