hi guys today I wanted to talk through
monochrome monochrome is one of my
favorite outfit ideas to wear because
well I'll get into why in a second but I
did want to mention one of my favorite
videos looking back was a lookbook that
I did called the magic of monochrome so
there's plenty of examples of outfits
over there I can link you guys to going
monochrome is one of the easiest and
most affordable ways to have a chic and
put together an expensive looking outfit
it's going to make you look so just
mature and chic it's just incredible
another reason why you might want to do
this is because if you need your closet
to be more cohesive then this is a
really great way to do this is to pick
one color in particular so you might not
want to wear one color for the rest of
your life but it is a really great tip
if you are say going on a trip you've
got your suitcase and everything inside
your suitcase matches and there's so
many outfits that you can create out of
that okay now going into how do I wear
monochrome the first thing I want to
talk about is texture and cut so
together these are concepts that you can
think about when pairing a top with a
bottom and making your outfit feel a
little less on the boring side and more
on the oh I totally thought through this
outfit side so the first thing that you
can do is think about cut today I'm
wearing something that is more
structured on top and something flowy on
the bottom so that's one way you can
kind of mix up your outfit and honestly
this is true of any outfit not just
monochrome outfits but think about that
where you are wearing some structure and
something more unstructured or flowy
that's such an easy way that you can add
a little bit of dimension to this outfit
and in that same breath I would also say
that texture goes along with this theory
so you can wear something that is like
calmer or cleaner up top and then today
I'm wearing more of a linen gauze on the
bottom and together these are pieces
that are cohesive because they're the
same tone but then at the same time they
have a little bit of dimension with the
texture so I remember first
about this tip when I was watching HGTV
as a young aspiring child I just liked
to see how people designed their
interiors back then and so in the
example that I saw that day I remember
seeing this completely white room and
the dimension was not added by color but
rather by texture so you know you can
use some sort of shag rug or a shag
pillowcase and then add you know more
Velvets and just create these little
dimensions of smooth and and rough and
crinkly so these are things that you can
do with your outfits - you can wear
things like velvet you can wear things
like linen I love the pattern that comes
from a natural linen where you can just
kind of see the weave that's in it and
everything I just I think that it's so
cool to just see these natural fabrics
study them and see how they really work
for you and then just layer them play
with it make it fun the next way that
you can make monochrome not boring is by
experimenting with different shades so
just because you're wearing one color
doesn't mean that you're wearing
literally one color from top to bottom
necessarily you also can experiment with
different shades you could be wearing
something that's darker on bottom and
lighter on top but they're still in that
same shade so you can do this with any
color it doesn't have to be just
neutrals like I really prefer but you
can definitely do this with any color
and just stick with one shade from light
to dark on runways and red carpets I've
seen lots of different outfits that have
lots of beautiful bright vibrant colors
still the whole outfit is monochrome
which brings me to what my next tip
which is think about accessories so your
shoes for instance you could wear the
same green in your shoe as you have in
your outfit and that might actually be
really cool and cute but there's other
ways to do this too you can make your
outfit be one color and then if you want
your shoes to stand out or be more
subtle you can play with the color of
your shoes you can make your shoes like
black if you want them to be more subtle
with an outfit that is louder or you can
your outfit more understated and neutral
like I prefer and then wear something
that's a red shoe there's different ways
that you can do this and of course just
theoretically just play with these
colors and ideas and see how you can
make your outfit look a little bit
different while still wearing monochrome
along with that same thinking you can do
this exact same tip with your purse so
if your shoes for instance were louder
or a more subtle or the same color of
your outfit these are all options that
you have with your bag other ways that
you can play up your whole look are
extended beyond just your outfit but
through things like nails makeup
accessories in general any sort of
jewelry that's how you dress up a
monochrome outfit like none other
I actually prefer to have my nails be a
little bit more subtle but if that's not
your thing you definitely can add
different designs to your nails to
either complement your outfit or make
them more contrast and to really stand
out and highlight your beautiful nails
same with makeup a lot of times for
maybe more of a date night look I might
do something a little bit more snazzy
but I generally just kind of have the
same type of makeup where I've got my
cat eye and just a little bit of
lipstick and whatnot but you can
definitely play with this too you can
add a certain type of red lip or any
sort of dimension that you want to with
your makeup I've also seen people go
extreme with their liners and their
makeup in general with a very basic or
understated outfit so you can definitely
do that especially with this monochrome
idea one last bonus tip I have for you
guys is to wear a print with your
monochrome outfit so for me this means
either a small polka dot or a small
floral pattern those are the types of
patterns and prints that I prefer but
you can definitely do this with anything
that you want maybe stripes or maybe
some sort of graphic tee these are tips
that really apply to your own
personality and this is a way where you
could jazz up a top out of a basic
outfit that's monochrome and still give
some dimension to your whole outfit and
I just hope that all of these tips just
come together for you and make your
mornings less hectic make you feel more
put together and more chic and with that
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guys next time
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