Showing posts with label colour. Show all posts
Showing posts with label colour. Show all posts

Friday, 13 April 2012

The Colour: Monochrome























Women think of all colours except the absence of colour. I have said that black has it all. White too. Their beauty is absolute. It is the perfect harmony.” -- Coco Chanel

You just can't beat classic black and white can you? I love the way actress Leelee Sobieski and Russian designer Ulyana Sergeenko have paired minimal white tops with black highwaisted bottoms to create a chic and timeless silhouette. Simple but effective.

(images: vogue.fr & tumblr)

Sunday, 4 March 2012

The Colour: Navy




























































































"She prefers the richness of all kinds of (French) navy to the ubiquitous black."
From Bali Barret's 5 Ways to Spot a Proper Parisienne in Issue Five of the Gentlewoman

If I had to only wear one colour for the rest of my life, it would be navy blue. Understated, classic and a little bit unpredictable...

(Images from The Sartorialist)