Can a "Winter" wear this season's pastels?

[Danceswithdragons]

I had my colours "done" last year. I am what used to be called a "Winter" so I look best in deep, cool, clear colours. Is there anyway that I can wear this season's pastels and not looked washed-out?

I don't feel constrained by my colour choices because I would instinctively avoid the ones I don't like anyway. As a result I don't tend to go clothes buying in autumn. Also the booklet I was given had loads of different colours to choose from.

You are almost right about having my colour choices confirmed, but the session did open my eyes to some colours I might not have tried and which suit me very well indeed. Besides the whole day was a pretty enjoyable, self indulgent affair.

Marsha I understand your point about buying the same palette. However the palette is really varied and you dont actually need to precision match to each colour, you can buy in between shades too as long as they are of the correct tone , for example as a Spring I just need to make sure its warm toned and not murky. So the colour possibilities are vast, not restrictive at all in my experience.

I too like to change my clothes as fashions change and love buying new season stock, refreshing my wardrobe. But its undeniable that if I stick to the right tones I look much much better and although I was doing that by instinct a lot of the time, I was also making some really expensive mistakes that lay unworn and unloved. So I guess from that point of view alone the £99 was very well spent with HoC

I wish had I had done it in my 20s to be honest rather than wait til I was pushing 40 but never mind

thanks Miss! My colour indeed, will go find a Zara and check it out.

As for knowing instinctively that suits me - yes for the most part I did. But there are colours that I really like and used to wear a lot, ignoring that I looked washed out. As others have said, if I now stick to ones that actually suit me, I look so much better, the difference can be quite remarkable. And there is still plenty to choose from.

It's odd, I almost feel that it will make me love new season's fashion less. And no I don't feel a slave to it at all, but I do love when it everything comes in and looks refreshing in its newness. And I feel completely free just to choose on love of colour alone. Plus a dash of intuition on what is best for me. And no, no bronzer here!

But I can see from reading all your posts that you can still feel free to choose. And it's just another way to avoid expensive mistakes. My current version of avoiding expensive mistakes is the W&A thread .

But there is a green jumper I don't like now. I shouldn't have bought that and it bugs me.

Overall I'm probably still reluctant, but.... but can see, especially from your post Gilly, that it doesn't have to restrict freedom.

Marsha I think you have lovely taste and you know what suits you, you very much have your own style.

I like to think I know my own style too but it was nice to confirm that some colours which I think are just gorgeous, i.e. orange, just don't look good on me which is why I have a lovely Marc Jacobs scarf hanging barely worn in my wardrobe and it was also an eye opener to some colours I wouldn't have tried for fear of looking washed out, i.e. ice pink, which actually look really nice. Ah well, DS' bedroom is orange so I'll live through that!

Weirdly Marsha it feels the opposite of restricting. Kind of empowering actually as it makes shopping and outfit building 10x easier. Do I detect a tiny little chink in your anti-colours armour

My advice to anyone, even the doubters, is to gamble £99 of your money on it. I know about 15 or 16 others who've tried it and they all love the results.

You could definitely wear coral in places. I wouldn't wear pastels all over or in large pieces but a coral belt or accessories would look great with a nude base.

Thanks Amber! Actually it's because lots of people who wear great stuff, ie you too, have done it and loved it, that I can see we musn't be poles apart.

Haha Gilly I'm more likely to get that armour chink from people saying they love, love buying new things in season too.

I am very pleased that winters have some form of pastel to go to, in these pastel times, oddly comforted by that .

I have to say that going to HoC has made it much easier for me to buy clothes - I know to avoid certain colours/shades/tones which means I don't make any more mistakes and also I have been surprised at how well I suit some shades e.g I used to avoid ice blue but it looks stunning on me when worn as a top. I never realised grey/charcoal/silver look good on me and I now use these as neutrals instead of black now that I am getting older and need to avoid too much black.

As for blondes wearing blacks - I've noticed that those who look good as the ones with suntans, so its a case of changing their skin colour...