HoC Autumns

[Seri77]

Thought I'd start a thread for autumns as the spring and winters threads seem busy and I feel I'm missing out!

I'm an autumn leaf and going for the style day soon. I haven't bought much this year as only had colours done a couple of months ago and waiting to discover my style before spending. I have been decluttering my wardrobe quite ruthlessly as I had a lot of the wrong colours/tatty clothes.

I did buy some Kettlewell tops and have had a few compliments so I certainly believe that colour analysis works.

Unfortunately my autumn/winter coats are black but expensive so I won't be replacing them for at least a couple of years.

Any suggestions for colourful hats/scarves/gloves to lift the black? High street brands please as I can't get parcels delivered to home.

So the Helmut Lang leggings are an amazing autumn colour - more light olive than 'mushroom', and the size is right. But I don't really know if they look startling different/better than jeggings - and at £330, they need to. I'm not excited to wear them tomorrow, which I usually am with new clothes.

So I am now thinking that if I return them, I could get these instead in petrol green
www.meandem.com/collection/technical-zip-ankle-legging/products_id/1721/cPath/1007_1008_1017

Or these!

www.atterleyroad.com/jarod-jeans-7.html

Have also finally spotted a few jackets I like (albeit the rag & bone is old out in my size)

www.theoutnet.comproduct/395926?redirect=782d9ab49c514d12bba238812afccc80

www.greatplains.co.uk/product/womens+Coats+and+Jackets/J5AAI/Coco+Flannel+Military+Jacket.htm

With all this loveliness out there, I'm not sure I can justify a pair of suede leggings I'm 'meh' about.

shopaholic thanks for trying to help me re diagnosis. I will try and muddle through. It's a shame the appointments for draping are so long, I am going to have to hold on until my babies are a bit older I think.

Love those jeans charity girl not that they would be right for my heftiness. The suede leggings might be an original wardrobe staple that you wear a lot and no one else has or they might be a bugger to look after and get ruined. It is a lot of money.

To be fair, I resent paying £20 for a wardrobe 'meh', so I'm probably not the person to comment on the leggings! I'm so excited about my two new tops that cost £15 each, I just want to be that excited about every item now. .

Exactly building - I have things I love that cost a tenner, there's no room to accept anything less! Leggings are going back.

Charity I have been tempted to order those Me&Em leggings, but they are so £££ for essentially leggings. Will be interested to know what you think if you order though.

I know - I expect them to take INCHES off my thighs.

Fed up today, went round lots of shops and even tho it's Autumn, couldn't find hardly any Autumn colours in the shops! It was all black, grey, navy, purple. Bleugh! Oh well, guess will just have to buy a new lippy( ha the autocorrect said 'puppy'!)

I know Scarlett...though royal purple is autumn, and I got a great purple dress in River Island. I've seen a bit of rust and there's still tons of (usually uninspiring) khaki about, but otherwise a ton of grey! And I hope this pink trend doesn't take off - useless for us!

Can I ask a dyeing question please? I have tan 5 pocket jeggings that are just a bit meh , can I dye them forest green without lightening them first? Will they end up khaki -ish ? Which is the colour I'd ideally like them to be.

Gypsy - what's the fabric content? If they're close to 100% cotton you should be ok, I would think forest green on tan would make a sludgy khaki or olive. I recently dyed a grey coat w/o lightening and was v impressed with how true the colour came out.

Planning to due a dark grey blouse bright orange next...

I have bought some olive jeggings from Sainsburys, they feel really soft and seem quite stretchy, so hoping the knees stay tight in them.

What colour do you wear with british racing green? I always get a bit stuck with it.

Thanks charitygirl, that's what I was hoping to hear. They're 100% cotton and I know the fabric dyes ok as I reblacked two pairs of the same type yesterday with success.

only - chocolate brown? Cream? They sound right, though I'm not 100% confident I know what British racing green is!

By the way - popped into Bennetton today and they had some good autumn colours. Nice teals, oranges, and browns.

Ok so the tan skinnies dyed with forest green have turned resolutely green...with tan stitching. Not quite what I'd aimed for but much better for me than tan. Still need to locate some khaki/olive trousers...

Thanks charity, not sure I am very good at describing colours lol.

I have a question....if u change your haircolour, how are you supposed to assess then?

Yeah, I'll go grey/white over the next couple of years which will presumably change things?

See that's the thing building I used to have warm dark brown hair and went blond years ago but I still suit autumn colours, so I don't think it does change your colours that much. Black suits me better now though.

No, your hair colour doesn't change your season (though I think your best colours can change as you age) as your skin tone is more important. You can obviously make better or worse hair dye decisions for your season tho.

Oh gypsy - yes, thread is nearly always polyester so doesn't dye. It's very annoying.

Thanks charity. I didn't think it did on the whole. My hair being blond has completely lifted my face and I look years younger but still look best in Autumn colours.

Hurrah,had my consultation today with CMB. I am warm, soft and deep. Can anyone tell me what this converts to in HOC? I'm guessing it's an autumn of some sort. Love all my colours although I have now had to ditch loads of black tops. I didn't realise I had so many!

coated skinny jeans for Autumns. I've ordered as an alternative to leather......

Ooh shop those look fab. Wish I could make coated skinnies look good - somehow too 'edgy', I need to find a way to soften them up a bit. I love the idea of leather / coated jeans, but I might have to accept I'll never pull them off. The whole 'French voguette' look is one I love, but I can't do it .

I have just jumped on the Jalouse bandwagon with these Ash Jalouse boots in wood ash - great autumn alternative to black, they are a very dark browny-grey colour. If you're a deep autumn I think they'd be a perfect colour.

Rules as Charity said, changing hair colour doesn't alter your season, but there will be some dye colours that go with your skin tone better than others (as with clothes).