What colour shirt with a purple sweater?

[sky1010]

I bought a lovely purple knit dress in the jaegar sale but due to me being petite, the full skirt and long sleeves swamp me.

It was a bargain and is lovely and cosy so I am going to keep it- but I am thinking of ways to break it up a bit.

A statement necklace looks good, but I was thinking of maybe wearing a shirt underneath so I have an exposed Peter Pan collar- but what colour shirt with purple?

I have tried a baby blue one, and although I liked 'the look', the colour looked a bit wrong.

White.

White would be good. But might be a bit "safe"

I've seen loads of mustardy yellow shirts paired with navy blue tops. Maybe one of these might work....?

I'd go for emerald green if it's a bright purple, or a faded deep sage if it's a greyish purple.

I often wear purple with green too, although it depends on the shade.

Green, interesting. Sounds a bit Daphne but I'll give it a go.

Otherwise I was thinking maybe a floral ditsy print with a bit of purple in it?

Red can look good as well depending on the shade of purple. Or brown. Purple's a great colour, goes with lots of other colours.

Think of the peacock colours, deep blues, rich greens. A nice silk shirt in navy blue would look nice too.

Yes to navy, and grey.

I was going to suggest pale grey, denim, an embellished one or a floral print

www.asos.com/Pimkie/Pimkie-Embellished-Collar-Sleeveless-Blouse/Prod/pgeproduct.aspx?iid=5691322&cid=15199&sh=0&pge=0&pgesize=204&sort=3&clr=White&totalstyles=418&gridsize=3

www.asos.com/ASOS/ASOS-Sleeveless-Pretty-Floral-Crop-Blouse/Prod/pgeproduct.aspx?iid=5272199&cid=15199&sh=0&pge=0&pgesize=204&sort=3&clr=Multi&totalstyles=418&gridsize=3

www.asos.com/ASOS/ASOS-Ultimate-Pocket-Detail-Blouse/Prod/pgeproduct.aspx?iid=5650445&cid=15199&sh=0&pge=0&pgesize=204&sort=3&clr=Grey&totalstyles=418&gridsize=3

www.asos.com/levis/levi's-faye-boyfriend-denim-shirt/prod/pgeproduct.aspx?iid=5979803&clr=Blue&SearchQuery=denim+shirt&pgesize=36&pge=0&totalstyles=238&gridsize=3&gridrow=2&gridcolumn=2

maybe a strong pink or a burnt orange. How about shrinking the wool dress to get a better fit? Only hard to control the % of shrink.