Column dressing by eleanorbirdy
I came across the concept of 'column dressing' in Bridgette Rae's blog recently. The idea is that you create a 'column' of a single neutral colour then add a pop of complimentary or contrasting colour over the top.
I really quite liked this idea as a way of rethinking my options in combining separates. What with Christmas coming up, I shouldn't be shopping. So, I had to have a think about how I might do this column thing with clothes I already own.
I have more or less matching sets in dark jade green, warm navy blue and black. I have cardigans in a range of colours (here I picked navy, burgundy and fuchsia). I added some shoes and jewellery to tone in with the 'pop' colour of the cardigan. In the case of the green and blue set, I thought it was similar enough to be able to get away with introducing grey/silver as a third colour in the mix.
What do you think about this column dressing idea? Helpful, interesting or too dull?
What do you think about this column dressing idea? Helpful, interesting or too dull?
Dressing with a column of color is a GREAT strategy that I use often.
ReplyDeleteI don't know how it had never occured to me before! I guess I have done it quite a bit and just haven't had a name for it. All my posts about shift dresses are basically column dressing. Still, I found it inspiring to think differently about my seperates.
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