WHO SAYS RED AND GREEN SHOULD NOT BE SEEN?

What I love about fashion blogging is the sharing of ideas, styles, fashion news and inspirations with other fashionable women that enriches and inspires me in so many ways, gives me confidence and brings a sense of feeling great about myself which brings me to the topic of today's blog.

There was not one but two bloggers that inspired me to share this outfit with you.

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WHO SAYS RED AND GREEN SHOULD NOT BE SEEN?

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Let me tell you about inspiration number one. A while ago Jacqui from Mummabstylish  shared with us a post where she was wearing cargo pants that she paired with red shoes.  I left a comment saying that I love that look and that since I also have a pair of similar pants and a pair of red shoes and a matching handbag, I might copy her look and she gave me her blessing.

There is a scientific explanation why we love this colour combination so much, just think Christmas decorations for example.

If you look at the colour wheel which is a visual representation of colours according to their chromatic relations, you will see that the red and green are sitting right opposite each other and therefore called complimentary colours.

Since red and green are both strong colours, I didn't want to add any more colours to my outfit and thus chose the colour of my top from the same family of green just with a slightly different shade.  Keeping my accessories simple (except the handbag), I selected a pendant in buffalo horn from Hermes, suspended on an adjustable leather cord.

This pendant is very special to me, it was given to me by my older daughter on my 45th birthday.  She was a student back then, so I can imagine how difficult it must have been for her to afford such a beautiful gift.

The second contributor that inspired me to wear this outfit was a comment made by Sheela from Sheela Writes about a floral long shirt dress from Marks & Spencer (you can read a full story about this collaboration here).  She wrote (no pun intended) that she would wear this dress as a light coat over skinny jeans and a simple top.

It all happened a while ago and I  haven't had a chance to replicate Jacqui's look or implement Sheela's idea until last week I was asked if I can re-style one of the outfits of my recent collaboration between Marks & Spencer and Shopping Links and all of a sudden the light went on in my head and all the pieces suddenly came together and an outfit was born.

Linking up with Style Splash, Lady in Violet, Doused in Pink, My New Happy

MY COLLABORATION WITH MARKS & SPENCER

This is a sponsored post in collaboration with Marks and Spencer and Shopping Links

It’s that time of year here in Australia when you want to wear clothes that add a bit of much-needed sunshine to rainy winter days. You want to feel comfortable, but not to comprise on quality and style - because life’s too short to not feel and look good all year‘round.

As part of the uplifting Marks and Spencer  “Life. Spend it Well” campaign, I was given the opportunity to pick out a few pieces from their current collection that inspire to cherish every moment of our lives and spend it well.

As I was browsing through the images I picked up quite a few items that just hit the mark (pun intended).  Did I mention that they now deliver to Australia? 

I love the print of this long-sleeveshirt dress, it’s easy to wear and would be flattering on any shape thanks to the detachable belt, so you can accentuate your waist or go for a looser silhouette. With such a multi-coloured print, you don’t need many accessories – I went with just a pair of simple earrings.  

Outfit details and shopping links:

Dress - Marks & Spencer 

Shoes - Marks & Spencer

The maxiskirt appealed to me for its easy-to-wear all year round vibe.  It looks great with a simple white t-shirt and sandals in summer but once the weather has cooled down, you can wear it with black tights and with the linenpin-striped bomber jacket with cute side pockets.

Outfit details and shopping links:

Skirt - Marks & Spencer 

Bomber Jacket - Marks & Spencer

Shoes - Marks & Spencer

I also chose a couple of very nice dresses and shoes but will save them for the next post

Until then
Anna
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