You guys. I am the most amped to inform y’all that I’m working on the coolest projects of all time right now. Bomb ass projects, if you will, of the currently-secret-but-soon-to-be-substantially-less-so variety. Hint: they require swatches and mood boards, and I ain’t getting married (been there, done that, no t-shirt to show for it but I did get a hangover). More to come on this, but meanwhiles- me have an obsession.
I have developed some strong, strong feels about the new neutral, greige, and here is the fudge why: IT’S THE GREATEST STABLE-FRIENDLY COLOR OF ALL TIME. Seriously. Think on this. Black or navy shows dust. White and beige show everything (including the cellulite we totally don’t have). But GREIGE… greige is the money shot of equestrian dressing, and it’s trendy as what right now. Naturally I processed this revelation in the healthiest way possible, and immediately updated my wardrobe with some Horse Pilot X-Balance breeches in light grey, a dolphin grey washable suede bomber (let’s get serial I need washable everything for civilian life, don’t even get me started on barn life, also bombers are everything right now), and a handful of grey and taupe t’s to cycle through. Is my life better for it? Yes. Absolutely. Yours can be, too. And it’s super simple bc there’s literally an unending variety of shades to choose from and mix into a little capsule wardrobe. It can also be adapted to suit everyone’s coloring, unlike some color specific trends that just don’t jive with everyone.
The key is picking the right shades- not only to go together, but to complement your coloring. I can already hear someone going off in their indoor voice about how petty that sounds, and Imma let you finish, but it’s a real thing that actually helps, and it’s not my opinion or invention or anything, k? IT’S A REAL THING, like picking foundation with the right undertones. After fit, color is the most important factor in how flattering a garment will be on you. Write that down. Remember it always. Clothing foundation. Don’t be that girl with the jawline stripe. Be the girl with the seamless af dewy model thing going on. Sermon over.
There are literally hundreds of articles online on how to determine your coloring, but here is the most basic of summed-up explanations:
- There are three undertones: warm, cool, and neutral.
- If you have warm undertones, your skin will have a peachy, yellow, or golden hue, and look best in earthy neutrals (brown-cream spectrum) and warm, muted colors, and wear yellow gold well. If you’re cool, your skin will lean towards pink, red, or blue, and you tend to look best in bright jewel tones, or cool neutrals (white, black, grey), and wear silver or white gold well. If you’re neutral, you have a mixture, and can play for both teams. Get your mind out of the gutter.
- If you have blue, grey, or green eyes with platinum blonde, brown, or black hair- you’re probably cool toned. Warm toners tend to have brown or hazel eyes with strawberry blonde or auburn hair. Samesies if you dye your hair- if you always go towards colors that say ‘ash’ or ‘platinum’, you’re cool. Colors that feature ‘golden’ or ‘mahogany’ are warm.
BONUS POINTS: you can work this with black OR brown boots/helmet, depending on your undertones, which anyone who knows me will understand how deeply this resonates with me. #Icantpick #Ihaveboth #sosueme
I’m setting you up with a little inspo sesh below, including a little helper chart on similar greige’s in different tones. Get amongst it!
xx // Stefania
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