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How to fight winter malaise by incorporating bright colors

post #1 of 17
11/5/10 at 8:28pm
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Everything people wear gets so monotone and washed out in winter. Grays, blacks, navy. Especially now it seems that the formalist intensity of black on black on black, tight trenches and boots etc. is experiencing a resurgence. Sometimes white can pep you up, but it's still cool on the color temperature scale. I find this sinking me into a sartorial malaise. How do we inject warm colors into our wardrobes while steering away from, say, wearing a fuschia Patagonia jacket? Is Missoni the only thing that leads out of the darkness? Below: not Missoni
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post #2 of 17
11/5/10 at 11:41pm
I really like wearing earth tones in the winter. Rich olives and burgundies, with lots of knitwear, heavy wool, and good leather give a great feeling of being protected against the cold. If I had more money I'd be all over heritage stuff right now; as it is I'm definitely considering a pair of Comey Burnsides for winter boots.

I don't dislike the ubiquitous black peacoat (I'm glad that such a universally flattering item is the saturated outerwear piece this winter, instead of something more obnoxious) but I'm pretty much done with the black/grey/purple accent tip I see so many aspiring young H&M models on.
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post #3 of 17
11/5/10 at 11:43pm
Orange accents can work with navy.

i imagine a bit of mint green is possible.
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post #4 of 17
11/5/10 at 11:55pm
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Mint green sounds excellent.
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post #5 of 17
11/6/10 at 2:38am
lately I have enjoyed sinking into dark colors/leathers. but next week I will be wearing the purple cardigan to work. go figure. ^black peacoats are from hell. they didn't have to be, but Macy's apparently gave them to everyone who works downtown. thanks for fucking up a staple of menswear. It is risky to be theoretical about color. you need to see it in action to make the call. Need pics. We cannot give blanket authorization to "red" or "purple" for example, two fine colors that in the wrong hands can be horrific. Need pics.
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post #6 of 17
11/6/10 at 2:47am
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I christen this the official "Baller color ensembles in winter" thread
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post #7 of 17
11/6/10 at 3:05am
those pieces are ugly *is expecting huge shitstorm*
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post #8 of 17
11/6/10 at 3:06am
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Yah, no kidding I just threw them in there for controversy/comedic effect/color splash

Few can humbly pull off Vibskov or Willhelm
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post #9 of 17
11/6/10 at 3:07am
O, yellow could also work.

see quite a few yellow macs around.

red too. people with skills like PG can pull of bright red pants.
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post #10 of 17
11/6/10 at 3:09am
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I will not venture beyond burgundy.

Are you referring to those giraffe-yellow raincoats? Those are silly. Only Curious George and his pal can wear those.
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post #11 of 17
11/6/10 at 3:19am
yeah they're silly, but i think they're the inspiration for some more wearable designer takes. I'm trying to find some pics. oh here we go, i know this is from spring/summer, but i think the this ervell coat could be worn in winter: kinda ironically. Also, instead of going full yellow raincoat, could just nod in that direction with a yellow hat, yellow gloves etc. like so: edit: fixed pic.
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post #12 of 17
11/6/10 at 10:55am
I like to keep knits grey, black, navy...my peacoat is black. I add colors with my shirts which I often layer underneath knits in the winter.
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post #13 of 17
11/6/10 at 10:58am
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Originally Posted by clarksdb View Post
I like to keep knits grey, black, navy...my peacoat is black. I add colors with my shirts which I often layer underneath knits in the winter.

This. Also, ties can make a rather colorless outfit come to life.
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post #14 of 17
11/20/10 at 7:27pm
moved over to this thread: some of the epaulet stuff has a lot of colour some of the trousers: i don't usually like cords but they're look quite nice. the flannel looks really nice too:
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post #15 of 17
11/20/10 at 7:56pm
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Originally Posted by softy View Post
Mint green sounds excellent.
quoted for irony astros look excellent in that pic
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