Col our is a powerful element in an outfit and this year's London Fashion Week has clearly demonstrated it. It showed us that Aut/Winter 2013-14 is all about colour experiment as some designers have ventured to go softer, while others sticked to the warm classic aut/wintery colour trends adding a twist of neutral palettes of Beiges and Nudes, textures, or metalic accessories to brighten up the after season.
So, here is what we've learned during LFW 2013:
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1. Beiges & Nudes: Neat & elegant accentuated with pearls and statement red pumps by Emilia Wickstead; add a golden metalic belt like Burberry; black lace in Kristian Aadnevik; soft pink turtleneck sweater like Blumarine; or balance it up with smokey-eyes like in Rohmir.
2. Black Magic: Black is a non-fading colour and we are happy to see it is still in vogue; a great basis to contrast colours like brown in Burberry & Daks; although Blumarine has proved us it works just as well if you decide to go one tone. It just can't fail you.
3. Burgundy Auburn: Dark, rich red wine burgendy and soft auburn at times were seen everywhere from Felder Felder to Burberry and Twenty8Twelve. To add more drama, it was teamed with metalic accessories, blue stiletto pumps, and black; but it also works perfectly in one tone - thanks Felder Felder.
4. Monochromes: No. It's not over yet, we still have another year to style in monochromes as it is still season-in for Aut/Winter 2013-14. You simply can't fail high elegance and sofistication in this Tom Ford, Huishan Zhang, or Orla Kiely outfits. Again, feel free to add metalic accessories like this Burberry bag, or even match with a brown belt & hat like Issa London's dress - simply beautiful.
5. Mix & Match Soft Colours: It looks like Blumarine, Kristian Aadnevik and Katerina Kukhareva have proved us wrong: yes, soft colours can also work well in Aut/Winter seasons. See how subtle grey works great with light pink in Blumarine, hues of soft blue and violet shades with a contrast of black in Kristian Aadnevik, and pink and rusty brown/bronze in Katerina Kukhareva.
6. Colour & Textures: Adding textures is another key element in making colours stand-out. Just like accessories, textures give your outfit that je ne sais quoi effect and can be in the form of beading like these stunning Blumarine and Kristian Aadnevik dresses, a combo of lace and fabric in Huishan Zhang, thick embroidery in Rohmir, or leather pieces in Burberry.
