How To Get It Right With Color Blocking

Color blocking simply means wearing brightly colored clothes with another bright one but of a different color. Colors that blend well in color blocking are usually those that complement each other on the color wheel( if you have some basic knowledge on colors). For instance since green is made up of yellow and blue, these colors will block well. Color blocking is almost the in thing for 2013 and its working wonders to revive bright colors. With color blocking, it's easier to get it right than wrong.
How to color block
When color blocking, you can either do it horizontally or vertically. In vertical color blocking you wear clothes with one bright color on the left and the other bright color on the right- not necessarily symmetrical. In horizontal color blocking, you wear a bright color on the top side and the other bright color on the bottom. For instance you can wear a red skirt and a blue top.
Slim people look better with horizontal color blocking while slightly bid and plus size people are advised to do vertical color blocking which has a slimming effect.

horizontal and vertical color blocking respectively

Both men and women can do color blocking. For men it takes more courage but it's usually amazing when a guy gets it right.Unlike before, the gap between feminine colors and masculine colors is rapidly narrowing and more men can be seen in pinks and purples. What matters most is how you pull the look. If you are not daring enough to try it with your outfit, you can start by trying out with your bag. You can decide to go all yellow then wear green shoes and a green handbag.

The simplest and the less daring way of color blocking is through your accessories. You can pick one plain color e.g red and choose to accessorize it with yellow earrings, necklace or tie. Scarfs and hair clips are also great for color blocking purposes.

It's not mandatory that you only blend two colors. You can use as many as you please as long as you do it well. I hope you try it out.