How to Wear a Colour That Doesn't Suit You

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Colours go in and out of fashion and if you love being a fashionista and leading the pack, you'll want to wear the latest fashionable colour. Even though you know a certain colour doesn't suit your skin tone, you love wearing it because it makes you feel good. If you have only recently had your colours done, you may have clothes in your wardrobe that are the wrong colour for you. You don't have to throw away all these clothes, nor do you have to ignore the fashionable colour just because it doesn't suit your skin tone. Image consultant, Annalisa Armitage, shares her secret tips for women who want to wear a colour that doesn't suit them below.

Tip 1 - Avoid Having the Colour Close to Your Face
Your face shows your skin tone and this is where colours that do not suit you will show at their worst. If you have a top in the wrong colour for your skin tone, you may find that wearing a small bolero jacket in a universal colour makes the top acceptable for you to wear.

Universal colours are the colours that flatter any complexion, and will make anyone look great. Chocolate, eggplant, denim blue, emerald, turquoise, petrol blue, watermelon, aqua, sage green, and apple green are all considered universal colours. Use these colours close to your face if you don't know which colours suit you. This way you will always look good.

Tip 2 - Keep to the 80/20 Rule
The 80/20 rule in regards to colour, refers to the triangle from each shoulder to the middle of your cleavage, you should have no more than 20 percent of the wrong colour in this triangle. This is why wearing a bolero jacket in the right colour over a shirt or top in the wrong colour can help make the shirt or top acceptable. The jacket prevents more than 20 percent of the wrong colour showing up in the triangle from your shoulders to your cleavage.

You can wear the wrong colour lower down on your body and it will have less negative impact. If you like a particular colour, try wearing a maxi skirt with that colour in the pattern. Choose a pattern that has a universal colour or a colour you know does suit your skin tone and wear a top in that colour to blend with your skirt.

Tip 3 - Use the Colour as an Accessory
Use the fashionable colour in your accessories. Bracelets, belts, and shoes are great places to use a colour as an accessory to your outfit. Avoid a head scarf, hat, or necklace though, to keep the colour away from your face.

Even when a fashionable colour doesn't suit your skin tones, you can wear the colour and be on trend.