Add a Little Color

At a holiday gathering I met a woman wearing a wonderful blue jacket with a silver thread. She was striking and so was the jacket.

I looked at her earrings. They were also silver, about two inches, almost like an exclamation point without the dot. Very pretty. I looked at her blonde hair and then at the jacket.

"Ever wear color?" I asked.

Not often.

Nothing wrong with that. But I always tell my customers, "My goal is to help you find great jewelry in keeping wih your style--and every so often, to encourage you to stretch a bit."

So I said, "Your earrings are great," and they were, "but you know what would also be pretty with that jacket?"

She waited.

"Sapphire," I told her. "Or lapis." (Blue topaz would have been another good choice.)  "Don't be afraid of color."

I think many people instinctively reach for gold or silver--and don't get me wrong, a lot of metal jewelry is really beautiful--because they haven't been taught how to work with color. (And yes, sometimes also because they are running out the door and it happens to be the easiest thing to reach for.)

So wear your metal jewelry. And when you get home, maybe over the weekend, when you have a moment take a look at the clothes you especially love to wear and consider what colors you would like to highlight.

"Can you give me some more ideas?"

Absolutely! To schedule a jewelry wardrobe consultation (and for all your jewelry needs), call us at 415/796-3969. (Yes, we'll also give you ideas for how to combine accessories for a great look.)

Just as you choose a blouse or scarf to jazz up that suit or sweater and skirt, let your jewelry make your outfits sing.

©2015 Laynie Tzena.