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Tuesday, May 22, 2007

High Yellow

"Look at the stars/ Look how they shine for you/ And everything you do/ Yeah they were all yellow..."--Coldplay, "Yellow."
So, I have a confession to make: I'm absolutely obsessed with the color yellow! It's the perfect shade for summer, automatically brightens up any outfit, and bonus: it looks simply smashing against most skin tones.
I thought it only fitting to look to celebs to see how to rock it proper:
Socialite Genevieve Jones accents a pretty pleated skirt and sheer black shawl with a searing sunflower top...

J. Lo looks crisp and cool in a pretty, pale, thigh-skimming sundress...

Kimora screams cute in a canary cardigan. Her adorable daughter Aoki helps her along...

And Beyonce accents a grey skirt and hoodie with scintillating citron Louboutin pumps...

Hot.
Yellows work whether patterned or solid, but steer clear of pairing yellow stripes with black...

You could end up looking like a bumble bee!
Work yellow in the right way with these Fashion Bomb certified pieces:

Top Row: Floral Babydoll Top, $19.80, www.forever21.com; Overlasted Platform Shoe, £55.00, www.topshop.com; Double Button Cuffed Short, $18.50, www.wetseal.com.
Middle Row: Egyptian Cotton Printed Sweater Dress, $140, www.jcrew.com; Lacoste "Summer Terry" Beach Bag, $135.00, www.macys.com; Coffee Shop Fit & Flare Trench Coat, $68, www.nordstrom.com
Bottom Row: Nana Delmar Yellow Patent Leather, $98.95, Zappos.com
Lydell NYC Bangle, $25, www.bloomingdales.com; Yepa shoes, $60, www.tishshoeboutique.com
Smootches!
PS Pieces Boutique (which I wrote about here) is having a Memorial Day Sidewalk Sale!!!

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50-60% off dresses?!? $60 Jeans??? I'm definitely dropping by!

7 comments:

Anonymous said...

nice post!i loved mary j

Anonymous said...

though she looked like a bumble bee-lol

Anonymous said...

i totally agree! gold/yellow is my summertime favorite color, so far i've scooped agold short shift dress, and a coupe of yellow sleeveless tops. i really want a gold bag, and some funky shoes accented with gold. i am goin to look at zappos.com right now for the shoes you suggested...too bad i can't acore beyonces citron loubatins! those are to die for

thanks again!

Anonymous said...

Love yellow. Did it on Friday night. Excellent post.

T said...

Claire, I just painted my room yellow- yay!

T said...

p.s. I realize rooms have nothing to do with fashion, but i was excited... YAY!

Anonymous said...

Yellow is definately at HOT color right now. I just recently bought these Yellow mini shorts online by La Rok from bleuclothing.com. They have really subtle pockets and come with a white belt. They have this medium rise, so it's not like everything is exposed. Great posting... yellow is where it's at.