Wearing COLOUR

Can we talk about wearing lilac?

Are lilac and lavender the same? In all honesty, it would be fair to assume that both are the same since they are so similar. However, they're actually not. Most often seen as the lighter of the two, Lavender has a blue tint, whereas lilac has a pink hue. Most people tend to refer to lavender as the flowering plant and lilac as the colour, however, both are colours and flowering plants in their own right. Finding whether a colour is cool or warm is fairly easy to do. Whilst using the colour wheel, the warmer colours we can see include red, yellow and orange. What's more, colours that have a red, yellow or orange tint are also warm colours. Whereas shades like blue, purple and green are cool colours…. This could then lead you to believe that lilac which does resemble a form of purple, should be a cool colour – when it is actually classed as warm due to its pink tint. Furthermore, Lavender, since it has a blue tint, is a cool colour. Why should I wear lilac? As we all know, wearing colour can have hidden meanings. Lighter purple shades, similar to the likes of lilac, as said to be associated with light-hearted and romantic energies. Best described as a gentle shade, you can wear lilac with a number of other colours without the worry of clashing or overdoing it. Similar musky-toned colours, like mustard yellow or emerald green, can pair beautifully with lilacs. So, for this reason, you should definitely freshen’ up your wardrobe with some lilac. What skin tone best suits lilac? One of the top benefits of lilac is that it is a complementary colour to the majority of skin tones. Where a harsh dark colour may flush against an olive skin tone or pale blue may wash out the colour of a light skin tone, lilac blends easily. How to inject lilac into your wardrobe Injecting colour into your wardrobe can be one of the easiest things to do to really freshen up your looks. What’s more, with a warm soft shade like lilac you’re not just limited to wearing the colour from your wardrobe. Instead, you can incorporate the colour through means of accessories, like bags and purses, to footwear, makeup and even hair dye. With it being summer, you’ll find that lilac items are easier to come by! Pictured from L to R: Cranston Pencil Skirt Dress £99 (was £129), SEED Mayfield Pencil Dress £125, Luma Off-Shoulder Dress £115, Donna Short Sleeved Pencil Dress £125, Mariposa Off Shoulder Dress £145. Other ways you can add lilac into your looks How to style a lilac dress Adding to a lilac dress can be a really simple thing to do, but understandably you might be unsure on what to do and/or what not to do. Personally, we would suggest that if the majority of the outfit is already lilac then it’s always a good idea to incorporate a different colour into the mix. As previously mentioned, lilac goes with the majority of skin tones as well as other colours. However, there are colours that the shade goes perfect with and we’ll go more into detail about those below. Shades that pair perfectly with lilac include orange, yellow, olive green and white. Additionally, equal hues also work great including touches of grey and rose quartz. Where you may find that matching accessories are the go-to, you always have the option of adding some contrasting coloured items. For example, lilac with blue can stand out in more ways than one. Lilac Outfit Accessories With lilac being a popular, feminine shade it is usually available all year round. Whilst suits, dresses and tops can all look amazing within a lilac colouring, there are also other accessories up for grabs. Here are just a few of our favourites. Buy now: Topshop Reuben Padding High Mule £33.75 (was£45) Buy now: New Look Lilac Clear Strap Shoe £29.99 Buy now: Steve Madden Skylar Bootie £90 (was £150) What colour footwear goes with lilac clothes? Like many other colours, wearing lilac doesn’t have to stop at the ankles! If you’re outfit already features touches of lilac then there is certainly no harm in including it within the footwear too. Alternatively, we suggest checking out the paragraph above about colour matching to your lilac shade and a different, yet compatible, footwear shade that way! Our bestselling lilac dresses for summer 2022 Our Luma Off-Shoulder dress is created using our bi-stretch fabric and features a contrast bow around the waist with a sweetheart neckline. Its 3/4 length sleeves combined with the bow waist detail cinch in the waist and allow it to flow to knee level. Buy now: Luma Off Shoulder Pencil Dress £115 Our Paige Bi-Stretch dress is similar to the Luma Off-Shoulder dress as it also features a bow, however, an additional black seam around the dress accentuates the upper silhouette. Buy now: Paige Bi-Stretch Dress £110 The Cranston pencil dress is developed using our luxury couture stretch fabric. Featuring both a low V-neck and upper waist detail, the wide band cinches around the waist with the bodice detail adding a final chic touch. Buy now: Cranston Pencil Skirt Dress £99 (was £129) One of our favourite swing dresses for the season is the SEED Rio Swing dress. Available in 7 shades, including dusky lilac, this dress features a swing skirt with a high rounded neckline. Its neck slit and sleeveless style flatters, whilst being tailored throughout using our couture stretch fabric. Buy now: SEED Rio High Neck Swing Dress £135 Our Full Range of 3/4 Length Sleeved Lilac Dresses Have you enjoyed this article? Let us know via social media using our links below!

6 Ways to Wear One Solid Colour

Wearing a solid colour can help lengthen an elegant silhouette, plus it also looks pretty chic when all correctly combined. Here we're going to go through our favourite Diva Catwalk dresses and accessories that we suggest you pair with them to allow you to rock the solid colour outfit look. What Are the Benefits of Wearing a Solid Colour Outfit? There are a number of benefits to wearing an outfit of solid colour, they include: 1. Whatever shade you decide to wear in full, it can work amazingly as a blank canvas to allow you to incorporate the brightest, boldest accessories.2. Choosing one colour to wear can mean that you can choose a bold, stand-alone colour or pattern to wear elsewhere. For example, if you were to choose a full pink outfit then you could opt to wear shoes or eyeshadow in a completely opposite colour3. Wearing your favourite colour can boost your mood. Whether you choose to wear it once or on your full look, wearing your favourite shade can boost your mood and, as a result, have your confidence soar.4. You can actually save time. By choosing to wear the same full colour, you automatically shrink down the choice of clothing to wear for that day. Instead of picking out different colours and patterns, you’ve minimised the amount to go through without a thought. What’s more, one of the great things about wearing your chosen colour, is that whilst you'll be keen on wearing the same solid colour throughout, you can incorporate different shades and tones of the chosen colour. For example, rose gold noted accessories would look stunning against a lighter pink top. Looking Pretty in Pink in Summer Dresses For a complete Yarrow Pink combination, we suggest pairing our chic Donna Short Sleeved dress with the JL Weaved Clutch bag, KG shoes and the stunningly chic Mango blazer. One of the great things abut wearing a pink colour, like Yarrow Pink, is that it can be suitably worn all year round. Simply choose to pair with similar coloured tights or socks, add a scarf and/or knee-length boots and you're onto a winner. Buy now: Donna Short-Sleeved Dress £125, John Lewis and Partners Weaved Clutch Bag £45, Carvela Second Skin Kurt Geiger Shoes £49 (was £99) and Mango Suit Blazer £59.99 (was £89.99). The Best of both Green and Blue Here we have reached out to our Teal lovelies. There are a few stunning teal pieces at Diva Catwalk, including our Riviera dress and our velvet Madelyn dress. However, for this look, we have our Sasha High Neck in mind. With the dress being high-neck and long-sleeved, you’re best to keep accessories to a minimum. We simply loved the look of the Next suede bag and, even more so, we are obsessed with the price of the Block Sandals - Barg! Buy now: Sasha High Neck Dress £99, Yours Clothing Block Heel Sandals £29.99, Suede Tote Handbag £86 Orange You Pleased to See Me When you think of the colour orange, what do you think of? Us, we think of sunshine, OJ, early 2000’s foundation and sand between our toes. Next up, with orange in mind, we have the Mulberry Off-Shoulder dress. Currently available in 2 other shades, it’s a guaranteed showstopper. Here we suggest pairing it with these cute Stradivarius Espadrille wedges and Calvin Klein Flat Crossbody bag. With the dress offering a lower-than-normal Bardot style, we suggest pairing it with a necklace like this intricate, and rather stunning, mini orange necklace. Available from Wolf and Moon, it's made using recycled orange and gold mirror acrylic leaves and carried on a gold plated chain. Buy now: Mulberry Off-Shoulder Dress £169, Stradivarius Espadrille Heeled Wedges £29.99, CK Crossbody Bag £56 (was £80) and Wolf & Moon Orange Necklace £32. The Sun is up and the Sky is Blue Cobalt blue is one of the most loved shades worn by celebrities and royalty alike, so to incorporate into a solid one-look outfit, you know you’re onto good things! This time we have chosen our Gately Long-Sleeved dress that features a centre-bust twist using our Marvel Stretch fabric. Next, we’ve chosen to pair it with a cute soft crepe blazer from Next and a recycled Calvin Klein bag. Finally, to complete the look we simply love the look of these Stiletto court shoes available from Boohoo. Buy now: Gately Long-Sleeved dress £149, Next Soft Crepe Blazer £40, Recycled CK Bag £75 (was £150) and Cobalt Blue Stiletto £20 (was £25). The Sun is Shining Yellow Dresses For the glorious tones of yellow, we’ve opted to introduce our Bodiam Sleeveless Frilled pencil dress in Blazing Yellow. What’s more, we suggest pairing it with these chic Croc Strappy Stilettos and KG Textured Patented bag. Additionally, you could incorporate some light yellow accessories, like these Aurelia Stud Earrings. Buy now: Bodiam Sleeveless Dress £99, Dorothy Perkins Croc Strappy Stilettos £40, KG Shoreditch Textured Patented Bag £130 and Aurelia Bead Cluster Oval Stud Earrings £12.50. Dress in Lilac with Our Best Lilac Designs And last, but by no means least, we have lilac – the softest chic shade for summer. The hues in shades of light purple can blend perfectly, so whether you choose to wear other lilac notes or something completely different – you’ll know that you can make multiple outfits from one. 7 Firstly, we suggest our SEED Rio swing dress in Dusky Lilac. Pairing this swing dress with these cute River Island mules allows the legs to look elongated. Additionally, you can choose to add similar coloured accessories like these Luna Disc earrings from Jack&Fredia. Buy now: SEED Rio High Neck Swing Dress £135, River Island Purple Strappy Heeled Mules £15 (was £45), Lilac Luna Disc Earrings £25 and Leather Cross Body Bag £26. Our Amazing Customers Wearing Full Colour Outfits Instagram Screengrab from @amandabooz Instagram Screengrab from @corsetry_romance Instagram Screengrab from @cristinadehart Instagram Screenshot from @janannadams Instagram Screenshot from @mandyvictoriab Instagram Screenshot from @mollyjoxoxo Instagram Screengrab from @thatcoporatechic Instagram Screengrab from @wharton_siobhan Have you enjoyed this article? Let us know via social media using our links below!

How to Wear Purple - The Best Purple Colour Dresses UK

How to Wear Purple Purple can be a notoriously difficult colour to wear if not done correctly. Alas, the hues locked within purple can be seen as cheerful, whimsical and playful. Often associated with magical images, see Disney and their much-loved princesses, it is a colour often adored but not worn as much as others. Here we're going to go through our favourite purple dresses from Diva Catwalk and discuss what shades will suit you best, depending on your undertone (and how to find out what undertone you have!) The meaning behind the colour purple The colour purple is one of those colours that go perfectly through each day of the year, changing its shade as the seasons do. With the colour often associated with royalty, power and luxury, we thought it best to go through our favourite purple dresses you can get your hands on. How to wear purple The colour wheel is a visual representation of colours, with hues arranged according to wavelength. Colour wheels allow colour relationships to represent geometrically and show the relationship between primary colours, secondary colours and tertiary colours – Invision App Using the colour wheel for the colour purple Using the colour wheel, we can source the best colours to wear with purple and what suits it best overall. So, whether you’re looking for accessories to pair with your purple dress or deciding on what colour of shoes suits you best, we have you sorted! To begin, we follow two of the colour schemes when pairing with clothing. First, we have the complementary colour scheme, which tends to be shades that are found opposite the chosen colour – in this case, purple. The colours opposite purple here are a combination of both yellow and greens. Next, we have the analogous colour scheme. The Analogous colour scheme is one that takes the shades found beside the chosen colour. So, the analogous scheme for purple would be shades of blue and red. Complementary Colour Looks for Purple Analogous Colour Looks for Purple What shades of purple suit my skin tone? The great thing about the colour purple is that you can easily find the right shade for your own skin tone. To begin, we would suggest you identify your skin tone using one, or a mix, of the following methods: Check your veins Sourcing the veins under your skin will aid in helping you find out what your skin tone is. For example, if you find that your veins have a blue hue then it’s suggested you have a cool skin tone, whereas if you see shades of green then it's a warm skin tone. And, finally, if you can't tell what hues your veins have between either shade then you have a neutral skin tone. The Silver/Gold Test You may find that certain types of jewellery suit your skin better. If you find that gold suits you, then you’re likely to have cool undertones. However, if silver is more your bag then you’ll have warm undertones. Review Your Skins Reaction to the Sun If you find that your skin burns easily, then you're the proud owner of a cool undertone. Alternatively, if your skin tans easily, you'll find that you have a warm undertone. If, like many, you burn and then tan you could have a neutral undertone. Purple Shades to go with Cool Undertones It's been found that fair skin, with cool undertones, best suit lighter purple shades like lilac. The worry is that a darker purple could result in the skin looking washed out and/or tired. You also don't want to go to pale, like pastel purple, as this could have the same effect so try to incorporate different colours, such as white to help break it up. Purples that suit Cool Undertones: Purple Shades to go with Warm Undertones Warm undertones are fortunate in that the majority of purple shades suit them. You can complement darker purples with lighter accessories, and lighter purples pair perfectly with the warm complexion. Purples that suit Warm Undertones Our Favourite Purple Dresses at Diva Catwalk The Lydia Our best-selling purple dress remains to be our Lydia ¾ Sleeved Plain dress. Available in 16 shades, including Violet Purple, Chalk Purple, Violet Tulip and Purple Heart, you're spoiled for choice. Each Lydia dress is made using our ribbed super stretch fabric and features both a round neckline with slit detail and pleating across the front for a flattering fit. Buy now: Lydia ¾ Sleeved Dress £125 The Banbury Another firm favourite, and best-seller, is our sleeveless Banbury dress. Available in a vast amount of shades (23 to be exact!) including Violet Purple and Violet Tulip. The Banbury features a low overlaid V-Neckline, whilst offering a wide cinching waistband providing that hourglass figure silhouette. What's more, the cross-body pleating aids in the dress being tailored for a super flattering fit and chic finish. Buy now: Banbury Sleeveless Dress £95 The Bow Detail One of our dresses that were featured in the latest new-in drop, is the Ester Cap Sleeve Bow Detail Pencil dress. Ester is available in 5 different shades, including Lavender Purple. Designed using our Venice Stretch fabric, this dress features a subtle V-Neck slit with a cap sleeve and bow detail featured on the waist. Buy now: Ester Cap Sleeve Bow Detail Dress £159 The Batwing Sleeve Another new drop is our latest batwing sleeved dress, Foxberry. At present, it is only available in one shade, purple. With its A-line shape, wide low V-Neck and black cinching band at the waist it is its own showstopper. Using our Luxury Ripple Crepe fabric we have been able to create a light-shaded dress, with a cute pattern and sophisticated design. Buy now: Foxberry Batwing Sleeved £149 The Wrap Hem Pencil Our penultimate dress is also featured in the new drop and it’s called the Ionian Sleeved dress. Available in two shades, yellow and pastel purple shown, the Ionian dress features a gathering detail on the front. With the fold in the dress giving off wrap-dress vibes, the 3/4 length sleeves and centre back vent provides endless comfort without compromising on style. Buy now: Ionian Sleeved dress £129 The Off-Shoulder Head-Turner And last, but by no means least, we have our Luma Pencil dress. Available in 7 shades, including two purples. First, the lilac wisteria and secondly, the violet bloom. Each dress is made using our much-loved bi-stretch fabric and features a cold shoulder style design with 3/4 length sleeves. Also, the design consists of a sweetheart neckline and offers a contrast bow that provides detailing at the waist and cinching to aid into an hourglass silhouette. Buy now: Luma Pencil Dress £115 Our Customers in Our Purple Dresses Instagram Post by @mrsblanc Instagram Post by @dreams_blossom_ Instagram Post by @jackiecrawfordimageconsultant Instagram Post by @cristinadehart Instagram Post by @jananadams Instagram Post by @samanthaaugeri Instagram Post by @charlottehawkins1 Instagram Post by @cchandler_tv Instagram Post by @imageconsultantmaidenhead Have you enjoyed this article? Let us know via social media using our links below!

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Can we talk about wearing lilac?

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