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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!

Wearing Yellow All Year Long

The meaning behind the colour Yellow Notably, the colour yellow is the most luminous shade on the spectrum. With it being both a bright and happy colour, it can be the key go-to choice when picking out a colour to wear come Spring and Summer. Colour psychology tells us how the shade can bring on feelings of warmth, brightness, energy and attention (which goes to explain why school buses, taxi cabs, and traffic signs are painted yellow and black). Like all colours, there are different feelings and emotions behind each of their uses. With yellow, when thinking positively, it stands for freshness, clarity, optimism, remembrance and loyalty. On the other hand, the use of yellow could also be viewed as both cowardice and sickness. The choice of wearing yellow is one you can do so confidently, as the shade in itself can make you look youthful and healthy. Reasons You Should Wear Yellow With the choice of wearing yellow looking more promising, we thought we would take you through more reasons as to why you should wear yellow – besides the fact that it’s a stunning, happy colour! Yellow goes with lots of colours Using the colour wheel, which we’ll go into more detail below, you’ll find that this shade can go with various other colours – even bold colours like blue. You can make a statement A bold suit, or dress, in one solid colour – is something anyone can powerfully carry off when making a statement. Opting to wear one shade, like black, whilst professional can be taken a step further by wearing a bold shade like yellow or red. You don't have to branch out into other colours Whilst yellow is one of those shades that go with pretty much anything, you can opt to allow for it to be the statement shade. So whilst your dress or top may be the main colour, you could opt for neutral shoes and accessories. Doing so allows the main garment to do the talking, with the pressure of other shades taking a back seat. There is a shade for everyone Whether your skin tone is light, medium or dark, there is a yellow shade for you. From mustard to canary, from butterscotch to lemon and from corn to gold - there is a shade for every skin tone out there. We go into more detail on what shade suits you best below! How to Wear Yellow 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 yellow Using the colour theory wheel, you can use both complementary and analogous schemes to combine into the perfect outfit. Complementary colours of yellow include shades that are opposite it on the wheel, which would be pink/blue/purple. The shades on either side of yellow on the wheel, the analogous colours, include those orange and green tones. The outfit looks that we’ve found which follow the ‘colour theory wheel rules’ include these gorgeous looks: Complementary Colour Looks Left: Woman pictured walking down a sidewalk wearing a stunning royal purple coat, black vest top, bright yellow chino-style trousers and leopard print shoes. Right (set of 3) image cred: blog.luulla.com. Analogous Colour Looks Wearing Yellow in all year round Luckily, this colour is perfect all year round! Whether it’s a yellow spring dress or waterproof hunter wellies for walking your dog, you can get your yellow fix 365 days of the year. Our favourite yellow looks and how you can wear them include: The Best Ways to Wear Yellow (by our customers!) Image Credit to: @carlamodeamsterdam wearing our Chiswick Pencil Dress in Blazing Yellow. Image Credit to @mandyvictoriab wearing our Ubrique Pencil Dress in Blazing Yellow. Image Credit @agentblonde.007 wearing our Penny Pencil Dress. Image Credit to @style_illuminated wearing our Bodiam Pencil Dress. Image credit to @susanne.schoene wearing our Lakewood Pencil Dress. Image credit @julesstandishcolour wearing our Reggie Flute Sleeve Dress in Mustard Yellow & Vanilla Cream. Image credit @SerendipityBoutiqueKilkenny wearing our Cloud Off Shoulder Pencil Dress in Blazing Yellow. Yellow on Skin tones and Undertones Before we go into detail, we thought we’d briefly discuss the difference between your skin tone and your undertone. An article from Skinkraft, it shares with us how your skin tone is the surface skin colour, whereas skin undertone is the subtle hue underneath the surface. So, to sum up, you can have a cool undertone both light and dark skin, just like you can have a warm undertone with light or olive skin. So, does yellow suit my skin undertone? To identify your undertone all you need to do is check your wrist. Where you see your veins, make a note of how you see them. Are they a shade of purple? This means you have cool undertones. Whereas, if your veins look more green then you're considered to have warm undertones. If, however, you find your veins being neither or a mix of both then you might find you're in fact... neutral. It doesn't sound very exciting, does it? But wait... it is! Neutral tones are fortunate, read on to find out why! Cool Undertones Cool undertones should be wary of bright yellows, to prevent washout, and instead stick to lighter shades of yellow, like the pastel yellow behind this text! Neutral Undertone Neutral Skin Undertones are fortunate in that they can wear pretty much any shade of yellow, whether dark mustard or bright yellow and suit it perfectly. Having a neutral undertone means that your undertones are roughly the same colour as your actual skin tone. Our favourite is the silk Cornsilk Yellow Shade for this undertone! Yellow and Your Skin tone Whether you're a yellow lover or hater, there is a perfect yellow tone out there for you - the key point is finding it! Yellow and Pale Skin Cooler skin can wear yellow, however, it is important to try the shade of choice out against your skin. It's quite easy for a solid yellow print to wash out a cooler skin tone, which can lead to the person looking tired and pasty. So, if you're looking for ways to incorporate yellow, without fully wearing it, you could choose to add it to your accessories - like a handbag or on footwear. Yellow and Neutral/Olive Skin According to InStyle, they suggest if you have a neutral skin tone then you should try to avoid yellow shades that are too bright or vibrant. Due to this, they suggest you wear a softer version like corn-silk or buff. Shades like lemon print or chartreuse work perfect with the skin tone. Yellow and Dark Skin The best shades of yellow when you have warm skin, include darker yellows like mustard, dark gold and medallion. Adding these types of shades to your look could include our Lydia Short Sleeved in Mustard Yellow. What’s more, you could incorporate brighter tones into your accessories like earrings or even makeup, like the one below. You can get this exact look here. Celebs in Yellow by Skin Tone Warm Skin Tone Warm skin tone celebrities include Beyonce, Jessica Alba, Kim Kardashian and Viola Davis - to name but a few! Neutral Skin Tone Celebs Neutral skin tone celebrities include Selena Gomez, Drew Barrymore and Kerry Washington. They all equally show how to empower through yellow! Cool Skin Tone Celebs Cool skin tone celebrities that you may feel easiest to reference to, in their love of yellow, include Mindy Kaling, Nicole Kidman and Cara Delevingne. Have you enjoyed this article? Let us know via social media using our links below!

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How to Wear Purple - The Best Purple Colour Dresses UK

Wearing Yellow All Year Long