Why you should wear Yellow this summer
It is said that Yellow is perhaps the most energetic of the warm colours. It is associated with laughter, hope and sunshine. Accents of yellow help give your design energy and will make the viewer feel optimistic and cheerful. So, whilst we're feeling like jumping into Summer (not long now, folks!) why not take the chance to bring Summer into our lives a little early?
What colour goes well all shades of Yellow?
The colour yellow goes with a variety of other shades, however, these are typically other shades of the same strength. To find out more about matching shades we refer to the colour theory wheel. We’ve previously mentioned the colour wheel in our past articles, so here’s a super quick refresh:
“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”
With looks in mind, we are going to focus on two of the colour wheel sections: complementary and analogous.
Complementary simple means the colours that are found opposite your main shade. So, for a yellow shade, you might choose purple or blue. Whereas with Analogous, this refers to shades that are on either side of your chosen colour. So, again, for a yellow shade, you might choose to add green or orange, along with other shades of yellow.
5 Yellow Dresses You Need this Summer!
The ¾ Sleeved Asymmetric dress
Our SEED Orla Asymmetric dress is a glamourous piece that works at cinching material at the waist, aiding in providing the hourglass silhouette. It works paired with flats or heels, and can easily be taken from work onto dinner. What’s more, the dress is available in 18 shades, including our chosen Daffodil Yellow.
Buy now via Diva Catwalk £159
The Frilly dress
Made using our bi-stretch fabric, the Bodiam pencil dress features frill detail on both shoulders. The detail of each dress includes a round neckline with a slit and pleating upon the waist area which compliments the silhouette shape. As with a lot of our dresses, we feel this type of dress would look great paired with heels and a bolero, or alternatively, you could wear flats and opt for a leather cool jacket.
Buy now via Diva Catwalk £99
The Puffy Sleeved Dress
Our Ola dress brings a touch of elegance and class into an almost fairytale picture. A feminine design, this dress features on-trend puffy sleeves and an asymmetric swing skirt. Additionally, this piece features a high neck using our luxurious Contour Diamond fabric.
Buy now via Diva Catwalk £65
The Off Shoulder
Another firm favourite of ours is the Abberton pencil dress. Available in only a handful of shades, we're sure to have each in our own wardrobes at home. Each dress has straight-cut features, which allow the dress to do all the talking! Designed using our super stretch fabric, it also features a cute sweetheart neckline and has a vent at the centre back of the skirt to allow for ease of movement.
With this type of dress, we suggest wearing it with stiletto height heels like these from Moschino (with elegant matching sweetheart designs) and a matching Accessorize Gold bag.
Buy now via Diva Catwalk £59
The Sleeveless Swing Dress
Our Oceana swing dress is the ultimate 'fun' piece. Created using our ripple crepe fabric this dress features inverted pleats and a tie keyhole neckline. Using a simple design, it is sleeveless and cinches in at the waist perfectly - allowing for the remaining fabric to float outwards and drop. With comfort, effortlessly chic and style in mind this dress is definitely the one for a girly day out for drinks and food.
Buy now via Diva Catwalk £89
Accessories to go with your yellow dress
Whether you’re looking for accessories to go with your yellow dress or yellow accessories to further lemon-ise your wardrobe – we have you covered!
This River Island lemon number is a cute addition to any outfit, whether it’s yellow or not! With a detachable chain handle and adjustable strap, it can be your newest accessory to wear pretty much anywhere. Night-out essentials = chain handle. Daytime toddle = detachable strap. As usual, River Island continues their winning items in handbag battles.
River Island Patent Satchel: Buy now via ASOS, £32
The Simple Tote
The Topshop tote bag offers an elegant yellow shade in a practical sized design. With twin handles and an open-top it's perfect for filling with those daily essentials.
Topshop Yellow Tote: Buy now via ASOS, £16.50
The Umbrella
It's Summer, we hear you! But, it's also the UK. So, why not fill your boots with this cute Fulton Umbrella? Accessory, yes. Summery colour, yes. Needed? Very much yes.
Fulton Umbrella: Buy now via John Lewis.
The Yellow Jewellery
It wouldn't feel acceptable for us to showcase how to wear yellow without mentioning why we are all drawn to love yellow in summer. Besides it being the shade of the sun, of course, we're also in awe of each little flower that makes its appearance from spring onwards. That's why our next accessory is this dainty buttercup flower pendant necklace. Subtle and chic, it would pair perfectly with any of our yellow designs.
Buy now on NotOnTheHighStreet, £18
What shoes goes best with a yellow dress?
Choosing the colour of your footwear when it comes to wearing a yellow dress is, understandably, different to choosing something to go with a black suit. We do, however, think that a variety of shades go with a yellow dress. Here we’re going to go through a few different styles that we think would go perfect with your yellow look.
The Stiletto
Taking some inspo from our Orla Asymmetric dress we can see that although black may not be the most blending of shades with yellow, it is a staple shade that goes with everything.
These open-toe pin-buckle fastening stilettos offer height and elegance. Where we have paired them here with the image of our dress in mind, they are also perfectly paired for a more casual look (also pictured).
Buy now via ASOS £27.99
The White Tie Stiletto
It’s not very often that you can correctly fashion a white stiletto with a dress and not feel like you should be reaching for your nuptials. Alas, however, with the right shade of yellow in mind we find that the choice of wearing white shoes can pair perfectly. Here we’ve chosen the Public Desire pair that features both a high point heel and tie-leg design.
Buy now via ASOS £32.99
Alternatively, you could also try these for size: the Nesha yellow tie stiletto, £38
Squared toed boots have been the trending item for many a winter, however, recently we've seen a surge in square-toed sandals. Here, we've chosen a short stiletto design that features a strappy tie and features the most sought-after sole.
Buy now: Hiccup Strappy Tie Heel £28
The Yellow Flat
Wearing heels is not essential when it comes to our dresses, which is why we adore these Call It Spring back strap sandals from ASOS. Its features are minimal, as expected, however, these cute sandals are statement pieces with a combination of both yellow and white with their sling-back strap.
Our Customers in our Yellow dresses!
Here are a few of our favourite Instagram tags of our customers wearing our yellow designs! Be sure to tag us to be added in a future article!
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