Power to the Pastels! – How to wear 2024’s Airy Colors

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While there is still plenty of bold color options for S/S 24, we’re loving the return of those soft, delicious pastels. Lemon drop yellows, tarragon greens, chambray blues, lovely lilacs and fondant pinks all have our undivided attention. How much do we love them? We’ll give you thirty reasons why you should too.

GLORIOUS GREENS

From mint to sage, pistachio to tarragon, this season we’re getting our greens big time. Light greens go great with other complementary colors of the season, like mauve, toasty browns and light blues.

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Lighter greens are also great for serving as a neutral against the season’s bold color choices

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And finally, pastel greens are an excellent choice for a chic monochromatic look

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PERFECTIONS IN PINK

Pink in all its magnificent shades has been the color de jour for several seasons, thanks to a *certain* movie. But as we head into the S/S we are seeing less head-to-toe, eye-watering hot pinks and fuchsias in favor of softer, lighter shades. But don’t retire your brights just yet, there’s still plenty of love for Barbie pink and magentas when you need that burst of color pop.

That said, these lighter pinks play oh-so-well with their seasonal complementary colors such as soft grays, minty greens and warm neutrals.

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They also hold their own as a sweet contrast against jewel tones, bold brights, and of course the classic combination of fem-forward edgy – pink and black.

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Finally, for that monochromatic look, feel free to go full matchy-matchy, or play around with slight shade adjustments.

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LOVELY LILACS & LAVENDERS

Moving over to the cooler side, this season is seeing no shortage of icy shades of purple. From wonderful wisteria to lavenders, light plums and the main character of them all, lovely lilac.

These blooming beauties are seamlessly simpatico with their complementary cousins, including this season’s peaches, light blues, and that favorite pairing – purple and gray.

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Being such a cool customer, these icy purples are great for lowering the temperature on many of the season’s big and bolds, like fiery reds, bright greens and vivid yellows.

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And of course, they look just as wonderful tone-on-tone.

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BEAUTIFUL BLUES

Finally we come to our beautiful blues. With so many pale shades coming into focus this year, you’d be hard pressed to find looks they wouldn’t go with. That said, there are of course, combinations that understand the assignment much better than others.

For complementary seasonal colors, this year we’re embracing pale yellows, modest greens and (drum roll) Pantone’s 2024 “it” color – Peach Fuzz.

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Pale blues are also great for brightening up this season’s moodier color as well as giving cool contrast to those bold brights.

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And as with all these fabulous pastels, blue also works fantastically head to toe.

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