Color Inspiration 26

Color Inspiration 25

I'm wearing:
Sweater: Jacket: Jeans: Boots: Purse: 

Color Inspiration 23

More pictures with this skirt will be here 

Last spring, when I first started uploading my "WIWT" pics at Tagbrand I even could not imagine that this game would last for so long! And looking at my first photos I can tell how much this fashion craziness changed me and my habits! I never wore bright colors, always tried to dress really conservative and plain. I had no skirt in my wardrobe for over 10 years! And this week I decided to make a little skirt fashion show: five days in a row I wore different skirts! And today I discovered that I have one more fall/winter season skirt to show! Wow! Tom-boy turned into a girl! It took me only 40 years to do that! :))) 

Color Inspiration 21

Back to boots! First I have to put away all open toe shoes, now I'm wearing woolen sweaters that replaced silk tops on my hangers... Can not say that I'm happy about that... Ten years ago I married a man from Arizona, thinking that I would never have to deal with snow and fur coats - I had enough of all that in my Siberian childhood. 

And now I'm in Iowa... First three years were not bad, but last winter: long and cold - I'm really scared about next one.
But so far I was lucky and had a chance to mix  some summer items in my fall outfits. 

. 

Couple posts ago I mentioned this top from Ann Taylor in my wish list! Now it's mine! And in this outfit I finally tried the trend everyone has been doing all spring and summer: mixing prints. My version is really modest: small dots and small same color flowers! But I did it! Maybe next time I try something more risky and complicated?

Color Inspiration 20

Since I've started a new hundred of my color inspiration series, I decided to change the frame. What do you think of it? Is it too much and I should be more modest? Well, I see people pinning my pictures and at least they will know where they came from! After I read some advice for beginners (who I am) I added watermark to photos. It's not like somebody is trying to steal my photos (believe me, I would be the proudest person in the world), but just in case....

Color Inspiration #19

Today I finished my Friday "color inspiration" photo and it was #100? Did I really made one hundred color mixes? I will take a break and double check it... You can help me to count (I will add links to previous CI in the bottom of next page). Wow! 

How I's started? I was following some color scheme boards on Pinterest, sometimes trying to repeat my favorite colors in my outfits. And this summer I decided to make my own! 

Color inspiration 18

I'm using last warm days to mix some of my fall winter wardrobe with summer shoes and clothes. This way I can do more different combinations I have not tried before, But cool mornings make me to choose more subtle and quiet colors. So that's how I look like last week.

Color Inspiration 16

Last week we were lucky to have a bit of a summer weather back!!! I want to be bright again, I took out clothes I was going to hide till spring. So my colorful craziness was back last week!  

You may see this Chaps flannel shirt from Kohls in some spring pictures, but... remember: I never repeat exactly same look twice! Jeans from Ann Tayor are the same, but different Coach shoes, Christopher Kon purse and Chico's tank underneath. (As you see I have not added all these photos to my virtual wardrobe, just because I'm trying to shot as much as I can while it's warm and sunny and work on organizing everything during long dark winter night later. Promise-promise!)

Color Inspiration 15

I'm wearing:
Top: Jacket: Trousers: Shoes: Purse: 

Should I even call it color inspiration? This week I tried to wear colors and styles I used to have in my "previous life".  

Conservative and reserved, above time and fashion, to fit any office dress-code. And since I had hardly any time outside of work, my most casual outfit was something I could wear on Friday or Saturday, which I usually spent in office also. 

Some of the items I wore last week I even brought to US in my suitcase!

Color Inspiration 14

Do not want # 13 to be the last one! :)))

Cold weather puts me in desaturate and dark color mood. And you can tell looking at this week photos how weather changed from summer to cold, gloomy fall. I'm trying to add splash of brightness in my outfits, but now I'm always making an effort to put on pink shoes instead of black...

Maybe it's just time to re-evaluate my color habits. Subtle and deep hues will be trendy this fall and it's a game and challenge to work with this palette. We will see how it's gonna work for me and my weekly topic.

Color inspiration 13

This week I was in color experimenting mode. I was trying to create more color mixtures with my old an new items, an I think I got some unusual (at least for my taste) combinations. Will  really appreciate your opinion on them!

Royal blue

I fell in love with Royal blue since I first saw it! I wanted something in this color. No matter what, just wanted to wear it. :) I think everybody has noticed already that I'm obsessed with colors and their combinations.

Of course, this hue of blue goes great with any combination of black and white or grey. I tried this combination last year. So this time I wanted to add another color ingredient, looked around and found my old heels and a leather belt from Gap. Here are more details. (You asked for mere close up looks, so I tried to add some!)

Color Inspiration 12

This week I started taking out some of my fall items. An since it was both: cold and hot I mixed different season's outfits in one!. Colors? I'm still enjoying brightness of summer!

Color inspiration 11

This week I'm one color inspiration short. It's not that I'm out of color ideas! I still have tons of thoughts! But this Friday my main and favorite photographer was travelling, so I had nobody to capture my greatest outfit. Well, I will have to repeat it one day just for my color inspiration part of the blog! 

Color inspiration 10

This week has been crazy. First I stepped on my laptop, has huge crack on my screen. But we managed to connect it to TV and back up all my files and pictures! So That's what I have for this week!

Color inspiration 9

I can not tell for sure what inspired me this week.... Weather changed my plans every morning. I'm not complaining and to be honest I like 60F in the morning much better than 90F. But I planned to wear my summer outfits a bit longer. And some are still in the mail! OMG! So, here what I could do with my clothes, my mood and my weather this week!

Color Inspiration 8

This week color craziness... I can not say for sure what inspires me this week... One day I wanted to be pale-pastel, another day contrast and bright... Some days I spent over 30 minutes in my dressing room trying different combinations and changing everything in the last moment... Here are some of my final decisions... Right or wrong? I do not care! It's the past, tomorrow will be different day, different clothes and different mood!

Color Inspiration 7

This week was hot! Not terribly hot, but just hot enough to call it summer! :)) So I wanted to keep it really simple - 2-4 colors (not a rainbow mix like I do sometimes) and really light! I think we will not have more chances to wear bleached, pastels colors for long - it's mostly sleepwear and baby privilege. But this summer designer were so kind letting us to try this color scheme! Use your chance!!!

My Pantone 17-1360 celosia orange

As you know Pantone comes with color scheme for each season! Like for this Summer-Spring! (Here is a new one Fall-winter 2014-2015) I actually was planning on stocking with placid and dazzling blue, than I got obsessed with radiant orchid recently, but somehow my wardrobe got tons of orange this season!!!

Color Inspiration 6

This week I was definitely under influence of blue color! My new Michael Michael Kors clutch, plus WHBM jeans... Ok, why I'm even talking about that? You can see it yourself!