How To Match Clothes

Redheads
Most natural redheads will already have a fair idea of which colour will complament there hair.

Colour And Its Influence
Many theories exist regarding the use of colour in our attire to affect our moods and attitudes, the following colour effects include claims that are scientifically proven as well as those that are merely widely believed.

Colour Matching
One of the most common problems people have when dealing with their wardrobe lies in knowing what colours go together, however the concept behind colour coordination is simple.

Colour Types
Determine your colour type the concept of a colour profile is nothing new, at this stage some women would know what colour suits them best, for decades women have paid lots of money to have their colours done.

How To Mix And Match Clothing?
All that is needed is some creativity, common sense and a penchant for 'mix and match' when you buy your clothing. The extent to which you can mix and match depends on the interchangability of the various pieces of your clothing so what this essentially means is that you need to plan your wardrobe in advance.

1. Build a solid foundation of a few basic colours then add the rest of the structure according to your taste.
2. Do not buy duplicates of the same basic colour, navy, black or brown are good choices of a basic colour.
3. Find out what colour best suits your skintone ie warm colours or cool colours.
4. The top half of your body is always more noticed than the bottom half, so generally if you wear the same top with different trousers you will end up looking the same, where'as same bottoms with a different top will give you a different look every time.
5. Its always easier to match prints with plain clothes.
6. Dresses dont leave that much scope for mixing and matching so you will need more variety of seperate pieces of clothing.
7. Accessories like jewellary, handbags, shades, scarves, belts etc is always an important part of dressing up an outfit.
8. Also a bit of tweaking with your hairstyle, shoes etc helps to change the look of your outfit.

A Few Examples Of Effective Mixing And Matching

1. The most popular piece of clothing would be a pair of blue denim jeans and these go well with a white shirt and black blazer which always creates a formal look. However the same jeans with a satin green camisole creates a great look for a night out.
2. The little black dress is a great versatile and a must have in your wardrobe, e.g a little black dress with a jacket is great for that office look, now take off the jacket and add a pair of dangling ear-rings, some red lipstick and sexy stilettos you are ready for a night

Some Pitfulls On The Road To 'Mix And Match'
1. Be careful with matching bright colours you dont want to be tacky looking.
2. Be aware of mixing too many colours in the same outfit thats not eye pleasing.

How To Mix And Match Your Wardrobe?
To make yourself stand out accessorize your clothes and accessorize them to make them look different from other girls.
1. Budget- Add trendy pieces to fill your wardrobe.
2. Purchase well fitting garments- Clothes should fit and not be excessively baggy or tight.
3. Explore colour!
4. Layer your shirts- Tee shirt and a tank under, dont go to crazy that your wearing 5 shirts also be aware that several layers can add bulk.
5. Accessorize- Have a cute belt, necklace or a bracelet dont over do it.
6. Hairstyle- Hair a versatile cut that allows multiple styles.
7. Maximise shoes- Shoes always flair up an outfit dont be afraid to go with bold colours but make sure to have a few pairs of neutral colours aswell.
8. Confident- Dont slouch, looking confident makes any outfit look good.