No question of choosing a color without taking into account the material or the cut! A fur coat, a strong piece in itself, lends itself less well to color… unless you assume. Better, in this case, to opt for touches of color created by stripes, or for a neutral coat with a fur collar in a bright hue. In the same way, the length of a coat transforms its color:a short coat can be charming in fuchsia pink, when a long coat risks falling into caricature.
To choose a colored coat, think about its use! Do you want to wear it every day, only in the evening, or occasionally? The more you wear your coat, the more you are likely to tire of its color. In the case of an everyday coat, avoid colors that are too bright. Prefer a denim or duck blue, a burgundy or even an emerald green. Also consider powdery shades, which are very fashionable, such as sky blue, almond green or blush pink. If you are looking for a strong piece to wear from time to time. On the other hand, try a carmine red or a mustard yellow, a purple or a cheerful peony pink!
Finally, think about your morphology:if you are looking to camouflage some curves, avoid, again, colors that are too bright. Prefer deep colors, from garnet to emerald, on a mid-length coat.
Your skin tone, your hair color and your eye color are the essential elements with which to match your coat color. Above all, avoid tone on tone, which dulls and extinguishes your natural colors, especially that of the hair. Beware of a beige coat on blonde hair, or a red coat with red hair... If you still dream of it, choose it in a different tone:a very light beige with a dark blonde, or a burgundy red with a coppery red. Beware, also, of certain contrasts! Green tends to bring out redness, especially.
It remains to determine the color that suits you best... Contrary to popular belief, black is not always the ideal color:although it is easier to match a wardrobe, it can accentuate a tired look, especially on pale skin. The secret ? Try… Test several colors taking into account how your face fades or lights up. Put on a pink cape or an orange down jacket, and see. As a rule, red or green beautify brunettes, redheads love turquoise and yellow, blondes prefer blue or pastel colors.
With a colored coat, a golden rule:calm things down! Choose sober and dark shades to bring out the color of your coat. A black look is the most beautiful setting to illuminate a bright color, as for the glamorous effect of a red coat on a little black dress, it is no longer to be proven. Failing that, think of denim, which blends easily, with beiges, browns and whites. Or bet on a complementary shade:khaki silhouette under an orange coat, navy under a powder pink coat, even petrol blue under a yellow coat. In any case, create a preferably monochrome silhouette, or in monochrome, unless you want the colorful look!
