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Color block: discover this new trend

Color block: discover this new trend

by Justine - March 20, 2023

𝐂𝐎𝐋𝐎𝐑 𝐁𝐋𝐎𝐂𝐊

Are you familiar with this unmissable trend?

Color block or color blocking is a somewhat barbaric expression that refers to a seemingly basic practice : 𝐮𝐭𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐞𝐫 𝐥𝐚 𝐜𝐨𝐮𝐥𝐞𝐮𝐫 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐞 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐨𝐬𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐞 𝐩𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐜𝐢𝐩𝐚𝐥𝐞 a look. This means that you don't build a look around a piece for its cut or material, but from its color.

The principle is simple, 𝐜’𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐥’𝐚𝐫𝐭 𝐝𝐞 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐛𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐫 𝐞𝐭 𝐦𝐢𝐱𝐞𝐫 𝐥𝐞𝐬 𝐜𝐨𝐮𝐥𝐞𝐮𝐫𝐬 𝐞𝐧𝐬𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐥𝐞 to wear them in style

À first, let's take a look at the different types of color block ; 

> 𝐋𝐞 𝐦𝐨𝐧𝐨𝐜𝐡𝐫𝐨𝐦𝐞 = a total look on the same color range but with different tones.
 𝐋𝐞 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐞́ = mix 2 colors together, one powerful and trendy and one neutral. Follow your instinct!

How do you know which colors match well together? Go online and look up the color wheel, but I'll just give you the best-known combinations:
> blue and orange 
> red and green 
> yellow and violet 
> green and pink

Find the outfit our Jordane is wearing; 

- The green pants here

- The pink sweater here

- The Essential bag here