Are bright green bags useful?
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I'm not the norm. I never match my bags to my outfit. I carry a bag for a week and if it matches my outfit great, if it clashes that's great too. I'm 41, and I do dress conservatively, but at times I'll add a piece that's a bit unexpected. For example I was wearing a beautiful black dress with black tights and my Hello Kitty vans. Yes, I can get away with it. So, for me personally when I carry a green bag (green is my favorite color) I could wear purple and not be concerned. Lol. Here's one of my green bags, a Kate Spade. The color is bright, but I've worn it with black jeans, and a pink blazer, and black boots before. I actually welcome the non matchy-matchiness.
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IMO a green bag can look very elegant, and serve many purposes. The look depends from how you dress, and what colors you wear. A bright green bag should not overwhelm your complete look, and not create too much contrast in your outfit.
Omg! How did I miss this? And how did I ever survive without a bright green bag? This is an inspiring post, thank you dear PTObviously swimming against the tide here but ever since I saw a picture of someone with an Hermes Kelly in Vert Moyen against a tailored dark grey suit I was transfixed. I don't have many bags in bright colours, so perhaps it's the 'unexpected' that I like.
My most expensive bags are bright green, I think part of the allure is when most do bright and 'pop', they go for red or pink. I wear them with navy, black, browns, rusts, masala, aubergine and purples, beige, stone, light natural pink and nudes. Anyway, apart from the obvious 'pop' against neutrals or colour blocking (I was wearing my Bambou GP with cobalt tee and black tailored coat just yesterday)
You don't have to wear it with neutrals either.
a co-ordinating bright scarf against a LBD linen summer dress
Other greens work well with greens, and mixing greens with greys
or tone down Autumn colours
That's lovely, great shape for that colour!
Maybe only you and I think green and purple work great together
That's lovely, great shape for that colour!
Maybe only you and I think green and purple work great together
Haha! I love green and purple together. It doesn't even come off as Joker-ish (think the original Joker in Batman comics).
Your color combos are spot on. I love how your scarves bring everything together. Green can be a lovely compliment to many colors.
Just wow. Gorgeous. No one can argue that a green bag looks great now!Obviously swimming against the tide here but ever since I saw a picture of someone with an Hermes Kelly in Vert Moyen against a tailored dark grey suit I was transfixed. I don't have many bags in bright colours, so perhaps it's the 'unexpected' that I like.
My most expensive bags are bright green, I think part of the allure is when most do bright and 'pop', they go for red or pink. I wear them with navy, black, browns, rusts, masala, aubergine and purples, beige, stone, light natural pink and nudes. Anyway, apart from the obvious 'pop' against neutrals or colour blocking (I was wearing my Bambou GP with cobalt tee and black tailored coat just yesterday)
You don't have to wear it with neutrals either.
a co-ordinating bright scarf against a LBD linen summer dress
Other greens work well with greens, and mixing greens with greys
or tone down Autumn colours
That's lovely, great shape for that colour!
Maybe only you and I think green and purple work great together
My new green bag came in purple dustbag/box. Looks perfect.
A good friend & I named purple/green the official colors for 2015. Because they followed us through year & were healing/uplifting.
My new green bag came in purple dustbag/box. Looks perfect.
A good friend & I named purple/green the official colors for 2015. Because they followed us through year & were healing/uplifting.
*Mine's not bright green bag. A boring neutral green, for the more timid.
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My new green bag came in purple dustbag/box. Looks perfect.
A good friend & I named purple/green the official colors for 2015. Because they followed us through year & were healing/uplifting.
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That's lovely, great shape for that colour!
Maybe only you and I think green and purple work great together
No! I love purple and green together! [emoji173]️
My new green bag came in purple dustbag/box. Looks perfect.
A good friend & I named purple/green the official colors for 2015. Because they followed us through year & were healing/uplifting.
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Obviously swimming against the tide here but ever since I saw a picture of someone with an Hermes Kelly in Vert Moyen against a tailored dark grey suit I was transfixed. I don't have many bags in bright colours, so perhaps it's the 'unexpected' that I like.
My most expensive bags are bright green, I think part of the allure is when most do bright and 'pop', they go for red or pink. I wear them with navy, black, browns, rusts, masala, aubergine and purples, beige, stone, light natural pink and nudes. Anyway, apart from the obvious 'pop' against neutrals or colour blocking (I was wearing my Bambou GP with cobalt tee and black tailored coat just yesterday)
You don't have to wear it with neutrals either.
a co-ordinating bright scarf against a LBD linen summer dress
Other greens work well with greens, and mixing greens with greys
or tone down Autumn colours
Papertiger, you NAILED it!! You have inspired me to stop being afraid of a certain bamboo green handbag that I keep staring at! How fabulous to learn from you!
