I love this baby blue shade but what colors do you think I should dress in when I carry it. What color shades should I avoid. TIA for your advice and help.
If I purchased this bag am I limited to certain colors I can wear with it?
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I love this baby blue shade but what colors do you think I should dress in when I carry it. What color shades should I avoid. TIA for your advice and help.
So pretty! It looks more seasonal than color restrictive per se. I'd expect it to work best in a warm climate, or in spring-summer in a climate with four seasons (like US East Coast). All the neutrals work: black, navy, brown, ivory, white, gray. Jeans of course. I bet if you browse fashion inspo sites you'll see what it looks good with, to you.
I agree with this! I think it's more of a spring/summer color, and I'd be more conscientious about wearing it during those seasons.
I think you would have quite a wide palette to play with. All the colours listed by jelly of course could work. Quite frankly, I think anything goes nowadays - even old notions of ‘clashing’ can be presented as fashion forward. But since you ask, I can give you my two cents on how I would style it…
It is a pretty neutral blueish leaning grey colour so i don’t think clashing colours would be a big problem. I think it would be a question of balancing the depth or saturation of the overall look. For example, I can see this lighter bag paired with a nice baby pink cashmere sweater and a winter white overcoat, ivory wool trousers for an icy princess vibe in the winter months. Also, it would be great with denim of any variety. It can also be the pop of colour with grey knitted sweater dress. However if I am head to toe in dark brown mahogany, marron ebene suede or other heavy materials with a predominant reddish undertone, this bag might lack the gravitas to counterbalance the depth of colour. In this latter example, a silk scarf incorporating this shade of blue might help lighten and coordinate a more cohesive look if I was dead set on using this particular bag.
Not every bag can go with everything so have fun with this uniqueness! I think it would be a great addition to any collection!
It is a pretty neutral blueish leaning grey colour so i don’t think clashing colours would be a big problem. I think it would be a question of balancing the depth or saturation of the overall look. For example, I can see this lighter bag paired with a nice baby pink cashmere sweater and a winter white overcoat, ivory wool trousers for an icy princess vibe in the winter months. Also, it would be great with denim of any variety. It can also be the pop of colour with grey knitted sweater dress. However if I am head to toe in dark brown mahogany, marron ebene suede or other heavy materials with a predominant reddish undertone, this bag might lack the gravitas to counterbalance the depth of colour. In this latter example, a silk scarf incorporating this shade of blue might help lighten and coordinate a more cohesive look if I was dead set on using this particular bag.
Not every bag can go with everything so have fun with this uniqueness! I think it would be a great addition to any collection!
Agree with all of these points in general, but I do like the combo of ebene and light blue (it’s a classic men’s sartorial combo )
Absolutely! I think in my mind when I was trying to give styling ideas I was more referring to the overall vibe/ overall outfit. For example, in this shot the model is stylishly dressed head to toe in ebene. I would do another bag altogether, just saying.Agree with all of these points in general, but I do like the combo of ebene and light blue (it’s a classic men’s sartorial combo )
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Think it will look very soft & feminine with gray as well as the suggestions by jellyv,
just make sure that when you wear jeans you won't have any color transfer because the bag is
a light color, JMO
I want the never full in this color and haven't once thought that I would need to avoid certain colors when I wore it, It's a beautiful bag. Wear it with whatever what you want and enjoy it.
I have a bottega bag in a very similar colour (ice blue) and I’ve worn it so much! It honestly works like a neutral in my wardrobe, I can wear with other neutrals like grey, white and navy, but I also like to pair it with pinks and greens. Even works with camel/browns, honestly I love it!
I love this shade of blue and have my eye on it too! Definitely a good summer colour but I think it reflects icy blue for the colder months too! Personally would wear it with a white puffer & light blue scarf in winter. I think this would only clash if you wear a full colour outfit, like a red dress as an example.
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This color is beautiful and i think it will coordinate with more than you think. I agree with everything the other posters said, in fact many made the same suggestions I was going to make. I love light blue with ivory or dark brown and few unexpected pairings might also include light green (sage or mint), peach, camel and even burgundy.
Not exactly the shade but I'm attaching a few graphics to give idea of similar color schemes.
Not exactly the shade but I'm attaching a few graphics to give idea of similar color schemes.
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I think this blue works as a beautiful cool-toned neutral. Great for spring, summer, and winter. Especially if you live somewhere that snows.
