Black & Blue

There are few fashion 'rules' that I follow slavishly.

1. Red and green should never be seen - unless I'm feeling particularly festive.

2. Spending a little more on something that will last 'forever' or something you'll wear over and over is better than buying multitudes of cheap rubbish just to save money - I'm slowly coming around to the concept of 'investment shopping', though my budget doesn't really allow for investments along the lines of, say, a Chanel 2.55, or a Burberry trench. 

3. Ultimately, if something makes you feel amazing and confident, then by all means stuff the rules and carry on.

These are my only fashion commandments. I don't believe that there's a checklist you can follow, bullet point by bullet point, to achieve perfect style without losing the whole essence of personal style itself and becoming a brainless mannequin. What I would (or wouldn't wear) may be someone else's nightmare. I'd say I'm fast becoming an obsessive-compulsive minimalist, so the designs of someone like Louise Gray, no matter how in awe I am of their vitality and fun, just wouldn't quite gel. But that's not to say that I don't admire them, or don't that they look incredible on other people. However, in the minefield of fashion rules that some people feel they have to tread through, there's one that really grates against my tolerance - 'black and navy do not go'. 

I've never understood this one. I know 'scientifically' it's something to do with colour dominance (a bit like the red and green thing), and that black and blue fight our optic nerves for the most attention, but I personally love navy and black. The other day, a girl at work went to buy an outfit of uniform that was a blue and black ensemble, before being swiftly told that it quite simply: Did. Not. Go. Well, fellow workmates, let Rumi Neely be testament to the fact that navy and black can be total perfection.

Do you have any fashion rules you style by? And do you rebel against the blue and black thing too?

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