Shopping For: Summer Yellow Shades

Considering yellow is one of my favourite colours, there's a noticeable lack of it in my wardrobe. I don't know if this is because I wear a lot of black and am subconciously trying to avoid all similarities with a bumblebee? Regardless of the reason, things are about to change as Nicole Richie was recently spotted wearing a yellow tee with her all black outfit and looking fantastic. It's a surprisingly chic combination and the yellow really freshens up the look.

Shop It: Lace Bra by Calvin Klein | Clutch Bag by Zara | Lemon Meringue Nail Polish by Models Own | Break Up Jumper by 3.1 Phillip Lim | Pointed Game Heels by Topshop

I'd use yellow to add a statement to my outfit; the yellow Zara clutch would be perfect. The 3.1 Phillip Lim jumper is a stand-out piece in itself, or you could opt for a soft lemon manicure for a more subtle approach.

Do you have much yellow in your wardrobe? Will you be adding some in?

Warm, sunny days

Not yet....but the NYFK S/S 2010 collections give a glimpse into the not too distant future of warm(ish) seasons. So we probably shouldn't expect scorching hot summer days or the kind of warm romantic evenings, free of a British serving of ice-cold breeze, where you can sit out by the sea until the stars come up. No, that would be too much wishful thinking, but the clothes will certainly warm up our spirits. Colourwise, there seems to be a border between the bright and vibrant, and the muted but more luxurious shades.

Vivid orange at Donna Karen in contrast to the richer and more opulent looking tones at Carlos Miele and Carolina Herrera.

There tended to be a play up of bold, bright colours followed by similar tones that were paler, but enhanced with a metallic edge, seen especially well at Caroline Herrera with the use of chocolate bronzes, gold and the orange as above.

Pink looks set to be big for Spring and was seen at most catwalks for today, including Barbara Tfank, Carlos Miele and Zac Posen.

 

 

Here's a little selection of some of the other shades I think we'll all be colouring ourselves with next year...

Marc Jacobs (Blue)

 

Derek Lam (Green)

Zac Posen (yellow)