Hello!

I hope the week is going well for you. Things are great on this side! My call for guest posts and mingling across blogs went answered. Today I’m passin’ the mic to one of TLG’s readers.  She was really inspired to write this post, so I encouraged her to share with you all.  Meet Olivia!

Hailing from the UK, Olivia enjoys style hunting, cooking and knitting. When she cooks, her favorite cuisine to cook is Thai (she’s a sucker for red curries) and she admits to spend an unhealthy number of hours each day on style blogs for inspiration. Well, I’d say that goes for a great number of us. Today she’s talking about how wearing colors can enhance your mood!

Splash On The Colors!

Why does it seem that in summer everyone feels they can wear bright colors, but that in winter they resort to the dull and earthy hues?

It seems to me as though this is a self-fulfilling prophecy; winter makes you feel downbeat, so you dress to match the way you feel. That means lots of browns, blacks and other neutral colors. the more you wear dull and dark colors, the more inclined you’ll be to feel in a dirge-y and wintery mood. It’s the Goth syndrome all over again – ‘I wear black because I don’t want to show my moods and emotions, and because I don’t feel that I can express my feelings, that makes me feel miserable’.

But where is the rule which says that primary and bright colors have to go into hibernation when we turn back the clocks? OK, so you might not feel as though you want to stand out from the crowd, but you can certainly tell everyone around you that you’re not willing to simply let winter wash over you by accessorizing your outfit with a few bold and bright accessories, such as jewelry or a bag!

And because winter is the time when you feel more comfortable wearing several layers, you can also use this as a reason to surreptitiously slip on a brighter-colored blouse or choose from a selection of midi dresses from Missguided America (great site). Or, if you’re feeling a little less adventurous, you can add a few extras to your ensemble which break the monotony. Earrings, bangles or hair accessories are all small items in themselves, but will provide a perfect visual break from the monochromatic shades which seem to embody the season.

Piling on the big and bold prints is also a great way to take your mind off the dullness of the season. It may be a look that has been recycled endlessly in recent years, but you can’t go wrong with a bold and bright t-shirt with a design that mixes up the colors. And you can overlay this with a big, chunky multi-colored knit which will provide that essential interest on the outer layer.

Even outwardly practical and sensible footwear can be used to add a dash of color to your outfit.  Green and violet hues are making a big splash just now, and they work brilliantly with those eternal neutral hues of black and grey.

So keep the colors coming into the spring, and you’ll make the transition between the seasons effortlessly, and be able to light the way into the longer days ahead!

Olivia Golding was a contributing writer for this post. To contact Olivia directly, please email her at olivia.golding00(at)gmail(dot)com.