Yellow remains to be one of the trendiest colors right now, which is weird considering most women loathe this color. While yellow may not be a color you’re running to head-on, yellow accessories are definitely something that anyone can embrace, and you should. Yellow is one of the most versatile accessories around. Still not convinced that you should have yellow accessories? Read this post, in today’s Accessorized Five Ways, and you may think otherwise.
Yellow works with everything
Like its close cousin green, yellow is a very versatile accent color. Pick a color, any color, and yellow works with it. As you’ll see in the outfits below the color options that you can wear with yellow are practically limitless. Personally, I love yellow with navy, olive, teal, grey…wow, I really could go on and on. Having yellow accessories in your life will mean that you will get more look with less in your closet.
Yellow in small doses
Like you, I’m not rushing out the door to purchase a yellow dress, sweater or entire outfit in the color. It’s can be a tough color to wear. Despite it being known as a happy color and, fun fact, evokes concentration when looked at (this is why legal pads are yellow, by the way) it tends to make many women look sallow, washed out and jaundice. However, in small doses, yellow can be a very flattering accent. This is why I encourage all of you, if you want to embrace yellow, to do it via your accessories.
How to wear yellow accessories
Using this yellow pendant necklace from Stella & Dot, and styling it five ways, I am going to give you some great ideas for incorporating yellow accessories into your wardrobe. There is a good chance you own a lot of these colors already and, to give your outfits a little punch, will just have to purchase some yellow jewelry, shoes, a handbag, whatever you want. And be sure to check out the other yellow accessory suggestions at the end of this post.
Outfit #1- With grey
One of Pantone’s colors for spring 2014 is Paloma Grey, a soft grey and not exactly a color one would associate with warm weather. However, what I believe about grey for summer is that it is a great base on which to pop fun colors, like yellow. Here I took this grey v-neck tunic top from Mango and popped it with this yellow necklace. Do you see how dull the top would be otherwise? Now the look is bright and cheery.
The outfit is finished with a pair of white jeans, gold sandals and a grey handbag.
Outfit #2- To pop a print
I saw this skirt from Topshop and I had to use it. Not only was I drawn in by the print but I liked the way the yellow in nowhere near the face. What I also like is the skirt has tan and black in it, making it very versatile. Instead of pairing this skirt with a yellow top, a choice few women would make, I brought the yellow upwards with the necklace and styled the skirt with this ivory Reiss top.
The outfit is finished with a yellow handbag from Steve Madden, gold bangles and Jessica Simpson peep toe nude pumps. Sidenote: if you’re looking to pop an outfit with yellow, a yellow handbag is always a good choice.
Outfit #3- With navy
As I said earlier, I love navy with yellow and I love this navy Modcloth maxi dress. I love it even more with the necklace placed in the neckline. To give this outfit a bit of a dressed up look (this maxi would certainly look great casually) I added this printed clutch from Hobo and a pair of yellow wedges from Nine West.
Outfit #4- With green
Another color I love with yellow is green. Solid green is certainly the more versatile option but I chose this green printed dress from Taylor to show that even as a green print this necklace works. What you want to do is bring in balance and this is why I chose this Marc by Marc Jacobs cross body bag. For shoes, I went with a white wedge from UGG.
Outfit #5- With coral
I definitely pushed the envelope with this outfit. I wanted to show how well yellow works with coral and chose this top from Boden…and then I found these scarf printed pants from Mango. Okay, they’re not everyone’s flavor, I admit, but they are fun. Certainly you could wear this top and necklace with solid colored pants, like white jeans, denim, black, olive, khaki, and so on. With these pants I was really able to play with color and, as you can see, all of these colors work with yellow and the necklace brings it all together. I chose a yellow pair of sandals, a blue Vince Camuto handbag and used those gold bangles again.
Shop for yellow accessories
Hey you – you would be so proud. I have been buying accessories just like what you recommend. This weekend I bought drop earring much like the green stella and dot ones you featured but in turquoise (Ann Taylor Loft had 40% off jewelry), a statement necklace (not quite a bib necklace) at Ann Taylor, and then this lovely one http://bananarepublic.gap.com/browse/product.do?cid=1008783&vid=1&pid=969623002 from Banana Republic. I just want to say that before all of this I owned only one pair of small earrings. Now I have the above and a long gold chain necklace. You are completely right about the accessories being so important. Now that I have a few pieces I can really see how they dramatically restyle my basic components. I think that putting more emphasis on accessories is really going to make a big difference. When you get a chance, I would like some advice on jewelry storage and organization so I can keep my growing collection nice looking and easy to find. Some of these new necklaces are rather large and I am wondering what people are doing for storage.
Yahoo! I am so glad you are seeing the benefits of accessorizing, it really does make a difference! As far as storage, what I do is I have what was a coat rack, that sucked as one because it was so small, that has a mirror on it. My cleaning lady came up with the solution to use it to hang my necklaces. It was brilliant. For now, I have been keeping my earrings in a box, which needs to change soon. I’ve seen some smart solutions, like having things to hang earrings off of, hooks and I’ve even seen women create a shallow box that has a hinged to a painting in front so they can open to get their jewelry but it is hidden and doesn’t take up space. One of my clients has compartmentalized little organizers in her drawer for her earrings and then hangs her necklaces off a stand on her dresser.
I too have taken your advice! I don’t have a yellow necklace–though I’m still on the lookout for one, but because of prior neck fusion it can’t be too heavy; however, I did purchase yellow flats and a yellow bracelet. I’m finding new things to wear them with all the time. This was a great article for giving more examples!!!!