Unlike other colors in the color wheel, green doesn't enjoy as much popularity as its other siblings. Whenever you look at fashion magazines, it's commonplace to see clothes in red, orange, yellow, blue, indigo and violet. (Heck, I just mentioned ROYBIV.) But green isn't a constant fixture in fashion.
Yes, it does appear occasionally. Like Keira Knightley's dress in the film "Atonement," or Nicole Kidman's chartreuse Dior for the Oscars. But it isn't as mainstream, and I think it's mainly because they find green a difficult color to carry. (I remember a wedding I organized where the motif was Olive green. The Mom of the bride looks at our swatches and exclaims: "Ano ba 'yan, parang tae ng manok.")
Maybe it's because when people mention green, they think of the deep shades of it. There's crayola green, moss green, army green and emerald green. What they don't realize is there are bright shades of green that are cool on the eyes and refreshing to look at. Just like this ensemble that I found at the Landmark.
The top has a light blue green color that's so easy on the eyes. To keep it from being too overwhelming, they added white details such as the sheer shoulders and knitted collar.
I topped it off with a sea green cardigan with a very loose silhouette. It gives the entire look a very relaxed, lounge feel. And to anchor the look, I chose these dark blue jeans which balance the entire look.
See, green isn't such a bad color. It's just a matter of finding the right shade that works.
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