Crash course in fashion sense please - colors for spring

coasterqueen wrote: Ok, now that I am able to fit into quite a few of my older dress pants I need to know what colors I can and cannot wear for Spring/Summer. Yes, I know I'm everyone's worst fashion victim nightmare.

I have Camel, Black, dark grey, navy, wine - any of these spring or summer?

TANNER'S MOM replied: I wear all colors all year round! If I am wearing black pants, guachos or something I might pair it with a more spring top. But I don't ever let the color hold me back.

Wear them all since you can and worked hard too..If you want flirty spring..get a cute top!

Kaitlin'smom replied: I agree the color does not matter you worked hard for them to fit. Just get some cute spring/summer tops and it will be fine.

ediep replied: I agree that color doesn't necessarily matter, but the material does.....you don't want to wear black wool pants in the summer

coasterqueen replied: Yeah, I don't have any wool material. But some of my dress pants are lined and I know I can't wear those or else I'll sweat like a pig. Which stinks because several of them are.

I definitely need some cute spring tops for sure!

The only one I REALLY wasn't sure about was Camel. For some reason I thought camel was just a winter color.

mysweetpeasWil&Wes replied: I agree with what everyone said...color isn't all that important, but material is. So if it's wool, tweed, lined, hounds-tooth (I think that's what it's called), I would skip those. Camel is a tough color in the spring/summer IMO, but if it's more on the taupe side, I think you can get away with it. Just have fun and mix things up!

moped replied: Camel and browns and taupes are all the rage - go for it!

luvmykids replied:
Camel is one of my favorites, all year round. It looks great with stark white, bold colors, pastels, you name it.

Good job fitting into them!

C&K*s Mommie replied: WTG on fitting back into your clothes.

I do not follow fashion too much either, if I did I would be guilty of wearing last years fashions, and 04's and 03's....

But black is always a good choice. Despite "the new black" coming out every year, one yr "the new black" was pink, I think it is green this yr, but I am not positive. Like everyone said pair it with a spring inspired top, fruit colors are great (limes, tangerines, bright peaches) As Jen said camels, taupes, are good choices as well. So go for it!

coasterqueen replied:
This is SO me! Money is so tight that I can't afford to go out and by clothes for every season every year. I have too many other things that need taken care of before that, lol. Even the clothes I'm fitting back into are clothes from before I got pg with Megan so they are 03/04 clothes. Oh well, they are new to me again.


Thanks everyone for the tips!

luvmykids replied:
For some reason I picture you buying a lot of the stuff that is considered "classics" and I'm sure you'll look great!

Maddie&EthansMom replied:
Same here. I do buy a couple of outfits each year, but for the most part I'm wearing older clothes that really don't have a 'style'. Like Monica said, they are classics. I even have stuff in my closet from 10 years ago that haven't necessarily gone out of style. I guess I'm hanging on to them hoping I will fit into them some day. Either that or have a career again where I'll actually have a place to wear them.

Just as long as you aren't wearing stuff from the 80's. Of course, it will come around again if you wait long enough.

Really, I think you are safe being that these are work clothes.

C&K*s Mommie replied: ugh! I hope not.

coasterqueen replied:
There are certain parts of the 80's I wouldn't mind. Didn't the leggings under skirts come back for a short period? That was from the 80's.

C&K*s Mommie replied: Yep! You are right, Karen. And leg warmers made their brief reappearence not too long ago. But not for terribly long-- heehee.

coasterqueen replied:
Ick! I remember LOVING leg warmers as a kid. I'm so glad they made an extremely BRIEF appearance and not a long one. What was I ever thinking as a kid wearing those things?

jcc64 replied: OMG, I was a total leg warmer girl in high school. Wore them over my very tight Sassoon jeans.

Maddie&EthansMom replied: actually the leggings under skirts ARE back! I don't remember leg warmers coming back, but I loved those things.

coasterqueen replied:
I knew that the leggings were back and I see them on the teenage girls these days but I remember watching some fashion show recently (not sure why I was watching it, lol, not my thing) and they were saying they really aren't the "in" thing and wish those celebs doing it would stop.

Leg warmers yes, I've seen a few celeb pics of them wearing them. YUCK!

Brias3 replied: I'm loving brown this year so camel sounds perfect. I am able to "spring it up" quite well....in fact, I wore brown, pink and white tones for Easter this year and it looked really nice.

C&K*s Mommie replied: Ick! Let's hope that even though leggings are being called a don't (I did not know they were even back to begin with, Karen) I hope that the oversized t-shirt with a cinched belt, over leggings stays in the distant memories.