Patrician Winter

This jewelry set from Forever 21 has a rose tone, so it pulls the jacket more towards the red in it than the slight orange.

This outfit doesn't follow the "rules" of Contrasting Summer, because I didn't incorporate a light or a bright (and the jacket is not jeweltone).

I made this grey cowl tank. And the sparkly blue necklace pulls that color out of the jacket, while the earrings go with the metal of my glasses.

This outfit doesn't follow the "rules" of Contrasting Summer, because I didn't incorporate a light or a bright (and the jacket is not jeweltone).

Point coat from Serrahna.

It reads a little more orange in pics than it actually is.

These cowboy boots are in my second base color:

http://www.pinterest.com/janeleurekas/2nd-base-your-brown-darkest-hair-color-grounding-f/

This outfit doesn't follow the "rules" of Contrasting Summer, because I didn't incorporate a light or a bright (and the jacket is not jeweltone).

I recently made several purchases at the amazing designer's shop in Oakland, CA, Serrahna.  While I love them, the whole process made me think, a lot!  First, I had to try to explain that I'm a contrasting or jeweltone summer, which actually means that I wear almost winter colors and in contrast.  I ended up getting some lovely items that thrill me, but they might be too earthy or blended, esp. with the items I'm pairing them with.  This also makes me think a lot about Jennifer Butler's palettes and outfit recommendations, which like Zyla, include one's body colors.  My body colors are warmer than the colors that clear my skin.

If I take my Contrasting Summer palette and identify my Zyla/Butler color categories, frankly it's a bit of a mess.  I still need to work out which combinations then look best.  The mess or dilemma to me is the pairing of my body colors with my brights....

And I'm going through a lot with several planets traversing my 1st house of appearance.

http://astrologicalcounsel.blogspot.com/2014/01/1st-house-upheaval.html

This is a jacket by Serrahna.

This outfit doesn't follow the "rules" of Contrasting Summer, because I didn't incorporate a bright, though it is somewhat a dark and light, (and the jacket is not jeweltone).

This is a jacket by Serrahna.

Wearing my blue paisley point coat from Serrahna.

I paired it with a dark mauve long sleeve t that has pale paisley and a beaded strand that has the blues to match.

This is the full image of the point coat.

This outfit is much more old school T2 because it is blended.

So I can't wear white and my Color Alliance palette has a buff in it.  

I found a shirt that is almost right, when in CA.  

It's perhaps a little yellow, but it works.

And I loved the red jacket I got at Serrahna so much, 

I went back on the way home and got the blue one too.

 

 

Here's shape of these two jackets.

Serrahna jacket with Docs.

http://www.serrahna.com/serrahna/home.html 

5303 College Ave. Oakland, CA

Women's boutique featuring the Indian influenced designs of Andrea Serrahn. 

The store is amazing and it feels like being  a queen.

http://www.serrahna.com/serrahna/home.html 5303 College Ave. Oakland, CA