As a child you probably had a Crayola crayon box featuring 24 colors. Think of the excitement you felt when the box was freshly opened. All of the crayons had perfectly pointed tips and were neatly wrapped in colored paper. After taking the crayons out of their space you begin to color a picture. But not just any picture, instead it’s a picture created from your imagination. Many would draw a house with a yard and pencil with little stick people to represent a family and pets. But not you, instead you were the type of child who thought outside of the box.
Never conforming to creative rules, you arrived at school each day with mixed colored outfits and matching hair accessories. Even now as an adult, there is a sense of non-conformity that still carries itself through each outfit. Though the office setting you scored a job in has a set of dress code rules, you prefer to dress freely. Even if it means receiving stares from co-workers.
Now thinking back to that crayola crayon box. Although there were 24 colors, there were some that maybe were not featured. Colors like grey, black, beige, and white. These colors were probably not featured because the dull color would not have stuck long in the imagination and memory. However if you were one of the lucky ones who received a box that featured black, white, grey, and beige, then your color palette had no boundaries.
So thinking of those non-eye catching colors of grey, black, beige, and white. Though they may be looked over in favor of brighter colors, their versatility is what sets them apart from the other crayons in the box. Either paired with each other or with brighter companions, the quality of versatility is endless. Dressing in neutral colors like black, white, grey, and beige requires no special rules, just creativity.
To make dressing in neutral colors a breeze, check out the list of neutral colored essentials below.
1. Tank Tops- A large stock of this item is a bulletproof approach to adding neutral colors to your wardrobe. Try this loose tank that is available in white and grey at Target for $12.00.
2. Skinny Jeans- A nice fitting pair of grey or beige skinny jeans is the perfect canvas for a bright colored top and accessories. Try this grey pair from Neiman Marcus for $55.00.
Or try this beige pair from Lyst for $47.00.
3. Cardigans-Having a neutral colored knit draped over a bold colored blouse creates a perfect mix of color safe dressing. Try this cardigan from Ella Moss for $98.00.
