It’s time to switch palettes from neutrals to brights. Joyful yellow is a breath of fresh air
Wearing yellow is like smiling, but with your clothes. Quite a useful life hack at the moment, when masks make it tricky to smile at the world in the normal way. There is something generous about wearing yellow, perhaps because it’s a colour that’s usually more about looking cheerful rather than smouldering. When I wear black, it’s to make myself feel good about the way I look. Yellow radiates the joy outwards instead.
I don’t go in for anything remotely woo-woo (in fact, I’m borderline allergic), but there is no denying that different colours bring a different energy. When you walk into a room in a yellow dress, it is as if you have thrown open the windows to bring in sunshine and fresh air. In a red dress, it is as if you have walked over to the speaker and turned up the music. Colourful clothes are like a highlighter pen, but you sweep them across your actual day, rather than into your diary. Pick whichever one your day needs to make it pop.
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