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Fall
tends to bring with it coats, stockings and other
cold-weather staples in gray and other muted colors, but
there’s no reason we all have to follow suit. Some of
us find the drizzle more bearable in a hot pink
raincoat.
British
singer Eliza Doolittle faced the dreary London weather
during the recent London Fashion Week with some powerful
color blocking. She chose a handful of bright colors to
pair with one of her signature looks: a pair of short
shorts. Doolittle attended the Christopher Kane spring
2012 runway show in cutoff shorts (in hot pink), a
multi-hued striped T-shirt, a pale orange denim jacket
and blue lace-up pumps.
The
look was dynamic and confident, even if it was a little
reminiscent of an exploding rainbow. Doolittle made it
work by accentuating soft orange and pink, creating what
we’d like to call a cool California color palette.
For
a similar colorful T-shirt, try the blue, pink, and
green American Eagle Outfitters striped crop tee for
$19.50 from Ae.com. A faded denim jacket would work with
this look, but for more color, try the Moto western
denim crop jacket in royal blue from Topshop.com for
$84.
For
a pair of funky hot pants in a pink similar to
Doolittle’s, try the Taylor denim color short in hot
pink from Delias.com for $14.99 or the Moto pink denim
hot pants from Topshop.com for $55. Or go with a yellow
pair such as the American Eagle Outfitters Twill cuffed
short for $29.50 from Ae.com. Go blue with the 7 for All
Mankind silky safari short in Emerald for $59 from
7forallmankind.com.
Doolittle’s
shoes are the icing on her outfit. She could have gone
for a neutral tone to balance out the rest of her look,
but instead chose to go for it with the blue pumps. For
a similar pair, get the Asos Prima peep-toe lace-up
wedge shoe for $45.74 from Asos.com.
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