How To Look Expensive With One-Tone Dressing

Tina, here.

It's so easy I can't stop dressing like this. I pick one color (or non-color like white) and wear all different shades in that range. So take white; I'll wear ivory, pearl, ecru, etc. all together. It seems this way of one-tone dressing has really caught on. It's chic and it looks expensive. Dressing in shades of grey is the "of the moment" one-tone dressing game. Charcoal, dove, cloud, fog, pewter. And there's a name for this kind of dressing in shades of grey. Groutfits.

Urban dictionary defines a groutfit as (noun) : an outfit made completely of gray. If you're tired of adult garanimals, matching your blue and white stripe blouse to a blue skirt, then groutfits are for you. It's a bit more sophisticated and interesting way to dress. Choose any shade. Take pink. Wearing a pink and green floral blouse with a pink skirt is cute and simple, but when you wear all different shades of pink, it's more subtle and complex. Like a pink blouse with a peach skirt, and coral earrings. Tone-on-tone dressing comes off as a bit more elegant and expensive, too.

 

You will be shocked when I tell you one of my style crushes. Kendall Jenner. In fact, I had pinned her wearing all grey way before I knew it was a thing, thankyouverymuch. haha But seriously I've been wearing shades of grey for years. And shades of ivory. And blue. And green.

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The key to mastering this tone-on-tone dressing is to keep it simple. Don't go overboard on any one element. Everything must feel subtle and tonal with no jarring accessories. It works best with non-straightforward colors like peach and coral as opposed to bright pink, or turquoise and sea glass as opposed to straight up blue. You can wear black on black on black; just mix up the textures like leather with fur and lace for example.

Give it a try. People will wonder what is going on with you, why you look so elegant and pulled together, and they can't figure out why. It's our little secret.

Thanks for reading!

Best,

Tina

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