Red and orange / Crvena i narančasta

Sometimes staying warm has to be a priority. This red puffer is extremely warm so I save it for the coldest of days. I've decided to pair this puffer with orange jeans. On a rainy day, I opt for colours to lift my spirits up.  Well, you know me. Colours are my thing. There are a lot of layers in this look (perhaps too much) and I may look like a human version of a bear, but I kept warm and that is all that matters.

Ponekad toplina mora biti na prvom mjestu. Ova crvena jakna je jako topla, pa je čuvam za najhladnije dane. Odlučila sam ju nositi s narančastim samtericama. Kada kiša pada, odabirem boje koje podižu moje raspoloženje. Znate mene, volim boje. Ima puno slojeva u ovoj kombinaciji, možda previše i možda izgledam kao ljudska verzija medvjeda, ali bilo mi je toplo i samo mi je to važno.

MORE WAYS TO STYLE THIS RED PUFFER 

HOW TO STYLE RED CLOTHING ITEMS FOR COLD WEATHER? 

I wrote about red accessories for winter but I also wanted to write about red clothing items you can wear this time of year. In fact, I was planning to write a big post about wearing red in winter but I realized that I need to split it in two because it was too long. Apparently, I have a lot to say about why wearing red in winter is a good idea. So, today I'll basically post the part two of my red in winter fashion musings. Red is a bold, energetic and dramatic colour. If you ask me, wearing red is a great way to invoke good luck in our new year. You can pair red with neutral colours to tone it down or with vibrant ones to make your outfits even more noticeable. Lunar Year festivities are a perfect time to embrace the red clothing items. Moreover, Valentine's Day is not too far off either. If you're looking for some winter red outfit inspiration, this blog is a good place as any to find some fashion inspiration.

HOW TO STYLE A RED PUFFER IN A FEMININE WAY?

If you ask me, winter is the perfect season to get out Red Riding Hood vibe on. Today's topic is:  How to style a red puffer jacket in a feminine way? I do love puffer jackets, but it is not always easy to style them in a feminine way. An easy to solution is to buy a puffer jacket that has a more feminine cut and design, but you don't really need to buy a new jacket, you just need to get a bit creative. For example, you can always belt the puffer jacket. By putting accent on the smallest part of your waist, you'll automatically create a more feminine silhouette. 

This particular puffer is not exactly feminine in its cut and design, which is a small wonder since it was bought at  men's department. My husband bought it, but it was too small for him so I ended up wearing it. It is really warm and I love red, so this puffer made its way into my closet. Plus, it looks brand new. I wore it first time on this blog back in 2013 which makes it one of the first outfit I posted (you can see that old post here). To make it more feminine, I like to pair this puffer with skirts. If you want more tips, you can check out this post about my favourite winter outwear where I wrote a bit about wearing puffers.

RED IS A FASCINATING COLOUR! A BIT OF INFORMATION FROM BRITANNICA

red, in physics, the longest wavelength of light discernible to the human eye. It falls in the range of 620–750 nanometres in the visible spectrum. In art, red is a colour on the conventional colour wheel, located between violet and orange and opposite green, its complementary colour.

Red was the first basic colour term added to languages after black and white. The word red derives from Sanskrit rudhira and Proto-Germanic rauthaz. One of the first written records of the term is from an Old English translation (897 ce) of Pope St. Gregory the Great’s Pastoral Care: “On thæs sacerdes hrægle sceoldœn hangian bellan & ongemong thæm bellum reade apla” (“On the priest’s robes should hang bells and among the bells red pomegranates”).

Pigments for red come from madder, red lead, red ochre, cinnabar, and artificial chemical compounds. The red pigment used for the figures’ robes in Titian’s altarpiece The Assumption (1516–18) is vermilion, which is derived from ground cinnabar.

In addition to the colour wheel, various other colour systems have been used to classify red. Before the invention of colour photography, Werner’s Nomenclature of Colour (1814) was frequently used by scientists attempting to accurately describe colours observed in nature. In that book the so-called tint “Scarlet Red” is compared to the “Scarlet Ibis or Curlew,” the “Large red Oriental Poppy,” and “Light red Cinnaber.” In the Munsell colour system—adopted in the early 20th century to standardize colour, usually for industry—one of the many variations of red is identified as 7.5R 4/20.

POST UPDATE: I ILLUSTRATED THIS RED PUFFER! 

FRIDAY FASHION ILLUSTRATION: RED PUFFER

This time I'm sharing an illustration of an outfit I actually wore. This fashion illustration wasn't without dilemmas. I sketched it with watercolour pencils and added water like I usually do, but it looked too plain so I added some finishing touches with acrylic paints. In the end, it turned out alright. I would probably change some things if I were to do it again.  I didn't really settle for one photograph as a reference but did a looser impression of the outfit. If I were to paint this outfit again, I would  probably choose one photograph and stick with it. Anyhow, I revamped the illustration for my redbubble art shop by editing it with some of my rose art and titled it A Girl Lost in Roses. Not really related to my hiking trip but I've been doing a lot of floral designs for my redbubble shop so I wanted to keep up the rose theme.

turtleneck/ dolčevita: Mana, striped cardi/ prugasti kardigan: ovdje/ here  pants/hlače: piazza Italia, rest: not branded/ nije markirano

turtleneck/ dolčevita: Mana, striped cardi/ prugasti kardigan:old , pants/hlače: piazza Italia, rest: not branded/ nije markirano

 

 

 

 

turtleneck/ dolčevita: Mana, striped cardi/ prugasti kardigan: old collab/hlače: piazza Italia, rest: not branded/ nije markirano

MORE WAYS TO STYLE THESE ORANGE JEANS

- ORANGE JEANS WORN WITH A BEIGE PUFFFER, A BLACK CARDI AND DR.MARTENS BOOTS  

-BEIGE PUFFER STYLED WITH BLUE FAUX FUR SCARF, ORANGE JEANS AND HEELED BOOTS

- ORANGE JEANS STYLED WITH A BROWN FAUX FUR AND LEATHER COAT AND WHITE SNEAKERS

MORE WAYS TO STYLE THIS STRIPED CARDIGAN

STRIPED ITEMS IN MY CLOSET

A key to shopping one's closet perhaps lies is knowing one closet. Think about it this way. If you love a certain clothing item, it might be because you have already learned how to wear it. Today I want to talk a bit about striped items in my closet. These are some of the pieces that I often reach for, so I thought it would be good to do some outfit proposals and ideas with stripes. If we often wear something, it might be for two reasons: we really like it & we're tight with time. There is nothing wrong in relying on trusted pieces, especially when you're on the go. Similarly, there is nothing wrong with falling in love with a certain clothing item, cut, print or whatever. Stripes have a way of making any outfit feel more chic, and that might be one reason why I like them.

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