Although it is still too hot to think about wearing any kind of jackets or boots, I could not avoid to buy some new stuff for the new season. As an example, I have just got this amazing green velvet blazer from Massimo Dutti. I just fell in love with its gorgeous bottle green color from the very first time I saw it... I have already showed you some outfits with a bourdeaux blazer made of velvet too. It has been one of my most basic basics for a long time ago, but it started to look a little damaged this last year, so I cannot imagine a better substitute.
Lo que me encanta del terciopelo es que puede quedar bien tanto con outfits formales como con otros más casual. Si lo combinas con encajes y sedas, consigues un efecto decadente y bohemio, pero si eres partidaria de looks algo más pulidos puede funcionar también, combinándolo con piezas de inspiración masculina o directamente en un total look. Tan solo trata de evitar el "efecto circo", que llega cuando mezclas terciopelo con prendas estructuradas y/o de colores muy brillantes.
What I love about velvet is that it can work either for formal outfits or for more casual ones. If you combine it with lace and silk, you get a decadent and boho effect, but if you prefer to wear more polished outfits it can work too, combining it with male-inspired pieces or directly in a total look. Just try to avoid the "circus effect", which comes when adding velvet plus structured and/or brightly coloured clothes.
¿Y respecto a los colores? Personalmente prefiero los más oscuros, en negro, verde botella, marrón, burdeos... Las versiones más claras pueden funcionar también, pero normalmente los reflejos tan bonitos que produce el terciopelo son mucho más impactantes con colores oscuros, especialmente en los total look (echad un vistazo a la temporada O/I 2014 de Ralph Lauren, ya que sus propuestas, como el traje rojo que os sugiero, son auténticas maravillas).
What about the colors? Personally, I prefer the darkest ones, like black, bottle green, brown, burgundy... The lightest versions can work too, but usually the beautiful reflections that the velvet produces are more shocking with dark colors, specially in total looks (take a look to the Ralph Lauren's F/W 2012 season, since his proposals, like the the red suit I suggest you, are authentic marvels).
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