Styling Bold Colour: I Have This Thing With Orange #iwillwearwhatilike

If ever there was an outfit that proved I like bold colour, I think this is it.

I wore this predominantly orange outfit at the weekend while Keith and I did a bit of grocery, DIY and homewares shopping, and we ended up rather embarrassingly doing – and being – All The Orange Things. As if my orange obsession wasn’t bad enough, I realised the Instagram Husband was also wearing his new bright orange parka (he’s NEVER worn orange before so I think it’s rubbed off on him). And we found ourselves looking at saturated orange paint swatches as I’m going to give our living room’s nest of tables a lick of paint for our mid-century modern interior.

What with my orange hair AND the fact that we were in a well-known British DIY store whose logo is bright orange and then we went home to our orange cushions and orange throws… OMG SOMEBODY HELP ME!!

I think it’s safe to say I like styling bold colour. Am I going to be one of those bloggers whose Instagram feed is all one colour and highly curated? 

SHOP THE LOOK:

I hope not (read as “No”), but then if this orange infatuation is anything to go by, I may start to unintentionally over-tango your Instagram feed if you follow me…!!

 

 

So let’s talk about the actual outfit itself: I’ve been wearing this check coat a lot since I got it last year – as you can probably imagine it goes with most of my wardrobe due to the, ahem, orange (and pink!) part of the check. The terracotta trousers are a newish purchase (I’ve been buying all the peg leg styles as they’re my favourite and so comfy to wear) and the bright orange beret was bought last year as part of Operation Buy All The Berets.

I say if you have a favourite colour then damn well go all out and wear it and put it in your home as much as possible. Then I can say, Orange you glad you did that…??

Do add your outfits to this week’s link up – and if you’ve added a link to here or my button to your post you may be featured in my monthly Women Who Wear What They Like post!

WHAT’S YOUR FAVOURITE COLOUR TO WEAR? AND DO YOU ALSO HAVE IT IN YOUR HOUSE?! COMMENT BELOW…

Like this post? You might also like to see…

– The same coat styled differently here
– The same boots styled differently here

Coat: Next c/o
Trousers: Asos
Sweater: Seasalt c/o (similar)
Boots: Finery (love these)
Beret: Oliver Bonas
Bag: Next c/o (you might like this one)
Necklace: Mark Milton (old)
Gloves: Marks & Spencer (similar)

 

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Thank you for joining the #iwillwearwhatilike link up! This started as a campaign on Instagram in August 2015 where women over 30 wore everything on a journalist’s list of “inappropriate” items for 30+ women (including leopard print, short dresses and oversized sunglasses. Yes, really). It was so popular that I decided to carry it on weekly where women of all ages link up their fabulous style, never mind what anyone tells them not to wear!

The link up goes live every Tuesday at around 3pm UK time and will stay open for a week. Whilst the original article was of course aimed at the 30+, you can be ANY age to link up. The only criteria is that you’re wearing whatever you damn well like!

 

Linking up etiquette…

CLICK HERE to read the rules of linking up (and to grab the #iwillwearwhatilike button). Basically it’s just good manners to link back to here – to leave a comment is even nicer!

PLEASE NOTE: This is for linking up WHAT YOU’VE BEEN WEARING ONLY. Non-outfit links will be removed and you might be blocked if you turn out to be a repeat “offender”!

 

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