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Home » Chic Sightings: Grey and Green

Chic Sightings: Grey and Green

August 13, 2013
 
Not a color combination I would have thought of, but I’ve seen it a lot recently, and it’s been beautiful!  There’s a LOT of grey on the streets of Chicago these days…
 

mint green top – Dorothy Perkins, shorts- Emma Cook, earrings – Cynthia Jones, sandals – Justfab, silk top – Emporio Armani , earrings – YooLa, pants – Carven, loafers – Cole Haan

dress – Alice + Olivia,  cardigan – Dorothy Perkins, bracelet – Hringa,  sandals – Splendid, cardigan – Boden,  necklace – Vlum, jeans – Monsoon, flats – Frye

Tee shirt – J. Crew,  scarf – Antagoniste,  cropped trousers – Moschino Cheap & Chic, flats- Adrienne Papell, blouse – Reiss,  scarf – Yuh Okano,  skirt – Marc Jacobs, cardigan – Miu Miu, pumps – Tsubo

 

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Janice
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Tags: Chic sighting, green, grey
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  1. Anonymous says

    August 13, 2013 at 10:42 am

    Interesting combination- cool colours, but still summery. Very chic.
    Bookbutterfly

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  2. Kristien62 says

    August 13, 2013 at 12:21 pm

    I love the richness and coolness of grey. Years ago,when I worked, I went through a grey period, but rarely pared it with anything but the traditional black, red, white. Then I remembered a grey/camel combo I had in college (and I think you did a post on that pairing.) I am transitioning out of black as a base color and into grey because it is more forgiving for "les femmes d'un certain age."(Hope I did that correctly.) Looking forward to other grey combinations.

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  3. Anonymous says

    August 13, 2013 at 12:44 pm

    Refreshing, new color combinations !

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  4. Cornelia says

    August 13, 2013 at 1:12 pm

    When I see color combinations like these I am always reminded of your series of 'start with a scarf'. I would have never put these two Colors together either.

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  5. Sue Walker says

    August 13, 2013 at 1:16 pm

    I too am moving away from black now that I'm over 60, and will definitely look out for some green tops to go with my grey skirt and trousers. I think it's a combination that looks good for summer but will look equally good for autumn.

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  6. Virginia says

    August 13, 2013 at 1:21 pm

    Nice! I have some of that mint color in my summer wardrobe and am looking for ways to transition into fall. Pairing it with gray pants — brilliant!

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  7. Gail says

    August 13, 2013 at 2:05 pm

    So soft, so pretty and, yes, the perfect way to use last spring's mint cardigan in a way that reads fall

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  8. Anonymous says

    August 13, 2013 at 3:12 pm

    Hooray for the gray! I'm looking forward to your handful. I recently bought a few gray (and purple) garments and although it is counter-intuitive, charcoal looks better close to my face than black. It's not only my older skin tone but also my graying hair. Add a fun scarf or jewelry and I'm ready to go.

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  9. La Belle Demimondaine says

    August 13, 2013 at 3:14 pm

    I hadn't thought of this combination – and I am so excited! I just bought a beautiful slate-grey leather jacket at Danier – a wishlist item :) I had thought to pair it with black, some cobalt/royal blue pieces I have, and reds. I'm going to dig around my closet and see what greens are still lurking in there.

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  10. Jean S says

    August 13, 2013 at 8:48 pm

    I'm pretty much done with black, except for certain items (such as yoga pants). Grey and navy are the new black! (at least for me)

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  11. Anonymous says

    August 13, 2013 at 11:30 pm

    I wore gray today. Blouse and skirt. I am using more of your idea of long column of color.
    I also love combos of gray and pink, and gray and lavender.
    I've never tried this green and gray. It's lovely!

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  12. Lynn Marsh says

    August 13, 2013 at 11:43 pm

    Really not sure how I feel about the light greens. Maybe I will try a darker green witb the gray.

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  13. Lynnerie74 says

    August 14, 2013 at 3:27 am

    I was at Soma today, purchasing some basic wardrobe pieces and some lovely undergarments, and there were so many gray/light green combinations! It was so pretty, and ironic that you posted today about this very color combo. Green is not my color, but this is very soothing to look at. Maybe I could buy seafoam sweaters for all of my coworkers, so that I will have something calming to look at…

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  14. Tricia says

    August 14, 2013 at 4:13 am

    Hi Janice. Such an unusual combination but very pretty.

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  15. Little Miss Know-it-all says

    August 14, 2013 at 9:39 am

    :)
    My summer sandals this year are silver, my summer cardigan is that same green… a lot of my summer wardrobe revolves around that, sometimes with a dash of pink… a great palette for my "greying" phase!

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  16. Chery! says

    August 14, 2013 at 7:36 am

    How very pretty the colours look.
    Even better the DP top is on sale!!
    Thank you

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