Soft SummerLookbook

More than black and two colors

Black stays if you love it. In Soft Summer, your softer dark is Dusty charcoal.

60 leads, 30 supports, 10 stays small.

Three outfits side by side on a plain warm off-white wall, as if worn by no one, each led by one color of the trio: Rosy mauve on the left, Dusty berry in the middle and Greige on the right.

01
Rosy mauve leads
1. 60
2. 30
3. 10
- Jeans
- Sweater
- Tee
- Tote
- Sneakers
02
Dusty berry leads
1. 60
2. 30
3. 10
- Wrap dress
- Cardigan
- Shoulder bag
- Boots
03
Greige leads
1. 60
2. 30
3. 10
- Wide-leg trousers
- Sweater
- Shirt
- Scarf
- Flats

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One closet, your colors

Wear soft white near your face and dusty charcoal instead of black. Blend pieces close in depth.

Best white, denim and metals

Best whiteSoft white
Softer than blackDusty charcoal
Denimfaded medium blue-gray wash
Metals to try firstbrushed silver, rose gold, antiqued white gold

What to wear instead of black, for every season

Why, and how solid

Wear soft white near your face and dusty charcoal instead of black. Blend pieces close in depth.

Why: Your coloring is soft, so muted color and small steps keep your face first. Stark black and white tend to compete.

Tradition

Four ways to wear it

Office
Soft gray + Soft white + Dusty pink
Weekend
Blue-gray + Greige + Soft white
Evening
Muted plum + Dusty charcoal + Dusty rose
Soft day
Rose brown + Sage gray-green + Heather

Soft gray trousers, soft white blouse, dusty pink scarf.

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Build your own

Bijou the Siamese cat and Nube the white Pomeranian sniff a pink ribbon together.

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Eight basics in your colors

Picked by color.

How to read the cards

The color on each card is the palette color a piece sits closest to, not the exact color of the item. A picture shows that color on a plain, unbranded piece and not the product. Save picks with Add to my list, then open them all in one Amazon cart.

Start hereBudget
Amazon Essentials
Regular-Fit Satin Button Down Shirt
Color: Eggshell White
Why
An eggshell white satin shirt, a soft light neutral.
If it's gone, look for: soft white.
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Budget

Speechless
Sleeveless Blouson Dress
Color: Dusty Rose
Why
A blouson dress in Dusty Rose, the same name as the muted pink in the palette.
If it's gone, look for: medium dusty rose.
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C.C
Thick Soft Knit Beanie Cap Hat
Color: Mauve
Why
A mauve beanie as the one color accent.
If it's gone, look for: medium mauve.
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Mid

The Drop
Liza Relaxed Double-Breasted Blazer
Color: Heather Gray
Why
A heather gray blazer.
If it's gone, look for: medium soft gray.
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English Factory
Knitted Sweater
Color: Dusty Rose
Why
A chunky cable knit in dusty rose, the same name as a rose in the palette.
If it's gone, look for: medium dusty rose.
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Anne Klein
Midweight Tummy Control Ponte Pants
Color: Charcoal Heather
Why
Ponte pants in charcoal heather, a soft dark neutral.
If it's gone, look for: deep dusty charcoal.
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Cashmere Pashmina Group
Solid Pashmina Scarf
Color: Blue Gray
Why
A blue gray wrap, the muted blue-gray of the palette.
If it's gone, look for: medium blue-gray.
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Kipling
Izellah Crossbody Bag
Color: Gray Gris
Why
A crossbody in gray, the soft gray of the palette in place of black.
If it's gone, look for: medium soft gray.
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