True SummerLookbook

More than black and two colors

Black stays if you love it. In True Summer, your softer dark is Charcoal blue.

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: Raspberry on the left, Cool brown in the middle and Powder pink on the right.

01
Raspberry leads
1. 60
2. 30
3. 10
- Jeans
- Sweater
- Tee
- Tote
- Sneakers
02
Cool brown leads
1. 60
2. 30
3. 10
- Wrap dress
- Cardigan
- Shoulder bag
- Boots
03
Powder pink leads
1. 60
2. 30
3. 10
- Wide-leg trousers
- Sweater
- Shirt
- Scarf
- Flats

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One closet, your colors

Wear cool white near your face and charcoal blue instead of black. Add one rose or raspberry accent.

Best white, denim and metals

Best whiteCool white
Softer than blackCharcoal blue
Denimmedium cool blue wash
Metals to try firstsilver, white gold, pewter

What to wear instead of black, for every season

Why, and how solid

Wear cool white near your face and charcoal blue instead of black. Add one rose or raspberry accent.

Why: Cool white and charcoal blue share your cool, soft coloring. Orange, mustard and stark black tend to sit apart from it.

Tradition

Four ways to wear it

Office
Slate blue-gray + Cool white + Rose
Weekend
Cool gray + Cornflower + Ice blue
Evening
Charcoal blue + Deep raspberry + Cool gray
Soft day
Rose taupe + Lavender + Ice blue

Slate blazer, cool white shirt, rose 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
Relaxed-Fit Soft Ponte Blazer
Color: Navy
Why
A navy blazer, near cool navy, the dark neutral to wear in place of black.
If it's gone, look for: deep cool navy.
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Budget

Amazon Essentials
Stretchy Dressy Cropped Wide Leg Pull-On Pants
Color: Navy
Why
Navy pants for the dark neutral of this palette.
If it's gone, look for: deep cool navy.
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Mid

Lark & Ro
Long Sleeve Poplin Tunic Shirt
Color: White
Why
A white poplin shirt, the closest light neutral to cool white.
If it's gone, look for: cool white.
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The Drop
Anya Fitted Rib Cardigan Sweater
Color: Ice Pink
Why
An ice pink cardigan, a cool light pink.
If it's gone, look for: light cool pink.
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Calvin Klein
Sleeveless Sheath Dress with Embellished Neck Trim
Color: Aubergine
Why
A deep purple dress that stands.
If it's gone, look for: deep plum.
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Cashmere Pashmina Group
Solid Pashmina Shawl
Color: Lavender
Why
A lavender wrap, the same name as the lavender in the palette.
If it's gone, look for: medium lavender.
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MatchesCool gray
Kipling
Syro Crossbody Bag
Color: Cool Grey Tonal
Why
A crossbody in cool gray, a quiet neutral that stands in for black.
If it's gone, look for: light cool gray.
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Pistil
Beanie
Color: Aqua
Why
An aqua beanie as the one clear color near your face.
If it's gone, look for: light cool aqua.
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