Sunday, May 22, 2011

Green and blue – Azul e verde


My mother used to tell me to never wear blue and green together; there's even a popular saying that translated from Portuguese would mean something like “blue and green looks like spit on the wall” (it sounds much better in Portuguese and it actually rhymes). Nowadays clashing colors are indeed wearable and even fashionable.
I wore this outfit to my Goddaughter 3rd Birthday party; I wanted something cheerful and fresh with some edginess to the mix, so I came up with this simple outfit with emerald green predominance, and spiced it up a bit by adding the blue nail polish and a blue necklace worn as a bracelet. The rope bracelet was made by me, inspired by the famous and expensive Proenza Schouler rope bracelets.


Já a minha Mãe dizia “Azul e verde, escarro na parede”, mas hoje em dia é normal usar juntas cores ditas “conflituosas”, combinações que desde que bem-feitas (de forma equilibrada e na proporção correcta) dão um toque muito moderno a qualquer conjunto.
Usei este conjunto para ir à festa de aniversário dos 3 anos da minha afilhada; queria algo alegre e fresco, com um toque de vanguarda, e então parti dum conjunto simples com a predominância do verde-esmeralda e juntei um verniz azul e alguns acessórios como um colar de missangas azul usado como pulseira. A Pulseira de corda foi feita por mim, inspirada nas famosas e dispendiosas pulseiras Proenza Schouler.



11 comments:

  1. Love that combination of blue and green despite the saying. It seems to all depend on how you put the blues and greens together. And I love your rope bracelet. I had completely missed the Proenza Schouler one, but yours is fabulous

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  2. In English we say blue and green should never be seen. Wrong, so wrong.

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  3. In Australia we woul say "blue and green should never be seen , without another colour between ". Another rhyming saying. I think your outfit looks great

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  4. In English our version is "blue and green should never be seen" - not as interesting as spit on a wall, but clearly both sayings are wrong!

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  5. In fact, today there are no rules about colours' combinations anymore. Lovely outfit, I like the emerald green and that all is in one shade.

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  6. I love the colour combination and I think the green suits you very well. The rope bracelet is very clever.

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  7. Gosto da combinação e não acho que seja chocante.
    As sandálias são lindas! e a pulseira um espetáculo!

    Bjs

    Mónica

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  8. This looks so great Tany ! With your fantastic dotted pants which I love so much... I love that all the green pieces are exactly the same color !! Btw, isn't that the Zara sandals I almost bought last time I went there ? ;)

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  9. Love it! My mom said that two, in addition to never combining flowers and stripes lol

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  10. Graças a Deus esse ditado não chegou ao Brasil, acho a combinação de azul com verde uma das mais lindas.
    Céu e mar, céu e matas... Realmente uma combinação divina.

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  11. Beautiful bracelet you made Tany! I like how you combined emerald green with turquoise....from your summer heels to your nail polish!

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