My City February 2023

different hues, you can easily create a stunning array of looks. Orange loves a warm skin tone and can be pared back when worn with neutrals such as cream, camel, bronze or gray. If you feel confident, mixing it with navy blue or jewel purple can be super impactful, but wearing it with its analogous hues on the color wheel such as yellow, pink and red will definitely create a clash.

Denim rules – jeans, jack ets, jumpers

and just about all garments can rock

denim blues.

In my January “My Style” article, I talked about the influence of pockets on everything, including the resur gence of cargo pants embellished with zippers galore. A color more often as sociated with casual clothing – such as this season's fashion favorite, the car go pant – olive green gets a makeover for 2023, and a very glamorous one at that! Watch for it in evening dresses and elegant tops. Because so much of nature is green, it can evoke elements of peace and harmony when we use it in our clothing and our homes to offset neutral beiges and grays. One more color to look for is blue. While pink has long ruled the runway, 2023 trends will see blue enjoying a resurgence.These blue shades range from pastel to azure and turquoise, all adding a tranquil, royal feel. Denim

rules – jeans, jackets, jumpers and just about all garments can rock denim blues. As many know, regal royal blue was also the color Queen Elizabeth was thought to have favored most often, as she regular ly wore it for public engagements throughout her reign. So, all you fashion-forward readers – thanks to “My Style” you can put on your tiaras, add a POP to your wardrobes with the Color of the Year and dress like the queens you are!

Shannon White is an architect, designer and fashionista – a small but mighty cheerleader of all things Flint! Holding both Bachelor of Science and Master of Architecture degrees from the University of Michigan, she is the founder of the FUNchi tecture design firm and co-founder of she-powered Downtown Flint retail business, SHIFT.

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