Outfit Color Scheme: Primary Colors

The two outfits above are pretty standard and straightforward on what you would expect for combing red, yellow, and blue together in an outfit.

With the first outfit, I've done what I've mentioned before in past posts where I "sandwich" the colors or patterns. What I mean is I take one of the colors, in this case red, and I have a style element on the bottom in that color (the leggings), and I have a style element on top in that color (the necklace), with the rest of the colors and elements sandwiched in between to help give a unified look. (Everything in this outfit is thrifted)

With the second outfit, I originally almost went with a black or red shirt, which was fine, but at last second I decided to switch it to the yellow shirt to help pull out some of the yellow in the dress print and also to really bring the focus on the dress on the straps since this is a dress I made, and I was really proud of how it turned out! I also designed a matching head scarf, which I'm thinking of making more of at some point with some other scrap fabric. (Everything else is thrifted)

This outfit is less intense than the previous two. I picked up this White House Black Market dress at Goodwill a while ago, and I loved the cut and quality of it (plus it still had the belt, which is rare!), but the color is a little bland for me personally, so I styled it with different accessories that are primary colored to give it a pop of color and make it a little more fun. The blue element is very subtle with the earrings, but not everything needs to be the same intensity.

This outfit is back to turning up that intensity scale with a bright red floral lacey dress thrifted from Goodwill. I added the red headband and red leggings, and I could have continued to keep it in the monochromatic family with a red jacket and necklace, but at the time I actually didn't have any red outerwear, and it was pretty chilly out since I needed something. Again, something neutral would have worked fine, but I wanted something more eye-catching, which is why I went with the toned-down yellow jacket also thrifted from Goodwill. Since I was already playing with adding more color, I decided to go full primary and add the blue necklace instead of the red necklace you saw in previous pictures (both also thrifted from local flea markets).

For the last outfit, it is mostly self explanatory with the red and blue. Instead of having that typical bright yellow you except for a primary color scheme, I opted for the cream/tan color of the sweater and scarf and gold of the earrings, which all border in the yellow family . Everything but the dress is thrifted. The dress is a Calvin Klein dress I bought for my high school graduation ten years ago and amazingly still fits and in great condition, so I still use it a lot for layered looks like this one since it offers such a nice base because of its beautiful solid blue color, but that's a post on layering for another time!