Blue and Black, an Elegant Paradise

I designed this scarf recently for a close friend of mine. It was a good-bye present that I’ve been planning to make for her for some time. She is an aspiring lawyer who has moved overseas in the pursuit of a career in law.

I met this friend of mine in high school and have shared many wonderful experiences with her, so it was important to me that I did a good job.

 

One particular feature that’s flattering about this friend of mine is that she has beautifully white porcelain skin. When designing scarves for people, one major consideration that needs to be made is the skin tone of the person that you are designing for. 

I also consider the lifestyle of the person, their beliefs, values and loves amongst many other things that contribute to their personal expression of style.

I decided that Royal Blue would be the colour of my choice for her.

Fashion is all about creating a statement with the clothes that you wear. Wearing dark colours when you have a dark skin tone, or wearing light colours when you have a light skin tone are both mistakes
that I see people make often. This is particularly important of scarves as they are worn directly underneath one’s beautiful face.

Royal Blue is a wonderful colour. Its vividness is emphasised when people with light-toned skin complexions (like my friend) wear it with other colours like black (I know, ‘black is not a colour’).

Here are some examples of women in the media who have been spotted wearing Royal Blue scarves with dark/black jackets. 

Blake Lively, Actress  

Kate Middleton, Duchess of Cambridge

Royal Blue and Black are both elegant and appropriate colours to wear together to the workplace. Especially if you are going to work in a law firm.

(Additional information for those that consider themselves to be more crafty):
- Thread composition: 60% Wool, 40% Acrylic (The acrylic in the scarf gets rid of the itchiness that usually comes with woollen yarns, making the wool scarf comfortable to wear)
- Yarns were purchased from Lincraft, Town Hall.
- Needle size, 6 US

Images for the post were sourced from the following:
1. Image of Blake Lively. http://blog-imgs-43.fc2.com/t/o/k/tokyoalleycat/Blake+Lively+Outerwear04.jpg [Accessed 15/5/2014].
2. Image of Kate Middleton. https://www.google.com.au/search?q=kate+middleton+blue+scarf&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ei=hLZ0U-alBYPzkAXyvIDABQ&sqi=2&ved=0CAYQ_AUoAQ&biw=1280&bih=737#facrc=_&imgdii=_&imgrc=mCvQl-yBaSjMFM%253A%3BEAu-Czw8VKzHkM%3Bhttp%253A%252F%252Fwww.blogcdn.com%252Fwww.stylelist.com%252Fmedia%252F2013%252F03%252Fkatepregancystylediane-vonfurstenbergcoat3-1363295803.jpg%3Bhttp%253A%252F%252Fwww.stylelist.ca%252F2013%252F05%252F13%252Fkate-middletons-hair-most-coveted-uk%252F%3B1141%3B1800 [Accessed 15/5/2014]