Feline Fierce!

About a week ago Molly asked me to cat-sit her fat, I mean massive, orange cat, Cosito.  Literally, he is a real-life Garfield.  Both my roommates were gone for the weekend, so I was excited to have some company.  Let me very quickly contradict myself, as excited as I was, I did have some hesitation as I am not, by any means a “cat person” (Molly will be a crazy cat lady by the time she is 35, don’t let her convince you otherwise).  I will be the first to say that dogs rule and cats drool, but Cosito is actually a really fly cat.  He was super friendly and playful and was just looking for a buddy… I happen to be a wonderful buddy, so we made a good pair.  We indulged in cat nip, chased shoelaces, played with fake goldfish, pushed a basketball around, and watched Braveheart on DVD (oh my God, am I turning into a cat person?).  One thing that I loved about Cosito was his color.  The striking hue of his coat rode a beautiful wave between pastel and neon orange.  The radiant shade would be the perfect tone for a color blocking outfit.  Color blocking is by no means a new trend; however, seems to be rather popular this season.  Now some of you may be asking, what is color blocking?  Well, it’s pretty straight forward; it is blocks of colors in your outfit.  This can be as subtle as a pastel pink shirt with a sky blue skirt and chick yellow pumps (very Trust Fund Baby… think Tommy Hilfiger or Ralph Lauren).  Or it can be as bold as a hot pink mini dress, a lime green belt, and bright white wedges (think Studio 54… shag-a-delic baby, yeah!).  Shoes, in my opinion are the easiest way to add a pop to any outfit, using it in a color blocking outfit is even more fun.  So if you would like to try this style out, let’s pretend you have a Cosito orange dress, what shoes would you wear with it?  Here are a few options:

 

Chelsea Crew Sharon in Fuschia: The pink compliments the orange as both are warm colors.  In this particular shoe, the dark cork bottom mutes the bright colors just a bit so if it’s your first time trying to mix colors you won’t be screaming LOOK AT ME.  This is an excellent summer combination, very tropical… hold a nice yellow margarita in your hand and you’ll look like a piece of art!

 

From compliment to complete contrast, next is the Wanted Punk in Purple: The satin ballet flat with a decorative petal flower on the top is great outfit addition.  Direct opposites on the color wheel the purple and orange produce a beautiful contrast in color.  The shine of the shoe matches the vibrancy of the orange.  While the colors are boldly different, the fact the shoe is a flat will make it slightly more subtle.  Again, so if this is your first time trying this style it will be a nice and easy transition.  Any sort of white accessories (bracelet, watch, purse) would look fabulously chic.

 

And a bit in between, we have the Enigma HH156 in Aqua.  This strappy heel is perfect for a going out outfit.  Both colors are equally bright so this would definitely be a statement outfit.

 

I hope you try this style out, as there is no better time to rock color color color than in the summer!  Thanks Cosito for this fashion inspiration!