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Are there any colours you never wear?

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Sago Tue 14-Jan-25 22:19:31

I have far more clothes than anyone could ever need, I am sorting through my clothes prior to a house move.

I have nothing red,purple or yellow.

Are there colours you avoid and why?

Tenko Wed 15-Jan-25 13:10:09

I never wear brown or khaki green or the green of Barbour jackets , it drains my face . Orange I wear only with a tan .
I tend to wear blues, pinks, pale yellow , grey , cream and taupe , I can wear a pale sage green and with a black top I wear a scarfe to brighten my face . I rarely wear red or purple . I think I’m a spring or summer person although I’ve never had my colours done .

Missiseff Wed 15-Jan-25 13:07:14

Green. I hate the colour.

EkwaNimitee Wed 15-Jan-25 13:03:55

Never blue or pink though occasionally cerise or dark navy. I generally avoid cream and pale pastels. My favourites are orange, green and purple, sometimes red, generally worn with black in the winter, stone or beiges in summer

pascal30 Wed 15-Jan-25 13:03:05

any pale pinky, mauvey, grey, beigy colour.
all blues
most oranges and yellows
patterns

boheminan Wed 15-Jan-25 12:59:26

Orange - with my red hair it makes me look like a carrot

Cateq Wed 15-Jan-25 12:56:57

I have nothing orange in my wardrobe. As I had red hair my mum used to dress me in shades of Green, which was looked down upon by our Protestant neighbours, which was frankly ridiculous as parts of my family were Protestants. Obviously this was in 1960’s Glasgow, fortunately most people have moved on although not all.

nexus63 Wed 15-Jan-25 12:51:49

i never wear brown or dark green, most of my clothes are black.

Etoile2701 Wed 15-Jan-25 12:50:47

Orange, red and lime green

Musicgirl Wed 15-Jan-25 12:47:50

Pastel colours as they wash me out. Grey is the very worst, but if I wear black to a funeral I look as if I should swap places with the corpse. I find the autumnal colours suit me best - red, burnt orange, brown, gold and most shades of green.

Cyclone Wed 15-Jan-25 12:44:18

I never wear brown because it was my school uniform colour. I like green and blue

missdeke Wed 15-Jan-25 12:34:44

Orange, pink and red together, and muddy colours. I much prefer pastel shades of most colours.

Hemgranot Wed 15-Jan-25 12:26:37

I never wear brown as it is the colour of my school uniform. Avoid oranges and yellows too just because I don’t really like them. My MIL persuaded me to buy a blouse in those colours and it suited me. But I only wore it a couple of times before giving it away.

escaped Wed 15-Jan-25 12:20:13

Purple, grey and sometimes black.
They don't suit my fair complexion.

MeowWow Wed 15-Jan-25 12:14:11

I steer away from green, brown and yellow. I’m always drawn to blue clothes in the shops so I have quite a lot of blue clothes. Red, pink and lilac too.

Mt61 Wed 15-Jan-25 12:06:04

Yellow, although I like mustard tones

NiftyGirl Wed 15-Jan-25 11:59:58

I avoid wearing yellow, mustard, peach, grey, silver, charcoal, orange, and burgundy. They all drain the colour from me, as a blue-green-eyed blonde, with a neutral-pink pale skin.

I favour lilac, lavender, royal purple, violet, cobalt, navy, any shades of blue, cream, ivory, white, beige, black, pink, fuschia, cerise, raspberry, red, and some fresh greens (not sludgy or lime).

Silver jewellery looks dull on me, but yellow gold brightens me.

At 65 I think I know what suits me best.

Glenfinnan Wed 15-Jan-25 11:57:08

Now I’ve let my hair go grey… I would never wear Brown/beige colours … it does make a difference!!

wibblywobblywobblebottom Wed 15-Jan-25 11:48:38

No.

winterwhite Wed 15-Jan-25 11:44:08

Never wear black, brown, beige, peach, salmon pink, mauve.

Look my best in bright red, fuchsia pink, navy, Christmas green. Now drawn to burnt orange.

Georgesgran Wed 15-Jan-25 11:38:57

Forgot about white, beige and cream.
I’m a Winter according to Colour Me Beautiful in 1989!

Nana4321 Wed 15-Jan-25 11:37:21

Yellow......but would wear it if I wanted to look poorly, so I don't have to addend some think....

Mamasperspective Wed 15-Jan-25 11:36:45

Have you considered getting colour matched to find out what your best/most flattering colours are? That way, it may help you sort through what you want to keep and what should go

Visgir1 Wed 15-Jan-25 11:00:34

I'm not keen on the Beige family or Peache group . But if the item is lovely I would buy. But generally I'm not attractive to that colour palette.

Clawdy Wed 15-Jan-25 10:59:02

Shinamae

White!

Me too, I never wear white!

Claremont Wed 15-Jan-25 10:42:28

and love autumn colours.