Do you find yourself drawn to a colour?

Now my skin and hair are fading in colour I find that I need to change the colours that I wear. I used to wear black for work but now it drains all the colour from me.
I do find it frustrating that colours are so limited in stores like M&S and John Lewis, M&S used to do cord trousers in lovely colours but now mainly grey, beige, black and navy.
I love a violet blue colour, one of the few colours that has suited me over many years, but fashion seems to dictate what we can buy now. Rich purple cords from M&S saw me through many years, and I currently have four unworn pairs in a smaller size which I've had for a few years.

My colour seems to be green, not too insipid though. Never yellow as totally drains any colour from me. Yellow allowed only in the garden.

Favourite colours are is soft pink or soft green

Music and art being my main things, I have lots of different reactions to differing shades of a colour. I love a clear yellow, prefer a daffodil to a pale primrose yellow , but not only did I like wearing this colour when I had copper coloured hair, but also many years ago my father decorated my sister and my bedroom. He was muttering some unsuitable words for small girls as he did the room, because the paper was cheap and tore easily. But oh it was the very very best coloured room ever and if I found such a paper again I would immediately buy a lot of it. It was a white background with little green and little yellow squiggles or like little worms or grasses wriggling over the paper. When you woke in the morning the light would shine on the paper and y ou always thought that it was a sunny day before you even opened the curtains. It was the most cheering paper to get up to, and it was like seeing the sun on the lovely light green grass, and it started every day in a good state. I have never forgotten it and still seek it out. Never ever want any blue paper in a bedroom, too cold, dont like namby pamby pink but quite like the richer pinks such as one from years ago which I think was called schiperelo or something like that a rich vibrant pink, . My other thing that drives me mad, is why do the british wear such miserable raincoats and coats in the winter? The weather is bad enough never mind everyone walking round like miserable matchstick men. My sailing jacket in bright yellow again, or something in red or light green or an umbrella in white with red umbrellas on the cover, anything to cheer the horrible winters morning up, not add to the gloom and doom! I am always aware of colour, and wear shades of colour that go together quite a bit and stripey tops that go with a matching coloured pair of trousers, but can internally cringe when I see something that really clashes in a horrible way, and wonder how the person could have put those colours together if they are not colour blind!! Different pieces of music , also can have colours , not just in the sound itself but I find myself often thinking of specific colours when listening to Chopin, or Debussy, and for me of course the great J S Bach brightens up and lifts any time of day and any sad occasion, and brings the joy to life of lovely times. Might be a bit addicted to him but hurrah, intend to remain so. Yet can also be uplifted by Poulanc and many others from G@S to Hildegarde of Bingen. Ah time to dash off to a viennese waltz to the kitchen now. Enjoy your colours and music everyone

I had my colours ‘done’ by Colour me beautiful some years ago. I believe I was a Cool Spring (peach/salmon pink/mauve/purple/blue/teal/turquoise/navy). I still like those colours. Even my Mini is turquoise! I love bright colours. I never wear deep pink, maroon, brown, dark green, yellow, mustard, tan. I only wear black when in trousers. My favourite colour is ‘Cadbury’s’ purple.

Green at the mo, looking for a dark green for living room feature wall. Looking at Drab Dulux. I think the style is to colour drench the whole room in one colour by I think that might be too much green.

I still haven’t figured mine out. I know my father was known to say something looked like an old dish cloth on me, (never spared my feelings) . So I choose brighter things because of that.

I feel really bright colours are alarming and extinguish my small nondescript face and short grey hair. So I use those muted greyed colours that say old to some people. I don't know if it's correct for me or not but I cannot be comfortable in something shouty though I am a great talker and loud laugher. I love to see others in bright clothes especially if they have olive or black skin and stronger features.

Chartreuse, now there's a colour that doesn't suit anyone.

Always blue, in any shade.

To add to my far too long earlier posts, my favourite colour of all is, and always has been red.

For a long time now, it’s been all shades of green. Something to do with now preferring to be away from city centres, from being surrounded by buildings, etc. I need to be able to see green!

Minion yellow!

Horatia

I've always been drawn to Autumn colours, but for the last few I've surrounded us in a riot of colour at home.

Me too.

Most shades of blue for me and that is obvious to anyone visiting my home.
Blue is also the dominate theme in my clothes, though I do also like purples and reds.
I really dislike the sage greens, greys, beiges and muted blues that my late mother favoured. In my mind these are the colours of old age. Apologies to anyone I am offending. It is just what I apply to my own wardrobe.

I like most colours somewhere in the range. Turquoise, coral and leaf green, pale and royal blue, some pinks, love cream shades too. Just bought a apricot top and a cream skirt. I used to have mid brown auburn hair, now I am white, which I love as I wouldn't be dying it so my colours have altered.

Sara1954

I love purple and teal together, it’s the theme of one of my reception rooms, I find neutral colours very depressing,
Winter clothes can be depressing as well, but this year, although brown seems to dominate, there are some lovely jewel colours around.

You have reception rooms? I am seriously impressed.

Our home is rather beige I'm afraid.

I love purple and teal together, it’s the theme of one of my reception rooms, I find neutral colours very depressing,
Winter clothes can be depressing as well, but this year, although brown seems to dominate, there are some lovely jewel colours around.

I plan my garden flowers each year with a colour theme. This year it was white purple and orange, next year it will be blue white and pink bedding plants.

I love purple and green, plus blue sometimes. These last 2-3 years I’ve also bought and worn a couple of orange summer dressses.

My walls at home are sparkly pale grey in my hall, teal spare bedroom and grey kitchen.

Deep plum and purple, plus autumn colours spiced up with dull gold.

I like turquoise but not necessarily for clothes. We have a turquoise glass splash back in the kitchen and I love it. I look best in blues but I like most colours except yellow and not keen on orange.

Pinks and reds for me.
Although I do like blue clothes as well.

I love autumn hues. I knitted myself a cardigan which has all the colours of autumn in the yarn, stunning.
I also like lovat green and dirty pink shades.

I love all shades of blue.Most of my clothes are blur.It is strange that the sea and the sky are blue too.It must be God's favourite too.Green must be his 2nd choice😊

I meant to add that the old rules of pastel colours for older ladies seem to have been thrown out, thankfully - unless, of course they are the colours that suit us best - and we are now able to find our own way with confidence as we generally know what suits us. Anyway, such dated rules were made to be broken. We might be older ladies but it doesn’t mean we want to dress as older ladies.