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Beige!

(83 Posts)
kittylester Sun 18-Oct-15 13:50:26

My natural state is beige so I avoid it like the plague! My mum wore beige all the time when she chose her own clothes and wasn't wearing someone else's. She said that it was classy! confused

shysal Sun 18-Oct-15 12:50:35

Boheminan grin biscuit

jinglbellsfrocks Sun 18-Oct-15 12:48:18

I would love to wear beige if I could. A gentle colour. I've never been able to wear I though.

I hope you stood out in a good way Shysal. I'm sure you did. smile

Anyway, what does it matter?

boheminan Sun 18-Oct-15 12:46:18

I'm with you on this shysal. A lot to do with my aversion is that I'm a very fair skinned and (in a 'previous life') blonde, so wearing beige makes me look (and feel) like a rich tea biscuit - round, boring and crumblygrin

Alea Sun 18-Oct-15 12:43:00

Used to love taupe, camel, cafe au lait, beige by any other name when I had brown/blonde hair, but since I have let it go grey silver, I don't feel right in those colours. Red, blue, black and white, even purple or plum, but look out charity shop for all my old beige items sad

janeainsworth Sun 18-Oct-15 12:37:17

I wear beige, restyled as taupe, light khaki, ecru, oatmeal, 'natural', cream etc.
It's what you wear with it that counts. I like it with black trousers and a white shirt.
I've got a beige Kookai cardigan that's one of my all time favourites.

harrigran Sun 18-Oct-15 12:37:03

Oh yes, love it, every chance I get I wear beige wink

shysal Sun 18-Oct-15 12:30:13

I went for my flu jab yesterday. In the waiting room were rows of similar aged patients, all in shades of beige! At the age of nearly 70, I would never consider wearing the colour. I stood out somewhat in black jeans with a brightly coloured checked shirt.
What shades do you feel suit your colouring, and do you wear the dreaded beige?smile