How to Wear Serenity: One of Pantone’s Colour of the Year

How to Wear Serenity: One of Pantone’s Colour of the Year

Serenity - I think we all know it best as baby blue, is one of the two selected Pantone's colour of the year.  I have a strange relationship to blue.  When people put colours in front of me and ask me which ones I am drawn to, nine times out of ten I will choose blue, no matter what shade it is.


Serenity blue can be a challenge to style (as it is a pastel), especially if you tend to be edgier with your wardrobe. A blue jacket, a blue top, dress, or skirt against any other colour looks stunning and has a quality of fresh but luxurious and quite a refined vibe to it. 

If you’re not a fan of pastel hues, you may start incorporating these Pantone 2016’s colours with your accessories like bag, shoes, scarf, belt and jewellery.  Wearing Serenity coloured bag will add a pop of colour without being too dramatic or loud.

When wearing the Pantone hues in a monochromatic style, always add interest by contrasting fabrics like a lace blouse with a chiffon skirt or a knitted top with a pair of sleek pants.

Skirts, and even dress pants like culottes in Serenity look great with basic tops.  Just go for muted shades like neutrals or pastels to avoid overshadowing your Pantone palette.  This colour choice can be great for your office outfit, fancy outfit, and even casual-chic looks that call for a feminine and gentle fashion style.

Serenity - Pantone 15-3919 by missrich1 featuring a toast rack

Phase Eight scoop neck dress
2 570 ZAR - houseoffraser.co.uk

Shoshanna periwinkle dress
1 200 ZAR - renttherunway.com

Ashley Graham black lace bra
700 ZAR - navabi.co.uk

Mark Cross mini shoulder bag
31 915 ZAR - modaoperandi.com

Swiss Legend bezel watch
800 ZAR - bluefly.com

Kate Spade crystal jewelry
770 ZAR - macys.com

Altea blue scarve
1 565 ZAR - yoox.com

Smeg toast rack
2 400 ZAR - nordstrom.com

Street style inspiration

Still feeling unsure how to pull this colour off, see below for street style inspiration to make you feel more confident in wearing this colour.

 Forever 21 Classic Boucle Coat

Found on lulus.com

Found on urbanoutfitters.com

image via theglamandglitter.com

image via www.petitsweetcouture.com

Joa Powder Blue Lace Skirt

Zara Loose Fit Trousers

Whether you’re a fan of pastel shades or not, Serenity hue makes us feel sweet and positively tranquil while maintaining our personal sense of style. What do you think of this colour? will you be incorporating into your wardrobe this year?  tell us by leaving a comment below 

Santa's Gimp and the Amazing World (that was) Rock Photography, with Tony Mott.

Santa's Gimp and the Amazing World (that was) Rock Photography, with Tony Mott.

Photography (that was), what a strange little blog title especially since Mr Tony Mott is still a photographer. Why the "that was"? Well because, digital photography, of course! In the lead up to this event on the 22nd of November 2015 I was reading how Tony took a year off to help look after his newborn twins; and when he took this photography sabbatical he had 182 rock mag clients on file that he sold pictures to. A year later there were just 22, and now only 3 of the original 182 left! Now of course people are as passionate about music as ever, and as passionate about rock photography as ever.. But it's all gone online, it's getting shot-and-shared by amateurs for free; and let me tell you; it's hard to make a living working for free, Q.E.D. this blog.
But great Rock 'n' Roll photographer that Tony is, he was not going to launch his A-Z of Rock Photography book on a low note, hell no; it was going to be rock-and-roll all the way with way more than just a nod in the direction of "your momma won't like it" :-) hell no - HELL NO! I ask you, what's wrong with kids today? All signing up for frequent flyer points and all that consumer loyalty shit and a free cup of coffee - You know REBELLION - is still the only cool gig in town - stop nerding, lets get back to ROCKIN'... Scroll on, because here are the players on the night.

Tony Mott at his book launch.

This is it; as it happened, more or less.. The Alphabet A-Z Rock 'N' Roll Photography - Tony Mott book launch at Leonard Mattis Studio. Accompanied by, art installations and performances by Lexi Land & Matt Format; DJ Suzie Q; Musician/Guitarist, Simon Rosa; Choreographer, Matthew Gode with Dancers, Erica Stubbs,  Ashleigh Tavares, Shivawn Joubert.

Lexi Land "Rattlesnake" performance.

Photographing, slash Filming this used to be difficult.. Digital may very well kill us all with convenience..

http://www.tonymott.com/
http://leonardmattis.com/blog/leonard-mattis-blog/tony-mott/
http://lexiland.tumblr.com/
http://mattformat.com/

Yes it took me weeks and weeks and well, weeks to get these pictures edited to the point I was happy with; and from such a HUGE selection. It was such a great night and so visually interesting. Hope you enjoy, go buy the book!

Telling Stories in Pictures all over Sydney..

Kent Johnson, Sydney, Australia.

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ANY STEP MBFWA Raffles International Showcase 2015

ANY STEP MBFWA Raffles International Showcase 2015

Oh Bondage - Up Yours!

Well actually the range is called HEROINE SS 2015/16 and it is Amazonian princesses meets late night bondage club all of which reminds me of going to the Beat club in Brisbane back in the early 80s... or even more so, Black Market in Sydney later on (though real B&D has never been very attractive to me). I do like the playful dress-up elements in this range; perhaps more inspired by Malcolm Mclaren and doyen of British fashion Vivienne Westwood who's shop SEX, was pretty much to-the-point and where it all got started as (Punk) fashion from fetish. And here we are, we have come a long way; certainly rebellion is prettier this time around. The designers of ANY STEP by Amy Le and Stephanie McGuigan have just shown at China Graduate Fashion Week #CGFW in Beijing, so time I thought to get my shots of this range off the hard drive and up online. I hope you enjoy the show; gold-lamé leggings on suspender straps.. I certainly did. Mouse over image for details.

 

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Kent Johnson, Sydney, Australia.

0433 796 863

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