Fashion is weird sometimes, isn’t it? I’ll give you an example. Two weeks ago I had a manicure and for the first time ever the nail color I chose was a very light shade of turquoise blue.
With over 50 colors to choose from, this one suddenly grabbed me. And I chuckled to myself when I realized my nail color is a shade called Ceerulean.
Any fan of The Devil Wears Prada will know it. “Not turquoise, not lapis,” says stone-cold editor Miranda Priestly in a devastating transcript she delivered to her cocky PA Andy.
The famous talk from the film is about how we think we make our own fashion decisions, but everything we buy and put on our backs has been decided for us months before by fashion designers and stylists.
Blue pops up all over the High Street. So how to deduct? See outfit details below
My nails are my first sign that the cerulean prophecy has come true. I thought I picked the color, but turns out I was subliminally influenced by a trend that’s been brewing for a while.
For Spring 2022, Balenciaga, Nina Ricci and Stella McCartney all went for color, and when Kim Kardashian wore an incredible neon blue Balenciaga gown to the 2022 Oscars, well… a blue movement was born.
Now it’s popping up all over the high street. So how to deduct?
The bold option is the “saturation trend” – wearing one color everywhere. Those clad in this attention-grabbing hue are sure to garner admiring glances for their boldness.
But there’s no need to freak out if it just isn’t you. A touch of cerulean over a bag, shoe or nails will bring a very contemporary touch to your denims, fresh whites and even neutral taupes. Or you can always calm it down by wearing it as a print – check out how we styled this versatile Whistles skirt (£99, far left) and M&S dress (far right, £69), for example.
Personally, I go the whole route from head to toe, or even combine sky blue with equally sociable hues like a bright burnt orange.
Talk about a mind-blowing way of renaming the name Blue Monday today — so named because it’s reportedly the most depressing day of the year. Don’t be blue, be sky blue.
LEFT: Sweater, £221.25 and pants, £71.25, chintiand parker.com; Over the shoulder jumper, £119, whistles.com; Trainers, £80, Adidas at schuh.com; Hat, £29, hush-uk.com. RIGHT: Jacket, £220 and trousers, £140, jigsaw-online.com; Tank top, £115, meandem.com; shirt, £25, and hat, £12.50, marksandspencer.com; Trainers, £60, schuh.com.
LEFT: Dress, £225, Puzzle online; coach, as before. RIGHT: Coat, £180, karenmillen.com; Hoodie, £29.50, marksandspencer.com; Rock, £99, whistles.com; Loafers, £250, meandem.com
LEFT: Coat, £90, Riverisland. com; sweater, £139.99, hm.com; dress, £69, boots, £75, marksand spencer.com; hat, as before. RIGHT: Jacket, £34.99, hm.com; dress, £185, jigsaw-online.com; Boots, £138, boden.co.uk