How to wear mood-boosting brights with Katie Felstead
STYLE21 августа 2023
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Seen all over the catwalks for Spring/Summer 2023, feel-good colours are having their moment. Right on hue: coveted fashion stylist, Katie Felstead, shares her top tips on how to spark joy with this technicolour trend, no matter your style.
Accentuate with accessories

By far the easiest way to introduce colour into your routine is to “choose brighter, bolder accessories,” says Katie. Handbags, belts and mismatched jewellery can all be added or subtracted from outfits, depending on your mood.

“I'm also rather fond of brightly coloured shoes.” Strappy sandals and statement sneakers are trending this season, but anything that complements your favourite accessories and makes you feel great is sure to be a worthy investment.

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New takes on classic shapes
Marni Knitwear from Bicester Village

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£675

Village

£405

Marni

Knitwear
Style tip

Dress from the ground up with a statement shoe that’ll work with anything. “My current favourites are a pair of plain lizard-green slides,” says Katie. And these from Marni will set the tone for the season ahead.

Small yet impactful
Marni Tote bag from Bicester Village

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£850

Village

£510

Marni

Tote bag
Swarovski Subtle bracelet from Bicester Village

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£85

Village

£55

Sale

£44

Swarovski

Subtle bracelet
Furla Venere mini crossbody from Bicester Village

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£276

Village

£179

Furla

Venere mini crossbody
Marni Dress from Bicester Village

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£985

Village

£535

Marni

Dress

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£199

Village

£133

Sandro

Knit jumper with logo
Style tip

Not sure where to start? How about this jumper from Sandro? It’ll ease you into this season’s energising new shades without being too bold.

Find your match

“Find a colour you truly like” and curate a tonal palette that you can wear in full or cool down with muted colours, suggests Katie.

Trends can be influential, but it’s important to choose the colours that you feel your best in. “If you feel no affinity with baby blue, then don't buy it. If you prefer sunnier colours, go for those.” As with the tip above – you can always use accessories to tap into trending colours if that’s important to you.

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Feel good, look great

A strong cerise structured jacket, a powder pink sweater or a statement trouser in the hottest pink are all on-trend and breathe life into a summer wardrobe.

Katie Felstead

Stylist

It's not all or nothing

It takes confidence to style your entire look in colour, especially if you’ve always leaned towards more muted tones. “Don’t think it has to be head-to-toe; it doesn’t,” says Katie. “If, like me, you prefer a dark and more neutral palette, just opt for one piece.”

Contrasting neutrals against colourful separates is an easy way to pare back brightness. For total newbies, you can even use make-up (a bold lip, perhaps?) to give you that effortless pop of colour confidence.

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Bold tones on neutral palettes
Anne Fontaine Espelette from Bicester Village

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£395

Village

£263

Anne Fontaine

Espelette
Style tip

A versatile yet bold new addition for your wardrobe, colourful separates like these from Anne Fontaine will work with all your tonal neutrals as well as bolder hues.

Cool, colourful and covetable

RRP

£219

Village

£165

Michael Kors

Women's logo print trench
The Kooples Green sweater from Bicester Village

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£265

Village

£178

Sale

£142

The Kooples

Green sweater
Fusalp Barsy puffer jacket from Bicester Village

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£1,060

Village

£490

Fusalp

Barsy puffer jacket
KARL LAGERFELD Athleisure tank top from Bicester Village

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£85

Village

£45

KARL LAGERFELD

Athleisure tank top

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£139

Village

£99

Michael Kors

Asymmetric dress
Style tip

It’s thought that warming reds and oranges are set to bolden our spirits, while cooler blues and greens are known to calm. This dress from Michael Kors is serving all the right energy for us this season.

Trust your instinct

There’s certain colours we have an emotional connection with – ones we’ll gravitate towards based on how it makes us feel or the experiences we’ve had when wearing them. “I have a lot of red in my wardrobe. It's bold, it's fiery…I definitely feel more powerful when I wear it,” says Katie.

That lucky blue shirt you pull out for interviews? There might just be something in it. So, look to your go-to pieces and start building a feel-good palette from there.

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Colour confidence

I have a lot of red in my wardrobe. It's bold, it's fiery. It's a ‘watch out’ colour. I definitely feel more powerful when I wear it, and conveniently - it works well with black.

Katie Felstead

Stylist

Try a pop of pink

As the colour of the moment, the obsession with pink is continuing apace – and it’s one which everyone can embrace. “Dip your toes before proceeding full tilt. You have to be pretty brave to go head-to-toe pink, but that isn't to say it doesn't work brilliantly,” suggests Katie.

Start by adding versatile separates into your rotation and build from there. “A strong cerise structured jacket, powder pink sweater or statement trouser in the hottest pink are all on-trend and breathe life into a summer wardrobe.”

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Pretty in pink
KARL LAGERFELD AOP knit dress from Bicester Village

RRP

£219

Village

£139

KARL LAGERFELD

AOP knit dress
Style tip

Meet this blushing beauty from Karl Lagerfeld; bold enough to be worn and loved now, subtle enough to be enjoyed for seasons to come.

This season's must-have colour

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£299

Village

£200

Sandro

Decorative check tote bag with jeweled chain
Pandora Peach blossom ring from Bicester Village

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£100

Village

£39

Pandora

Peach blossom ring
Anne Fontaine Joritz from Bicester Village

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£395

Village

£263

Sale

£210

Anne Fontaine

Joritz
Michael Kors Cora small from Bicester Village

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£229

Village

£175

Michael Kors

Cora small
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