Color Crush: Red (Part II)

 It's pretty evident these days that my repetitive color crush comes in shades of blue (and it's made a demi-permanent appearance in my life), but I thought I'd take my red color crush one step further, too. The red sweater & pants here both came home with me during last year's Zara sale (side note—does anyone know when this year's starts?), when I was stuck in NYC two extra days and went into the city to buy ONE coat and left with $400+ of merch. Oops? I was shopping with my feelings that day, but hey—everything I picked up has been worn multiple times (like the pants here and the sweater here). These red separates have also become my go-to look for holiday parties this season. I dressed them up with silver pumps and some clear, sparkly bling for a dressier office party, then toned it down with flat black ankle boots and a simple pendant necklace for a casual gathering at a friend's.

Zara Sweater (similar, 30% off w/ code GIFTNOW) and Pants (similar)

Jessica Simpson Pumps || Badgley Mischka by Sequin Necklace

Photos: Joey DeBenedetto

Color Crush: Red

If you've been following me on Pinterest, you may have noticed I started keeping color-themed boards earlier this year (and if you're not following me yet, you can find me here!). A more recent addition has been for the color red, which I've always had a mixed-feelings relationship with, despite its reputation for working well on blondes. Not only can it be tough to pull off—hello, all eyes on me color!—I'm afraid of looking too holiday when I wear it since it calls to mind Christmas, or even the 4th of July if you bring in too much white or blue. Thankfully, it being the holidays, I've got the perfect excuse to wear it head-to-toe and test out our true relationship (check back later this week to see how I pulled it off!). It's definitely a bold, statement color, but in a sea of New York City black on black looks, it's nice to stand out every once in a while.

You can check out more of my color crushes here!

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Turquoise & Red

I spent a good chunk of my weekend cleaning & organizing in my apartment between the visits from a lot of friends I had in town-which culminated in going through the huge stacks of magazines I've amassed and tearing out pages for inspiration Sunday afternoon. Along the way, I came across a beautiful fall spread in my October issue of my Better Homes and Gardens magazine that got me turned on to the color combination of turquoise & red. You can expect to see it showing up a lot, I plan on incorporating it into my wardrobe in the coming weeks.

Stack of magazines keeping me company. (Follow me on instagram!! @Rosamapose)

Anyways, here's a little of my new favorite color combination for inspiration! I think that kitchen is divine.

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Happy Monday! What's your favorite color combo? Tell me in the comments!

XO