How to Wear Pastel Pink, with Help from MSFW 2014 Runway Four

Keep it simple

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Opt for a single pastel-pink piece, like this Cotton Candy Silver Living Dress by Limedrop, rather than confusing yourself with separates. A short dress or playsuit is the perfect option, which only leaves shoes and accessories left to coordinate. We recommend teaming the super-soft colour with whites and neutrals for a fresh, spring look.

 

Layer with whites

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Like this Spacer Dress by Livia Arena, the perfect way to tone the colour down is by opting for mesh or sheer layers. Your go-to sheer white blouse would look great with a lace pastel-pink bralette underneath, don’t you think?

Add a print

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If you’re looking to take the attention away from the pastel-pink piece, outshine it with an eye-catching print. This way the pattern is the statement piece and the pastel shade complements it, rather than the other way around. Limedrop does it well, with an abstract T-Shirt over a pastel-pink skirt.

Be subtle

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If the pastel trend is more courageous than you’re used to, choose pieces which subtly include the colour. Tettman.Doust has incorporated pastel pink along with sorbet-lemon and mint shades with a barely-there watercolour effect so you can wear the hue with ease.

Toughen it up

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Pastel pink is easily one of most girlie shades out there. Rather than opting for feminine dresses or skirts, go for more masculine pieces like culottes, pants and button-up blouses, or boxy crops and jackets (like this Spacer Coat by Livia Arena).

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