Hmmm ~ orange is tricky. Ok, now who exactly decided that orange is the new black and what was wrong with BLACK being the new black?

So if you decide you’re going to “do” orange,  I’d like you to please raise your right hand and repeat after me: “I (state your name) solemnly swear that I will never pair orange with black.”   PLEASE, I beg of thee.  Otherwise you will look all Halloween-ish.  You will.  Trust me.

Additionally, if you wear too much orange you run the risk of someone belting out something like:

kool_aid_man__22746 HEY ~ Kool-Aid!  You don’t want this either.

Other than accenting an outfit with some occasional orange accessories, I don’t generally wear it. But I decided to give it a try over this past weekend with this fun orange vest.

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I even paired it with my Hermès belt  because, you know, EVERYTHING looks better with an Hermès belt… but kept the rest of my outfit fairly neutral: white, tan and gold. 

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The key here is to wear one item of orange, MAYBE two. Don’t have a heavy hand when it comes to orange.  Perhaps you might consider one of these orange beauties:

oshoeASOS ankle cuffed sandals

CLoranChristian Louboutin leather spiked wallet~ just take this out and wave it around so everyone can see your OTHER Louboutin.

orbagor something more reasonable like this House of Fraser satchel.

imskirtIsabel Marant embellished skirt

bcbgBCBG MAXAZRIA runway pant ~ note: NOT paired with all black.

owatchTOYWATCH velvety orange

So, there you go ~ a few splashes of orange.  But, hey, this is just my little ‘ole opinion.

Orange you glad you know?