Pink and light blue is the soft pastel pairing that looks right in fall when you add a heavy texture. These five outfits mix pale pink wool, satin and denim with sky blue cashmere and cream shearling. Keep both colors dusty and let one lead.
Pink and Light Blue Outfits to Try This Fall
Backstage at the 2019 Armani Privé couture show, Giorgio Armani said it was not all Swan Lake, and brought in a model wearing a dress shimmering with pastel pink and ice blue, as reported by Vogue UK. It was a sweet thing, and the point of the pairing is that the sweetness never turns sticky.
Pink is warm and blue is cool, and when both are pale they cancel each other's loudness. Pink alone can read as very young, and light blue alone can read as a bit corporate. Next to each other they look like a sky at the end of a winter day.
A quick test: hold a pink sweater against a light blue shirt near your face. If neither looks washed out, and the blue stays clean, you have it. If the pink turns orange, try a cooler one.
Pastel Belts, Ivory Boots
Alaïa's denim peplum belt is pastel pink and sits at the waist like a small skirt, and Anderson's Narrow Semi belt is blue suede. Amina Muaddi's Barbara Bootie 55 is ivory leather and Bottega Veneta's Intrecciato bag is white. The belts are the color, and the ivory boot and bag keep everything gentle. Wear a belt over a plain coat and you have changed the outfit. What I would skip: both belts at once, because they fight.
A Pink Sweater, Pale Denim
Oscar de la Renta's sweater is a pink wool, soft and classic, and Mother's Whip Skimp jeans are a light denim with a wide leg, which is where the blue comes from. Jimmy Choo's Love 85 slingbacks are cream metallic mesh with crystals and Givenchy's Antigona Catchall is a medium black leather shoulder bag. How to wear it: the black bag keeps the pastels from floating away, and the crystal shoe adds a little night.
A Sky Blue Sweater, a Pink Denim Skirt
Gabriela Hearst's Dalton sweater is sky blue cashmere, and Agolde's collaboration with Maria McManus is an organic denim midi skirt in pastel pink. The Row's Liisa Kitten pumps are white leather and Lizzie Fortunato's Sea and Sky necklace is gold-plated with blue amazonite and opal. It is the cleanest outfit here, and the necklace is the single spot of detail.
A Baby Pink Dress, a Cream Shearling Coat
Rodarte's ruffled dress is lace-trimmed satin in baby pink, a very romantic midi, and Almada's Gemma coat is a collarless paneled shearling in cream. Saint Laurent's Babylone 75 slingbacks are ivory eel leather and Vivienne Westwood's Belle Heart is a black leather-effect bag with a heart logo. There is no light blue here, so a pale blue scarf is the easy fix. The black bag gives the dress a little attitude.
A Cream Shearling Jacket, Light Blue Knit, Pink Jeans
Yves Salomon's reversible shearling jacket is cream, and Jil Sander's sweater is a cropped light blue wool and cashmere blend. Alaïa's wide-leg jeans are pastel pink and Loro Piana's Folecchio beanie is cream cashmere and silk. The two pastels are on the bottom and in the middle, and the cream outer layer holds them together.
Let One Color Lead
The rule I follow with pink and light blue is to let one of them lead. Pick a dusty pink and a powder blue, and give the bigger piece to one, so the other is an accent. Cream and ivory are the glue, and a dark bag grounds the whole thing. If you only own one of the two, start with a pink sweater, because jeans are already your blue.
