Century
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Yellow, claret or scarlet
Mid blues or green, or navy
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| This guide to co-ordinating one's accessories with one's outfit is taken from a Good Housekeeping magazine of the mid 1940s. While I am not sure that wine-coloured shoes and bag would ever look good with a pink dress, you may find it useful. Note the importance of hats! Even in the rationing-beleaguered 1940s, a wman still wasn't considered properly dressed if she left the house without a hat. | |||||||||||||||
| Leather accessories | Costume and coat shades | Etceteras (also frock or a sweater) | Hat | ||||||||||||
| Navy | Navy |
Yellow, claret or scarlet |
Navy (plain or trimmed etcetera colour) | ||||||||||||
| Navy | Grey | Ditto | Grey or navy (plain or trimmed etcetera colour) | ||||||||||||
| Navy | Camel | Bright red, green or navy | Camel or navy | ||||||||||||
| (Costumes and coats of any of the "etcetera" shades mentioned above are also good with navy leather accessories. In such cases hat and accessories should be of navy, matching the main outfit, or in a paler or darker shade of the same tone.) | |||||||||||||||
| Black | Black | Any bright or pastel shade and wines, or black (not browns or navies) | Black (plain or trimmed etcetera colour) or matching etcetera | ||||||||||||
| Black | Any bright or pastel shade, and wines, but not brown or navies | Matching, or toning, or contrasting with the costume colour (ie mid and lighter blue, with wine; green with beetroot) or black | Matching the costume or etcetera, or black | ||||||||||||
| Wine | Navy or grey | Pastel blue, soft pink, grey, wine or navy | Wine or navy, plain or trimmed with etcetera colour and navy or wine | ||||||||||||
| Wine | Mid blues, dirty pinks | Matching costume, or soft contrast, or wine | Matching costume, or wine (trimmed etcetera shade or wine) | ||||||||||||
| Chestnut brown (or London tan): or ice calf | Chestnut or camel | Any bright or pastel shade except the cyclamen or cerise shade or navy | Matching costume and leather accessories, or matching etcetera, plain or trimmed etcetera or costume colour | ||||||||||||
| Chestnut brown | Navy or grey | Navy or chestnut or grey | Navy or chestnut, plain or trimmed reverse shade | ||||||||||||
| Ice calf | Navy | Green, mid blues, camel or navy | Navy or etcetera colour, plain or trimmed reverse shade | ||||||||||||
| (Costumes or coats of green, mid blues and wines are also good with ice calf accessories, and green or mid blue with chestnut. Hats and etceteras should match costume or the leather accessories.) | |||||||||||||||
| Rust and brown | Matching browns or rust | Green, pastel or mid blues, yellows, coral pink, camel | Brown or rust, plain or trimmed etcetera shades | ||||||||||||
| Rust and brown | Green, pastel or mid blues, yellows, coral pink or camel | Matching brown or rust | Brown or rust, plain or trimmed etcetera shades | ||||||||||||
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