Suzanne Carillo

Remember way back when, combing pink and red would have been a huge no-no? 

Somehow, somewhere, a fairy colour Godmother came along sprinkled magical fairy dust in our eyes and we became immune to what were previously referred to as "clashing colours". 

 

Remember when black and blue were bad? 

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 Not anymore.

 

Brown and black meant you were colour blind?

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 Now it just means you're super chic.

 

And red and purple meant you were one of those ladies from the Red Hat Society? 

 

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Those ideas are so old fool school!

 

In fact, it is hard to find colours that you can't mesh together if you are really clever and bold. 

 

Like this stunning image below…the only thing you risk is making a huge impact.

Françoise Nielly

 

So which colour combinations still scare you? 

 

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