There’s no doubt about it: Clothes can impact your mood and make you feel ready for the day ahead, so it’s unsurprising many of us wear clothes that make us feel happy .
The one uplifting styling trick I keep seeing people turn to at the moment is experimenting with playful colour combinations. Zeena Shah, art director and creator of #instarainbowchallenge (in which people wear jolly, vibrant outfits) is an expert in how to wear joyful shades. Color can, however, be intimidating to many, so to give you some ideas for how to wear bolder shades , here are some of our favorite vibrant outfits we’ve spotted over the past few months.
Style Notes: These bright-blue trousers are a jolly alternative to jeans and look amazing with bright orange.
Style Notes: A colorful buttoned-up shirt looks amazing with denim shorts, and we particularly love the half-tuck.
Style Notes: A bright-pink dress is our favorite way to add color to your wardrobe in 2022.
Style Notes: Think that pink and green should never be worn together? This outfit shows that theory is total rubbish.
Style Notes: Bright pink is the color of 2022, and we love how Nina wears it head to toe.
Style Notes: A bright, zesty blazer always looks amazing over a white sundress.
Style Notes: Perhaps the easiest way to wear color is to opt for a jolly printed midi dress .
Style Notes: Mix and match colorful tailored pieces, like this grassy green blazer paired with lime-green shorts.
Style Notes: Dresses easy way to dip your toes into wearing color.
Style Notes: This is an outfit Harry Styles is a fan of. Wear a Peter Pan collared shirt over a bright knit.
Style Notes: When it comes to wearing color, sometimes it pays to mix up unexpected brights, such as this yellow, purple and blue combo. Now is the time to experiment.
Style Notes: Lime green is a trending hue, and this silky wrap dress shows that it can look classic too.
Style Notes: We love how Karo styles her pink jumpsuit with the lime-green bag and cool white accessories.
Style Notes: Make a point of fruit-bowl dressing by wearing printed shirts with zesty prints.
Style Notes: If you’re a jeans-and–T-shirt kind of person, then the simplest way to inject some color into your at-home outfits is to throw on a rainbow-colored knit.
Style Notes: Add a pop of color to a neutral outfit with a pair of brightly colored trousers à la Yusra.
Style Notes: For a subtler injection of color, wear a knitted vest over a monochrome outfit.
Next up, 4 summer trends I’m definitely packing for Hawaii .
This post originally appeared on Who What Wear UK.