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Fashion Fridays: Royal Blue Will Broil You

August 1, 2014 by Gindi Leave a Comment

In the late ’80s (for you spring chickens, that was the century that began with 19 instead of 20), I attended church summer youth camp.  The kids were divided into teams by colors.  We competed in an assortment of real and imaginary sports.  My team was Royal Blue.  Our slogan was Royal Blue Will Broil You.  And we sort of did.  Despite my complete lack of athletic prowess, I think we came pretty close to winning the summer games.

What does this have to do with Fashion Fridays, you ask?  Well, it’s my on-again-off-again love affair with the color.  Quite frankly, I’ve been off of royal blue for pretty much the entirety of 21st century because the color, all on its own, reminded me of the ’80s.  It somehow felt dated.

Yet now it’s everywhere!  Royal blue at every turn!  And I look good in the color to boot.  Interestingly, most people look good in royal blue.  (Maybe that’s why our team nearly won the competition – everyone was stunned by our collective lovely appearance in royal blue with every shade and color of team members!)

It’s likely why the color has been rereleased to the general public.  So here is a smattering of what’s on the racks in royal blue right now and a recommendation for you to try it out again – it’s not just for county fair prizes anymore ladies.

This adorable royal blue polka dotted dress graces the cover of Ann Taylor’s fall collection for this season:

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I’d been coveting this lovely royal blue crepe dress for work but held out until Talbot’s ran a sale this summer marking it down 60% off:

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Bloomingdale’s offers this complete luxury weekender coat by Max Mara in a gorgeous, smidge darker, shade of royal blue:

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Inspired by my co-worker’s ensemble this week of simple black trousers topped with a gorgeous royal blue blazer and blue chandelier earrings, I found this reasonably priced blue blazer from Nordstrom’s which has a couple of days left of their anniversary sale:blue3

And don’t even get me started on accessories – from earrings to shoes, royal blue is everywhere.  These few items would all pair beautifully with a work outfit and are all on sale for a few more days at Nordstrom’s:

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{From top to bottom, Alexis Bittar, Sara Bella, Kendra Scott, House of Harlow, and Ivanka Trump.}

So what’s the verdict?  Ready for Royal Blue to Broil You?  Or are you going to leave it in the ’80s?

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