Color Blocking

At one point I was never really one for bright bold colors in my looks. I just wasn't able to find a way to pull them off and still looked maintained and not 12 years old. But this summer i just decided to give this whole color blocking trend a go. And I must say, color will be much more frequent in my wardrobe.

Outfit
S/S Button Up - Thrifted
Tie - Gap
Cords - A.A
Socks - Socks, Socks, Socks
Shoes - Thrifted

What Is Color Blocking ?
Color blocking is the combination of two or more blocks of color within an outfit. This could be for a top, bottom, tie, socks and even a bag or shoes. It's pretty much all about creating an outfit by putting areas or blocks of solid color next to each other. This doesn't only have to be used by bright colors you can also include other tones : monotone, muted colors, contrasting and complimentary colors. Clothes, shoes, handbags and accessories can all feature color block designs or can make up different blocks of color to be put together for a color block outfit.

The most popular theory for combining colors is called the rule of two-thirds. How you achieve the rule of two-thirds starts by making an equilateral triangle (a triangle with 3 equal sides) on the color wheel… From there, you pick two of the three colors that the triangle touches. These colors will almost always harmonize together beautifully.

ProprHello - Melissa

The most basic and powerful way to connect to another person is to listen. Just listen. Perhaps the most important thing we ever give each other is our attention.... A loving silence often has far more power to heal and to connect than the most well-intentioned words.

- Rachel Naomi Remen

For my second installment of ProprHello I chose to feature Melissa. Well, actually it was really spontaneous I met up with her after work. And just so happened to have my camera on me. Once I started shooting a few shots we just ran with it and figured " hey why the hell not".Somethings just work out better when you just don't plan them. Here are the shots from the day.

Enjoy.

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Musical Indulgence #1

"Music is your own experience, your own thoughts, your wisdom. If you don't live it, it won't come out of your horn. They teach you there's a boundary line to music. But, man, there's no boundary line to art." - Charlie "YardBird" Parker 

Anyone who really knows me knows that I have a serious love with music of all forms. More importantly I always love sharing music with others everyday. Reason being music has the power to cause emotions to well up within us. These feelings are gripping - often irresistible - and seem to emerge from nowhere. These feelings colour our moods, affect our perceptions and generate a behavioural pattern. That being said I always get a feeling of a accomplishment. Knowing that what I shared with them may up lift them at a down moment in their lives. 

I always find myself up for hours at night just surfing the net discovering new sounds and artists all over the world. And I figured " why not share with my readers ".     

                                                                                      Lonnie Liston - A Garden Of Peace

B.Lewis - Life Inside The Iceburg

Common Ft. Eryka Badu - The Light (remix)

James Blake - What Was It You Said About Luck

Destiny's Child - Bills Bills Bills ( James Blake Remix )