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My best colors in gowns

December 5, 2021

As a true summer, my best colors are pink, purple, blue, green, and pale lemon yellow, plus grey, taupe, and silver-white.

Note: The women below are not true summers, but they’re wearing colors that are (or close enough to illustrate the idea).

Sky blue

Grace Kelly in To Catch a Thief

Lily James in Cinderella

Sea green

Asia Argento

Forest green

Rachel Weisz

Pale lemon yellow

Kate Moss

Rose pink

Anne Hathaway in The Princess Diaries 2
Audrey Hepburn in My Fair Lady

Raspberry

Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge

Lilac

Mila Kunis

Grey

Charlotte Casiraghi
Grace Kelly
Grace Kelly in High Society

Silver-white

Carolyn Bessette Kennedy

Pearl white

Grace Kelly
Grace Kelly in To Catch a Thief
Lupita Nyong’o

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See My best colors for true summer women wearing true summer colors.

See My worst colors for more of my favorite gowns.

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