The Colorist Edit Week 010
This week at the colorist
Welcome to week 010 of The Colorist Edit.
Shoutout to all the cool dads out there. You make the world go round for our families. Thank you for being our rock and showing our littles what unconditional love looks like.
Make sure you read to the end, there is a poll and I would love your feedback.
Also, at the end of each newsletter, I link what I’ve been eyeing lately, along with follower favorites.
If you’re new here, think of this edit as the deeper recap of what we’ve been talking about on Instagram. There is always more underneath, so this is the slower version. The version where we can actually sit with the ideas a little longer.
Let’s get into it.
Euro Summer
We started off the week with 10 trends to pack if you’re taking a European summer vacation. Which, if you are, I am extremely jealous. I haven’t been back to Europe in probably over a decade? Sigh. I can’t wait to go back.
Think of these trends as pieces you can wear all summer long, but they’ll make people wonder if you live in Europe instead of just visiting. White linen, scarves, embellished pieces, espadrilles, and all the effortless little details that make an outfit feel romantic and lived-in.
I lived in Provence for six months in college, Paris for a summer in high school, and I also minored in French, so this one hit close to home for me.
Tag me in your photos if you go. I want to live vicariously through you.
Tough Choices
Next, we did a short and sweet color combo video for cool dads.
This wasn’t the three color rule. It was more about putting a feeling to different color combinations, so you can start thinking about how colors aren’t just something we see. They evoke feelings and emotions too.
So when you get dressed, think about how you want to feel and which colors can help express that.
Which combo are you?
Matchy Matchy
This video falls more into my educational tier of color content, but I’m still trying to make it digestible and easy to follow.
Monochromatic looks can either be super chic or they can look completely wrong, and this video helps you start to see the difference.
Color theory can actually get complicated and kind of dense when you really dig into it, so my goal is to make it easier to understand how to use it in your everyday life and to understand why some things work and others don’t.
These aren’t hard and fast rules, but color theory is a science, so there is a “right and wrong” to matching colors. Whether you want to follow those rules or break them on purpose is up to you.
But like any good craft, we have to understand the basics and the foundation first before we can break them and make something that is truly our own.
You’re Wrong About Cool
I reposted episode 1 of my cool series, and honestly, this one is my baby. My magnum opus. The reason behind everything I’m trying to do here.
Sometimes it can be hard to triangulate it all on Instagram with such short bursts of content, but ultimately The Colorist is about helping you find your way back home to yourself, no matter what season of life you’re in, through fashion and authentic self-expression.
Because ultimately, that’s what cool really is. Being able to authentically express who you are in the context of the world.
If you haven’t watched it yet, be sure to check it out. It really is that good.
F**CK Boring
This was a totally new idea and kind of a tongue-in-cheek way to do color combos in real life.
If I’m being honest, I actually have a mouth like a sailor sometimes, so the F word felt fitting if you really know me.
I want to start doing more real-life outfits as teaching moments, while also letting you get to know me and my personal style more. I love a good color combo, and I love a good short or skirt. It’s always part of my personal outfit formula.
Have More Fun
This is the newest of my series, and I LOVE this one. It’s such a good reminder that fashion should be fun, whimsical, and like you.
Clothes should have personality. They should feel lived-in. They should start conversations.
Some of these pieces are definitely out there, but they’re meant to inspire you to find the pieces in your own closet that create that same feeling for you.
#1 Dad
For this one, I wanted to share something a little more personal, a small view into my life, my husband, and the way fatherhood shows up in our family.
Fatherhood is often not talked about as much, or it can be misunderstood, but I know so many of us deeply appreciate the cool dads who are showing up every day in the big and small ways.
Happy Father’s Day to all the cool dads out there.
A Few Things I’ve Been Thinking About
These are the questions that have been sitting with me this week, and they’re the foundation of everything we’re building here:
As I’ve mentioned in previous weeks, I’m working on something bigger, a course, series, or deeper body of work that brings everything I talk about here together from the foundation up.
What is cool? What is taste? Can you learn it? How do proportions, color, personal style, trends, and self-expression all fit together? I want you to feel confident in what you wear and most importantly in yourself.
I’m imagining longer-form videos, written lessons, and visual guides that help you actually build your eye and understand why something works. Last thing I want for you is to just blindly copy someone else’s outfit formula.
I’m still figuring out the best way to package it, and I’d genuinely love your input.
Would you prefer:
Option 1: A course you can purchase once and go through at your own pace?
Option 2: Live workshops where you can pay per topic?
Option 3: Or a premium paid monthly subscription where these deeper lessons become part of the weekly Substack posts? You would have access to all archives as we build on the course.
I would love to know what would feel most helpful, realistic, and exciting for you.
What’s Been Catching My Eye (In No Particular Order)
These eyeshadows from Violette Fr look soo good.
I did a reel awhile ago about rock climbing and approach shoes becoming a trend and these new balance shoes fit that vibe. They’re like an approach shoe meets a water shoe and I’m kinda loving it.
Speaking of having more fun and whimsy, these earrings really add color and personality to your look. And these or these!
I recently got these Seavess Mary Janes in the cotton candy colorway, they’re so comfortable and summery. You guys have been loving them too!
And lastly, these satin lace shorts were a big hit with all of you, they’re on heavy rotation for me right now too.
If you missed any other shopping links, be sure to bookmark my shopmy or LTK.
Want to Be Part of The Colorist?
I would love to start seeing more of what you’re wearing, experimenting with, and trying in real life.
Tag me on Instagram if you’re testing out a color combo, trying a new silhouette, or just having a good outfit moment. I love seeing what you’re wearing and highlighting people in this community.
And if you want actual feedback, you can submit your outfits here. I’ll review select submissions on Instagram, and I’d love to see what you’re working with and help you train your eye a little more along the way.
As always, I’m so happy you’re here!