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Creative Ensembles: Yin & Yang

How to apply the Taoist philosophy to fashion and harvest unexpected styling bliss.

Yin
Yang

Yin
Yang
Ingenue, feminine influences
Dramatic, masculine influences
Lighter, closer value contrasts.  Softly grayed intensities and pastels
Darker, strong value contrasts.  Bright, intensified.
Pliable, smooth, fine, lightweight. Yields to external forces.
Firm, rich, rough, heavy.  Holds its own shape.
Many details, delicate, ornate.
Few details, strong, architectural
Curved, rounded, broken or interrupted lines
Straight, angular, restrained curves, long unbroken lines

While yin is delicately sweet and yang is sharply spicy, together they are ambrosial.

Mens jackets-with lady collars, ruffled blouses with leather cummerbunds, tissue underpinnings and industrial cuffs.  Neither syrupy nor severe.  Perfect parity.

Channel your Ch’i towards a chance to win a Yin Foundation Piece!

Own your personalized, unexpected signature style with a harmonious Fashion Package: combining a theoretical look book & a practical virtual shopping session

Feed me fashionably fresh

posted Filed Under: Creative Ensembles, Opposites Attract

Creative Ensembles: Opposites Attract Giveaway

Whether twinning girls and boys or sweet and sour, sometimes the interconnected whole triumphs over seemingly contrary pieces.  This week, the mystical Chinese concept of Yin & Yang in creative fashion assembly.  
Whether you’re naturally honeyed or innately edgy, learn to appreciate the other side of the styling spectrum.  Then mix and match a little fancy with a little cozy as we venture.
And TREASURES, you’ll have the chance to win a piece from Downeast Basic’s counteracting collection of Vintage Looks, Modern Style.
Take for example, the softly styled Ruffled Feathers Top, now entwined in the following illustrative Yin/Yang ensemble.
Yin & Yang Ensemble

Yin & Yang Ensemble by cardiganempire

Ruffled Feathers Top
$23 – downeastbasics.com
Tops »

Free People Skinny Military Cord Pants
$98 – bloomingdales.com
Skinny pants »

Chinese Laundry Haylie
$84 – lorisshoes.com
High heels shoes »

Flair- Velvet
$198 – juicycouture.com
Juicy couture bags »

Betsey Johnson Key Statement Necklace
$125 – nordstrom.com
Betsey johnson jewelry »

La Mer Collections Pyramid Stud Wrap Watch
$108 – shopbop.com
Wrap watches »

leather moto glove
$50 – calvinklein.com
Leather gloves »

Giveaway Sponsored by:

Crave your own counterbalance from DownEast Basics? 

Either: Go to DownEast Basics, inspect their Vintage/Modern arrivals, and leave a comment on this post identifying your preferred garment of choice. 

And/Or: Leave a comment sharing your favorite fashion combination of opposites.

The winner of the Opposites Attract Giveaway will be selected on Friday, November 12th.


Own your personalized, unexpected signature style with a harmonious Fashion Package: combining a theoretical look book & a practical virtual shopping session


Feed me fashionably fresh

posted Filed Under: Creative Ensembles, Giveaway, Opposites Attract

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