Colour blocking is hands-down the most spectacular display of flamboyance and confidence, and it’s all the craze in 2022.
Disproving all theories of subtlety and discreteness, colour blocking has taken over the 2022 fashion trend. No shyness, no hiding, the trend is an assertion – a definition! The coming together of bold rival colours is almost as poetic as the eventual union of a romantic couple in an impossible love story. Colour blocking is not a new concept and it has been playing peek-a-boo in the fashion industry for some time now, but this year it seems to be staying for the long haul. Contrasting colours come together to build a bold combination making us believe anything can work with the right amount of intention and effort. Who would have thought pairing green and orange would be a good idea, Or that pairing purple and yellow would be considered a fashion revelation? With the trend of colour blocking this year, repurposing has also become more accessible. The old, never-worn, pink pants in the darkest corner of the closet can now be paired up with a neon green, or even a lilac shirt. The beauty of this trend is in its candidness that is challenging traditional fashion norms. Colour blocking is a statement, an identity, a neck turner!
From hair to outfit to footwear, everything falls under the spectrum of colour blocking. The multiverse of colour blocking is cosmic. The spring/summer collections of all the leading fashion brands are show-casing a galaxy of impossible colours paired together. More is better – that’s the motto of the trend. Let’s paint a picture of an orange shirt, paired with lavender cotton pants and a yellow purse – fun!
BEFORE YOU DECIDE WHO YOU WANT TO BE, BE ALL THE COLOURS. BE GAUDY, BE FLAMBOYANT, BE ECSTATIC!
Considering how vividly colour blocking makes one the centre of attention, it is not everyone’s cup of tea. So, a little tip is to start with small, clashing pieces, perhaps a bright earring to argue logic with the blue attire that you’re wearing, or a magenta purse with any monochromatic fit. You can also start by sporting yellow shoes or heels with that boring grey ensemble and, voila! Fashionably cured! The easiest and possibly the best way to pull off colour blocking for a beginner is to pair a black band with white accessories or vice versa. There are frankly no rules to follow in this trend. Like the wise say, “In the chaos, art finds congruence.” Fashion and art are collateral. They feed off one another in a nontoxic ecosystem.
The connection of fashion with confidence has unclouded a fact – fashion creates a sense of identity. Vulnerability scares most of us, making hiding a considerable option. Colour blocking is the easy answer to boring fashion – a therapy. This trend does it almost effortlessly and it’s witty enough to capture stares. The colours fight to work together creating caustic energy and making every tedious daily chore into a passion. Imagine not loving yourself, wearing a lime green dress with candy-pink butterflies on it! The theory of computability was put to test through this trend and it came through with a multitude of colours and glorious possibilities.
The fashion trend promotes happiness and an animated self. In the fast-moving world of trends, it is so easy to get detailed and lost. But as if in an oxymoronic philosophy, colour blocking is so confusing and vibrant that one blends right in. Before you decide who you want to be, be all the colours. Be gaudy, be flamboyant, be ecstatic! It’d be one sad life if you get stuck in one shade of colour.