Last month, the most romantic 30…oh, 28 days of the year, I caught that smooching disease-mono! Well, to be quite honest, I have actually had it since last fall, but in the past few weeks it has just been full-blown. Mimi’s not kissing her way across the country, no worries. Allow me to explain.

MustardMayhem

Flipping through the pages of my favorite fairytale book- the J.Crew Catalog- I fell head over heels with the monochromatic ensembles that flowed seamlessly from page to page. Citrus hues of lemon and lime made models look like total chicsters, not skinny Sprite cans. An all-berry ensemble had me furrowing my brow as I made a mental note of any and all purple pieces I could get my hands on. And you know the look works when the head-to-blue ensemble (yep, I’m talkin’ lapis blue sweater with dark or light denim) reeks of chic, instead of looking like a blueberry gone wrong.

BlueBelle

OK! So, maybe I don’t have mono in the traditional, medicinal sense, but I do have a deathly case of fashion mono. And isn’t fashion all about being a little unorthodox anyways?

Well, anyhoo…I thought the J.Crew catalog would be the extent of my monthly mono infusion…until I stumbled across this ridiculously fabolous pic on The Sartorialist.

ShadyLady

Her look is not quite as matchy-matchy as the J.Crew ensembles, but the color palette is still expertly saturated. Shades of pink flow into slate grey as if they are just nuances of the same hue. She is girly-girl and chic-ass-woman all at once. Hmm…”When I grow up!”

Jump into those closets HighEndRearEnders, and start playing the same-color game. Fall in post V-Day love with shades of hot pink and red. Move like the waves of the ocean in azure and baby blue. Forget green…it ain’t easy bein’ so chic in kelly and emerald. Got the point, y’all? Well, get to coloring!