Candy pastels are the ying to neon's yang – sweet, saccharine, a baby bunny wrapped up in a blankie if you will. The SS14 catwalk were peppered with more of them than a gelato cart. There was the full gamut at Burberry – pencil skirts in pink and lilac lace, and silky sorbet separates at Mulberry, Christopher Kane and Peter Pilotto among others. Given all these collections - and the high street stores that have followed suit - are about to land on the rails (Topshop Unique already have some ace minty-green trousers and skirts) it's time to warm up your attitude.
And we're here to remind you that pastels don't have to be scary, or, worn together. Our favourite dream best friend Atalanta de Cadenet's blush-pink pencil skirt is given an edge in high-shine PVC and looks cool with a knotted cropped white shirt. Alexa Chung recently received a baby-blue fur (not for everyone, we know) coat from hot new designer Isa Arfen that we predict will look awesome with black tights and Chelsea boots. Black and white are good levellers, as are slightly off lipstick colours like aubergine, rather than flamingo pink.
To dip your toe into the pastel trend, we would advise a yellow dress – Kate Moss's lemon-yellow one shoulder is ageless – or how about a peppermint-hued knit from hot London-based knitwear label, Blake LDN? Toughen up a sugar-pink sweater with a black leather jacket, or try Topshop's turquoise Gingham Aline Dress £55 which subverts its Mad Men-ness with a midriff cut-out. Or you could just go head-to-toe lilac. Including your hair. So wrong, it's right.
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This article originally appeared on The Debrief.