Dress for Your Season: Spring, Summer, Autumn and Winter Colour Palette Dresses

I'm a Winter, but secretly I identify as a Spring 😂 There are so many colours in the Spring palette that I absolutely love to wear: coral, poppy red, aqua and sunny chartreuse. Honestly, I wear colours from every season, and I wear them confidently and happily. So wear what makes you feel wonderful! If you'd love to discover your own season, the lovely people at House of Colour can help you find a consultant near you.

Dressing for a wedding colour scheme

If you're mother of the bride or groom, or part of the wedding party, you might be asked to fit in with the bride's colour scheme. The lovely thing is that there's almost always a version of the wedding colours in your palette, so you can match the day and still look your most radiant. Here's how I help my customers:

• Find your season's version of the colour. Almost every colour has a shade for each season. If the scheme is green, a Winter might choose pine, an Autumn olive and a Spring a brighter leaf green.
• Choose a colour that crosses seasons. Navy, plum, wine and pillarbox red flatter more than one season, so they're wonderfully easy to wear.
• Finish with your colours. A necklace, earrings, a scarf or a lipstick from your palette is the perfect finishing touch.
• Have it made in your exact shade. Our made-to-order silk dupion comes in over a hundred colours, so we can match the wedding palette in the version that flatters you most.

Already had your colours done? Bring your swatch wallet when you visit the showroom. So many of my customers do, and it makes matching your palette a joy, especially for made-to-order dresses.

Each dress carries its season code: WI for Winter, SU for Summer, AU for Autumn and SP for Spring. Many colours suit more than one season, so you'll see the others in brackets. SP (also AU) on our chartreuse Grace means Springs and Autumns can both wear it. Electric blues work for Winters and Springs, navy for Winters, Summers and Springs, jade and lagoon teals for Autumns, and wines, burgundies, plums, clarets and deep forest greens for Autumns as well as the cool seasons.

And everyone can wear pillarbox red. A bright, true red flatters every season, so every bright red dress here is marked All seasons.

Not sure of your season?

• Winter: cool undertone, high contrast. Pine green, sapphire, true red, black and white.
• Summer: cool undertone, soft contrast. Plum, rose, powder blue and soft silver.
• Autumn: warm undertone, rich and deep. Rust, olive, chocolate, gold, bordeaux, mulberry and forest green.
• Spring: warm undertone, clear and bright. Coral, poppy, aqua and ivory.

Winters carry drama. Cool undertones and strong contrast between hair, skin and eyes mean you can wear colour at full strength. Think pine forests, sapphire, true red and the inky navy of a midnight sky. Pure black and crisp white sit beautifully next to your face, where on other seasons they can drain.

Pine & Emerald

Pine green is the Winter green: deep, cool and clear. Emerald and jade bring the jewel-box sparkle. The deep forest greens, the jade and our Black Watch tartan suit Autumns too.

Sasha in Pine GreenWI (also AU)Confident Swing in Dark Green VelvetWI (also AU)Colette Velvet Ruffle in Dark GreenWI (also AU)Zip Pocket in Deep ForestWI (also AU)Grace in Emerald Silk DupionWICoco in Jade SequinWI (also AU)Zip Pocket in Black Watch TartanWI (also AU)Straight Zip Pocket in Black Watch Tartan · Coming soonWI (also AU)

Electric & Royal Blue

Electric blue has always been one of the most popular colours in my showroom, and so many of you love to wear it. It's a blue so bright it almost hums, it makes Winter eyes look extraordinary, and Springs can wear it beautifully too.

Grace in Electric Blue SatinWI (also SP)Coco in Electric Blue SequinWI (also SP)Zip Pocket in Electric Blue VelvetWI (also SP)Zip Pocket in Bright Blue PonteWI (also SP)Always Zip Pocket in Bright BlueWI (also SP)Sasha in Bright BlueWI (also SP)

Pillarbox Red & Claret

Bright pillarbox red is the one colour every season can wear, so these are marked All seasons. The deeper claret and dark red velvets suit Winters and Autumns.

Ruby Red Sequin SwingAll seasonsCoco in Ruby Red SequinAll seasonsGrace in Red SatinAll seasonsConfident in RedAll seasonsZip Pocket in Red VelvetAll seasonsZip Pocket in Red TartanAll seasonsConfident Swing in Dark Red VelvetWI (also AU)Zip Pocket in Deep Claret PonteWI (also AU)

Violet & Fuchsia

Cool purples and shocking pink. Wear them close to the face and watch your skin light up.

Grace in Violet Silk DupionWIStevie Velvet in PurpleWICoco in Pink SequinWI (also SU)

Inky Navy

Winter's softer alternative to black. Plain navy is one of the easiest colours to wear, and suits Summers and Springs too. Navy with polka dots and inky roses keeps the contrast without the severity.

Claridges Velvet in NavyWI (also SU, SP)Colette Velvet Ruffle in NavyWI (also SU, SP)Zip Pocket in Navy VelvetWI (also SU, SP)Coco in Navy SequinWI (also SU, SP)Grace in NavyWI (also SU, SP)Confident in NavyWI (also SU, SP)Zip Pocket in NavyWI (also SU, SP)Ashore Zip Pocket in NavyWI (also SU, SP)Zip Pocket in Navy Polka DotWIConfident in Navy Polka DotWISculpt in Navy Polka DotWIZip Pocket in Inkwell RosesWIConfident in Inkwell RoseWIGrace in Inkwell RosesWI

Jet Black & Pure White

Only Winters truly own both ends of the scale. Singapore Gardens adds verdant green and bold blooms on an inky black ground.

Zip Pocket in Jet BlackWIAlways Zip Pocket in BlackWIStraight Zip Pocket in Black PonteWIZip Pocket in Singapore GardensWIStevie in Pretty WhiteWI

Summers glow in colours with a little grey in them, like an English garden in soft morning light. Cool undertones and gentle contrast mean dusty plums, rose, powder blue and pearly silver flatter far more than anything harsh or neon. Summers can wear navy and the Coco pink sequin from the Winter edit too.

Plum & Wine

Soft, cool berry tones. Plum is one of the most flattering colours a Summer can own. Deeper plums, wines and burgundies work for Winters and Autumns too, just think of Autumn's bordeaux and mulberry.

Grace in Plum SatinSU (also WI, AU)Signature Maxi in Plum SatinSU (also WI, AU)Zip Pocket in Plum PonteSU (also WI, AU)Zip Pocket in Helena PlumSU (also WI, AU)Claridges Velvet in WineSU (also WI, AU)Stevie Velvet in WineSU (also WI, AU)

Powder Blue & Denim

Sky, Pacific and soft denim blues. Easy, calming and endlessly wearable.

Stevie in Pale BlueSUGrace in Pacific Blue Silk DupionSUZip Pocket in Soft DenimSUStraight Zip Pocket in Dark Denim JerseySU

Rose & Blush

Sugar pink, blush and garden roses. Pretty, never sugary, on cool soft colouring.

Stevie in Sugar PinkSUStevie Velvet in BlushSUZip Pocket in Rose ReverieSUAlways Zip Pocket in Helena RoseSUSuzannah in Pink Artist PrintSU

Soft Silver & Mushroom

Summer's neutrals are pearly and greyed. Silver shimmer and a cool mushroom are kinder than black.

Soft Silver Sequin Swing GownSUGrace in Mushroom SatinSU

Autumns are warm and golden, with a depth that suits rich, spiced colour. Rust, chocolate, olive and burnished gold look like they were made for you. Busy heritage prints and leopard sit naturally on Autumn colouring too. Autumns, don't miss the bordeaux wines, mulberry plums, clarets, deep forest greens, Black Watch tartan, jade and lagoon in the other edits, all marked AU.

Rust, Chocolate & Olive

The heart of the Autumn palette, and it looks even richer in velvet.

Stevie Velvet in RustAUZip Pocket in Rust VelvetAUStevie Velvet in ChocolateAUStevie Velvet in OliveAU

Burnished Gold & Brocade

Warm gold rather than icy silver. Brocade and sequins catch candlelight beautifully.

Signature Maxi in Gold BrocadeAUGrace in Gold & Cream BrocadeAUConfident Swing in Gold BrocadeAUGold Sequin SwingAU (also SP)Coco in Gold SequinAU (also SP)

Old Masters & Heritage Prints

Baroque florals painted in oil-rich tones, warm roses on cream, and a classic tartan.

Stevie in Old MastersAUConfident in Old MastersAUZip Pocket in Old MastersAUZip Pocket in Old Masters, Ballerina LengthAUAlways Zip Pocket in Charlotte's RosesAUZip Pocket in TartanAU

Leopard

Leopard is a warm neutral in disguise, and Autumns wear it best of all.

Stevie in LeopardAUConfident in LeopardAUZip Pocket in LeopardAU

Springs are warm and luminous, with a fresh, sunlit clarity. Clean colours with a yellow base suit you best: coral, poppy red, aqua and zesty chartreuse. Swap stark white for warm ivory and you'll look instantly brighter. Remember the electric and bright blues and the plain navies in the Winter edit work for you too.

Coral & Hot Red

Our Tahitian Red Rose print is a warm, hot red with vivid pink blooms. A joy on Springs, and bright enough for every season.

Stevie in CoralSP (also AU)Confident in Red Tahitian RoseAll seasonsConfident Cap Sleeve in Red Tahitian RoseAll seasonsSculpt in Red Tahitian RoseAll seasonsStevie in Red Tahitian RoseAll seasonsZip Pocket in Red Tahitian RoseAll seasons

Aqua & Lagoon

Clear, warm turquoise, like shallow water over white sand. The deeper lagoon teal suits Autumns too.

Aqua Sequin SwingSPStevie in LagoonSP (also AU)Zip Pocket in Aqua Rose ReverieSP

Chartreuse & Warm Ivory

Spring green with a hint of sunshine, and the warm ivory that replaces stark white. Both work beautifully on Autumns too.

Grace in Chartreuse SatinSP (also AU)Confident in IvorySP (also AU)

Wear the colours that make you happy.
Love, Katya x