Some people have a real distaste for all those murky inbetween colours that are neither here nor there. Dusky pink, mink, nude, taupe. Something to do with a fear of clashing with one's skin tone. Well my non-pink based skin means that all of the following will sit happily against my skintone.
Actually, that last sentance is a pithy fash/beauty stereotype that means nothing to me. I have not a clue what skintone I have and I have never given a second thought about what is clashing with it and what isn't. I'm not even sure if people actually still talk about things 'clashing with their skintone' or not because to me, it reads like one of those 1970's style manuals that I see in charity shops. All I know is that I'm loving these bags in shades of skin. The fact is these type of colours' wishy-washy neutrality mean that they are as essential to me as black and white are to a lot of people.
As a very infrequent BIG bag purchaser (by big, I'm not referring to size but the investment of funds required...), I look for colours that will work on most occasions. Black is too easy. Brown is too earthy. Blue has too many shades to decide on one. Grey has been ticked off. So I'll turn to skin instead. As per usual, I'm still obsessed with Liberty's line of accessories which seem to re-use themes every season in a slightly different way. It's the sort of consistency that I like to see. I also like the bone handles they have incorporated as hardware.
Charlott Vasberg is another personal bag label fave and she has basically reproduced her popular shapes in all shades of a lighter palette for the new season.
