I am somewhat dubious about colour theories when it comes to clothes. If they work for you, great. In my case, I find that it is much easier to just try things on and see how they look on me, rather than spend all those hours figuring out your ‘type’ and then realise it excludes some of your favourite shades. And then you dye your hair and it’s all wrong again. Obviously, some basic knowledge of how colours work is never a bad thing, but I find that a tiny difference in the undertone can mean the difference between an outfit looking amazing on you and … not. Generic colour charts are in my view not the best tools to capture these nuances.

Metallics are especially often subject to rigid theories that claim you should either wear only gold or silver (or, as I discovered at an informative drinking session with lovely colleagues, you are either a Sun or a Moon Girl). The technical term for this is bullshit. There are so many different tones of gold and silver (not to mention other metals like bronze, copper or pewter) that this strict binary division does make no sense whatsoever.

As always, let’s take me as an example. With my very blond hair, fair skin and light grey-blue-green eyes, I’m a textbook case for silver. And I can wear silver, no problem. However, I can also wear gold without any obvious issues – personally, I think this mellow, almost creamy gold dress here suits me perfectly well colour-wise (more of this dress here). I’m also presenting evidence that even a pretty demanding shade of dark bronze that you’d usually associate with honey-skinned, dark-haired beauties can look entirely decent on me.

If you have followed my blog for a while, you already know I’m not a big fan of rules. With time, I have come to understand that they exist for a reason: attempting to make it easier for people to get dressed and avoid ‘mistakes’. However, I don’t really believe in fashion mistakes either and often find that all those rules just restrict people completely unnecessarily. Or maybe they were useful in the past, but claiming that you shouldn’t mix your silver and gold jewellery makes no sense in today’s world. In fact, as many from Gucci to street have shown, you can also mix silver and gold clothes with excellent results.

I like precious metal clothes because they are an easy way to add impact. You can keep the silhouette extremely simple, but a metal dress will always look special. Gold, silver and their relatives have an important place in a modern wardrobe and there are many ways to wear them. Do not let yourself be limited by out-dated conventions when finding your perfect match.

Dresses by Aldo Järvsoo (golden dress my own, bronze dress borrowed for the shoot), shoes by Zara. Makeup Grete Madisson, hair Natallia at Helen Heinroos Hair, images Krõõt Tarkmeel.