A monochrome outfit is a full
dress combination (usually including
headwear,
purse,
footwear
Footwear refers to garments worn on the feet, which typically serves the purpose of protection against adversities of the environment such as wear from ground textures and temperature. Footwear in the manner of shoes therefore primarily serves th ...
s, and other
accessories) that uses only variations of a single color, usually differing only in
lightness
Lightness is a visual perception of the luminance (L) of an object. It is often judged relative to a similarly lit object. In colorimetry and color appearance models, lightness is a prediction of how an illuminated color will appear to a stan ...
and
darkness.
[
The term may also mean a dress combination that uses only the colors black and white, for example as favored by fashion designer Coco Chanel.][
]
See also
* Miss Monochrome, an anime character and virtual singer that dresses in black and white.
References
[Nishant Baxi (2020): ''Dress Making''. Ebook, Scribl; 22 pages. ]
[Dillon, S. (2011). ''The Fundamentals of Fashion Management''. AVA Publishing, Switzerland. ]
[Cassandra Shaffer (2018):]
Monochrome – This Impressive Styling Trick Only Has One Rule
Online article at the Whowhatwear.com website, dated 2018-03-08. Accessed on 2021-11-23.
[Caroline Young (2021): ''What Coco Chanel Can Teach You About Fashion''. White Lion Publishing, 144 pages. ]
[Emilia Miranda Idiens (2018):]
Street Style Stars Are Proving Monochrome is Anything But Dull
. ''Fashion Magazine'', online article dated 2018-09-11. Accessed on 2021-11-22.
[Willow Lindley (2020),]
Let Monochrome Outfits Boost Your Mood
. ''Vogue'' magazine, online article dated 2020-04-29. Accessed on 2021-11-23.
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