The Matching Faux Pas - Avoid It!

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Matching is not rocket science, but it does need a little bit of thought to say the least.  I like to tell people to go with your feelings and that one needs to get a visual when in doubt.  Basically line up the items and get a feel for what the items might look like together.  You dont want to get a look like this

which is "interesting" in a PJ but you probably shouldnt be caught dead in public in.  Come to think of it maybe skip them even at home.  As comedian Kathleen Madigan says, dont sleep in weird PJ's when you are in earthquake areas.  Last think you want to be thinking when the ground shakes and there is fear of the building collapsing is if you want to be seen outside in those!

In that theme, you want to avoid something like this:

Instead find a color in the item you are starting with, in this case a Quiksilver kids  and work with that color to get a little contrast. In this example I took the wide stripe in the pant and paired it with the coordinating color as so giving it a fresh Spring/Summer look:

And if its the shirt you were trying to match up then try something like this beige/tan Quiksilver Kids short which takes the earthtones of the short (green, beige and off white) and adds the tan to it:

Of course you can use a universal matching color like black which works with almost everything and pair it together with the tan short for a strong contrast like this:

In general, hold it up to the sounding board of your own mind and if it looks something like this 

you know its probably not a good idea.