'Life is too short not to live in colour': Style expert Zeena Shah on how to dress for joy
12.01.2024 - 12:05
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Zeena Shah is a lifestyle influencer (you might well know her as @heartzeena), stylist, author and interior addict who has made a successful career out of her avid love of colour, and a passion for the endangered craft of marbling (you can buy her coffee table worthy book here).
The saught-after influencer, who has a background in textile design, has collaborated with many top brands and retailers since she started her colour journey – Clarins, John Lewis, Casetify, Boden, and Harvey Nichols, to name just a few. Zeena is all about bringing joy through styling, and she's here to spread the love this January.
We spoke to the talented colour expert to get some top tips on dopamine dressing and to find out why wearing colour is the therapy we all need... Have you always loved wearing colour? How did you find your unique sense of style? Yes, I’ve always been drawn to colour, it first started in my creative practice, as a textile designer (it was the degree I studied).
But wasn’t until later on in life that I found my true colour confidence and embraced wearing more colour.
The high street five years ago was a very different place to where it is now, you had to source things, but now there is so much colour around, so it’s easier to shop. What advice would you give to someone who never wears colour and wants to take the first step? I remember the first switch I made which was moving away from black and swapping it for navy.
So if you're colour-shy, navy is a great first step.
Think twice when reaching for black- it’s one of those colours that sucks the light out of you, so you should go for a more reflective shade. Maybe it’s a neutral, a white, a beige, a camel - a lighter tone will lift your skin tone.
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