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Kettlewell Colours Tops
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Season
| Characteristics | ACTIVE colours |
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| SPRING | Warm & bright | Kelly green, Bright blue, Scarlet |
| SUMMER | Cool & soft | Sea green, French navy, Plum |
| AUTUMN | Warm & soft | Sea green, Scarlet, Terractotta |
| WINTER | Cool & bright | Bright blue, Plum, Scarlet |
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Season
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Characteristics
| LIFESTYLE colours |
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| SPRING | Warm & bright | Scarlet, Rose, Coral, Apple, Breton blue, Soft white, Azure, Light Peach, Emerald, Hyacinth, Lime |
| SUMMER | Cool & soft | Rose, Cocoa, Sea green, Duck egg, Breton blue, Indigo, Soft white, Pink Ice, Hyacinth, Damson |
| AUTUMN | Warm & soft | Scarlet, Coral, Amber, Moss, Cocoa, Sea green, Soft white, Light Peach, Chestnut, Lime |
| WINTER | Cool & bright | Scarlet, Emerald, Breton blue, Indigo, Pink Ice, Damson |
SIMPLY SMART stretch viscose shaped tops
Made from karvis, the finest quality viscose, a natural compound made from cotton and wood fibres. The tops wash beautifully keeping their shape, wash after wash.
The top on the right looks great with jeans, but just imagine it dressed up with a smart jacket and skirt - ideal for work!
93% viscose / 7% elastane. Machine washable at 40 degrees. 8 styles are available in 16 viscose colours.
- Ruched crossover 3/4 sleeve
- Ruched crossover cap sleeve
- Slash neck 3/4 sleeve
- Camisole with strap adjusters
- Sweetheart neck 3/4 sleeve
- Sweetheart neck cap sleeve
- Cowl neck 3/4 sleeve
- Smocked tee
SIMPLY SMART stretch viscose COLOURS
Poppy, Raspberry, Rust, Emerald turquoise, Vanilla, Kingfisher, Aqua, Chinese blue, Ice lavender, Bright fuchsia, Pistachio, Rosewood, Aubergine, Silver grey, Purple and Forest green (16 in total)
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Season
| Characteristics | VISCOSE colours |
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| SPRING | Warm & bright | Poppy, Flamingo pink, Emerald turquoise, Vanilla, Aqua, Chinese blue, Pistachio, Purple, Tan |
| SUMMER | Cool & soft | Raspberry red, Emerald turquoise, Ice lavender, Aubergine |
| AUTUMN | Warm & soft | Poppy, Rust, Vanilla, Kingfisher, Rosewood, Forest green |
| WINTER | Cool & bright | Raspberry, Emerald turquoise, Chinese blue, Ice lavender, Bright fuchsia, Aubergine, Purple, Forest green |
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Season
| Characteristics | SOFT & LAYERED colours |
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| SPRING | Warm & bright | Bluebell, Peacock, Stone |
| SUMMER | Cool & soft | French grey, Bluebell, Stone, Eau de nil, Peacock |
| AUTUMN | Warm & soft | Stone, Peacock, Copper |
| WINTER | Cool & bright | French grey, Stone |
SIZES
- S - size 8 - 10
- M - size 12
- L - size 14
- LL - size 16
- XL - size 18 - 20
UK sizes quoted.
For conversion charts for European sizing, click here.
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Womenswear and Menswear Trends
Would you like more colour in your wardrobe? If so, check out these colourful tops that you can buy ALL YEAR ROUND |
Kingfisher, Sea green and Teal will suit just about everyone.
Azure and Ice lavender will look great on Summers, Springs and Winters. NB. Ice colours are NOT pastels; they are essentially white with just a hint of colour added.
Deep Winters and Deep Autumns will love Indigo, Sea green, Purple, Forest green and Aubergine.
Soft-muted Autumns will look wonderful in Pistachio, Cocoa and Rosewood - try putting two of them together too.
Summers who like the stretch viscose fabric could wear Pink ice with either Rosewood or Ice lavender for a really elegant look. If you prefer the soft cotton fabric, try mixing Pink ice and Rose together, or Duck egg with Breton blue.
Lightest neutrals:
- Spring: Soft white, Vanilla, Oatmeal, Stone
- Autumn: Oatmeal, Stone, Soft white, Vanilla
- Summer: Soft white, Pink ice, Silver grey
- Winter: White, Soft white, Pink ice, Silver grey
Darkest neutrals:
- Spring: Midnight, Purple
- Autumn: Taupe, Cocoa, Forest Green, Rust, Aubergine
- Summer: Indigo, Aubergine
- Winter: Aubergine, Midnight, Indigo, Forest Green
Pre-conceptions are often mis-conceptions
my own story
Just so you know - I hate cotton. I have hated cotton with a vengeance for as long as I can remember. I always avoid it when shopping because it feels cheap, hard and like cardboard against my skin. As a curvy Dramatic Winter, I love the feeling of soft, flowing, shiny fabrics so I absolutely adored the Kettlewell viscose tops from the beginning and was not too enthusiastic when they introduced a cotton range. Even though I realised that lots of my clients and consultants would love them, I told Melissa at Kettlewell that I would not even be trying the new cotton tops on.
But then, one of my Autumn consultants came to see me dressed in a Soft white cotton V-neck with 3/4 sleeves and it looked stunning. I asked where she'd bought it from and she looked at me as though I had fallen out of a tree. "It's a Kettlewell top, of course!" she told me, so I immediately went to open up one of the cotton samples that were still in a box in the office and tried it on.
Miserable sinner that I am, I now confess that the Kettlewell cotton is utterly gorgeous and feels beautiful against my skin. In fact, as I am writing this, I am wearing an adjustable cotton wrap in Sea green over a viscose camisole in Bright fuchsia. And I shall be ordering more!
Some suggestions for mixing it up
Colour is to be enjoyed, and once you know the colours that suit your skin tone, you can have lots of fun mixing and matching.
Try some of the suggestions below and let me know what you think! Maybe you have some suggestions of your own to add to the list?
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Tonal
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| BRIGHT | Coral vest with Apple wrap Silver grey camisole with Scarlet cardi Vanilla cami with Chinese Blue ruched crossover Damson cami with Pink ice wrap |
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| SOFT-MUTED | Rose vest with Rose V-neck Moss long sleeve tee with Moss wrap Cocoa V-neck with Moss cardi Ice lavender camisole with Duck egg wrap |
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| COOL |
Soft white scoop with Chinese Blue wrap |
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| WARM | Light peach vest and Poppy ruched crossover Aqua crossover with Coral cardi Rosewood camisole with Leaf V-neck Rust boat neck with Amber wrap |
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| LIGHT |
Eau de nil swing top with Rose cardi |
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| DEEP | Indigo V-neck with Sea green wrap Aubergine camisole with Indigo V-neck Cocoa cami with Damson V-neck Indigo crossover with Scarlet cardi |
Discover which tonal colours suit YOU with our new Tonal Advisor
See the full Kettlewell Colours range for yourself
- a printed catalogue (complete the form below)
For image professionals and other business owners
- wherever you are in the world!
Add Kettlewell Colours tops to your array of colour tools and / or product ranges.
Why?
- You'll be able to use these tops in your colour consultations to demonstrate the four seasons and / or the six tonal directions in full, living, breathing colour
- You'll also be able to demonstrate how to use different necklines, sleeve lengths and fabrics in your style workshops and talks
- At the same time, you could be supplying your clients with brilliant tops in colours and styles that they will struggle to find in the shops at any time of the year, and you'll earn good commissions too
How?
- I've written you a letter which explains everything. Download it now.
Kettlewell Colours tops are now available all over the world. Makes sense to me; what about you?
Enjoy!
Kim Bolsover
Improvability
May 2009
