Retail
Color blocking can definitely be spotted around Athens, GA if your looking for it! Women in Athens tend to go for a more understated color blocked look by wearing accessories of contrasting colors or with a fun bag. Most color blocked outfits seen in Athens usually consist of one garment that is color blocked rather than an outfit that has been pieced together. Another popular trend seen around Athens is the pattern chevron. Interestingly the chevron trend often overlaps with the color blocking trend by placing bold colors together into the chevron pattern.
Many stores in Athens such as Heery's and The Red Dress advertise and carry color blocked clothing. However, in the past couple months they have not advertised their clothing as being color blocked. Most of the color blocking seen in Athens is the result of another trend, such as chevron or bold colors, but there has been little to no intentional color blocking advertised by stores in Athens. Heery's current selection of fashions does have some color blocked garments but they are mostly black and white or black and another color.
"I love to color block colors for a fun day outfit or a workout outfit. I rarely color block for nicer occasions because it can be difficult to put together a color blocked outfit that is still professional looking. It's easy to thrown on fun colors that you like to run errands or workout because you don't worry as much if your matching"
- Ali Diehl, Sophomore, UGA
- Ali Diehl, Sophomore, UGA
"I don't really like the color block trend I think that it can be done well but its hard to pull off. A lot of times mixing colors can end up looking childish or just tacky. I just think color blocking is very difficult to do if your not a movie star or model"
- Claire Oliver, Sophomore UGA
- Claire Oliver, Sophomore UGA