Friday, November 6, 2009

Turquoise and Copper

by Allison Jackson


Courtyard designed by Michael Dale from Veranda


My girlfriend and hostess extraordinaire Jennifer Stricklin was telling me about an event she was throwing at her home in Chicago. She was planning to use a color palette of turquoise, copper, espresso brown and cream. I’m always looking for new color palettes to consider for parties and events, and this combination sounded so gorgeous and versatile.

Turquoise, coral and white is a classic look, but it’s very limited to the summer season and maybe best saved for a beach inspired party. However, if you deepen the turquoise and change the coral to burnt orange, copper or sienna brown, the palette suddenly becomes relevant for other seasons.

I went in search of pretty things with turquoise and copper in mind and found some great images. Dark turquoise and sunset orange with creamy ivory and mahogany has an exotic feel totally appropriate for the islands without being overtly beachy. I think it would be the perfect palette for a winter destination wedding at a Caribbean resort. The images below make me excited for this weekend’s work trip to the Ocean Reef Club in Key Largo, Florida.



alice + olivia dress from Net-a-porter
Turquoise tote and espresso brown itinerary
Beaded necklace from Banana Republic
Rose and zinnia centerpiece designed by Jon Martinez
Living room
Party tent
Eva Mendes and Van Cleef & Arpels necklace
Pour la Victoire gladiators from Bluefly


Another take on turquoise is peacock blue. Peacock blue is a statement color, whether worn, painted on walls or incorporated into an event look. It’s so refined and so gorgeous with coppery red or matte metallic copper. I don’t usually love chair dressing, but I adore the cameos and peacock blue silk sashes on ceremony chairs from one wedding designed by Kabrel Polak and featured on Style Me Pretty. And that Lela Rose dress and Celestina clutch is what I want to wear to this year’s round of holiday parties.



Peacock blue sash and cameo from Style Me Pretty
Wedding cake from Style Me Pretty
Turquoise beads on doorknob from Southern Weddings
Living room designed by Markham Roberts from Southern Accents
Lela Rose dress from Net-a-porter
Copper lamps
Celestina clutch from www.net-a-porter.com
Seaglass tumbler from Anthropologie
Copper chair from Anthropologie
Ban.do headband

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