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How to Dress for Fall With Your Personal Colour

Your Fall Colour Guide

Discover the pieces, textures and tones that bring out the best in your natural palette this fall.


As autumn settles in and wardrobes shift toward richer layers, understanding your colour family makes getting dressed feel effortless.


Colour analysis groups natural harmonies into four families inspired by the seasons: Spring, Summer, Autumn and Winter.


Here is how each colour family can dress beautifully for fall.

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Spring Palette – Warm & Radiant

Style advice for Spring this fall


Your colouring is warm, bright and naturally fresh.


You might be a Spring if:


  • Light: warm fair skin, blonde or copper hair, green or hazel eyes

  • Medium: warm beige or caramel skin, honey or golden brown hair, amber or hazel eyes

  • Deep: warm bronze skin, chestnut or golden brown hair, warm brown eyes

SPRING — SUBTLE WARMTH

Style advice for Spring

Best Fall Colours for Spring


Beige, camel, ivory, olive, coral


How to dress for fall


Choose warm neutrals and soft brightness.
A camel coat over a cream blouse with beige trousers.
Add coral or apricot accents.
Gold jewelry and tan leather for warmth.


Style Mood


Radiant and optimistic — bringing spring light into autumn.

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A woman wearing a beige doudoune capuche puffer jacket over a green sweater and striped shirt with blue jeans, holding a black bag in her left hand.

Reversible hooded short down jacket - SERENA

€105
A woman with long blonde hair wears a trench long camel coton, gray patterned pants, and platform shoes. She holds a small gray bag and stands against a plain light background, showcasing the perfect manteau mi-saison look.

Long trench coat - SERGE

€325
A person wearing a blue button-up shirt, brown suede mini skirt, black belt, black shoes, red socks, and holding a black clutch bag stands against a plain background.

Cotton shirt with coat-of-arms - ALIX

€90
A woman stands holding a brown bag, wearing a tan lace-up shirt, wide-leg blue jeans with visible seams, a detailed belt, and brown shoes, against a plain light background.

Flared jeans with fringes - ANNA

€130

Summer Palette – Cool & Soft

Style advice for Summer this fall


Your colouring is soft, cool and subtly blended.


You might be a Summer if:

  • Light: cool fair skin, ash-blonde or light brown hair, blue or grey eyes

  • Medium: cool beige skin, taupe or brown hair, green or hazel eyes

  • Deep: cool brown skin, dark hair, deep eyes

SUMMER — SOFT HARMONY

Style advice for Summer

Best Fall Colours for Summer


Light blue, dusty rose, grey, navy, soft mauve


How to dress for fall


Focus on smooth transitions and soft textures.
Grey coat, light blue blouse, navy trousers.
Rose or lilac accents.
Brushed wool, silk, soft tweed.


Style Mood


Graceful and serene, like a quiet Parisian morning.


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Woman wearing a black leather jacket, a robe grise en laine courte, and black knee-high boots stands against a white background. Her left hand is in her pocket and her right hand is by her side. Her face is not visible.

Short dress in wool and cashmere - LYSAN

€245-36%€155

Autumn Palette – Warm & Deep

Style advice for Autumn this fall


This is your season. Your warm, rich colouring harmonizes naturally with autumn tones.


You might be an Autumn if:


  • Light: warm beige skin, auburn or golden brown hair, green or hazel eyes

  • Medium: warm olive or honey skin, chestnut or brown hair, warm brown eyes

  • Deep: bronze or deep warm skin, dark brown or auburn hair, amber eyes

AUTUMN — NATURAL DEPTH

Style advice for Autumn

Best Fall Colours for Autumn


Camel, brown, rust, olive, burgundy


How to dress for fall


Embrace texture and tone-on-tone dressing.
Camel coat, rust knit, olive trousers.
Cognac leather, gold jewelry.
Choose wool, suede, tweed.


Style Mood


Confident and warm — the essence of fall.

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A woman in a black leather jacket, brown slip dress reminiscent of a robe longue satin, and black boots holds a black handbag. She stands against a plain white background, capturing the modern elegance of the collection Studio.

Maxi dress with thin straps and lace - LOU

€245-53%€115
Woman stands against a plain background wearing a brown cardigan over a brown top, blue high-waisted wide-leg jeans, white shoes, and a black belt. She has straight hair and a neutral expression.

Fine merino wool cardigan - ESTELLE

€90

Winter Palette – Cool & Bold

Style advice for Winter this fall


Your palette is defined by contrast and clarity.


You might be a Winter if:


  • Light: cool fair skin, dark hair, bright eyes

  • Medium: cool brown skin, dark hair, defined eyes

  • Deep: deep cool skin, black or silver hair, striking contrast

WINTER — CONTRASTING ELEGANCE

Style advice for Winter

Best Fall Colours for Winter


Black, white, navy, grey, red


How to dress for fall


Play with contrast and structure.
Navy coat, white shirt, charcoal trousers.
Add red or silver accents.
Choose tailoring, wool, leather, satin.


Style Mood


Polished and powerful — modern cool elegance.


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A person wearing a chic robe courte noire over a long-sleeve cream blouse with a col chemise, black socks, and black loafers, holding a black shoulder bag, stands against a plain white background.

Short dress with shirt collar - LOLA

€245-55%€110
A person wearing a veste tailleur velours noire, a white ruffled blouse, and patterned black pants stands against a plain light background, looking confidently at the camera.

Velvet suit jacket - NIRINA

€345
Person with short hair wearing a bleu nuit velvet suit featuring a pantalon en velours à coupe large, black vest, white shirt, and black shoes stands confidently against a plain light background.

Velvet wide-leg pants - CLOTILDE

€225

Your Style, Your Strength

Colour analysis isn’t a rulebook but a guide that helps you understand what enhances you. It gives you the clarity to choose pieces with confidence and invest in a wardrobe that feels truly yours. The best style is always the one you feel good in.

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