Complementary Yellow

Early one evening last summer, wearing my beloved and billowy yellow 70s dress and vintage tan shoes, I walked to the theatre. My route took me through the Queen Victoria Gardens, and found myself walking upon a carpet of purple jacaranda blooms. From a distance it looked like a purple haze was covering the path – the effect is even more beautiful when seen upon a green lawn. And what a wonderful contrast to my yellow dress, for being opposite one another on a colour wheel, purple and yellow are complementary hues.

I’ve mentioned before that a yellow dress was one of my Holy Grails – not just any yellow, but this very rich shade – and after I found it on Etsy, it became one of my favourites. This dress has some rivals now however, for in the last year I have stumbled on quite a bonanza of yellow garments – more on these anon!

Photo: December 2017