In Part I, I showed examples from the runway of Fall Floral looks that featured jewel tones. Part II features the fall floral look of “muddied” floral.  Muddied floral is exactly what it sounds like: floral that looks muddy. Muddied floral prints don’t have borders, the floral just runs into each other. This look may remind you of a watercolor painting of abstract flowers. Some print even has shades of brown that really give the appearance of muddied floral! Another variation of this look is busy, art-inspired floral.

The best example of muddied floral I could find is from the Jovovich-Hawk collection. It actually looks “muddy.” This is probably because it has a swampy green and brown palette.

muddied floral

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In this four part series, I’m going to showcase the top four ways floral was featured on the runways for the Fall 2008 collections.  By far the most popular trend has been wearing floral prints in bright, jewel-toned colors. Part I will show you some inspirational pieces from the runway to help you achieve this look.
What exactly is a jewel-toned color? Basically, it’s any variation of color that resembles a gem. Here are some gems to give you an idea of what a jewel-toned color is:
different gems

different gems

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