The European Redhead: Let's go Nautical

I always wanted to meet Coco Chanel, because her take of nautical style was the best. She introduced it to the world in 1917 and transformed a simple design to a chic fashion statement.
I haven't met a Redhead that would not look good in nautical style. Navy blue, white, red, yellow and green (yes, all these colors) simply look great on anyone with red hair! Nautical style, however, doesn't only mean stripes and little anchors, nautical style is fresh, stylish, chic and feminine. With a minimal effort you can look like million bucks. All aboard!

This is Amber, an awesome Redhead blogger from UK.

The absolute necessity in nautical style are Breton stripes - you know, the navy blue stripes on white fabric. Known to the world since 1858, when they became part of official uniform of French Navy in Brittany, the original Breton striped design featured exactly 21 stripes on a shirt, one for each of Napoleon victories. The stripes were also lifesavers, when a man fell overboard, he was easier to spot among the waves. Now you can wear them any way you want, thin or thick, on shirts, sweaters, skirts or shorts.

Navy blue and white will look great with red hair, either natural or colored.

You don't have to swim a nautical mile to find a proper pair of pants to wear with white and blue striped shirt. Anything from jeans to black or grey pants will work out, you can also try red skirt or shorts, pair of crisp white pants or simple black A-line skirt. The awesome thing about nautical style is that you can make it all you. If you don't feel comfortable wearing shorts, you don't have to. You can wear a pair of black pants and still feel stylish and chic. At least Coco Chanel did...

Anything with side buttons or high waist works for this always chic style as well.

I love to experiment with the colors on the bottom. Navy blue, red, white, emerald and yellow look great with nautical striped shirt and carefully chosen accessories. I absolutely love anything red, but golden accents, rope and sea themed jewelry works too.

I know that I am wearing the same skirt, because all my pictures in grey pants, jeans and red shorts are too blurry or too weird! Not like this are the best quality either, but I guess a redhead picture is what counts!

And when in doubt, nautical accessories are always a great way how to start.