My clients tell me again and again that the hardest and most stressful part of planning for their family photo session is what they’re going to be wearing.
When they ask for advice my first response is always…”Stay away from uniforms. Outfits should coordinate not match.” I can not emphasize this enough. In 1970 it was extremely popular to have everyone in the family wear matching outfits usually a crew neck cardigan with a turtleneck and matching Lee jeans.
Over and over I have people say…. Well, we might just do white shirts and jeans and I stop them right there…. don’t do it (DON’T.DO.IT). I know that this seems easy but I promise that you will not be satisfied with your images later. There are too many colors in this world to wear white…. Unless your a bride. If you’re a bride, it’s definitely safe to wear white! 😉
This family did a great job. She purchased her girls outfits and her own shirt from Matilda Jane. I love their line of clothing and all the colors and patterns. If you’re not into online ordering or trunk shows but headed to the mall I would say start at The Gap.… They make it easy for you. Typically if you purchase everything on the same day the entire collection will coordinate. This includes if you’re hitting up The Gap outlet. If you’ll notice in the outfits I have featured below, she took the patterned outfits and pulled from those colors when selecting what the boys will wear. So even if you’re not shopping Matilda Jane or the Gap, simply take your most patterned outfit that you have selected (usually for your youngest person in the photo) and pull from there for your colors for everyone else. Don’t be afraid to mix patterns, stripes or polkadots but add in your solids also somewhere…. put solids on the boys or one of them, in a scarf or a sold cardigan over a patterned dress. It’s really that easy and will make for some pretty photos.
by Terri
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