So seeing as we’re about halfway through the year, I thought it was time I put together some outfits featuring Pantone’s 2013 Color of the Year- Emerald. Not quite sure why it’s taken me so long considering I completely LOVE this color and it goes with just about every heel in our current collection, but nevertheless, here are some of my favorite pairings for this on-trend hue.

First up is the one-piece wonder known as the dress. I live in dresses. And this one is so classic it’s a no brainer. I paired it with our nude Layla python heels, because I was feeling a little sassy, but match this with our Camel Charlotte heels and it’s like taking a page straight from Duchess Catherine’s playbook.

Ok I couldn’t help myself- our camel Charlotte heels are begging to be paired with great emerald outfits. And who am I to deny them of that request? By the way, if you’ll notice, the pants below are not skinny leg pants. They aren’t even straight leg- these are full out wide leg, big, summery, flowy pants, just the way I like them. I know I post a lot of great outfits with skinny little jeans, but for readers who have been keeping up with us for the past few months, you know skinny jeans and I are not always BFFs. So I put an outfit together that’s totally up my alley- wide leg pants, great fitting top, and a killer pair of heels.

Last up is an outfit that just screams “Hello Summer!” How can you wear a bright yellow top and fun blue Charlotte heels and not feel great? I have been having a ton of fun lately mixing patterns and colors in slightly unexpected ways, and I find that the more I mix, the better the combinations get. And yes, I am reusing the emerald belt in both this outfit and the wide leg pant outfit. Because let’s be honest, no one needs more than one emerald belt in their closet.  Black heels, on the other hand, are a totally different story.