How to Wear Pinterest’s Colors of the Year — Without Looking Super ‘80s

Yesterday, Pinterest named blush pink and mint green as the colors of the year. We know what you’re thinking — what is this, 1984? Those pastels haven’t been seen together much since the days of big hair and geometric blush, but that doesn’t mean you’ll look stuck in the past if you wear them now.

On the contrary, the combination of blush pink and mint green is not only very pretty, it also gives your outfit an instant chilled-out, cool-girl vibe. You know that soothing, concrete-gray color that Céline made into shorthand for “I am an urban sophisticate gallery owner/branding expert, and these baggy pants cost $2,000?” Well, consider pastel pink and green the fresher, younger version of that.

Click ahead to see three cool ways to wear the colors of the year — without being mistaken for a Duran Duran fangirl.

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