Color and You and Your Wardrobe
When you are sewing for yourself, selecting fabric is so
important and selecting the colors to suit you is even more
important.
Not all of us can afford to have our colors done, but you can
experiment with this.
When in a fabric store, take a bolt of fabric to a mirror, put
it up to your face, more across at your shoulder. take note of
how it affects your skin tone and take particular note of your
eyes.
If it is your color, your skin should look a very good color,
you wil look healthy and your eyes bright and alive. If it is
not your color, the the 'color' will drain from your face and
your eyes will look tired and dull.
You can do this with what you have in your wardrobe right now.
All colors have undertones, and the color experts have
classified them for fashion as "warm" and "cool" or the latest
"silver" and "gold"
To determine if you are a silver or a gold, place the metals one
at a time against your skin and see which is the brightest, that
brightest one will be you.
If you like a particular color and you don't think it fall into
your colors, this may not be true, you may still be able to wear
it.
Most colors have an undertone, these undertones are what
determines whether the color is "yours" or not.
Colors have a warm undertone or a cool undertone. If you want to
wear that color you love, then find the fabric that has your
"undertone" and this you will see by "laying" the fabric on you,
by that I mean, draping across you and seeing the result, if
your skin takes on a healthy glow, then that is for you, if it
makes your skin look sallow and dull, then leave it where it is.
You will have a "power" color too. The power colors are mainly
black, navy, grey and brown. One of these colors will suit you
better than the others, The one you always feel good in, and
makes your skin tone and eyes bright and healthy. Many people
think black is the all powerful color, not so, if it doesn't
suit you it will have the opposite effect.
So try navy or brown, once again if the color drains from your
face, don't wear it.
Once you have established your power color, when you really want
to make a statement, go for that job interview, wear POWER.
If you can afford to have your colors done, then I would suggest
you do just that. Knowing you are wearing what suits you, will
give you confidence beyond anything you have known before.
I'm not sure if they are still doing it, but Gract Cosmetics
have fully trained color consultants and while this is not a
plug for Grace Cosmetics, I do know they used to do party plan
makeovers. Not sure but you could check out your phone book to
see if you have a Grace consultant in your area. A party like
that can be a lot of fun too, for you and your friends,
The color consultants are listed in the yellow pages too.
Have some fun finding your colors, watch your confidence grow.