One of the reasons I’m so happy to be home, is that I’ve just spent 3 weeks in the same few clothes, all in a palette of black, white and red (apart from a couple of items), and I’m now bored, so bored with these clothes! It’s great to be able to capsule your…
You may have already seen my post about Black not being the be all and end all of neutrals. So if you cut black out what are your options? When I went from brunette to blonde, my go to neutral of black changed to white (find out more about that here) because my natural…
So, I’ve made another little video after Maria from Colour Me Happy had a request about how to choose foundation colours. My tip is, as you will see is to try on every colour, don’t limit yourself to two or three colours. Put them along your jawline, then look for the colour that disappears into…
Jane from Work that Wardrobe (and boy does she work it hard) was given (don’t worry, she didn’t buy it) a pale peach jacket, it’s a Chanel style tweed, and similar colour to this jacket. She asked me what she should wear it with colourwise, so I’ve put together a layout of 5 outfits in…
I received a reader request to explain about concealer and foundation colour choices. You may have seen green concealers and wondered what they are for – well, if you think about going back to your colour wheel and looking a the complementary colour on the colour wheel, the opposite of green is red, thus green…
An easy way to mix colours is to mix 2 neutrals with 1 colour, this is pretty fail safe, especially if both your neutrals are either warm or cool in their undertone. Another option is to go for 2/3 of a triad. A triad is three colours equidistant on the colour wheel, if you choose…
One of the resources I like to look at to see what we can expect to see in shops for the next season is the Pantone Fashion/Colour Forecast. The Spring edition is currently available and you can read it here to see exactly what the colours look like. What I find interesting is…
The other day I was surfing around and stumbled upon this fantastic blog about colour written by an interior designer Maria Killam. It’s so full of incredibly useful information on how to choose colour for your interiors I had to share it with you all. Maria’s blog is called Colour Me Happy , and is…
Would you like a personal consultation but can’t afford it? Why not come along to one or both of our group workshops, find out all about you, and get your wardrobe under control. I’ll be running 2 workshops during March in Melbourne Australia and would love to help you. If you live in Los Angeles…
So we’ve covered colour contrast and value contrast, the final piece of the puzzle is how your personality affects your contrast levels. Your personality can be a ‘rule breaker’ or ‘rule stickler’ one – if you are dramatic, rebellious or high energy (life of the party), no matter what your outward appearance, you may enjoy…
So when we think about our value contrast – it is the contrast between our lightest and darkest values. So taking the scales pictured here what is the most similar lightness and/or darkness to your hair, eyes and skin colours? If they are 3 or less apart – you are low value contrast If they…
As many readers are curious about what their colour contrast levels are, I’ve posted these celebrity examples to give you some clues on your colouring. Monochromatic – Low Colour Contrast Monochromatic means one (mono) chroma (colour) – so, in essence, means just one colour at a time. Gwen Stefani with your brown…
Have you ever thought about colour contrast when dressing? What is colour contrast you may ask and why does it even matter? Colour contrast relates to your own natural colouring and creating harmony and balance with you. For example, if you are monochromatic in colouring – so say have brown eyes and brown hair, you…
I was recently asked for some advice: “How to add a dash of colour to her otherwise black wardrobe.” She tends to wear outfits of black, but has a few coloured jackets, and wants them to look tied together, rather than just an afterthought. So I’ve created up a selection of black outfits with coloured…
Do you find it hard to find a pair of sunglasses that suit you? Here are a few tips to help you choose a flattering frame 1. Undertone Choose an undertone that suits your complexion. Warm browns and tortoiseshell suits warm colouring. Cool greys, blues and blacks suit cool colouring. 2. Shape Pick a pair…
Do you like to wear a patterned skirt but are unsure what colour you should choose for your top? If you are an X, A, 8 or H shape, choose a lighter or brigher colour from the top to draw attention away from the hips/thighs and up to your face. If you’re an H, O,…
A lovely reader asked if I could do a post on wearing Red – as she bought a pair of red shoes in Paris, and was thinking that maybe they looked a bit ‘clownish’ – so here are some tips. Red comes in many guises From bright to dusky, from warm to cool, light…
Busting the Black Myth In fashion magazine after fashion magazine you will read that essential in every woman’s wardrobe is a pair of black trousers and a Little Black Dress because both these garments are the most flattering and slimming you can find. They are of course aren’t they? I’m here to bust the…
A lovely reader mentioned she’d like some advice on how to find her perfect white for a wedding dress, so here is my guide, and I hope it helps both her and you. White is Not White Just like any colour (blue, green, pink) white just denotes a kind of colour, but not an exact…
Ombre (or shaded dyeing) is a fashion trend that’s been around in both hair and clothing, but how to wear it so it’s flattering and what to be wary of so you don’t buy an unflattering garment. The thing to remember is the rule of advancing and receding colours Dark colours recede and make things…
