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Category Archives: Wearing Colour

Understand why you choose certain colours to wear - it's based on your personality traits - here are the Dramatic personality colours

Colour Personality – 3. Bold – Dramatic

Colour, Discover Your Colours, Personal Style, Wearing ColourBy Imogen LamportApril 8, 201014 Comments

Was Number 3 your first choice in the Personality of Colour Quiz? Understanding the Dramatic Personality Dressing Style Colours Do you like brighter or bold colours? Bold patterns? Shiny fabrics? Then you may be choosing your colour and fabric choices from the Dramatic personality style. Do you love head to toe black, teamed with a…

Understanding how your personality influences your colour choices - the Relaxed or Natural personality style

Colour Personality – 2. Natural – Relaxed/Casual

Colour, Personal Style, Wearing ColourBy Imogen LamportApril 7, 201020 Comments

Following on from the post on finding your colour personality preferences, today we’re going to look the 2nd group – at the Relaxed or Natural (often very Casual) personality dressing style. Relaxed Personality Style Colours If you prefer colours that you find in nature you like the colours of the Relaxed personality style. These are…

Understand why you choose certain colours to wear - it's based on your personality traits - here are the Classic colours

Colour Personality – 1. Neutral – Classic

Colour, Discover Your Colours, Personal Style, Wearing ColourBy Imogen LamportApril 6, 201012 Comments

Following on from yesterday’s post on finding your colour personality preferences, today we’re going to look at the first category – the neutrals. What are the Classic Personality Style Colours? Those of you who tend to choose traditional neutral colours such as black and white, grey and navy, shying away from most colours of the…

Does Pink Really Make You Powerless as a Woman?

Colour, Colour Psychology, Wardrobe, Wearing ColourBy Imogen LamportDecember 14, 200928 Comments

From The Daily Mail Parents have a duty to boycott shops that sell ‘sexist’ pink toys and clothes for girls, according to a pressure group backed by a Labor minister. The ‘Pinkstinks’ campaign, founded by twins Emma and Abi Moore, says young girls are being led up ‘pink alleys’ by companies that target them with…

Using a Column of Colour to Look Taller and Slimmer

Colour, Discover Your Colours, Wearing ColourBy Imogen LamportNovember 23, 200918 Comments

If you want to look taller or slimmer, you need to use the unbroken line as your guide to dressing. What is the unbroken line?  Every time you end a garment, and the hem of each garment creates horizontal lines (which break up your body), you are shortening and widening yourself. So creating an unbroken…

How to choose a flattering colour for your swimsuit

How to Choose the Colour For Your Swimwear

Colour, Wearing ColourBy Imogen LamportNovember 15, 200911 Comments

How do you choose a colour for your bathers? Swimwear can be tricky to purchase at the best of times for many of us! And wearing a swimsuit can feel very exposing, so finding a colour that will draw attention away from your body and to your face is a great way to feel more…

How to break the Style Rules

5 More Ways to Break the Style Rules

Accessories, Colour, Personal Style, Wearing ColourBy Imogen LamportAugust 30, 200920 Comments

The other day I posted on breaking the style rules, and I thought that I’d post some more ways to do it.  Knowing your rules (or as I like to think of them – as Style Guidelines) is great as you will be more empowered when making choices shopping (hello?  how much money have you…

how to choose the right neutral options for you

How to Discover Neutrals with the Right Undertone For You

Colour, Discover Your Colours, Wearing ColourBy Imogen LamportMay 8, 200923 Comments

  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…

Contrast with jewellery in keeping with your personality

Personality and Contrast – the final key

Colour, Style, Style Tips, Wearing ColourBy Imogen LamportFebruary 27, 200922 Comments

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…

Understanding Colour Contrast - Celebrity Colour Contrast examples

More on Understanding Colour Contrast with Celebrity Examples

Colour, Wearing ColourBy Imogen LamportFebruary 23, 200911 Comments

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…

Why black may not be your best friend - it's a colour that is not flattering on many, discover why here

Why Black May Not Be Your Best Friend- Busting the Black Myth

Colour, Discover Your Colours, Wearing ColourBy Imogen LamportOctober 7, 200833 Comments

  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…

How to choose the right white for your colouring

How to Choose Your Perfect White

Colour, Wearing ColourBy Imogen LamportOctober 1, 20086 Comments

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…

How to Choose ombre garments to flatter your figure

The Art of Ombre

Colour, Fabric, Fashion Trends, Prints and Patterns, Wearing ColourBy Imogen LamportSeptember 2, 20082 Comments

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…

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