The Colour Guide
WHAT you need to know about colour — right from choosing it to wearing it
For some time now, colour has become a big part of fashion trends. In fact, you now have styles — colour blocking comes to mind — revolving around colour schemes. The good news: there are a lot more colours to choose from. But the flipside: there are that many more ways to get it wrong. Read on to make sure you don’t turn red (for embarrassment) with your choice of colours.
PICKING THE PALETTE
Choose Colours
That… …Suit Your Skin Tone
It’s important to pick and wear clothes in colours that flatter your natural skin tone.
Cold colours (blue, green, purple) work well with pale skin tones while warm colours (brown, rust, orange and some shades of yellow) compliment dusky skin tones.
Neutral colours like black and white can be worn by just about everyone. Having said that, I must add that most shades of white can make someone with a dark complexion look either crisp or sensual. Wearing black has the same effect on fair skin tones.
When it comes to metallic tones (fabrics, jewellery or accessories), gold looks good if you are fair, silver if you are wheatish and copper if you are dark.
…Go With Your Body Type
The right colours can help you hide, cover, conceal or enhance whatever you need to. Here’s how:
If you are slightly overweight, big, broad or filled out then wearing darker colours will make you look slimmer, taller and leaner.
Alternatively, if you are skinny, scrawny or ultrathin (read waiflike), then lighter colours will give you a fuller, healthier and curvier appearance.
…Reflect Your Personality
Flamboyant men and women find it easy to carry and wear bright vivid colours (red, yellow and strong neon hues of orange, pink, blue and green).
Most others tend to graduate to pastels (pale pink, sky blue, mint green, lavender, peach, saffron) or neutral tones (ivory, beige, black, white & all shades of brown).
Bright colours will always make you look (and feel) younger. Similarly, wearing grey, white, beige and brown will give you either a mature or classic look.
It’s important to pick and wear clothes in colours that flatter your natural skin tone.
Cold colours (blue, green, purple) work well with pale skin tones while warm colours (brown, rust, orange and some shades of yellow) compliment dusky skin tones.
Neutral colours like black and white can be worn by just about everyone. Having said that, I must add that most shades of white can make someone with a dark complexion look either crisp or sensual. Wearing black has the same effect on fair skin tones.
When it comes to metallic tones (fabrics, jewellery or accessories), gold looks good if you are fair, silver if you are wheatish and copper if you are dark.
…Go With Your Body Type
The right colours can help you hide, cover, conceal or enhance whatever you need to. Here’s how:
If you are slightly overweight, big, broad or filled out then wearing darker colours will make you look slimmer, taller and leaner.
Alternatively, if you are skinny, scrawny or ultrathin (read waiflike), then lighter colours will give you a fuller, healthier and curvier appearance.
…Reflect Your Personality
Flamboyant men and women find it easy to carry and wear bright vivid colours (red, yellow and strong neon hues of orange, pink, blue and green).
Most others tend to graduate to pastels (pale pink, sky blue, mint green, lavender, peach, saffron) or neutral tones (ivory, beige, black, white & all shades of brown).
Bright colours will always make you look (and feel) younger. Similarly, wearing grey, white, beige and brown will give you either a mature or classic look.
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