I bet you have some grey items in your wardrobe too! Grey is easily accessible in stores and many people assume that they can do no wrong if they choose to wear grey. Well, as usual, this article will show the differences between greys for the 12 Colour Types.
Read MoreDid you know that purple dye used to be so expensive that only royalty could afford it?
Read MoreThe “Colours To Avoid” series continues. We have looked at the worst colours for Light Spring, Warm/True Autumn and Bright/Clear Winter. Let’s have a look at a Warm/True Spring today!
Read MoreToday I have prepared a short quiz for you which focuses on Image Archetypes and the Yin and Yang features.
Have fun!
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On the Style Identity blog, I have dedicated lots of articles to the colour theory and the three dimensions of colour such as “the colour series” (red, green, yellow, …), “colours to avoid” series, “mood boards” etc. If you have been following my content and/or you are familiar with the colour theory, you may be eager to test your knowledge! I have prepared a short quiz for you which focuses on the 3 dimensions of colour, i.e. on the colour theory. Have fun!
Read MoreSome women as they age end up wearing warmer hair die than their original hair colour. With age we never get warmer. Pigments with age never get warmer and brighter.
Read MoreIt is one of the most frequent questions I get asked during presentations and in summer. "Does my Colour Type change in summer when I am suntanned?"
Read MoreTwo sisters with similar features but vastly different skin undertones: one is cool and the other one is warm. Animation studios such as Disney, Pixar and Studio Ghibli are experts in colour theory and the Munsell colour system. In films colours are often used to inform the viewer about characters’ personalities as well as characters' development.
Read MorePink is a tint of red. Every Colour Type has its own “version” of pink. Still, we will find most pinks in the colour palettes of Summer and Winter Colour Types.
Read MoreThere are people who believe that their Colour Type (CT) is inferior (or superior) to another CT. Why is that?
Read MoreThere are families where the members belong to the same Colour Type (CT) or neighbouring CTs. And there are families where every single member has a different CT: mum, dad and the children have quite distinct CTs from one another.
Read MoreLet’s have a look at the best eye-liners for the 12 Colour Types. Luckily, it’s not the 80s and the 90s, there are more options out there for us than bright light blue and jet black.
Read MoreWhat are the best and worst drugstore makeup products according to a variety of articles on Google?
Read MoreFor some is very hard to tell the difference between the Gamine and Classic Image Archetypes. There is one fun tip I can share with you, that helps me differentiate between the two Image Archetypes.
Read MoreThroughout his book Metamorphosis, David Kibbe refers to Yin and Yang features that we are born with and he studies them in great detail in human bodies and faces in order to determine person's Body Type and subsequently the most flattering approach to dressing that body. What are the Yin and Yang features?
Read MoreWhat we see quite rarely are examples of wedding dresses for the Yang dominant Image Archetypes. There is a movie where Cate Blanchett (Dramatic Ethereal) wears a wedding dress that is perfect for her Image Archetype and might inspire other Dramatic Ethereal women.
Read MoreFinding the right wedding dress can be daunting. It has to suit your Colour and Body Type as well as your personality.
Read MoreThe Light Spring Colour Type is slightly warm (neutral-warm), light in value and medium bright in chroma. The colours are light, bright, fresh and full of light. Do they remind you of french macaroons?
Read MoreHere is Style Identity’s take on the IA map. I included all of the Kibbe Body Types as well as Ingenue and Ethereal Essences.
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