Personal Stylist Leeds - Personal Shopper Leeds - Image Consultant - Arash Mazinani
This is the final post in my series on colour where I’ll be wrapping up everything I covered in my previous posts and explaining how you can use that new found knowledge and apply it to your wardrobe. If you’ve not read any of the previous posts in this series then I’d definitely recommend going back and checking them out; part one, part two, part three. They lay the foundation needed to add more colour to your wardrobe.
This is the third instalment of my colour series, if you’ve not read my previous posts I’d recommend you check them out first, part 1, part 2. In the last instalment, I introduced you to colour harmonies, explaining what they were and sharing some basic examples. If you’re the sort of person who struggles to put outfits together with different colours (hello all black everything!) then colour harmonies will guide you to make sure the colours you wear work well together.
This post follows on from Introducing more colour into your personal style. If you’ve followed my previous post you may be in a position where you’ve gone through your wardrobe and identified whether there are any colour themes. You may have also been searching for inspiration to build a colour palette and played with different palettes to work out what colours you like.
Imagine you’re out shopping and after a long day without much success, you stumble upon the perfect top. You try it on and the fit is on point, the cut is a little cool and contemporary, and you know exactly how it will slot into your wardrobe. But it comes in a choice of three colours… which colour should you get?
If the situation above sounds familiar and the usual answer is ‘black’ then I hope this series of posts will help and give you a bit of guidance when it comes to introducing more colour into your personal style.
If you’ve ever wanted to find out how to change up your style, revamp your wardrobe, or become a sassy shopper, you’ve probably come across the idea of dressing to flatter your body. Everyone from fashion experts in magazines, on TV and in the image consulting industry typically follow this approach, and headlines like the following will may sound familiar…
“My secret style tips to make you instantly shed 10lbs”
The idea of dressing to compliment, shave off lbs, or highlight your body’s best bits isn’t an idea that’s particularly new. So much so, that it’s often thought if you’re not marching to the beat of this drum you’re somehow not doing ‘style’ right.
Have you ever made up your own fashion rule that you religiously abide by? It might have been something that you dreamt up years ago that you’ve been sticking to ever since. Perhaps some nugget of wisdom that was passed down by your mum or an old friend or work colleague. If there’s one thing about fashion it’s there’s lots of rules. Some change over time, some don’t. Some we’ve made up ourselves and it’s these rules that could be holding you back.