Seasonal colors are planned months and years ahead. PANTONE Color Institute releases a color trend forecast for each season, highlighting the top colors that designers will feature in their products for the upcoming season. These colors will show up in clothing, interiors, and in fabrics for drapes, upholstery, etc. for years to come.
As we enter the cooler seasons of fall and winter, many women will wear the color black as part of their daily “uniform”—whether it’s at home or on the road. Black is easy to wear because it mixes well with most colors. However, this is really not the best way or reason to wear black. Ideally, you should choose black when you love the COLOR… when you love to wear HIGH FASHION… and when you want a REFINED LOOK.
While you continue to shelter in place, it’s important to give yourself a lift. I recommend you dress up a little! It may still be a relaxed look. And some people think they can get away with dressing from the waist up. But I say do it all the way.
Valentine’s Day is a special day to celebrate love. It’s the emotion that makes our hearts race and our endorphins soar so that we feel giddy when we’re with our loved one. That’s why red is the color of Valentine’s Day—the color red stimulates our senses and...
Welcome to Part II of a real-life Personal & Professional Color Analysis session! Today I’m continuing my color analysis for Shelly, a Silicon Valley high tech marketing professional who wanted advice on interview clothes that would help her gain new corporate clients.
Ever wonder what happens in personal color session? Wonder no more! Today I’m giving you an inside look at a real-life personal color session I had recently with one of my clients. Shelly is a high technology marketing professional who does contract work from the...
When it comes to creating winning looks, as an image consultant and personal color expert I love to show people—as well as educate them—why certain styles and colors work well for them. So, you can imagine how thrilled I was when the Miss California organization recently tapped me to become an official sponsor and color expert for the organization!
All the World’s a Kaleidoscope—Especially When Learning About Color. Known as a leading color specialist and style consultant in the US, Mary Lou has helped countless individuals look their best through services such as personal and professional color analysis, color and style classes, wardrobe building and personal shopping. Passionate about color, she enthusiastically shares her 20+ years of professional color training with her students.
Color is powerful! The relationship between color and the person is the first thing you respond to either consciously or subconsciously. Color influences perceptions that are not obvious.
Pantone has released its Color Forecast for the Spring 2019 Colors. What does that mean for you? Time to go Shopping! Yes, but you need to pick your time.
Your hair is a key element in your nonverbal message about yourself. It is worth making the time and investment to get the color and style just right for you. Over 75% of women color their hair and selecting the right color can be challenging even when you have a trusted stylist to help you.
If there is no light, there is no color! So it all comes down to light. Sir Isaac Newton used a prism and discovered that white light is made of a whole range (spectrum) of colors, like those rainbow colors we see on special rainy days. When white light strikes an object, some light may go through the object and some is absorbed.