Your Fashion Foundations. They’re actually what they are saying on the tin. They’re the foundations you have to be utilizing to make each. single. determination associated to your type.
They’re the constructing blocks for understanding your personal, distinctive private type.
They’re the filters that assist weed via all of the overwhelm on the subject of vogue, and elegance and purchasing and all of that.
They’re my primary cease, and an important instrument I exploit when working with each single styling shopper.
Cool however what precisely are they? I hear you say…
Let’s break them down. There are THREE basic Fashion Foundations;
- Your color palette
- Your physique’s proportions and finest bits
- Your type character
Let’s look somewhat bit extra at every of them and why they’re necessary.
1. Color Palette
Having your “colors executed” was an enormous factor within the 80’s, (Color Me Stunning anybody?) and now because of TikTok, its having a second once more.
However color has all the time been a instrument that stylists have used to assist shoppers discover the very best items for them. I exploit two spectrums: heat to chill tones, and muted via to dominant depth.
So once I discuss color with my shoppers, it much less about “oh honey, don’t put on purple”. I hate proscribing individuals on the subject of their type. And extra about understanding the place you sit on the color spectrums, as it could actually actually assist store extra effectively and make your wardrobe work more durable for you, in a couple of methods.
- Narrowing down choices if you buy groceries. If you realize what colors to search for in-store, it makes the entire expertise much less overwhelming. Know your finest colors can instantly get rid of 1/2 a retailer doubtlessly. Color can also be a really helpful first search instrument. It’s the simplest factor to see on a store flooring, so use your colors to seek out the items you wish to attempt on. It can save a bunch of time!
- Realizing how one can combine and match your current wardrobe. Color in the identical color palette will most definitely work collectively, so for those who’re buying inside your perfect color palette, the probabilities of the whole lot mixing and matching nicely are a lot, a lot increased.
- Understanding your finest colors can assist cull among the items in your wardrobe that you just’re not carrying…. You may not even realise you don’t put on one thing as a result of it’s not your perfect color. However typically there are 2 the reason why that is the case. 1. it simply doesn’t look nearly as good on you. 2. its actually onerous to match it again with anything in your wardrobe as a result of it doesn’t play nicely with the opposite colors you personal.
2. Your physique’s proportions and finest bits
Once more, this isn’t a lot about pigeon-holing you right into a physique kind (though that may nonetheless be actually useful for some individuals!) and extra about understanding your personal distinctive proportions and in addition having the ability to establish, and gown to, your personal finest bits.
Dressing nicely is 100& dressing to spotlight your finest bits, slightly than dressing to cover the bits you’re not so eager on.
When you can establish the elements of your physique you’re the MOST assured in drawing consideration to, after which dressing to just do that, you’re all the time going to really feel good in what you put on.
Be aware: once I say “draw consideration to, that doesn’t all the time imply “reveal”. My legs are one among my finest bits, however I really like a large leg pant as a lot as a brief skirt – BOTH draw consideration to that space, simply in numerous methods.
Understanding how garments match in your distinctive physique is among the easiest methods to outline your type. If one thing doesn’t look good on you, merely don’t put on it – developments be damned! But for those who LOVE one thing, flog it as a lot as your can, no matter what anybody else is carrying.
3. Your Fashion Character.
That is by FAR an important of your Stlyle Foundations so far as I’m involved. Your Fashion Character is a group of phrases, that as a collective, describe your private type (or the place you’d prefer it to be). I get my shoppers to consider three phrases that characterize the type they wish to have.
My three type character phrases are FEMININE | EDGY | ELEVATED. They outline not solely the whole lot I buy but additionally HOW I put all my outfits collectively.
For instance, if I’m carrying fairly a female, fairly gown, I instantly wish to add some edge with a shoe alternative – I’l add some Converse excessive tops, or some studded sandals, slightly than including a girly heel or ballet flats. To raise, a blazer, or jacket simply lifts the look, or I’ll add an sudden color combo that most individuals wouldn’t put on to make my outfit stand out just a bit.
Pinterest is a superb instrument when discovering, or re-assessing your Fashion Character. It’s a good way to visually specific stuff you like, and group them collectively within the boards to provide you some readability round your personal sense of favor.
How you can USE your Fashion Foundations successfully
Now that you’ve got extra of an understanding of what your Fashion Foundations are, EVERY type determination you make, going ahead, needs to be primarily based on these three frameworks.
Use them as filters;
While you’re cleansing out your wardrobe:
- do the garments you’ve gotten match inside your color palette, are they simple to all match again collectively?
- do your garments do the very best on your physique form, do they spotlight the nice bits, or are they there to cover issues?
- do your current garments match at the least ONE of your Fashion Character phrases?
While you’re purchasing:
- Begin by utilizing your color palette because the visible filter. Solely have a look at items that sit someplace in your vary.
- Assess if stuff you attempt on outline your finest bits.
- Is what you’re buying a mirrored image of those phrases
While you’re placing outfits collectively:
- Are you taking part in with matching colors in your palette? Or are you defaulting to ‘black and…”
- Are you able to tweak issues to attract consideration TO your good bits. Do it is advisable tuck one thing in? Or roll the sleeves or hem up, or elongate your physique with a vetical line?
- Are ALL THREE of your Fashion Character phrases mirrored within the look you’ve created?
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I hope that helps clarify somewhat extra about what your Fashion Foundations are and WHY they’re so helpful on the subject of understanding your personal type.
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