Like I'm someone who has had strong instincts of what suits me (I don't like the word "flatter") and been interested in fashion since very young age, and I knew what colours felt right (mostly deep blues, purples, forest green, dark brown and black, so most like Dark Winter colours). I think (online) colour analysis and the community surrounding it can become counterproductive to one's own personal sense of style and "persona", especially if one is inclined to being over-analytical and self-critical. I can relate a lot to what you and Kara say.
Dark autumn vs true autumn how to#
Or teaching them how to build a personal palette in order to coordinate their wardrobes, custom made for themselves. Maybe PCA would make a great leap forward if it concentrated on just ruling out the worst seasons for people. I like to dress muted or more vivid depending on my energy level or if the occasion asks for blending in or standing out.
Dark autumn vs true autumn free#
I don't think that more is necessary for everyday life (as to: "who wouldn't want to look their best?" - well, I don't, except on extremely rare special occasions it's just not something I find worth to think about a lot, my goal is to have a wardrobe that works for me - comfort, free movement, functionality in terms of weather and activities, easy to care for, easy to combine, no more not-worn items). Also, an excuse for no longer having to wear white, pink or lots of black. The remaining benefit from this conundrum is for me to be able to avoid my worst colors near the face, a very coordinated wardrobe in spite of containing various seasons, and to observe people and their color choices, as it tells a lot about them. If a working system existed, it would be easy for people to assess themselves and then be happy with the results once and for all. In the end, I believe the system is deeply flawed, although so very alluring. When I put all the garments I truly love on a separate pile, I can see that I have now roughly an SA/SS wardrobe for summer (with a few bright accents sprinkled in) and a DA/dark SA wardrobe for winter. How do I feel in it? No mirror, no photos, no opinions from others. So I went back to assessing each garment individually. Like buying a new shirt, being all happy about it, until doubt sets in - what if I'm not in that season after all? It's just ridiculous. It turned out to be yet another trap for being afraid of errors and self-sabotage. Maybe I'm even DA or TS, but I hate most cool colors, so those are not an option (the smoke in SA makes them quite bearable). After going back and forth between Dark Autumn, Soft Autumn and Soft Summer off and on for a long time, I could never figure out if I'm warm or cool, or too soft for Dark Autumn (though dark enough very probably), nor could anyone else I asked for an opinion (including a few painters and fellow artists). It doesn't seem to be a value contrast issue so much as that he needs some darkness, but not too much.
Dark Autumn seems to be the closest, but he does best in the relatively lighter and brighter colors from that palette. He can't do softness, but he also can't wear black.
He's most definitely an Autumn, but he can't do saturated colors, so not True Autumn. My partner seems to fall between seasons, and it's a bit frustrating. I'm Soft Summer and can get away with Soft Autumn colors and a few Dark Winter colors, but saturation makes me look like death. My sister needed the warmth more than the softness, for instance, while my daughter and mother needed both. It was really interesting to see how what was most important to people varied. I'm surrounded :') I used your draping cards for them (and for several other people of different seasons, so I don't think determining that so many people I know are Soft Autumn was due to an unconscious bias). My daughter, mother, sister, and two friends are Soft Autumn.
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