"Seen charitably, this is sort of like Myers-Briggs personality-type indicators" - so, completely made up by people with no actual qualifications who saw a way to make money. Seems right.
My grandma, when I was 13 years old, told me I should only wear brown mascara (never black) because I'm a pale, befreckled redhead.
She may have been correct aesthetically about this color choice, but she didn't seem to consider the joy and creative discovery of *breaking* rules for what is most aesthetically appealing.
There's a time and a place for rule-breaking, color related and otherwise. But I'm skeptical of advice that goes to the extreme: telling me to "always" or "never" do something. Natural fibers, color, drinking, you name it. This has really helped my explore what makes me feel personally fulfilled and whole.
On that note: should I paint my car pastel yellow & tan brown?
Ugh, I remember reading that crap in random women’s magazines my mom would pick up at the grocery store in the 80’s - that fact alone should tell you everything you need to know about its validity and actual purpose. I’m all for men embracing the joyful, creative elements of dressing that women are able to enjoy, but honestly? It makes me feel bummed out to see guys stressing out about this shit. As a feminist, I want women to feel less burdened by bs rules that are ulimately about social control; I do NOT want to see men (and boys!) being pressured in this way, at all. Friends, if a particular “rule” or social media trend males you feel more insecure or confused, reject it. No one needs that shit.
To me, as you touched on, the biggest flaw of these “analysts” is that comparing colors and skin tones fails to account for the colors that already make up each of our individual wardrobes. R Pat probably wasn’t planning on wearing head to toe Cyan/Aquamarine/etc, but he might have an idea of some other garms in his closet that Cyan/Aquamarine/etc would work well alongside.
They have it all wrong, it's about texture. I've developed a system where I place various swatches of herringbones, silks, cellophanes, burlaps, and animal skins on individuals. Turns out I am a cool Naugahyde.
Kinda seems like this trend only exists in a world that's trying to get consumers to buy more shit on the internet: if you're in a store, you can just put a thing on and decide if it looks good, but if you're e-commercing then you need some magical tool to reduce your anxiety about whether the thing will look as good on you as it does on the model. Enter color analysis. Now smash that buy button with smug certainty.
I’ve gone down the colour analysis road and had to ignore it - apparently I am not supposed to wear black. I do put more stock into body type analysis, but this process can also be so contradictory! From Kibbe to the more traditional “fruit” method.
Some women are pears, some are strawberries! Or there’s always the shape method. Triangle, inverted triangle, circle, square, rectangle. Then there’s David Kibbe, who has written a new book. All of these methods contradict one another, just for fun.
"Seen charitably, this is sort of like Myers-Briggs personality-type indicators" - so, completely made up by people with no actual qualifications who saw a way to make money. Seems right.
My grandma, when I was 13 years old, told me I should only wear brown mascara (never black) because I'm a pale, befreckled redhead.
She may have been correct aesthetically about this color choice, but she didn't seem to consider the joy and creative discovery of *breaking* rules for what is most aesthetically appealing.
There's a time and a place for rule-breaking, color related and otherwise. But I'm skeptical of advice that goes to the extreme: telling me to "always" or "never" do something. Natural fibers, color, drinking, you name it. This has really helped my explore what makes me feel personally fulfilled and whole.
On that note: should I paint my car pastel yellow & tan brown?
Ugh, I remember reading that crap in random women’s magazines my mom would pick up at the grocery store in the 80’s - that fact alone should tell you everything you need to know about its validity and actual purpose. I’m all for men embracing the joyful, creative elements of dressing that women are able to enjoy, but honestly? It makes me feel bummed out to see guys stressing out about this shit. As a feminist, I want women to feel less burdened by bs rules that are ulimately about social control; I do NOT want to see men (and boys!) being pressured in this way, at all. Friends, if a particular “rule” or social media trend males you feel more insecure or confused, reject it. No one needs that shit.
To me, as you touched on, the biggest flaw of these “analysts” is that comparing colors and skin tones fails to account for the colors that already make up each of our individual wardrobes. R Pat probably wasn’t planning on wearing head to toe Cyan/Aquamarine/etc, but he might have an idea of some other garms in his closet that Cyan/Aquamarine/etc would work well alongside.
Also, leaving this here since you forgot it:
P🟦E🟥A🟨C🟩E
Well put & well peaced
The seafoam green really does look nice on him!
They have it all wrong, it's about texture. I've developed a system where I place various swatches of herringbones, silks, cellophanes, burlaps, and animal skins on individuals. Turns out I am a cool Naugahyde.
swag
Kinda seems like this trend only exists in a world that's trying to get consumers to buy more shit on the internet: if you're in a store, you can just put a thing on and decide if it looks good, but if you're e-commercing then you need some magical tool to reduce your anxiety about whether the thing will look as good on you as it does on the model. Enter color analysis. Now smash that buy button with smug certainty.
yah very true
Isn’t it just figuring out your skins undertones?
I’ve gone down the colour analysis road and had to ignore it - apparently I am not supposed to wear black. I do put more stock into body type analysis, but this process can also be so contradictory! From Kibbe to the more traditional “fruit” method.
Oh goodness what’s the fruit method?!
Some women are pears, some are strawberries! Or there’s always the shape method. Triangle, inverted triangle, circle, square, rectangle. Then there’s David Kibbe, who has written a new book. All of these methods contradict one another, just for fun.