All the World’s a Kaleidoscope—Especially When Learning About Color. A Top Review from ColorKINETICS Workshop Participant, Ida Gamban As a creative director and photographer, using color to create a mood and communicate a message is an important part of my work. So, when my client, Mary Lou Manlove of ColorInsight, recently invited me to participate […]
Shades of Green
The spring rains and warm weather produce a green like no other. The gift of spring came to me this year in a back yard filled with Miner’s Lettuce…just everywhere. This vivid and luxuriant carpet of tender greens communicates that green is the color of abundance. I have been making delicious Miner’s lettuce salad with […]
Personal and Professional Color Analysis with Style
You’ll see yourself in a whole new way when you discover your personal colors! Why Have Your Colors Done? Having your “colors done” is a process where colors are selected to harmonize with your skin, your hair, your eyes, and your personality by a trained color consultant. When your “colors are done right” people will […]
Cayenne and Celosia Orange — Pantone’s “play-well-with-others” Colors
Max Mara has Cayenne and Celosia Orange together in a mix and match collection. The spicy Cayenne and the optimistic Celosia Orange mix well together and complement many skin tones that are neutral, to warm. So, go get a little bit of sun, and wear this red and orange combination. If […]
Pantone Colors Are All the Rage…
But Don’t Let the Color Craze Make You Crazy!
Don’t you just love it…Pantone colors are all the rage with the major the clothing lines. For example: “Banana Republic” sends e‑mails announcing. ………New Arrivals. I quote, “This summer, dare to mix and mismatch brilliant new hues with graphic prints and pop patterns. Anything goes–and everything looks bright. (Better wear shades.)” And they are using […]
A Question of Light
One question I get asked a lot during my workshops (Mastering the Art of Illusion Dressing: the A, B, C, D, & E of Style and at Color Parties) is about lighting, what it does to colour. How does one manage to pick out clothing in a store when the dressing room light is awful. […]