tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post4394596602071326408..comments2024-03-14T16:03:32.434-04:00Comments on Gertie's New Blog for Better Sewing: Do You Have a Color?Gertiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04314542159287533507noreply@blogger.comBlogger75125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-10410160705822429782011-09-15T15:01:34.091-04:002011-09-15T15:01:34.091-04:00I feel so left out. Your blog seems to be dominat...I feel so left out. Your blog seems to be dominated by Winters! I used to do those consultations back in the 80's. I'm a hard core Spring with a lot of Autumn in my coloring. <br /><br />Winter's jewel tones make me look like I should be laid out in a box. Summer's pale pastels make me look totally washed out. <br /><br />If I stick to my colors, I'm usually good to go: crayon colors (think the 8 basic colors in a small Crayola box), or some of the softer earth tones (olives, light brickish reds, ivorys, creams, golds, browns . . . you get the idea).<br /><br />My kids used to say my wardrobe was 40 shades of pink. I'm trying to branch out.Chrisnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-84914337502981709832010-09-07T16:37:07.144-04:002010-09-07T16:37:07.144-04:00My mother is an "autumn", and my father ...My mother is an "autumn", and my father carries around, even now, a sheaf of color samples in a plastic holder, that perfectly encapsulate all my mother's Autumn favorites. Because we both have greenish eyes, for a long time she asserted that I was also an autumn. <br /><br />I'm not. <br /><br />I hate wearing burnt orange and off-white, which make me look pallid, and anything with yellow undertones, because I'm too pale for them. <br /><br />I think "my" color is purple. Except when it's teal. Or blue. Or red. I like to mix my big bold colors, and I'm warming up to burgundy and navy as well. I think I just like color. :)Johannahttp://tothineown.tumblr.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-90783015404921351122010-08-18T21:47:15.382-04:002010-08-18T21:47:15.382-04:00Wow - I adore Audrey in My Fair Lady and her costu...Wow - I adore Audrey in My Fair Lady and her costumes, and Color Me Beautiful is a great book which I adore. My closet is completely neutrals and greens and warm tones. But I will say that if you (as a cool person - also a kewl person!!!), want to wear yellow, consider sort of a sorbet version of yellow - with a lot of white, but I'll bet you will look great in an icy version of that yellow. Not too much orange though.ClaireOKChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05794385586295229490noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-66708020434510501662010-08-13T04:30:19.323-04:002010-08-13T04:30:19.323-04:00I have colours i go to. Mostly black and red with ...I have colours i go to. Mostly black and red with no yellow undertones. Lately I bought a lot of blue/navy fabric. There seems to be a change going on... Perhaps because I am forced to wear all black 3 days a week at work. This leaves me longing for colour, bright jewel tones, even patterns.<br />When buying fabric in any other colour than black I usually try to find a window with natural light and a mirror to see what happens to my face. This gives me an idea if I can pull it off or not. I do the same with wool for knitting, too.christinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18084668122322535968noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-34178041099803345672010-08-13T01:03:48.437-04:002010-08-13T01:03:48.437-04:00I'd say there is no way you would be told to w...I'd say there is no way you would be told to wear ivory if you are a winter - you are best to wear stark white if you are a winter. This is because winter is COOL and Spring is WARM - they are the warm-cool opposites of the bright spectrum. In the same way, Summer is COOL and Autumn is WARM- they are warm-cool opposites of the muted spectrum.<br /><br />To find your colours, do two things - find out if you are warm or cool by looking at your SKIN tone and holding a white then a cream swatch under your face. White is cool, cream is warm. Then, hold a bright pink then bright orange swatch under your chin. Pink is cool, orange is warm.<br /><br />When you have found if you are warm or cool, then ask yourself if you are 'muted' or 'bright'. That is, do you like contrast in your clothes, hair, makeup or do you prefer a more even blend. Winters and Springs suit bright contrast, while Summers and Autumns suit more muted or softer palettes.<br /><br />This is a guide only, but knowing your general season can help a lot. Remember, the colours you love are usually the colors that look best!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-15025220479460323132010-08-12T22:16:12.609-04:002010-08-12T22:16:12.609-04:00Ugh, mustard. Sorry, I was a teen in the eighties ...Ugh, mustard. Sorry, I was a teen in the eighties and this color will forever remind me of highschool fashion mishaps. That and the episode of the Cosby Show where Theo and Cockroach wanted these fashionable but expensive mustard and black shirts and they paid Denise $20 a piece to make them each one and she totally screwed them up. But they wore them anyway and their dates thought they were really cool and fashion forward.<br /><br />Honestly, I think in this case, I'd buy the 20 dollar H and M top (or scarf) and wear it every day for a week before I spend a lot of time and effort making something in beautiful fabric only to discover the color just didn't suit me.<br /><br />I don't want anyone to be tyrannized by color, but in truth, there are colors that each person looks bad or good in. I don't think they necessarily conform to a season, and they do change over time (I used to be a classic autumn, but now I look terrible in those oranges and forest greens). That having been said, every color has a shading such that you could find a mustard/saffron that suits you. Like some aquas look good on me, and some don't.<br /><br />Slight change of subject, I find that there are entire stores I completely avoid because I simply can't stand their color palette. Part of the reason I'm learning to sew. I find that some stores with colors I like don't have the most flattering clothes for me, and stores with flattering fits for me have icky colors.<br /><br />Right now I'm on a fairly intense grey/blue kick. I find if I'm not careful, I wind up looking like some kind of garage mechanic with the grey/blue.elizabethenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-54653536525727767742010-08-11T11:55:04.358-04:002010-08-11T11:55:04.358-04:00I had my colors done as a teenager. It was a reall...I had my colors done as a teenager. It was a really great experience. I'm an "autumn" which means that the saffron/mustard color that I, too, am loving at the moment looks really great on me. I think in the end, you can use what you know about colors to choose a shade that looks best on you. For instance, I love purple, but I know that it is not the "best" color for me, so I stay away from lavender and try to pick purples that are more red than blue. Most people can wear some color of yellow, but in this case, the strong orange undertone of Michelle Williams dress is difficult to pull off. Her make-up artist did an incredible job of balancing that color against her skin.Meghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11832621644220513191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-15196635612523173002010-08-11T11:38:01.222-04:002010-08-11T11:38:01.222-04:00Did you see this? http://www.fabricmartfabrics.co...Did you see this? http://www.fabricmartfabrics.com/xcart/891403-Dark-Mustard-Silk-From-Nicole-Miller-44-Wide.htmlAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-79153742261792896602010-08-11T07:03:22.852-04:002010-08-11T07:03:22.852-04:00I can't believe you've written a blog on c...I can't believe you've written a blog on colours! I have driven myself BONKERS over the years trying to decide whether I'm warm or cool, which colours suit me, which drain me! I go NUTS over it and have to tell myself to STOP!! Oh, no - I'll be colour obsessed tomorrow now that I've read your blog! HELP!! PS I believe that if you want to wear saffron, you should go for it!! I think you could wear it. It can't hurt to give it a go. I'd love to see what you decide to make - so go for it and post your pictures on your blog!Helenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03746262856606403712noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-56145325151131453682010-08-11T03:08:02.412-04:002010-08-11T03:08:02.412-04:00I love mustard! It's the only shade of yellow ...I love mustard! It's the only shade of yellow that I can wear, and looks divine on those of us with auburn hair. I'm still searching for just the right shade to make into a pencil skirt + shift dress. I never heard of this seasonal system, but I guess I am an Autumn - I look best in light shades when they are slightly muted/dusky, but then the system falls apart because jewel toned darker colours suit me as well. The one rule I stick by is that grey, hot pink and lemon yellow make me look like death! <br />Unfortunately some colours just won't suit our complexions, no matter how much we want to wear them. In circumstances like that, however, there's nothing stopping you from making a skirt, carrying a handbag or wearing shoes in that colour - I just would avoid wearing it next to your face.Miss Emmihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07251628463640473391noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-70257142472129101992010-08-11T01:16:18.667-04:002010-08-11T01:16:18.667-04:00I spent my life confusing CMB colorists. One would...I spent my life confusing CMB colorists. One would say I was a summer, then another would say winter, and another spring - and the colors I knew I looked best in were a sprinkling from all the seasons, winter's bright teal, summer's burgundy, fall's plum, etc. Finally a color consultant who wasn't CMB cleared up the confusion - apparently my skin's undertone is exactly neutral, neither warm nor cool, and since CMB's first division is warm/cool, I didn't fit any of their categories.<br /><br />The upshot was that extremely warm (orange, yellow) and extremely cool (blue) colors look horrible on me. OTOH, any green or purple shade is mine all mine, and I love them all!<br /><br />In the end though, any color that makes you feel wonderful is "your" color. If it makes you happy, do it!Perpetual Beginnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09625596315528064536noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-54351433724343511372010-08-11T00:45:23.896-04:002010-08-11T00:45:23.896-04:00ha! CMB! in elementary school my best friend's...ha! CMB! in elementary school my best friend's mother was a CMB rep. and i think i was an autumn...i wish i could remember. all i know is now i am obsessed with non-color and collect it in spades (gray, cream, white, nude)...so my color? non-color.laurenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05805270149790604401noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-28905607777327991082010-08-10T21:59:01.918-04:002010-08-10T21:59:01.918-04:00I have no idea where to "have my colors done&...I have no idea where to "have my colors done". I have looked at many books, and magazine articles but they assume that I know if I am a certain season or if I am fair or medium or look good in jewel tones, whatever. If anyone has a true, basic reference source, I would love to hear it. Or should I pay someone, a stylist, who?Suehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05799861602693969178noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-70490300963234277682010-08-10T20:58:39.791-04:002010-08-10T20:58:39.791-04:00My colour is peacock blue. My bedroom walls are p...My colour is peacock blue. My bedroom walls are peacock blue, my bed is bright turqouise, my robe is turqouise and all my pyjamas peacock blue. I didn't do it on purpose, I just suddenly realised one day that everything I own coordinates.<br /><br />Thenj I died my hair blue and ALL MY CLOTHES matched my hair. I now own many more red tops than before.Kaviarehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08409825601485451978noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-2310029002806118102010-08-10T20:09:34.893-04:002010-08-10T20:09:34.893-04:00We had the CMB boook when I was growing up too, I ...We had the CMB boook when I was growing up too, I read it many times and I always remember it saying that the colours and clothes you wear should make people complement you and not your clothing (the idea being that you look so radiant they don't notice your clothes because you are wearing "your colours").<br /><br />I'm a winter by CMB and the posters are correct that in CMB white is our colour, not ivory, as well as icey pale shade usually carry the adjective "baby" in the name. I also remember reading that reds fell into two spectrums - orange shades and blue shades (like Cherry, my fave red) and as a winter, blue shades will flatter you but orange shades will not.<br /><br />I've always yearned to wear yellow and I've now got a few bright yellow shades in my wardrobe, just had to find the right shade. I used to go through colour phases, now the majority of my clothes are teal, white, cerise, beige, khakis, (blue) reds, dark purples and my core colours are khaki/olive (which I love), brown, and indigo denim. Because of wearing black in the theatre, I tend to go for bright colours and patterns much of the time out of work or the duller khaki/beige tones on days when I don't feel like sparkling. I've just realised that when I was an office worker, most of my clothes were pink or purple. I wonder why the subconscience chose those?<br /><br />I have noticed that my 11 month old daughter is a summer colouring, she looks wonderful in the same shades that suit her dad (another summer) but in "my colours" she looks less radiant. I actually dress her in a lot of summer's blues because she looks so pretty in it but I do have to keep correcting people as to her sex!<br /><br />CMB was a hit of the 80s but it was in no way orginal. <a href="http://mollyandmango.blogspot.com/p/simplicity-sewing-book.html" rel="nofollow">My 1953 Simplicity sewing book</a> has a couple of pages advising on "The Best Colors for Your Type" based on hair and high colour (but not complexion, and demonstrated by women with scary, evil eyes!). I wonder, are there professional CBM advisers still active?Social Historianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09930089762630968441noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-40627768334612105172010-08-10T19:45:06.112-04:002010-08-10T19:45:06.112-04:00hey! Red's MY colour!! A lovely lady even expl...hey! Red's MY colour!! A lovely lady even explained why I should wear more red, apparently it grounds your creativity, whereas blue (which I inexplicably wear all the time) is the colour of daydreaming which is why I never get anything done. <br />(Read Dusk's comment here, it's fascinating and I was touched that someone I didn't even know took the time to analyse me!! http://stylewilderness.blogspot.com/2010/05/fourth-daughter-retrospective.html#comments )<br />I think you could wear a very deep saffron as a dress, it would look stunning with the red lipstick. Red lipstick... that's something in red that I haven't tried but really want to, having skin with a yellowish cast though I'm uncertain whether it would suit me. Colour certainly is a fascinating topic!! I try to wear as much of it as I can!Fourth Daughterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16289520392967828383noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-74724354313698333562010-08-10T19:40:13.883-04:002010-08-10T19:40:13.883-04:00Orange. So much so people assume all my clothing ...Orange. So much so people assume all my clothing is in some shade of it. It's not, but I have orange solids, orange prints, orange dresses, skirts, shirts, pants, shorts...even an orange silk slip.<br /><br />I can't really wear red, due to having auburnish hair and a reddish complexion, so orange was a good compromise. I also am one of these people whose skin tone works with colors no one else in the world can wear (hello, pastel tealish, greyish green). It works for me.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-13443703778512852912010-08-10T19:09:11.810-04:002010-08-10T19:09:11.810-04:00I always wanted a CMB evaluation in the 80's--...I always wanted a CMB evaluation in the 80's--thought it would make my life perfect, just like you say.<br />My color for clothing is a coral or salmon pink. The saffron yellow is gorgeous, but looks really bad on my. I try to use those colors that look bad on my in things like handbags, home decor--places where I will see them, but not have to wear them. After all, I usually don't see what I'm wearing unless I look in the mirror.momto2wasdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07946036639603120977noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-60591579309030500522010-08-10T18:25:25.219-04:002010-08-10T18:25:25.219-04:00I love Peg! She reminds me of my mom in her Avon/...I love Peg! She reminds me of my mom in her Avon/Mary Kay days :) Personally, I seem to gravitate toward jewel tones and black and white combos year round. One way I test drive a color is to purchase that shade in an accessory (scarves, gloves, or shoes) and if I fall in love with the hue I may commit to something larger like a dress, skirt, or coat. Some colors have surprised me such as goldenrod, chartreuse, and persimmon -- they look great with dark brown/auburn hair! Now, I'm no color specialist, but you may enjoy wearing eggplant, wine, navy or even moss green. I think these look great on brunettes with dark features. Eggplant and red are most certainly my go to colors.RockstarWifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00913218330978975646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-41478766844301080042010-08-10T18:09:57.704-04:002010-08-10T18:09:57.704-04:00I had my colours done and it was a revelation. Bei...I had my colours done and it was a revelation. Being a redhead with an unusual skintone (I have a different freckle structure to other reds) made choosing colours from what was available in stores really tricky. I am a "warm spring" and I love all my colours. I go through phases with them all too so it is never boring!In The Heydayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06829316779390884087noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-28643081320848425532010-08-10T18:07:29.059-04:002010-08-10T18:07:29.059-04:00Actually, I wear what I want. But here is a useful...Actually, I wear what I want. But here is a useful tip: wear a color that you like (but that may not be YOUR color) away from your face. You might want to try out that saffron as a skirt in case it doesn't respond favorably to your skin tone and hair. You can put a "safer" color closer to your face.Karenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03686477759898404431noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-85181818116648730622010-08-10T17:20:59.077-04:002010-08-10T17:20:59.077-04:00My father was Greek and my mother is Cherokee and ...My father was Greek and my mother is Cherokee and Choctaw; therefore, I have a strange greenish-red undertone. I MUST stick to colors that work with my skin tone, lest I be asked "Are you feeling alright today, Miranda?" "Yes, I am fine, thank you. I am wearing pastels today." To be frank, I look sickly in colors that are not "mine". I don't have a single color that is mine, but I do have a palette that I safely stick to. <br />It can be charming to have a single color that is "yours". It may read as a signature accessory of sorts-- as long as it has a variety of styles to be displayed in though.<br />That being said, life is short, live wildly and chase the saffron!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02315066089380246169noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-59097243873976444292010-08-10T17:16:53.773-04:002010-08-10T17:16:53.773-04:00I would love to be able to get that color analysis...I would love to be able to get that color analysis today because I just don't know what my color is. The closest I come to purposely choosing a color that flatters is using the tips I read in an article on "universally flattering" colors like pink, eggplant and Mediterranean Blue; which are all great colors on me.<br /><br />Otherwise, I don't know if I am a cool, warm, neutral, winter, or summer. I just go with what I like.Holly Stormhttp://www.hollystorm.etsy.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-84464210038878727462010-08-10T16:52:28.180-04:002010-08-10T16:52:28.180-04:00Green seems to be my failsafe colour, I love green...Green seems to be my failsafe colour, I love greens. I've never had my colours done, but I always get complimented on that colour. I think though you are right, it's easy to get stuck in a colour rut, and also to become afraid of other colours... I'm afraid of yellow... it just looks awful on me, which is ashame because I love yellow.Louise Mchttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14858832660475944060noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-73750830515969740462010-08-10T16:31:15.450-04:002010-08-10T16:31:15.450-04:00I have been borderline obsessed with mustard yello...I have been borderline obsessed with mustard yellow for about a year now. last year I always paired it with shades of grey and this year I seem to be gravitating towards navy as a pairing. :) Love it! It works as such an amazing earthy neutral for being so bright.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com