C is FOR COLUMN OF COLOUR What is a Column of Colour? There are many ways to combine colour in an outfit for different effects. This post looks at the what, why and how of creating an outfit using tones of the same colour (neutrals & colours) which is called a monochromatic colour scheme. …
WHAT WENT WRONG WITH MY SHOPPING EXPERIENCE It has been quite some time since I have made a wrong purchase. However this is exactly what happened to me at the last Handmade Canberra Markets. That shopping experiences did not go as planned. I reflected on the when, how and why of what happened …
WHAT IS MONOCHROMATIC DRESSING Monochromatic means shades of the same colour. The colour wheel is a great tool for looking at how to combine colours. Each segment of colours represent shades of the same colour. When you wear shades of the same colour family in your outfit from top to bottom you are using the …
HOW TO USE COLOUR TO CREATE A FOCUS POINT The colours you wear and how you place them on your body is important to achieving a balanced, enhancing and harmonious style. When planning an outfit you can use colour to create a focus point. A focus point is an area that draws attention and is noticeable. I have …
Combining Colours Blue and Green – How Does it Work? Let’s look at combining colours blue and green and see why it works. Blue & green are neighbours on the colour wheel. Colours that sit next to each other on the colour wheel can be combined for an harmonious colour combination. Any combination of 3 colours …
Colour plays a major part in our life. We are surrounded by it and there are so many choices. Let me ask you 2 questions:- 1. What colours are you wearing? 2 Are you wearing colours that you like or that like you? The colours that you may be attracted to may not not harmonise and …
How to Dress Up Jeans Jeans are a versatile item to have in your wardrobe for many reasons. There are many ways and reasons to wear jeans which include:- come in a large variety of styles to suit all body shapes can be styled for all personality types are comfortable to wear especially with the …
Sometimes you have clothes in your wardrobe that may be in colours you love but those colours may not love you. What I mean by this is that not all colours suit all people. Some colours will enhance your look making your complexion appear healthy, vibrant and glowing while other colours will have the total opposite effect …
Do you wear black? This post is my reflections on how and why I have changed my approach to buying and dressing in black. My wardrobe has always contained black items though that is changing. When I look in my wardrobe it is no longer a sea of black, black and more black. How to Guide …
To colour or not to colour their hair is the question many women ask. There are many reasons why we might colour our hair. Here are a few:- think natural colouring is not vibrant enough to do something different for a change make a statement believe it makes us look younger going to the hairdressers …
