New sweaters! Whatever shall I do? Try them on for you!!
Whaddya think? Are these a yay or a nay?
Whaddya think? Are these a yay or a nay?
Showing posts with label Dressing the Type. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Dressing the Type. Show all posts
While I understand that wearing white, grey, or black isn't right for me (and will wear it anyway), I don't have the eye to know exactly which shade works for me. There's a few of those iffy shirts, mostly in PINK that will have me confuzzled to the brink of pulling my hair out.
One day I had my friend over, who loves the 12 Seasons, brought along her color cards to show them off to me. I grab out two of my "iffy" shirts, which happen to be dress shirts, and said, "Are any of these close to my colors?" My friend understand when I say that that I'm also asking, "Is this Type 3?"
She takes one look at them and says, "No," before saying the exact season/Type this does fit in.
And then it made sense that that would be why, when I did wear those shirts, that I would have to beat myself up to find the right skirt and accessories to match.
I usually know when a color works for me because I can get it to match with any other color that I also know works best for me. But sometimes I get hung up on the iffy's and will drive myself crazy to make it work, or will give up and take it out of my outfit.
Today I'm wearing a sweater that at the beginning of Spring, I was wearing it all the time. I loved how it looked on me then...but now? Ehhhhh.
By the way, the coloring is so off in this video. My sweater is actually a rich salmon color. GO FIGURE!!
(That would explain too why most of the shirts I do my videos in that aren't white, grey, or black look like the wrong color!)
One day I had my friend over, who loves the 12 Seasons, brought along her color cards to show them off to me. I grab out two of my "iffy" shirts, which happen to be dress shirts, and said, "Are any of these close to my colors?" My friend understand when I say that that I'm also asking, "Is this Type 3?"
She takes one look at them and says, "No," before saying the exact season/Type this does fit in.
And then it made sense that that would be why, when I did wear those shirts, that I would have to beat myself up to find the right skirt and accessories to match.
I usually know when a color works for me because I can get it to match with any other color that I also know works best for me. But sometimes I get hung up on the iffy's and will drive myself crazy to make it work, or will give up and take it out of my outfit.
Today I'm wearing a sweater that at the beginning of Spring, I was wearing it all the time. I loved how it looked on me then...but now? Ehhhhh.
By the way, the coloring is so off in this video. My sweater is actually a rich salmon color. GO FIGURE!!
(That would explain too why most of the shirts I do my videos in that aren't white, grey, or black look like the wrong color!)
Am I still dressing my "truth"? Watch and see!
How I wish I had an amazing camera and that my house was full of windows to allow in the best natural light so I can show off the true colors of my wardrobe!
Since May, and since this post, I've been doing (read: wearing) my own thing.
It's liberation, if you ask me. I don't feel so tied down to a color scheme if I'm feeling like wearing something that a system says I'll look terrible in. And I have friends who will see me in black and saying in a joking, yet serious tone, "Ohhhhh Ladee! You know I cringe with that color on you!"
I've embrace the knowledge that everyone has their own energy and the need to have the energy of the colors you're wearing match your energy. And I do believe that we women, for the most part, have our own "beauty sixth sense". We know what looks good for us. I was looking at some of DYT's "Before and After"'s and noticed that a lot of these women WERE in fact wearing their Type's colors, but just didn't know how to style themselves correctly.
But sometimes our energy is simmered due to stress/anxiety/depression and other times our energies are burning bright due to excitement/happiness/love.
And I know that if I'm wearing what looks good on me, I'll feel leaps and bounds better than if I didn't while feeling down. But sometimes my mood calls for a muted-colored shirt because my anxiety levels are high and I don't want the visual noise some Type 3 colors give me (and I still hate brown. I know that's a calm color, but I don't like it so I almost never wear it).
I am so glad I don't have the color cards and now understand the reason as to why I wasn't to purchase any of DYT's programs. As much as I like the Type 3 colors and as much as it's a great example of colors to show you, to me though, it doesn't make me as happy looking at it like I hoped it would. Maybe it's the way the colors are lined up on the card (OCD anyone?), maybe it's because I feel like every color has been overlayed with brown, via photoshop, but something just doesn't enamor me like I thought it would upon first seeing it.
But still, of all the Type color cards, I love those colors the best. Duh.
I'm sticking with autumn colors. I still love those rich berry colors, burnt oranges, reds, and yellows.
But I also like white.
And I like black.
Some days I think I look hideous in black and others, I think I look pretty darn good! Especially if I load my accessories as Type 3 accessories.
If Type 3 colors are pure hues mixed with black then shouldn't the colors look good WITH black? That's something I've always wondered. I have a girlfriend that is a Type 3/1 and one Sunday she came to church in a black dress and looked incredible. I remember thinking, "WAIT, she's not supposed to look good in the black and yet, I can't stop admiring her outfit!" She donned a deep blue jean jacket with chunky, Type 3 accessories that, to me, put her whole look together and turned BLACK into a Type 3 color.
I got a comment the other day, stating that people are getting kicked off of DYT groups because they're posting how they wear black pants or shoes but they aren't a Type 4.
HOLY.
COW.
Please tell me I read that wrong.
I wear black gym clothes. I like them.
I have black pants. I like them too.
I have black socks and black shoes. Keeping those!
I have black shirts. I have no desire to throw them out. Although I have a pile waiting to be bleached.
I have black lingerie. And Mr Hunter does NOT care whether they're the right color for me.
But I'm still a happy, proud, Type 3, secondary Type 2 woman who admires the DYT system.
So anyways, to reiterate: My style today is pretty much the same as before but I have decided to do more "mood styling". More often than not, I'll go to put on a white, grey, or black shirt, take one look at myself in the mirror and go, "YUCK!" and will rip it off before finding another. But I've got to tell ya, last week I wore a jersey-colored grey shirt and loved it so much I wore it the next day.
I still love my chunky accessories, big (and warmer colored) hair, winged eye-liner but have changed my makeup in the sense that I'm trying to have more contrast, especially with eyeshadow colors. I love dramatic outfits. I love layers upon layers and I just LOVE that sexy can be shown through complete modesty.
I love pushing the envelope as to how far I can go while still looking appealing. It's fun! I think everyone should give it a try!
And how I WISH I had a better camera so I can show you all I wear, all the time, so you can see just how simple it is to beef up a wardrobe to look appealing. All you really need is the right fit and the right colors (or the right MOOD COLORS)!
I've asked Santa for a Canon T3i. Maybe he'll deliver. :D
Since May, and since this post, I've been doing (read: wearing) my own thing.
It's liberation, if you ask me. I don't feel so tied down to a color scheme if I'm feeling like wearing something that a system says I'll look terrible in. And I have friends who will see me in black and saying in a joking, yet serious tone, "Ohhhhh Ladee! You know I cringe with that color on you!"
I've embrace the knowledge that everyone has their own energy and the need to have the energy of the colors you're wearing match your energy. And I do believe that we women, for the most part, have our own "beauty sixth sense". We know what looks good for us. I was looking at some of DYT's "Before and After"'s and noticed that a lot of these women WERE in fact wearing their Type's colors, but just didn't know how to style themselves correctly.
But sometimes our energy is simmered due to stress/anxiety/depression and other times our energies are burning bright due to excitement/happiness/love.
And I know that if I'm wearing what looks good on me, I'll feel leaps and bounds better than if I didn't while feeling down. But sometimes my mood calls for a muted-colored shirt because my anxiety levels are high and I don't want the visual noise some Type 3 colors give me (and I still hate brown. I know that's a calm color, but I don't like it so I almost never wear it).
I am so glad I don't have the color cards and now understand the reason as to why I wasn't to purchase any of DYT's programs. As much as I like the Type 3 colors and as much as it's a great example of colors to show you, to me though, it doesn't make me as happy looking at it like I hoped it would. Maybe it's the way the colors are lined up on the card (OCD anyone?), maybe it's because I feel like every color has been overlayed with brown, via photoshop, but something just doesn't enamor me like I thought it would upon first seeing it.
But still, of all the Type color cards, I love those colors the best. Duh.
I'm sticking with autumn colors. I still love those rich berry colors, burnt oranges, reds, and yellows.
But I also like white.
And I like black.
Some days I think I look hideous in black and others, I think I look pretty darn good! Especially if I load my accessories as Type 3 accessories.
If Type 3 colors are pure hues mixed with black then shouldn't the colors look good WITH black? That's something I've always wondered. I have a girlfriend that is a Type 3/1 and one Sunday she came to church in a black dress and looked incredible. I remember thinking, "WAIT, she's not supposed to look good in the black and yet, I can't stop admiring her outfit!" She donned a deep blue jean jacket with chunky, Type 3 accessories that, to me, put her whole look together and turned BLACK into a Type 3 color.
I got a comment the other day, stating that people are getting kicked off of DYT groups because they're posting how they wear black pants or shoes but they aren't a Type 4.
HOLY.
COW.
Please tell me I read that wrong.
I wear black gym clothes. I like them.
I have black pants. I like them too.
I have black socks and black shoes. Keeping those!
I have black shirts. I have no desire to throw them out. Although I have a pile waiting to be bleached.
I have black lingerie. And Mr Hunter does NOT care whether they're the right color for me.
But I'm still a happy, proud, Type 3, secondary Type 2 woman who admires the DYT system.
So anyways, to reiterate: My style today is pretty much the same as before but I have decided to do more "mood styling". More often than not, I'll go to put on a white, grey, or black shirt, take one look at myself in the mirror and go, "YUCK!" and will rip it off before finding another. But I've got to tell ya, last week I wore a jersey-colored grey shirt and loved it so much I wore it the next day.
I still love my chunky accessories, big (and warmer colored) hair, winged eye-liner but have changed my makeup in the sense that I'm trying to have more contrast, especially with eyeshadow colors. I love dramatic outfits. I love layers upon layers and I just LOVE that sexy can be shown through complete modesty.
I love pushing the envelope as to how far I can go while still looking appealing. It's fun! I think everyone should give it a try!
And how I WISH I had a better camera so I can show you all I wear, all the time, so you can see just how simple it is to beef up a wardrobe to look appealing. All you really need is the right fit and the right colors (or the right MOOD COLORS)!
I've asked Santa for a Canon T3i. Maybe he'll deliver. :D
I love to dress up.
As much as I love to dress down.
I used to think that being a certain Type meant that you had to constantly dress that way.
Well, sometimes I don't wanna dress the Type but will instead dress the MOOD.
And today my mood called for the basic red shirt and $6 thrift store jeans.
No added accessories than the absolute necessary. No earrings, no necklace.
Just a day to be simple.
And a day for a little of this:
Carol Tuttle has mentioned time and again that if you are not a bold, striking Type 4 then you need to throw out all your black clothes yesterday. And why?
Type 1s look silly and childish in black. Bright, spring colors are for you!
Type 2s look washed out and not taken seriously in black. Muted, soft colors are for you!
Type 3s look old and fat in black (gee, thanks). Rich, shaded colors are for you!
Hearing this for the first time was quite a bummer as I believed black to be the universal color. But looking in photos I can see where my black clothes tend to have dominance and the eyes go there instead to my face. I also look older and more tired in black, the color pulls my face down, even when I'm smiling.
Problem: I'm too cheap to throw out all my black.
And I know I'm not the only one.
One day I was surfing Carol Tuttle's blog and read the comments in one of her videos.
Kathryn said (source):
I'm a Type3 and I have another Type3 friend who took her black clothes and soaked them in a light bath of bleach water, just enough to remove part of the dye and not destroy the fabric. She came out with some burnt oranges, and other rich hues!
Kathryn, your friend is a genius and you were inspired to write this! We, the people of the cheap, thank you.
Now it was time to try this out.
I took two black tops that I felt no emotion to (because I got these). If I lost them during this experiment, oh well. If they turned out as planned, coolio. I could go either way.
I filled the bottom of the washer with hot water and added, oh, 3/4 c bleach. I don't measure when I use bleach and therefore I probably go overboard with it. But I wanted results fast.
I let it soak in still water for 30 minutes (moving it around every ten-ish minutes, making sure it remained fully submersed) before allowing the washer to continue its cleaning cycle.
The shirt, my first attempt, didn't turn out as I would have liked as I had it agitating in the bleach water instead of having it sit in still water. Some parts of the shirt didn't lighten as well as the rest. It doesn't look bad, it just looks like it's a little damp in some areas.
Biggest bummer? I hated this sweater when it was black. Now I love it (hellooooo chevron!) and it doesn't fit me! AUGH! I don't know how to modify clothing (now could be a good time?) and therefore will figure something out with it.
Maybe there's a giveaway in the future? That is, if there's more readers out there than the ones I have made up in my head....
Type 1s look silly and childish in black. Bright, spring colors are for you!
Type 2s look washed out and not taken seriously in black. Muted, soft colors are for you!
Type 3s look old and fat in black (gee, thanks). Rich, shaded colors are for you!
Hearing this for the first time was quite a bummer as I believed black to be the universal color. But looking in photos I can see where my black clothes tend to have dominance and the eyes go there instead to my face. I also look older and more tired in black, the color pulls my face down, even when I'm smiling.
Problem: I'm too cheap to throw out all my black.
And I know I'm not the only one.
One day I was surfing Carol Tuttle's blog and read the comments in one of her videos.
Kathryn said (source):
I'm a Type3 and I have another Type3 friend who took her black clothes and soaked them in a light bath of bleach water, just enough to remove part of the dye and not destroy the fabric. She came out with some burnt oranges, and other rich hues!
Kathryn, your friend is a genius and you were inspired to write this! We, the people of the cheap, thank you.
Now it was time to try this out.
I took two black tops that I felt no emotion to (because I got these). If I lost them during this experiment, oh well. If they turned out as planned, coolio. I could go either way.
I filled the bottom of the washer with hot water and added, oh, 3/4 c bleach. I don't measure when I use bleach and therefore I probably go overboard with it. But I wanted results fast.
I let it soak in still water for 30 minutes (moving it around every ten-ish minutes, making sure it remained fully submersed) before allowing the washer to continue its cleaning cycle.
Before:
After:
The shirt, my first attempt, didn't turn out as I would have liked as I had it agitating in the bleach water instead of having it sit in still water. Some parts of the shirt didn't lighten as well as the rest. It doesn't look bad, it just looks like it's a little damp in some areas.
Biggest bummer? I hated this sweater when it was black. Now I love it (hellooooo chevron!) and it doesn't fit me! AUGH! I don't know how to modify clothing (now could be a good time?) and therefore will figure something out with it.
Maybe there's a giveaway in the future? That is, if there's more readers out there than the ones I have made up in my head....
Me, jumping in excitement in the gift shop: "Honey, look at this! It's got all the Type 3 angles and colors and texture....I love it! I love how chunky it is and that it's gold because silver would totally ruin this whole piece..."
And to get me to shut up for a measly $10, he bought it for me. I'm praying the gold will not fade!!
I wore it to church today. And I love it! My favorite part about the necklace is the sound it makes when I bend and then get back up, all the little pieces clap together to make this cool tinkling sound!
