Transcript Personal Coloring

Personal Coloring
Fashion Design, Textiles & Merchandising
Mrs. Moscinski
Choosing Colors
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Height and Body Type
Garment Style
Fabric Texture
Lighting
Personal Coloring
Height and Body Type
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Three basic body types:
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Ectomorph
Mesomorph
Endomorph
Endomorphs look good in just about
any intensity of color (as long as it
complements their coloration)
Ectomorphs and Mesomorphs look
better in less intense colors
Ectomorph
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Thin and angular
Delicate build
Young appearance
Lightly muscled
Stoop-shoulder
Has trouble gaining weight
Muscle growth takes longer
Mesomorph
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Toned, muscular body
Mature appearance
Rectangular shape
Upright posture
Gains or loses weight easily
Grows muscle quickly
Endomorph
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Soft body
Underdeveloped muscles
Round shape
Hips wider than shoulders
Trouble losing weight
Generally gains muscle easily
Garment Style
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Does not have a direct impact on
color, but does relate to your body
type, which does impact color
Endomorphs – look heavier in
baggy clothes
Ectomorphs- look frail in formfitting clothes
How could this affect color?
Fabric Texture
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Smooth, shiny fabrics reflect light
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Dull fabrics absorb light
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Makes colors look brighter, more
intense
Tone down color, appear less intense
When would you want to use?
Lighting
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Natural Light
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Incandescent (regular light bulbs)
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Cast a warm light
Intensifies warm colors, dulls cool colors
Fluorescent (tubular) lighting
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Shows true colors
Intensifies cool colors, dulls warm colors
Where do you spend the most time?
Personal Coloring
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All skin tones either have yellow or
blue undertones
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Blue or pink undertones
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Undertones – subtle traces of color
seen through the skin
Look better in cool colors
Yellow or peach undertones
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Look better in warm colors