A Classic Fashion Personality strives for an elegant, refined look in timeless tailored garments. A Classic prefers matched suits to separates. Balance and symmetry characterize her clothing lines. Makeup is perfectly balanced; prefers muted neutral shades. Hair is soft and sleek. Accessories look elegant and expensive...even if they're not. A Chanel-style suit, pearls, chains, gloves, and spectator pumps epitomize this look.
Medium to lightweight fabrics like fine wool, silk jersey, cashmere, suede and gabardine.
She avoids fabrics that are bulky and clingy, opting instead for fine woolens, silkies, and jersey.
Matte-finish fabrics are preferred to those with high luster for evening wear.
Expensive looking jewelry styles, even if they are costume pieces.
Softly rounded and symmetrical jewelry in elegant materials like pearls and semi-precious stones
Tailored shoulder bags, satchels and envelope styles.
Her evening look is more likely to be velvet or satin rather than glitzy metallic.
Low-to-Medium heeled pumps, spectators and sling backs.
Elegant leather of skin belts with simple buckles.
Finely textured hosiery in sheer colors.
Soft, sleek hairstyle with a definite style and "on purpose" look.
WARNING: The Tailored Classic woman can avoid fashion extremes until she ends up with a look that is too safe and conservative - even BORING. She may need to enliven her look with a few interesting fashion touches.
Your Makeup/Fashion Personality is as important as Color Analysis to the harmony of your overall look. By learning your Makeup/Fashion Personality, you'll be able to express one theme from head-to-toe with your makeup, hair, clothing and accessories. It is very distracting to see people mix makeup/fashion personalities incorrectly. For example, a woman wearing a soft, romantic suit with bold geometric jewelry doesn't present a harmonious look.
Identifying your primary fashion personality does not restrict you; it frees you from the dizzying number of clothing choices available today, much in the same way that Color Analysis does.
Focus on your primary fashion person-ability to build the most efficient wardrobe, saving more time and money.
Everyone has a strong secondary fashion personality that influences her personal style. A great way to express your secondary fashion personality is through accessories.
Choose the one that resembles your taste the most to pinpoint your own wonderful, unique sense of style. This focus now can help you develop your wardrobe around what you ultimately find to be the most comfortable fashion for your lifestyle.
What's Your Makeup/Fashion Personality?
DRAMATIC
A Dramatic Fashion Personality prefers the latest, most "in" looks in makeup, hair, and fashions. The legendary "clotheshorse", comfort takes a backseat to fashion. Striking......a trendsetter. Never skimps on makeup, choosing strong shades to match exciting wardrobe colors. Accessories are larger, one-of-a-kind pieces. A Dramatic will choose a leather suit that is fitted perfectly to her figure, topped with exciting jewelry.
Some of Dramatic's Specific Preferences:
Solid colors or boldly printed, contrasting fabrics, usually abstract or geometcric in design
Textures vary from firm weaves such as crepe, broadcloth, gabardine and worsted, to the softer look of jerseys.
A Dramatic typically dresses up in all-out glitz and glamour. Metallics and jewels decorate her body-conscious sillhouettes.
Accessories vary from bold, plain and large to elaborate, ornate and lavish.
One-of-a-kind jewelry, costume styles, rhinestones, bold geometric shapes, many chains and bracelets.
Large, oversized bags in unstructured shapes with skin and leather textures or very tiny, uniquely shaped bags.
A wide variety of shoes in different colors and styles to match many outfits, and at least two pairs of boots.
A variety of large and small belts, interesting buckles and chain belts. Colorful, textured hoisery.
Super sleek or touseld hairstyle. Likely to be very sleek and short or very long and flamboyant.
WARNING: A High-Fashion Dramatic's look can easily become overdone and can intimidate her less fashion-forward friends. She may need to consciously tone down her look, especially in a corporate environment.
NATURAL
A Natural Fashion Personality is the "All-American" look. Sporty, casual and comforable. A casual person who is not willing to suffer for the sake of fashion. Makeup is subtle and fresh looking. Hair is simple and easy care. The Natrual prefers natural fabrics, comfortable clothing.....a straight gabardine skirt with a crisp white cotton shirt, a coordinating cardigan sweater, medium gold loop earrings and flats.
Some of Natural's Specific Preferences:
Solid fabrics as well as plaids, check stripes and all-over prints.
Uneven or rough textures like tweed, rough linen, raw silk and hand knotted looks. Also plain-surfaced fabrics, jersey knits or gabradine.
She chooses a relaxed look, even for dressy occasions, pants and a dressy sweater or perhaps a long plaid skirt and soft blouse.
Simple jewelry in gold and silver, color stones and no-nonsense watches.
Traditional or soft-shoulder bags and clutches.
Low-heeled pumps and boots, penny loafers and athlectic shoes.
Simple, casual belts worn with seperates.
Fun socks with casual shoes; sheer or lightly textured hoiseiry.
Easy care hairstyle, tousled.
WARNING: A Sporty Natural can easily look "under-dressed". She needs a precision haircut, careful makeup choices and a few more polished accessories to avoid looking sloppy.
ROMANTIC
A Romantic Fashion Personality prefers a very soft, feminine look and a delicate, soft appearance. Makeup is well blended and subtle. Hair is never severely short, it's soft and maybe curly. Fabrics are elegantly soft and flowing. Romantic's prefer dresses to suits, and garments accented with lace, ribbon, bows, and floral motifs. Accessories are feminine and delicate, Victorian. Will prefer a feminine, floral print dress with a lace collar every time.
Some of Romantic's Specific Preferences:
Medium to lightweight fabrics like fine silk, crepe, jersey, plain knits, fine cotton, soft wool and cashmere.
