Black may work for you, white will sometimes work. Good suit colors are charcoal and medium gray, cool tans and browns, and light navy blue.
For example, a Spring’s red tones will have some orange in them, but Summer’s will be slightly blue. The Summer color range is similar to Spring, but the colors are cooler in tone.
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The skin doesn’t have that golden quality of Spring, but instead, is pink - or “ruddy”, as one of my former husbands called it. Eyes will be some shade of blue or gray, and you were probably blond as a child (and may still be blond). Summer is another light coloring group, but Summers are cool toned, rather than the warm Springs. Summer Celebrities with Summer Coloring Summer Color Palette Black will probably make you look washed out, and pure white may be too strong for you. For suits, think brown, warm khaki, medium gray, and the “ice cream color” suits. Traditional men’s dress shirt colors: off-white, pale blue, pale pink, peach, light yellow … and some brighter colors as well. At first, you might think these colors don’t appear in men’s clothes … but they do. Think of a springtime flower garden - these are Spring colors. The colors that look best on a Spring are the pale, warm colors. Eyes are green or hazel or soft blue, and there’s little contrast between skin and hair color. They are usually blond, with golden tones in their skin and hair. Spring Celebrities with Spring Coloring Spring Color Palette Avoid browns, off-whites, muted colors and pastels. Strong vivid colors work well: bright red, blue, purple, green … anything strong and vibrant. Eyes can be brown or a clear, strong blue.īlack looks great on Winters, and so does pure white. The undertone of the skin is cool, pink rather than golden. Hair is dark, and skin contrasts strongly with hair (the skin can be quite dark). Winter men have cool, high contrast coloring. The 1980s 4 categories are named after seasons of the year: Winter Celebrities with Winter coloring Winter Color Chart If you’re not sure where you fit, try on shirts from each category until you find what looks best on you. However, the system works for people of all races and skin colors. You decide which category has “your colors” based on your skin tone, hair color and eye color.Ī note about coloring: The original 1980s system was heavily slanted to Europeans. Once you figure out your category, you wear colors from that category, because they are the ones that will make you look great. It’s become less popular in recent years, but the original 4 category system has been expanded to be more useful, with 12 or even 16 categories. I’m sure versions of color analysis have existed for centuries, but the modern system came into existence in the 1980s. The art of figuring out your best colors is called color analysis. What is Color Analysis? Can you see that one shirt makes this man look better?Įver notice that some people look great in some colors, but look awful in colors that look good on someone else? Wearing the best colors for you can make you look younger, healthier, even sexier, but wearing the wrong colors can make you look ill, old and tired.
I’ll include references at the end for anyone who wants to learn more.Ģ8 December 2015: I’ve revised this post a bit to answer some questions, include better photos, and simplify the Find Your Colors section. This post will be the “elevator pitch” version of color analysis, aimed at men who want to look good but don’t want to bother much about clothes and shopping. Welcome, MMSL friends! Readers who don’t know about Athol Kay’s work, check him out for relationship advice and self-improvement tips. Several men asked for more info, and so not to be too off-topic there, I’m posting it here. Recently, I was commenting on the MMSL Forum (gone, alas) Men’s clothing thread about color analysis.
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