Color and Clothing Matching Winter Boys Clothing Matching Posted by Ye Zi on 2009-12-06 19:17 Member Level: Ordinary Member Points: 1 point Color and Clothing Matching

Lecture 1 Color Theory

In our lives, nothing is without color, so color is so commonplace for us. As long as you are not color blind, you are born with the ability to distinguish colors and perceive colors. So when people go shopping, they naturally use their own subjective consciousness (including emotional components, understanding of beauty, cultural connotation, etc.) to choose what color clothes to buy and wear. In other words, in fact, each of us understands colors without learning, it is innate. But there are so many colors around. If you match them well, 80% of people will think they are beautiful. If you match them slightly uncoordinated, it will make others feel uncomfortable. This is because of people’s standards of appreciation and judgment of beauty. The benchmarks are consistent. This has caused confusion to many people. They are afraid of not matching well, so they gradually become afraid to wear them. They increasingly avoid colorful things and retreat more and more to black, white and gray, which are considered old-fashioned colors. Go in. The occurrence of such a phenomenon shows that colors need to be learned. We may not all come into contact with colors in our work. Even if we have to live our lives, if we want to think more colorfully, learning a little color will be particularly useful. Everyone may find it difficult to learn colors. We are not learning to paint, nor are we fashion designers. Where do we start with so many colors? I want to talk to you about some introductory issues, so that everyone can learn a common sense and understand the classification of colors. There are several ways to classify colors. I will make him gradually transition to the method of the four seasons theory of color, which is particularly relevant to everyone's clothing and color matching. Before that, he first learns the classification of colors.

Theoretically speaking, the average person with healthy vision can distinguish between six to seven million or ten million colors with the naked eye. In fact, there are not that many colors used in our lives. Generally speaking, Generally speaking, ordinary people can master more than 100 colors that are suitable for dyeing our hair, clothing, and makeup, and professionals can master more than 200 colors, which is very rich. To put it more narrowly, if an ordinary person can control his clothing to only thirty or forty, forty or fifty colors, his life will be very colorful. Although there are so many colors, they are actually very simple. They are produced by the reflection of light. When light shines on objects and is reflected into our eyes, we see colors. Light is composed of red, orange, yellow, green, cyan, indigo and violet. We make it into a ring, which is the hue ring. In the world, Newton first invented the twenty-fourth hue circle, and Osvaldo discovered the twenty-fourth hue circle. Now everyone sees a very famous PCCS hue circle, which was developed by the Japanese Color Research Institute decades ago. Introduced in 1957, it combines the three theorems of Newton, Osvaldo and Mansel to form the PCCS hue circle, which is composed of 24 colors and is a basis often followed in all aspects of daily life and work. This gives rise to other colors.

Color has three attributes, the first is hue. A hue represents a color. The second is purity (saturation), which is called saturated color in color science. The more saturated the color, we call it a positive color. With the addition of other colors, the color will change from positive, and other colors will become less The more and more complex it is, the more impure it will become, transitioning to an unsaturated color. In color science, we call it low purity, so all positive colors are high-purity colors. If a person is suitable for wearing low-purity colors, it means that he is suitable for wearing clothes of intermediate colors. So what colors will be impure if mixed with them? Generally speaking, color is affected by the vertical axis of black, white and gray, so the less gray is mixed, the more positive the color will be, and the more gray is mixed, the color will become extremely dark. The third is brightness. Brightness is mainly reflected by black, white and gray. High brightness is white, medium brightness is gray, and brightness 0 is black. These are the three attributes of color. Anything with color is called chromatic, and anything with black, white and gray is called achromatic. This is another big distinction.

In addition to these three attributes, colors also have other distinctions. This distinction method is called tone, which is called hue in color science. How to distinguish the colors? First of all, take a look and you will find that it is following such a trend. Let’s do some analysis.

First of all, the vertical axis is an achromatic color system that changes from high brightness to low brightness. Here is the chromatic color system. This is a chromatic, purest and most original hue circle. These are all positive colors and bright tones, but The color will change under the influence of other colors. The purest red color will become this color due to the influence of white. This is the red phase, high brightness, then the purity is poor, that is, low chroma, so this We call the part Ming and Qing tones, which means the brighter and softer colors are in this part. Then we look at the middle part. The tone will become darker as the amount of gray is mixed in. Then look at the bottom part, which is mainly affected by The influence of dark gray and black, here according to the order I explain to you, the hue circle has undergone different changes, and they have different names, bright tones, bright tones, light tones, light tones. Then look at the changes in the middle. Those that are closer to red and are moderately affected are called strong tones, those that go upward are called soft tones, and here are called light gray tones. The lower one is called a dull tone, the one next to it is a gray tone, the bottom one is called a dark tone, a dark tone, and the last one is called a dark gray tone, which is close to black. Finally, we concluded that illusory reflections can easily occur due to people’s poor understanding of hues. If you have a dress of one color paired with a skirt of another color, you will find out when you get home that it is a two-way deal, and many clothes are affected by texture, so the two tones will definitely not match. This is the first thing. Second, the colors that suit everyone are different. Some people are born with bright eyes and porcelain skin. They may not be suitable for clothes of a certain color, but they don’t know that they bought clothes that are not suitable for them. This is not right. So in this picture, you should first remember which colors are suitable for which seasons. This part is especially suitable for summer and winter, this part is suitable for spring, and this part is suitable for autumn. The black, white and gray achromatic colors are very suitable for winter wear. We should understand the relationship between dressing and seasons. If the clothes you wear do not match the season, you will feel inconsistent with the background color. I think people usually lack a sense of season when it comes to dressing. In Europe, Japan and other places, this sense of season is very obvious. When summer comes, people wear light clothes and feel very comfortable. In autumn, people will choose colors that suit them that are stronger and have the natural atmosphere of the autumn field to wear, which will make them very comfortable. Letting the color of clothing reflect the sense of season is also an important aspect of people's fashion performance. After talking about the color tone, you must first apply it to your own life, and then you must understand which color is suitable for each person, and you must find the tone that suits you. The reason why there are no matching sets in the wardrobe now is because the colors are too confusing and it is hard to find out which tone you belong to. There are so many pieces of clothing and there are so few that can be matched into a complete set. After we understand the concept of hue, we should know which hues to control our colors. For example, I am in autumn, warm tones, and my whole body will pay attention to this tone, including earrings. If I don't pay attention to the tone of the earrings at this time, but choose a pair of golden earrings, this color will pop out. , it appears floating. Clothiers will pay attention to this problem when cutting clothes. The buttons will be consistent with the tone of the clothes. If you use bright buttons, you will feel uncomfortable.

In addition, why do we say that it is particularly important to master the color of clothing? Mainly the color itself has some impact on people's visual experience. First of all, we should know that colors have a very interesting characteristic, that is, colors have complementary colors. Colors that are 180 degrees opposite each other on the hue circle are complementary colors, that is, contrasting colors. The color that can make a color look the brightest and most beautiful is it complementary colors. The complementary color of yellow is purple, and the complementary color of red is blue-green. When we dress, we use embellishment colors, either smooth colors or complementary colors. You can add a light brown scarf to a brown suit, or you can use a scarf in a complementary color to set off the look. As long as the area of ????the accent color is small, there is no problem at all in choosing complementary colors. Colors that are close to each other are called adjacent colors, and colors that develop in the same color are called similar colors. There is also the problem of complementary colors in color. When you stare at red for 30 seconds and then look at a white wall, you will see blue-green that is the same size as red. This is the complementary color residual. This illustrates a phenomenon. People's skin colors include blue-white, white, dark yellow, dark gray, healthy wheat color, etc. There are various skin colors. When you wear clothes, if the two colors are together, people will look at you. Affected by color, if you don't pay attention to matching when dressing, and affected by the residual phase of complementary colors, others will see your face darker and darker when they see it. Chroma contrast, color phase contrast, and brightness contrast will all be affected.

In fact, people can wear all colors, but after considering the color of hair, skin, and eyes, you can find the colors that are most suitable for you. Knowing these colors, you can It is better to control the color of your clothes. Here I want to insert the classification method of colors in the color season theory.

The color season theory is a scientific system based on the basic theory of color science and derived from survey data of 40,000 people. This is a cool color system. If someone with warm colors chooses cold color clothes, wearing them will make people feel incongruous. The color season theory is to find a lot of color groups that suit you based on your skin color, hair color, eye color, lip color and hair weight. In simple terms, this is the truth. Through what has been said above, people will find theoretical basis for color tone. In other words, in the color season theory, people who are classified as winter type are suitable for very bright, clear and contrasting colors, and are suitable for solid colors such as black, white and gray, and very bright colors. People in the summer are suitable for lighter and colder colors, people with the spring type are brighter and hotter, and people with the autumn type are suitable for this part. The four-season theory of color mainly follows the theory of hue when classifying people's clothing, helping people find the right tone and making them look beautiful and outstanding through matching methods.

Lecture 2: Personal Color Diagnosis

1. The development process of the Four Seasons Theory

The Four Seasons Theory originated in the United States. The earliest founder was Ms. Carol Jackson. She is a master's student in philosophy and aesthetics. After getting married, she worked as a full-time wife at home for a period of time, raising two children. However, she never gave up her research on aesthetics. She was always thinking about how to make aesthetic knowledge serve the people. First, she summarized some rules of color, that is, cold colors and warm colors are completely different. If they are paired together, most people will not be satisfied when wearing them. Then she summarized some rules about people. The differences between European and American people's skin color, eye color, and hair color are very obvious. It is easy to divide them into four parts, and dividing them into four parts is enough. She found the natural relationship between people and colors. This relationship was inspired by the theory of Eaton, a very famous German colorist in the 19th century. Eaton discovered an interesting rule in his painting teaching. The color of the human body itself is related to the color of the color he painted. There is a certain relationship between favorite colors and suitable colors. Maybe people don't realize it, but they show it inadvertently. Carol Jackson perfectly integrated the human body color theory and color theory, and found the natural and harmonious relationship between people and colors. Color me beautiful group promotes the concept of natural beauty. The final result is to divide all colors into cool colors and warm colors, and divide the characteristics of each color into two groups according to certain rules. In the warm color series Among them, one group is light, bright, bright and shiny, and the other is dark. She named these two groups of colors spring and autumn respectively according to the characteristics of nature. In the cold color system, there are also two groups of colors. One group is brighter, not too pure, a little light and old, which is called summer. The other group of primary colors plus white, black and gray, which has a large contrast and large color contrast, is called winter. . Spring is bright, summer is refreshing, autumn is thick, and winter is pure. These are the four seasons of color. Choosing colors that suit you according to the principles of the four seasons theory will make people look beautiful, and colors in the same season can be matched with each other, with excellent results, and you can choose quickly without getting the wrong color.

2. Characteristics of the colors of the four seasons

First of all, we should determine which season we belong to. The colors and clothing combinations suitable for people in different seasons are different.

1 Winter type

The colors of winter type are composed of various pure colors, which are highly contrasting, particularly saturated and of high purity. That is to say, winter-type people are suitable for pure and shiny colors, but not for soft and old colors. The principle of matching should be: wear clothes that are slightly darker than white on the inside, and wear black, blue or dark clothes with colors on the outside, so that there is a contrast between inside and outside. For example, wear a camel coat outside and a black turtleneck sweater underneath. In summer, people wear light colors, but people with winter type will have no luster on their faces without dark colors and contrast, so they need to choose earrings and necklaces in dark gray, black, sapphire blue, bright yellow and other colors. If they wear a suit, they will You must consider handbags, shoes or embellishing contrasting colors on the neckline to distinguish and set off.

Winter type people are suitable for contrasting, glossy, bright and bright colors, suitable for rich lipsticks, suitable for black, navy blue, gray, especially navy blue, suitable for strong matching, striped colors, glossy silk scarves, due to the dark yellow complexion , it is advisable to use dark eye shadow, blue, gray or black can be used.

2 Summer type

Summer type is suitable for colors that are old, dark, light, soft, and non-contrasting. Avoid contrasting colors and match shades of the same hue. Hue gradient, chroma gradient, brightness gradient, the matching of adjacent colors in the hue circle. The color of the jewelry should be platinum or silver series, and glass products with cold light. The socks must be close to the skin color, gray, and the hair color should be dyed blue-black, mahogany purple, etc. Summer-type people are very suitable for matching shades of the same hue, that is, hue gradients, or changes in adjacent hues. It is suitable for soft and light colors like watercolors. Rose pink is suitable for lipstick. Lotus color is the most beautiful for summer-type people. , characterized by lightness. Wearing black will feel too dark and make the face look a little pale. But if you want to wear dark colors, then wear purple as black. The suitable red is rose red, not true red, magenta, and purple. The darker the better, but of course you can also wear black. When wearing black, wearing a complementary color scarf will be no problem.

3. Spring type

The spring type is bright, lively, bright, and contrasting. It is similar to winter and is suitable for contrast and matching. It is suitable for wearing bright colors on it. In autumn and winter, You can use autumn colors to wear on the lower body. If you wear a suit of the same color, try to make the shoes and bags different colors, and choose bright gold series for jewelry, 14K or 18K.

4. Autumn type

The color of autumn type is thicker and darker than that of spring, which is not suitable for contrast. It is characterized by the color is calm, rich, mellow and dull, and the fabric itself is close to nature. Matching shades of the same hue or adjacent hues is not suitable for color jumps. However, the autumn type is the same as the summer type. Although it is not suitable for jumping, it can be jumped if 5% is used as embellishment. The hair should be dyed dark brown, and the jewelry should also be in gold series, rich gold, dark red, and copper. Lipstick should be brick red, maple leaf red, or coffee red. If you wear green, choose fetal green, old green will be very beautiful. The colors that are least suitable for autumn types are those of winter.

The Four Seasons Theory has found the rules for dressing and matching for us. Everyone will have different results when applying this rule. By mastering this rule, you can not only have a clear understanding of your own dressing, but also Be different from others and maintain your own personality. Mastering this rule can help us understand two principles. First, we should distinguish between the colors that suit us and the colors that we like. The colors that suit us should be worn on our body, and the colors that we like can be used for home decoration or accessories. Second, understand your own style and add appropriate adjectives to yourself, whether it is classical or elegant, natural or avant-garde. If it is elegant, the fabric you use should be softer, the pattern should be curved, and the hair should be softer. The shawl hair should be slightly curved, the glasses should be rounder, etc. Once you know your colors and style, you can use your strengths and avoid your weaknesses.

3. Principles of matching

There are many principles of matching. Today we will introduce several:

1. Gradient matching method

Hue gradient matching : In the order of red, orange, yellow, green, blue, and purple, avoid abrupt combinations.

Brightness gradient matching: It is a brightness gradient, from dark to light or from light to deep.

Purity gradient Matching: from saturated color to unsaturated color, getting darker and darker from head to toe. The embellishment color accounts for 5%-15% of the whole body color. For those who can wear contrasting colors, embellishment color is very important. You can use 180-degree complementary colors, or Use complementary colors at 120-150 degrees. Most casual wear uses intermediate colors, scarves use complementary colors, and the material is preferably cotton or linen.

2. Color separation and matching method

Sometimes two colors feel too strong together, and sometimes two colors feel too gray together. At this time, it is necessary to use an intermediate color. Separate, mostly used for casual wear. This kind of inserted color is suitable for light colors and gradient colors. When a man wears very dark clothes, although there is a certain color, it is not obvious or outstanding. At this time, if he wears a light-colored sweater around his waist , you will feel good and fashionable. The separation method conditions are limited to three colors, that is, two colors are separated by a third color. What color should be used as separation color? You should use a lighter or brighter color among the same colors, which will feel better.

3. Two-color matching method

Generally used in fashionable casual wear and sportswear, often using contrasting colors.

4. Three-color matching method

The characteristic of three-color matching is eye-catching (national flag color). Monochrome long skirts are paired with bright-colored tops, and cashmere scarves are draped over coats, suits, and sweaters.

5. Complementary color matching method

Warm colors: purple and yellow, old blue and brown

Cold colors: blue and yellow, etc.

6. The three-color matching method of connecting the right triangle in the hue circle

7. The single-color matching method

Suitable for spring and summer, developing in one color, very subtle Matching shades.

Lecture 3: Style Judgment

Judgment follows the principles:

Facial features: face shape, hair volume, facial features (eyes, lips, eyebrows)

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Physical characteristics: height, fatness and thinness, bone size

Personality characteristics: urban or pastoral, rigorous or carefree, easy-going or not easy to get close to,

The above factors account for The diagnosis ratio is 90%, 5% is the experience of the color consultant, and 5% considers the profession

Style style classification:

1. Dramatic type

The facial features are particularly prominent , exaggerated, large-boned, eye-catching.

It must be very exaggerated clothing, asymmetrical, weird, full-body skirts, and curved cuts.

The hairstyle changes casually, the jewelry is weird, big earrings, boots, and avoids being conservative and ordinary.

Two, natural type

Agile, healthy, chic, and most beautiful without decoration.

Do not perm your hair, cut it naturally, and wear light makeup.

Simplicity is the biggest principle. Silk scarves should not be knotted. Wear formal clothes without buttons. Clothes with edges cannot be worn. Wear long skirts, long boots, and masculine shoes. Avoid excessive formal wear. Gorgeous, overly feminine clothes. ,

Three, classical type,

Big bones, straight facial features, neutral lip arc, straight eyebrows, sharp eyes.

Dress should be dignified, noble, and professional. Only formal clothes can be worn. Casual clothes do not look good. The more formal elements, the more beautiful you will be. The cut of the clothes should be straight, with a small square collar, a fitted top, a one-step skirt or a straight skirt, a small A-line skirt, a thin dress, and a jacket. Pants should be straight-legged and belted.

For leisure, you must wear good-quality trousers, sweaters, and T-shirts with collars. If you want to wear a large V-neck, wear a men's shirt underneath to stand up the collar.

Masculine shoes are suitable, short boots with laces, high heels should be half-high and have a flat toe.

Suitable for pure cashmere coats and shawls.

Jewelry should be real or imitation jewelry such as diamonds and pearls. It should not be too big or hanging. It is suitable for wearing earrings.

The hair style should be meticulous and very neat. Some people must have short hair, and some people should wear it in a bun. The hair style should not be changeable.

You should wear makeup and be sophisticated.

Four. Elegant type

Elegant, gentle, delicate, delicate, feminine, with beautiful facial lines, soft lip arcs, curved eyebrows, and soft eyes.

The clothing is suitable for curve tailoring, with curves around the face being the main area. It is most suitable for rounded collars, avoiding sharp straight lines, and the waist should be tightened softly and slowly. It is suitable for small flared skirts, not suitable for straight skirts, and is suitable for use. The gauze scarf should be tied in the shape of a bow at the neckline. The texture of the clothes should be fine, such as silk, silk, gauze, muslin, cashmere, velvet, rabbit sweater, etc.

The texture of casual wear is thin and not suitable for stripes and plaids.

The hairstyle is suitable for curvy hair, and the accessories should be small and hanging.

Fifth, romantic type

Very feminine, urban, gorgeous, sexy figure, face, especially charming eyes, long and curved eyelashes, suitable for gorgeous and noble outfits.

Curve tailoring of clothes is a must. Dresses with large lotus leaf collars, pleats, and curves are soft in texture.

Most of the accessories are fake, very exaggerated and rounded in shape.

Six, avant-garde type

Cool, divided into three types:

Girl type: lively and cute, using bows skillfully on the head and wrap , on shoes, suitable for wearing hairpins.

Juvenile type: like a little boy, with sharp eyebrows and handsome feeling. Not suitable for wearing skirts. Suitable for short jackets, small stand-up collars, and military-style suits. The shorter the hair, the better.

Ultra-avant-garde type: You look good when you dress up weirdly.