There are advancing colors or warm
across from side to side is a horizontal
line. It cuts height and adds width.
Contrasting colors in two-piece outfits
create horizontal lines and minimize
height. The longer the unbroken area
from the hem to the figure, the taller
you look. An example of this is found
in the empire style or a bolero-style
jacket. The tunic style or a waist length
jacket shortens a person much more.
COLOR: THE LINK IN THE TOTAL
LOOK
The first principle in decorating yourself
is understanding not only what colors
are right for you, but which shades and
clarities of those colors you should wear.
Some attributes of colors are light-
ness, brightness, shades, and clarity.
Light colors transmit more light. Bright-
ness is that attribute by which an area is
judged to emit more or less light. Bright-
ness varies from invisible to dazzling.
c o l o r s t h a t ma k e a n o b j e c t appe a r
larger. The retreating colors make a
person appear smaller and far away.
The advancing colors are reds, yellows,
and oranges. The retreating ones are
blues, greens, and violets.
As to shades of a color, examples
of shades of red are brick red, fire red,
and rose red. Clarity refers to the clear-
ness or purity of a color.
What makes color effective? Simply
the way it looks on you, against your
skin, your hair, your eyes — in short
your overall coloring.
YOUR COLOR SPECTRUM
The primary colors are red, blue, and
yellow. Secondary and tertiary colors
are combinations of these. Red and blue
make v i o l e t ; r e d and yellow, make I
orange; and blue and yellow make
green. (see color wheel).
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