How To Organize Your Wardrobe
How To Organize Your Wardrobe YourColorStyle.com
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Step 1: Bottoms Bottoms in ANY color are OK Keep what fits and is in good condition Donate tired, out of date and poorly fitting garments Pay attention to styles that are flattering for your body type ** Check out the course “How To Dress Your Body Type”
Copyright 2016 Jennifer Thoden
Step 2: Tops In Your Color Palette Go through your entire wardrobe and pull out all tops that are in your colors. This includes scarves. Refer to your color fan, digital color palette or color samples This includes neutrals Keep what fits and is in good condition Donate tired, out of date and poorly fitting garments
Copyright 2016 Jennifer Thoden
Step 3: Tops That May Be Saved Go through your remaining wardrobe and pull out all tops that are in your color wheel (next slide). Take note if they are too dark or too cool/warm for you based on your color palette. We’re going to try to keep these. The exception are scarves. Scarves, because they are right against your face, should only be in your color palette. Keep what fits and is in good condition Donate tired, out of date and poorly fitting garments Look at what’s left. These are likely tops in colors that are too muted or too bright for you. Put these in your donate pile. Copyright 2016 Jennifer Thoden
Bright Color Wheel This color wheel includes colors for the following seasons: Light Spring (aka Tinted) Clear Spring (aka Pure) Warm Spring (aka Shaded) Light Summer (aka Tinted) Cool Summer (aka Pure) Warm Autumn (aka Pure) Deep Autumn (aka Shaded) Clear Winter (aka Pure) Cool Winter (aka Tinted) Deep Winter (aka Shaded) Copyright 2016 Jennifer Thoden
Soft Color Wheel This color wheel includes colors for the following seasons: Soft Spring (aka Toned) Soft Summer (aka Toned & Shaded) Soft Autumn (aka Tinted & Toned) Soft Winter (aka Toned)
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How To Save A Top That’s Not In Your Color Palette YourColorStyle.com
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Color Combinations Complementary = Dynamic, High Contrast Split Complementary = Dramatic, Medium to High Contrast Triad = Stylish and Medium Contrast Analogous = Calm, Low to Medium Contrast Monochromatic = Sleek, Low to Medium Contrast ** Check out the course “How To Wear Your Perfect Color Contrast”
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Complementary
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Split Complementary
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Triad
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Analogous
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Too Bright or Too Soft If the color is not found in your color wheel, the color is the wrong chroma for you. It is either too bright or too muted. If that’s the case, it’s best to donate this item.
Copyright 2016 Jennifer Thoden
Too Dark What if a color is in your color wheel and in your hues of color but is just too dark for you. This can happen when you have medium to light features. Pair the dark color with a lighter shade of that hue.
Too Dark
Lighter Shade
Too Dark
Lighter Shade
Copyright 2016 Jennifer Thoden
Too Cool or Too Warm What if a color is in your color wheel is too cool or too warm for you. For example, you have cool undertones but own an orange sweater. Or you have warm undertones and have a magenta blouse. Pair the color with a color from your color palette.
Too Warm
Cool Color
Too Cool
Warm Color
Copyright 2016 Jennifer Thoden
Step 4: Organize Your Closet By Hue Now that you have weeded out the clothes that don’t work for you anymore, it’s time to put your clothes back. Group them by hue. Blues together, Reds together and so on. Place your favorite colors in the center and work outward. Now, when you grab a color from your closet, you can use your color wheel and choose a second color easily.
Copyright 2016 Jennifer Thoden
Copyright 2016 Jennifer Thoden
Step 1: Bottoms Bottoms in ANY color are OK Keep what fits and is in good condition Donate tired, out of date and poorly fitting garments Pay attention to styles that are flattering for your body type ** Check out the course “How To Dress Your Body Type”
Copyright 2016 Jennifer Thoden
Step 2: Tops In Your Color Palette Go through your entire wardrobe and pull out all tops that are in your colors. This includes scarves. Refer to your color fan, digital color palette or color samples This includes neutrals Keep what fits and is in good condition Donate tired, out of date and poorly fitting garments
Copyright 2016 Jennifer Thoden
Step 3: Tops That May Be Saved Go through your remaining wardrobe and pull out all tops that are in your color wheel (next slide). Take note if they are too dark or too cool/warm for you based on your color palette. We’re going to try to keep these. The exception are scarves. Scarves, because they are right against your face, should only be in your color palette. Keep what fits and is in good condition Donate tired, out of date and poorly fitting garments Look at what’s left. These are likely tops in colors that are too muted or too bright for you. Put these in your donate pile. Copyright 2016 Jennifer Thoden
Bright Color Wheel This color wheel includes colors for the following seasons: Light Spring (aka Tinted) Clear Spring (aka Pure) Warm Spring (aka Shaded) Light Summer (aka Tinted) Cool Summer (aka Pure) Warm Autumn (aka Pure) Deep Autumn (aka Shaded) Clear Winter (aka Pure) Cool Winter (aka Tinted) Deep Winter (aka Shaded) Copyright 2016 Jennifer Thoden
Soft Color Wheel This color wheel includes colors for the following seasons: Soft Spring (aka Toned) Soft Summer (aka Toned & Shaded) Soft Autumn (aka Tinted & Toned) Soft Winter (aka Toned)
Copyright 2016 Jennifer Thoden
How To Save A Top That’s Not In Your Color Palette YourColorStyle.com
Copyright 2016 Jennifer Thoden
Color Combinations Complementary = Dynamic, High Contrast Split Complementary = Dramatic, Medium to High Contrast Triad = Stylish and Medium Contrast Analogous = Calm, Low to Medium Contrast Monochromatic = Sleek, Low to Medium Contrast ** Check out the course “How To Wear Your Perfect Color Contrast”
Copyright 2016 Jennifer Thoden
Complementary
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Split Complementary
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Triad
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Analogous
Copyright 2016 Jennifer Thoden
Too Bright or Too Soft If the color is not found in your color wheel, the color is the wrong chroma for you. It is either too bright or too muted. If that’s the case, it’s best to donate this item.
Copyright 2016 Jennifer Thoden
Too Dark What if a color is in your color wheel and in your hues of color but is just too dark for you. This can happen when you have medium to light features. Pair the dark color with a lighter shade of that hue.
Too Dark
Lighter Shade
Too Dark
Lighter Shade
Copyright 2016 Jennifer Thoden
Too Cool or Too Warm What if a color is in your color wheel is too cool or too warm for you. For example, you have cool undertones but own an orange sweater. Or you have warm undertones and have a magenta blouse. Pair the color with a color from your color palette.
Too Warm
Cool Color
Too Cool
Warm Color
Copyright 2016 Jennifer Thoden
Step 4: Organize Your Closet By Hue Now that you have weeded out the clothes that don’t work for you anymore, it’s time to put your clothes back. Group them by hue. Blues together, Reds together and so on. Place your favorite colors in the center and work outward. Now, when you grab a color from your closet, you can use your color wheel and choose a second color easily.
Copyright 2016 Jennifer Thoden
