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moon_custafer) wrote2012-04-11 09:44 pm
moon_custafer) wrote2012-04-11 09:44 pm
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And, On a Totally Different Note:
I dug out the style (as in clothes, not writing) guide I was working on a couple of years bck, and did some more work on it:
Superficial Advice - A Guide to Looking Good
People have been arguing for centuries that personality is more important than appearance. However, since advice books on beauty equal in number those on improving your mind, it seems probable that sometimes readers just want an external how-to. This is mine, which I have tried to keep as brief and as widely-applicable as possible (to begin with, I assume you are already familiar with the basics of self-presentation: wash at least once a week, and don't go around attacking people without provocation). I am, however, writing from a pretty girly perspective - you have been warned.
1. Clothes Part I (Colour):
Most people have one or two favourite colours - When possible, buy your clothes in these colours; when you can't, go neutral (see list below). This should make it simple to mix and match everything in your wardrobe.
If you do not have a favourite colour, or adore one that does not love you back, try wearing dark red (aka burgundy, wine, reddish purple, etc). Being the colour of arterial blood, it is a component in all skin tones, and thus flatters pretty much everybody.
Neutral colours:
black
white
beige
grey
gold/silver (same as beige/gray, only shiny)
denim (functions as a neutral due to its decades of ubiquity)
If you really want to colour-coordinate your entire outfit, do so; but don't feel obliged to. It actually looks a bit more sophisticated if you don't.
If you wear stripes or plaid patterns, try to choose garments where the manufacturer has taken the trouble to line up the fabric so that the pattern continues across the seams; not only does it look better, but the attention to a little thing like that usually indicates good workmanship overall.
Superficial Advice - A Guide to Looking Good
People have been arguing for centuries that personality is more important than appearance. However, since advice books on beauty equal in number those on improving your mind, it seems probable that sometimes readers just want an external how-to. This is mine, which I have tried to keep as brief and as widely-applicable as possible (to begin with, I assume you are already familiar with the basics of self-presentation: wash at least once a week, and don't go around attacking people without provocation). I am, however, writing from a pretty girly perspective - you have been warned.
1. Clothes Part I (Colour):
Most people have one or two favourite colours - When possible, buy your clothes in these colours; when you can't, go neutral (see list below). This should make it simple to mix and match everything in your wardrobe.
If you do not have a favourite colour, or adore one that does not love you back, try wearing dark red (aka burgundy, wine, reddish purple, etc). Being the colour of arterial blood, it is a component in all skin tones, and thus flatters pretty much everybody.
Neutral colours:
black
white
beige
grey
gold/silver (same as beige/gray, only shiny)
denim (functions as a neutral due to its decades of ubiquity)
If you really want to colour-coordinate your entire outfit, do so; but don't feel obliged to. It actually looks a bit more sophisticated if you don't.
If you wear stripes or plaid patterns, try to choose garments where the manufacturer has taken the trouble to line up the fabric so that the pattern continues across the seams; not only does it look better, but the attention to a little thing like that usually indicates good workmanship overall.
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Yeah, uh....good advice! XD
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