Written by Eszter Mengyán

After the color consultation, I felt very confident at the same time, but at the same time I was suddenly insecure. What about my clothes that officially don't fit? How can I wear my beloved black next? And what if a shade doesn't really suit me, but I really like it? Then I can never wear it again? Even after the color consultation, we can wear anything, the emphasis is on how. Based on Printa's spring collection, I present my favorite tricks. Let the color consultation 2.0 come.

In the previous post , I told you what the basis of color type analysis is, why it is worth learning about, and how knowing your color type can be the basis of an environmentally conscious wardrobe. Learning about your own color type affects everyone differently, as we are all different, we like different shades, and different shades evoke different reactions in us.

For example, someone avoids the color red because they don't like its loudness, but there is still a shade of red that suits them well. What's more, it's possible that you look your best in the most vibrant shade of poppy red, but you still don't feel like yourself. Another doesn't wear brown because it's her mother's color and she doesn't want to dress like that, even though it suits her very well. The marketing of brown is bad anyway, it is often considered an old color, even though there are fantastic shades that can be combined very fresh and fresh. Some people can't let go of certain shades because they find them beautiful, even though they can clearly see during counseling that they don't suit them. And there are people who suffer from the fact that their favorite colors don't suit them well, they don't like the shades of their color type, so they can't wear any of them, so they stay with dark blue or black clothes that represent security.

How to wear shades that officially do not look good?

I admit, you can basically wear any shade, but it doesn't matter...

... where it is located within the outfit,

... do we wear make-up that day,

... on which surface the given shade appears,

... what do we want to express with that day's outfit,

... how we want to look

... how well we can compensate if the given shade is not suitable.

Take my example! I myself belong to the summer color type, so sun-kissed, grey, ashy, soft shades look really good, such as light, delicate lemon yellow or faded denim blue. However, I find the mustard shade in Printa's 2021 spring collection beautiful, which doesn't really suit me, but I really like it. Among the mustard-colored pieces, I would definitely not choose the canvas overalls , but rather the slouchy pants on mustard-colored cotton canvas , so I can wear them with a top that matches my color type - for example, lemon yellow.

The question may arise as to how much it is worth mixing cold and warm shades. The color types system classifies cold and warm shades into separate types, they do not appear on the same palette. This is also one of the criticisms of dressing according to color type, which you can also read about in the previous article . If you ask my opinion: I think it is amazingly exciting to see them next to each other, they often enhance each other's qualities. Creatively combined, they give a very special look.

However, if I were to fall in love with the aforementioned mustard-colored linen overalls so much that I couldn't leave them, I would definitely wear them with make-up. Of course, you can't change your color type with make-up, but a refreshing make-up can strengthen the contrasts on the face, so you can wear brighter colors than what officially suits you. We can look fresh, so a less good shade will not make our face look so pale. You can play with make-up very well, let's take advantage of it. Of course, I don't wear makeup every day either, and I'm fine with my makeup-free face, but I find it a tool that can boost my confidence and make me feel better in my own skin.

Just to have my own story: I got rid of my last brown turtleneck two years after my own color type analysis, and I wore it happily until then. I selected it because, on the one hand, its material started to deteriorate, and on the other hand, my allergy to rabbit fur, which was present in that vintage hoodie in a tiny percentage, was getting stronger and stronger. After the color consultation, however, I always wore it with make-up.

I have been photographed several times in various magazines, where the stylists always gave me a beige dress for some reason. Beige doesn't look as good as gray either - if we're thinking in basic shades - but I never objected, because I always knew that a good make-up and post-work would add a lot to my look.

Although I don't officially look good in black, I still have black clothes to this day, because they are easy to use, easy to combine, give me confidence, and have a certain strength and elegance that I really like. Black officially suits only one color type, the winter type, without make-up. Despite this, I only and exclusively dissuade those with very light hair, eyes and skin, dark blue is much more beneficial to them, even with makeup.

Everyone else should feel free to wear it, especially away from the face, for example as a skirt . But if we choose a black cardigan , blazer, or jacket, we can always wear a shade that suits our color type. For example, I usually wear my second-hand leather jackets with a colorful scarf, or wear a t-shirt or dress underneath that is dominated by the shade(s) of my own color type.

I would definitely wear a black top, such as a bodysuit with a deep cut in the back , a black ruffled blouse or ruffled dress or a black canvas overalls with minimal make-up. (For me, make-up is equal parts concealer, mascara and blush, nothing more.) I also recommend this for spring, summer and autumn color types, if they reach for such more massive, large-surface black clothes.

And if we still want to buy according to our color type?

I don't want to dissuade anyone from that either, so I looked through Printa's spring 2021 collection and will tell you which clothes I would recommend for which color type, if I were VERY strict. (As it turns out, I'm not.)

• UNIQUE Recycled women's overalls - gray color type
• UNIQUE Recycled women's cargo pants - gray color type
• Beige long knitted cardigan - spring color type (combined with bright colors), autumn color type
• Floral white women's t-shirt - winter color type, summer color type (mainly summer-winter or cold summer subtype), spring color type (primarily spring-winter or bright spring subtype)
• ZW mustard colored skirt - gray color type
• Gray tencel top - summer color type, winter color type
• Black bodysuit cut out at the back - winter color type, bright spring from spring color type / spring-winter subtype
• Mustard tencel jersey – color type autumn, from color type spring to warm spring / subtype spring-autumn
• Black tencel jersey - winter color type, bright spring from spring color type / spring-winter subtype
• ZW patterned dress - winter color type (because of the strong contrasts)
• Mustard-colored double-breasted blazer - autumn color type, from spring color type to warm spring / spring-autumn subtype
• Natural organic cotton double-breasted blazer - spring color type and autumn color type
• UNIQUE Recycled frilly dress - gray color type
• ZW Rust Women's Poplin Dress - Autumn color type and bolder spring color types who can spice it up with their own shades
• ZW Kimono Sleeve Rust Women's Poplin Top - see above
• ZW kimono sleeve blue women's poplin top - summer color type, winter color type, spring color type
• Mustard colored cotton slouchy women's pants - gray color type
• Natural organic cotton rubber slouchy women's pants - spring color type, autumn color type
• Blue Women's Multi-Pocket Sweater - I would add this sweater to any color type
• Rust-colored floral sweater - autumn color type, from spring color type to warm spring / spring-autumn subtype
• ZW floral top - winter color type, summer color type (including cold summer), and bright spring within the spring color type
• UNIQUE Recycled denim overshirt - gray color type
• Gray linen overshirt - summer color type, winter color type
• Drapp cord overshirt - spring color type, autumn color type
• Gray cotton canvas women's cargo pants - mainly for summer and winter color types, but can be combined with your own colors for any