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Using the Rules of Texture: Wearing the Right Fabrics
March 18, 2014The tactile nature of your skin and hair make up the overall texture of your appearance. If your skin is clear of natural markings, and your hair sleek, you have a satin and shiny texture. On the other hand, if your skin is freckled, and your hair is naturally wavy, you have a suede and matte text...
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Using the Rules of Scale: Choosing Prints For Your Scale
March 11, 2014From traditional plaids to more painterly prints, our options are limitless nowadays when it comes to our clothing’s patterns. If you love a print, but can’t quite get it to work for your body, it might be a matter of scale. If you are above average in scale, a large repeating patte...
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Using the Rules of Line: Creating or Cancelling Curves
March 4, 2014The lines we choose in our clothes affect our appearance--we can either harmonize them with our features or contrast them to emphasize or detract from our natural shape. Unless you want to cancel your curves, the key to line is to know that curved lines emphasize the curves you naturally possess. ...
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Using the Rules of Proportion: Necklaces and Belts
February 25, 2014Belts and necklaces are wonder accessories. Not only do they tailor, polish, accent an outfit, but they also create focal points to draw the eye. Using them skillfully can help highlight and balance your proportions. When you are adding these finishing touches to your look, adjust a long ...
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Dress with Purpose: Body Talk Part 2
October 11, 2013You might be wondering how exactly the elements of design in your body match elements of design in your clothes to create harmony. After our last post, you may have been inspired to take a good look in the mirror to see just what your elements of design might be! Not only that, but we hope you...
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Dress with Purpose: Body Talk Part 1
October 3, 2013In Plum's Colour Series, we discussed how colour is still relevant and important for your day to day wardrobing – primarily so it matches you, but also so that things in your wardrobe go with other things! In this post and our next, we’ll be talking about how your body is relevant ...
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