(Book) Image Matters for Men - your colors

[Costi]

I have been reading and reading for many and many of evenings here and haven't yet had the need to actually post a single question since every question or problem that I could manage to make clear to myself is dealt with adequately somewhere on the LL. But more importantly, what makes this place (or what makes a true text) good, is that it enables you to find questions instead of answers, i.e. makes you find out to what important question you have the answer in front of you. What is needed is not statements, but conversation or thought in progress.

Excellent point, T.K.! - answers to questions you never asked yourself make you realize how important those questions are...
And yes, thought in progress is what best describes these threads - it is a pleasure to follow them thanks to the quality of that thought in progress, of the exchanges, of how each reply is a step for another. It is the STYLE REASONING that is valuable in these threads, not the CONCLUSIONS (if any... )

[Gruto]

Colors matter, no so much colors, but their value and tone. Anybody can wear blue, gray or brown, but some will have it easier with certain tones of blue than others. Also, as Costi said, color combinations matters. Maybe patterns and textures should be included too.

[Costi]

...so EVERYTHING matters after all - even the cut, the shape, the size. And that is the most appropriate conclusion - it is not a matter of being able to wear one colour and not another, but about context and HOW it is done. There is a way of doing anything right and, also, anything that is good by the book can go utterly wrong in practice.

[Gruto]

...so EVERYTHING matters after all - even the cut, the shape, the size. And that is the most appropriate conclusion - it is not a matter of being able to wear one colour and not another, but about context and HOW it is done. There is a way of doing anything right and, also, anything that is good by the book can go utterly wrong in practice.

A true artist never follows a script, amen! That said, I think some colors will often work better on a person than others, partly because of his complexion, hair color and eyes, and there is no danger in thinking about that.

[Costi]

I think those colours that seem not to work so well on a person do so because of the way they are combined, put together, distributed throughout the whole picture - no colour is wrong in itself for anyone.
That said, one's complexion may change with tan, with disposition (dark moods darken complexions, joy brings colour to cheeks, liver problems impart yellow tones), with age, with being more or less freshly shaved (irritated or not), eye colour can change from brown to green depending on lighting conditions and mood, hair may be blonde in summer and dark in winter. Light can have a huge impact on colour perception - that of complexion / eyes / hair, as well as that of clothes (burnt orange may look great in Naples but not so much in Copenhagen). So one can be all seasons in turn, rather than always one and the same season.
Therefore, the "seasonal" colour theory, as formulated, seems to me a heap of taurine ordure - always a specific brown - with no practical application (as boasted) to building a wardrobe and with little theoretical interest as it relies on limited premises.
The danger of thinking about that in the terms of the colour theory, as formulated, lies in well-intentioned men like Int'list building a wardrobe around muted tones, slim-fitting shirts and Italian-styled blazers (whatever that is...), because they found the recipe in a popular book - only to discover with time that they can wear anything they please as long as they learn to let their eye tell them how to create the whole picture.

[internationalist]

Thanks for the update folks-gentlemen. Considering the circumstances I just like to be guided. By a good guide with similar taste, etc. You can say I am lazy but that's my style. Alden is one good guide I found btw. He even wears a bag! Haha It's tiring for me to read long text on a computer screen. Sorry about that. Costi, when you find the file would you be kind to upload to Multiupload.com or Sharebee.com? Much appreciated.

[internationalist]

80/20 rule.

Okay. I realized that I may not be that dedicated to the cause that many on the regulars here. Which is fin with me. I use the 80/20 rule in my life so as here: what is the 20 percent commitment or investment that fruits 80 of the results?

[Costi]

Costi, when you find the file would you be kind to upload to Multiupload.com or Sharebee.com? Much appreciated.

Too lazy today...

[Rowly]

Too lazy today...

I like your style... Less is more

[Costi]

Too lazy today...

I like your style... Less is more

[Costi]

I conquered my lazy mood and did search my files, but that .pdf is nowhere to be found... Maybe it's a sign! (for you, Int'list - but also for me... )

[Costi]

BUT... you are LUCKY!
Don't worry, it's more common than you think and you have no fault...

viewtopic.php?f=31&t=9710&p=51283&hilit=pdf#p51283

Proceed with great caution, 20% of this has the power to change 80% of your life!

[internationalist]

BUT... you are LUCKY!
Don't worry, it's more common than you think and you have no fault...

viewtopic.php?f=31&t=9710&p=51283&hilit=pdf#p51283

Proceed with great caution, 20% of this has the power to change 80% of your life!

Great Costi, thanks man!

[Costi]

anytime

[Rowly]

Costi, I got 80% benefit from 20% of your helpfulness and would thank you 100%