Overview

This text aims to teach the reader how to assess her body type and then choose clothing. The process involves what the authors call an individual's design pattern. This pattern is made up of lines, shapes, proportions, body particulars, scale, colours and textures. How they fit together in harmony and how an individual infuses them with her innate creativity is what authors call 'style'.

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Author:   Helen Villa Connor ,  Carla Mason Mathis
Publisher:   Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Imprint:   Fairchild Books
Dimensions:   Width: 21.60cm , Height: 1.10cm , Length: 27.90cm
Weight:   0.643kg
ISBN:  

9781563672699

ISBN 10:   1563672693
Pages:   192
Publication Date:   01 January 1994
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Tertiary & Higher Education
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Out of Print
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

CONTENTS * An Introduction * Line in your face and body and how to choose fabrics that work for you * Your body's basic shape and how to choose silhouettes for your wardrobe * Your body's length proportions and how to discover and balance them * Your body's particulars and how to camouflage and highlight them * Scale: your body's bone structure, facial features and apparent body size and how to choose clothing construction, accessories and jewellery * Your body's unique colour pattern and how to choose colours that enhance it * Your body's textural qualities and how they interact with your clothing textures * Your innate creativity and how to use it to develop your personal style TEXT FEATURES * Instructor's Guide includes instructional guidelines for exercises, classroom activities and assignments and multiple choice and essay quiz questions

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Carla Mason Mathis has been hailed as the worlds leading visionary on colour, image and the psychology of style ever since The Triumph of Individual Style first achieved international acclaim as the bible of the image industry. By pioneering the use of colour and design as a powerful therapeutic tool, Carla has helped hundreds of thousands of women and men worldwide learn to appreciate their bodies, achieve breakthrough self-acceptance, successfully master the art of non-verbal communication and present themselves as a work of art. She has been the keynote and guest speaker for seminars and workshops, including the Harvard Summer Design School, Stanford University, Hewlett-Packard, IBM, Bloomingdales, Nordstrom and Saks Fifth Avenue. Helen Villa Connor is the information designer, writer and creative force of The Triumph of Individual Style. Her scholarship and artist's vision further led to timeless concepts including her breakthrough theory on proportion, her unique discussion on creativity and style and her treatment of colour usage and terminology.

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