However, black and white combos in an outfit are very classic and popular. You can see why unless you’re “High Contrast” in your “personal coloring,” wearing black and white in an outfit can be overpowering or too strong if you are “Low Contrast” or “Medium Contrast.” Make note too that an African American who has dark skin, eyes, and hair can also be considered “High Contrast” if he or she has bright white teeth, and the whites around their eyes are bright white as well. Picture her in a white column dress with a light blue wrap – stunning! Gwyneth looks beautiful and ethereal when she is dressing right for her contrast level – meaning when she wears colors that are the same or very close in value or intensity.
#LOW CONTRAST TRUE AUTUMN SKIN SKIN#
Her hair, is very “Light” blond with a value of 8-9, her “Light” skin is around the same, and her eyes, although they would register the darkest value of the three, are also “Light,” a value of 8. If you guessed that she would be considered “Low Contrast” you would be correct. Where do you think her “personal coloring” would be on the gray scale value guide if you were to take a black and white photo of her?
Did you guess correctly? Her character’s outfit is also “High Contrast.”īecause her character’s “personal coloring” and her “outfit” were the same contrast levels, “High Contrast,” we would say that she was dressing in an “outfit” that was perfect for her “personal coloring.” Now, let’s look at what her character was wearing: A white shirt and black pants. When you have a combination of “Light” and “Dark” values, in style speak we would say that her own personal coloring is “High Contrast.” If you took a black and white photo of her and compared her “personal coloring” (The color values of her hair, skin, and eyes) with the gray scale value guide here, we would say that her “Dark” hair was a value of 1-2, her “Light” skin a value of 9, and her “Light” eyes a value of 8-9. Her complexion was quite fair – Light, and her eyes were Light blue.
#LOW CONTRAST TRUE AUTUMN SKIN MOVIE#
If you’ve seen the movie you may recall that Her character had Dark brown, almost black hair. Well, let’s go back to Uma Thurman in the movie “Pulp Fiction” for a minute. and WHITE – Level 10 on a gray scale value guide.Īs a side note, when you’re dressed “monochromatically,” you’re wearing one color from head to toe, therefore there is no “contrast.” If you have Light value colors mixed with Dark value colors in your outfit, your outfit would be considered “High Contrast.” In short, the highest contrast that you could have in an outfit would be mixing BLACK – Level 1 on a gray scale value guide. If you have Light value colors mixed with Medium value colors, Medium value colors mixed with Dark value colors, or Medium Dark value colors mixed with Medium Light value colors, in your outfit, then your outfit would be considered, “Medium Contrast.” Meaning you could be wearing all Light value colors, all Medium value colors, or all Dark value colors in one outfit, and your outfit would be considered “Low Contrast.” Your outfit is considered “Low Contrast” when the colors you’re wearing are all around the same value or intensity. There are 3 levels of “contrast” when it comes to getting dressed: So…at this point you may be a little confused and asking, “OK, Michelle, so can you now get to the question?” However, in my opinion, dressing within one’s contrast level is one of the fine nuances in dressing well. However, my Initial Consultation also includes many other style tips, tools and techniques, that this concept, which is a little hard to grasp, can easily be overlooked or forgotten. What does it mean to dress low contrast (and I presume there are other contrasts that other people ought to wear), and what examples of outfits?īefore I get into Tracy’s question, let me just begin by saying that dressing within your contrast level is something that I teach my clients during my 2-hour Initial Consultation. My client Tracy sent me a question that I wanted to address in today’s newsletter:
Second question…What was Uma Thurman wearing in the movie “Pulp Fiction?” If you’ve worked with me you should know the answers to both! (Hint: The answers to what she looked like and what she was wearing are very similar.) Think quickly!! What did Uma Thurman look like in the movie “Pulp Fiction?” (Hint: Remember her “Cleopatra” hairstyle? What color was her hair? What was her complexion?)
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