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Are you “in the pink?”

To be “in the pink” is to be in top form, to glow with health and vigor. Wearing the right shade of pink can do that for you. But until very recently the color pink was reserved for suggestive undergarments and little girls in princess garb. Today pink is everywhere, but in more subtle blush, […]

How small can a capsule wardrobe go?

I’m all for having a relatively small collection of clothes for each season that can be mixed and matched so your look is varied. The “Capsule Wardrobe” of just 33 pieces is the current iteration of this minimalist approach to dressing. But many of these capsule wardrobes are so BORING, like this one on the […]

The truth about Black and White

Sorry, but you probably don’t look your best in either color. Only a small percent of people do. Let’s start with white. As a color analyst, I find that when most people wear crisp white, it makes their teeth and eye-whites look dingy or more yellow. Also, next to your face white can give your […]

Do these pants make my butt look flat?

Do you look as good going as you did coming? Most of us check our faces in the mirror before heading out, but few think to look at our backsides. And let’s be frank: there are worse things than tight pants on a big J-Lo butt. I’m talking about droopy drawers on a flat butt. […]

Seven Reasons to Get a ColorStyle Consultation

If you want to look your very best, getting a ColorStyle personal color palette is the perfect place to start. If you need an excuse to get your colors done or updated, here are seven valid reasons to do it: Your job. You’re looking for one, just started a new one, seek a promotion, or want to […]

Too many clothes and nothing to wear. Joy Overstreet, Portland's personal color consultant, ColorStylePDX.com

Top 10 Wardrobe Problems

Do you relate to any of these? 10. Your closet is stuffed, but you have “nothing to wear” that you love. 9. You’re in a style rut from a prior era in your life, and you don’t know how to get out. 8. You’ve got enough black clothes to start your own funeral parlor, even though they make […]