Q. Having performed quite a few colour analyses, I’m finding that perhaps seasonal swatches aren’t quite accurate enough, and that I’d be better off using tonal swatches. I can understand your concerns, seasonal alone just doesn’t help everyone. It’s spot on for me, but my poor Mum has struggled for years with a Winter wallet […]
Which drape set?
Which starter drape set should you get? Should you buy both seasonal and tonal starter sets? Every single drape carries a label with both seasonal and tonal directions. Each of the starter sets can be used for both seasonal and tonal draping. You do not need more than one set! We have simply selected 15 […]
Are all drapes the same?
Are the colour fabric drapes the same universally or do they differ in color and number from one company to another? Are there always 60 drapes in a seasonal drape set or do some companies make more or less? Our chosen UK supplier manufactures over 170 different fabrics for the drapes, wallets, fans and capes. […]
Tonal system cross over the seasons?
Scenario: I have just done a lady this morning and basically she only really suited Deep Winter, but liked Deep Autum colours too, but I tried to steer her away from the obvious yellow-based colours of rust, olive and ochre. So does your Deep tonal fan cover just the Deep of Autumn and Winter? This […]
Bright/light or light/bright?
Confused about the difference between Bright / Light and Light / Bright? Bright / Light etc. are terms used in one particular tonal method for which all the tonal fans, 18 shades and 45 shades, and the add-ons, were devised in the early 1980s. The first tonal characteristic mentioned is the most dominant. Here’s an […]
Draping your client
All our drapes are rectangles of material, folded into 4. This allows for those image consultants who wish to layer several smaller pieces of material together on one shoulder. For those, like me, who prefer to open each drape out from shoulder to shoulder, just cut a neckline out with a pair of pinking shears […]
