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 […]
Displaying your drapes
If you keep the drapes folded neatly, and you are a more organised person than I could ever be, then you can store them in the transparent drape cases – This is an ideal way to transport your drapes around if you offer a mobile service or if you are giving a talk. You might […]
How many drapes do you need?
Quite why you would want to buy every drape that is available, around 173 not including the men’s drapes, is beyond me, although at one time in the dim and distant past, I must admit to having had around 180 myself! This was just a waste of money, and it made it virtually impossible to […]
