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Happy Friday the 13th – Fashion Phobias

Hi Clare Maxfield here and happy Friday the 13th bet we weren’t expecting to hear from me today. Well as only yesterday when I was thinking of tomorrow’s Friday 13th and I’m traveling. I wondered what other superstitions are out there? That got me thinking about the fears and phobias and superstitions that not so much surround Friday the 13th but maybe that without me even realizing, a lot of my clients deal with and through helping them with their image I managed to help them through them but let me just give you a little bit of a background very quickly on Friday the 13th because this astounded me.
It began in Middle Ages. It started brewing when they talking about the Last Supper and Christ and he had 13 at the table it was held on a 13th but it’s actually a Thursday but it was the day before Good Friday which wasn’t so good in the end and that started rolling this Friday’s thirteen’s into a story and then it was early last century – Thomas Lawson wrote a book called Friday the 13th and in it there was a whole wall street market crash on the 13th based on the superstition and it made me think what came first? It’s like the chicken and the egg the superstition or the crash was it? You know what ended up happening and then there’s also the thought that due to Phillip IV of France rounding up a lot of the Knights Templar and arresting them might have had something to do with that.
All I know is today we all live with a lot of fears of phobias so I thought I’d share with you some of the stranger fears and phobias that I have to help my clients through and I do help them through. As an image consultant for a start there’s the Decidophobia yes it’s a phobia it’s like should I buy this or this? What looks right and from that do you know that there’s an interesting phobia the Catotrophophobia and that is to do with a fear of mirrors.
Now Pamela Anderson has this and it’s not so much they look at a mirror a go Oh, it’s a mirror it’s their reflection they see themselves distorted in the mirror which isn’t good another one it’s the Glossophobia. Glossophobia is a fear of public speaking it actually comes number 13 in the top 100 of speaking fears and from that a lot of my clients if they have a fear like of Agoraphobia going out I can help them with looking better that when they go through these fears they actually supported in the right way but when I started looking at there’s Vestiophobia out there people are afraid of clothes. Now life must be really tough for them because clothes are kind of part of our everyday life. there are Chromophobia Billy Bob Thornton’s one they’re afraid of bright colors. I’m guessing his life is fairly deep and muted. Koumpounophobia – that was a fun one to learn that’s a fear of buttons so people who have come upon a phobia they will wear things that slide over their head or do up with zips or do up with ties now I mentioned before the chromophobia there’s also a lot of people that have phobias too specific colors. Xanthophobia is one it’s the fear of yellow but another phobia that I often deal with with my clients and it’s often not given this name that’s Gerascophobia and that’s a fear of getting old.
It’s that elusive elixir of youth that people are always looking for. But as with all things there’s always the funny little ones you weren’t expecting when you go through an Omphalophobia that’s a fear of bellybuttons. I don’t know if they’re afraid of their own or other people’s so I don’t know where they get out of shower and have to look at and hide their belly button or their like this is on the beach , don’t show me your belly button and then lyrngoziphobia
Coz I thought for sure there’s a phobia for zips or there is but is’t a phobia of getting your lips caught in zips. didn’t even want to think too much about that. So happy Friday at 13th and I hope you are not a Paraskevidekatriaphobe because that means you are afraid of Friday the 13th Clare Maxfield from Clare Maxfield Image. Bye

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The Colour Series – Black. Colour is intrinsic to all humans. The majority see, some feel and we all describe life in terms of it. This series will bring to life all aspects of colour. How we respond to it both internally and externally. The psychology of colour and what it means to us. How we use colour in our every day language and the evolution of the colour into our fashion and style today. Listen and watch to get a greater understanding of the message colour can give and how to use it in business and socially.

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How to know which necklines suit you

Necklines come in many shapes and sizes. Knowing what is ideal can be a challenge. This simple guide can have you thinking differently about which necklines really work for you, why and what to look for.

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How to Choose the Right Necklines

Hi! And it’s Clare Maxfield here. And I am sharing with you today in the “What Suits My Face Shape Series”, what Necklines to wear.

So, I popped a little strapless top on, so, that gives me a better opportunity to pop on some necklines so you can really see how  different necklines can really affect the way your face looks.

So, what I’ve got here, these are something I made some years ago.

Round Neckline:  Here is a kind of a round one. See how it looks? Remember two sessions ago, I did, you know, balance points. So if it goes low or ideally it should work… even up here.  It’s not. I have a floating head now. There is no connection with that top.

Sharp V:  Now also remember how I was talking about in the “Shoe-Shape” one – sharp point, rounded points… Well, look at me, in a “Sharp V”, at the right spot.  That’s really no good. It doesn’t work with anything.

Soft V: Look what happens if I put this “Softer V” on. See how now, it’s time to get some harmony with my face and I’ve got it at the right neck-point. Remember, if I bring it on up too high – no good!  

So, I put it on the right point – and that’s the one that works for me.

Square Neckline: Now, next one I’ve got is a “Square Neckline”.  One thing I found when I put the square neckline is it actually brings out here, (points to cheekbone hollows) which is great if I didn’t have these… lines in my eyes.

But a square doesn’t really go as well, as it goes with the “Soften V”. As I find the soften V, brings (the eye to) this part of our face.(points to jawline) Happy with that!

Now, this one is one of my favourite one. So, this is a good old sweetheart. .. I’ll get it down here…so if you bring it out like that… Do you know what I noticed when I put this one on? Is it brings out this part, (points to fullness of cheeks) and brings out some nice lines. Now, if I bring it up higher… but still, not a great one.

Boat neck:  And then boat neck. Boat neck brings the eye to my shoulders, but does nothing for my face. But if I want to flaunt my shoulders, this is what I wear. And if you adjust just below the collar bone, it really brings the line out. If you have it up here, you kind of again become a floating head. And it all becomes about the top part.

Cowl Neck: And this is my favourite one. This is an example of Cowl Neck. Now to be honest, I find that a Cowl Neck really does suit most people. It really works well.

And if you wanted to, I can pop this under here and bring this up… and I have a halter neck. But it’s the Cowl Neck which is my personal favorite.

So, what I recommend you do is give me a call if you want. I’ve got a whole lot of necklines here to come work with, but go out and try different necklines. See what works for you, and see what will bring out your cheeks, side real line. Make sure that you are not looking at the fabric, the print, that you are looking at you.

And once you know what neckline suits, everything else just adds to what’s suiting your face and making you look fantastic.

Remember, If you want, there’s a free Faceshape – “Every Woman’s Guide to Face Shapes” download, you can get. The link is below.

And for the guys, yours is coming out in 2017. Hope you enjoyed today’s It’s Clare Maxfield and “What Suits My Face.

How to choose the shoes that suit your face


It’s all about your Nose and Toes.

When you walk towards someone they are going to notice everything about you…including your shoes. You want them to complete your outfit and harmonise with your face. This short video will share exactly what to look for and how that works.

When you walk towards someone they are going to notice everything about you…including your shoes. You want them to complete your outfit and harmonise with your face. This short video will share exactly what to look for and how that works.

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Choosing the right shoes for your face

HI! It’s Clare Maxfield here from Clare Maxfield Image. As part of my “What Suits My Face” series, I am going to talk to you about what kind of shoes you should be wearing, because shoes have a huge impact on your face.

When you consider when someone’s walking towards you, we do that big loop when we are looking at them, you look at their face and you look at the feet and you come back again and you want some sort of a symmetry.

So, you want to see the lines(shapes) in their face, repeated, ideally in the lines of their shoes. So, what are the three types of lines we are looking for? I break it down into three.

  1. I put it down for the people who have lovely curvy features. So, they’ve got very rounded eyebrows, they’ve got a very rounded eyes, beautiful rounded nose, full lips and full cheeks. And they are always going to be better in a toe that is slightly round… not quite as round as you could get, but in a very rounded toe. It is going to work with those rounded features.
  2. Then you’ve got people that have straight lines and angles. They might have the eyebrows that come up and down. They have a very aquiline looking nose; a very fine nose. They will have finer lips and they will have fine cheeks. Actually, everything about them is quite porcelain, quite fine, quite angular. They are always going to be better in a toe that is really quite pointed
  3. And then you can also get people that are sometime quite square: squared chin and more a flatter and wider nose and straighter eyebrows or almost some sort of… you know, that look. And they are always going to be best in something that is square in nature.

Now, there are those people that don’t do fit exactly into one of those categories. Now, myself, I have a slightly curved eyebrow, I have a round eye, I don’t have a round nose but I have a straight nose. I’ve got a combination of those. I have some rounded lips but they are not really full. So, I am a bit of a combination, which is why I always wear something like this.

This is the ideal shoe for me. This is, as well as this one… Can you see this one kind of goes with my nose? I’ll put it up this way… kind of goes with the line up here. It doesn’t fight with my features.

Now, this shoe, and many of you that have seen me can, to a degree, fight with my features… But you know what? I love it!

Now some of those… if you know the rules, you can always break the rules. And to be honest, guys, the same goes for you… If you find you’ve got straighter eyebrows, find a shoe where the toe of it is straighter and more chiseled.

If you’ve got softer features, more rounded, find a toe that is softer at the end.

They are the rules and the rules can always be broken. But it’s always best to know what ideally suits us.

Clare Maxfield here from Clare Maxfield Image. And if you want to know more about what suits your face, for the ladies, download my “Every Woman’s Guide to Face Shapes”. And for guys, your copy will be coming in 2017!

 

Finding the right balance of your clothing with your face

Ever wondered why some clothes and jewelry look great and others just don’t suit? It could be as simple as the balance is all off. Watch this to see how to create the perfect balance in your outfits.

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Hi, It’s Clare Maxfield and I am going to share with you how (to) exactly (find the) right balance points in your clothing for your face. And this works for men as well as for women.

So, first thing’s first – you need to know your first balance point. And that is the point that is leveled from the top of the forehead, see here to your chin. And I always look in the mirror… and myself like this… and down again.

Look, the top sitting exactly at the right point. Yes, I know! I set this up purposely, but I always look at this. So if this came down a lot lower, which it could, aside from the fact that I would be… half of my cleavage would be in there, it just wouldn’t have the same balance with my top.

So, for ladies, this is great for necklines, this is great for maybe jacket closings and it is also great for jewelry.

The other thing to work out with jewellery is that some other people thinks it needs to be exactly the mid-way point, but that’s kind of for me, in no man’s land because the second balance point is from the widest point of your face across to the bottom of your chin and then, it’s from where the top of the neckline and across.

And you can always tell the top of your neckline. When you put a chain around your neck, it’s the spot that the chain sits on.

So, it doesn’t matter whether I got very square shoulders or very angled shoulders – It’s always at the top of the neckline. I’ve got a slightly angled shoulder. Just pop the chain… and there we go.

Now, a lot of guys seem to think… “Well, what is this? I don’t wear necklaces.”

  • A: It works for you for jumpers.
  • B: Also, it works for you… if you guys are getting your suit made and you’ve got your lapels… now, as we can see here, if you have a lapel coming out here, you might have your first and the double lapel, coming out… that’s a good spot for you or just having some point on your jacket, that will work for you equally as well, for the guys.

So, today, I shared with you how to tell your first and second balance points are and how to make them work for your clothes.

If you want to know more about what suits your face, ladies, you can also download my face shapes: Every Woman’s Guide to face shapes which I’ve got attached down here.

And for the guys, I’m going to be doing a “What Suits Your Face shape Guide” very soon. So, look out for it.

Bye for now. Clare Maxfield here, from Clare Maxfield Image.

 

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