Clare Maxfield

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What the colour of your tie means

What the color of your tie means.

There is no denying that colour speaks volumes that language alone cannot.
Did you know that the colour tie that you chose to wear is communicating exactly what your intentions are whether you do it consciously or subconsciously? In fact, the meaning of all of these ties can extend into all garments.

The basic rules when it comes to colour are

  1. The lighter a colour is the friendlier it is
  2. The darker a colour is the more serious or formal it is.
  3. Neutral colours are the easiest to wear and co-ordinate with all other colours- Black, grey, navy, charcoal, chocolate and denim.
  4. Primary colours are the most acceptable and easy to wear-Red, Yellow and Blue
  5. Secondary colours are playful, creative and often mistrusted – Purple, Orange and Green
  6. Bright colours are playful and soft colours are relaxing
  7. Never wear more than two colours with a neutral to look and feel balanced.

Colour Meanings

Black – formal and intense. Black suits are good but dark navy and charcoal are better.

White – Professional and formal. With white shirts buy the best you can afford in a thick rich fabric. A flimsy white shirt will always look cheap.

Red – Powerful – Wear a red tie to be taken notice of.

Light blue – Friendly and approachable. blue collar shirts stand for someone who is a team player.

Dark blue – A good navy suit will make you look professional, trustworthy and respectable.

Yellow – is a fun and playful colour. It is also a colour which connects men and sales.

Orange – Another fun colour – nothing serious here folks.

Pink – When you want to communicate with women, pink will have them listening. It is a soft communication colour.

Purple – So you might choose lilac or lavender in a  shirt or purple stripes in a tie. It says you are modern, fashionable and progressive.

Green -Deep greens are old worldly, bright greens are fun and creative. Deep greens are OK for knits and polos, not ties.

Brown – What are you thinking of old man. Get some colour. Brown will work in a leather jacket or rugged jumper…not in the office.

Grey – Can be exciting as you rise above the mainstream or really dull as you hide away. Greys must be in great fabrics for suits, the darker the more serious. Light grey will work in summer, and when worn in a tie, it had better be really good quality to make you shine.

Don’t let colour scare you. Consider the event, the people you are meeting and the impact that you want to have. It can be the difference of supporting everything you have to say and winning that contract or competing with your words and losing credibility.

Should you want to know more about what colours suit you call Clare to organise your own colour analysis session. these can be done in person or via skype. Discover for yourself the colours that will ensure you win that contract, that promotion or that girl.

If you would like to know more about your clothing style and personality do the quiz here.

What the colour of your tie says about you

The meaning behind your tie

 

There is no denying that colour speaks volumes that language alone cannot.
Did you know that the colour tie that you chose to wear is communicating exactly what your intentions are whether you do it consciously or subconsciously. In fact, the meaning of all of these ties can extend into all garments.
The basic rules when it comes to colour are
  1. The lighter a colour is the friendlier it is
  2. The darker a colour is the more serious or formal it is.
  3. Neutral colours are the easiest to wear and co-ordinate with all other colours- Black, grey, navy, charcoal, chocolate and denim.
  4. Primary colours are the most acceptable and easy to wear-Red, Yellow and Blue
  5. Secondary colours are playful, creative and often mistrusted – Purple, Orange and Green
  6. Bright colours are playful and soft colours are relaxing
  7. Never wear more than two colours with a neutral to look and feel balanced.

Colour Meanings

Black – formal and intense. Black suits are good but dark navy and charcoal are better.

White – Professional and formal. With white shirts buy the best you can afford in a thick rich fabric. A flimsy white shirt will always look cheap.

Red – Powerful – Wear a red tie to be taken notice of.

Light blue – Friendly and approachable. blue collar shirts stand for someone who is a team player.

Dark blue – A good navy suit will make you look professional, trustworthy and respectable.

Yellow – is a fun ad playful colour. It is also a colour which connects men and sales.

Orange – Another fun colour – nothing serious here folks.

Pink – When you want to communicate with women, pink will have them listening. It is soft communication colour.

Purple – So you might chose lilac or lavender in a  shirt or purple stripes in a tie. It says you are modern, fashionable and progressive.

Green -Deep greens are old worldly, bright greens are fun and creative. Deep greens are OK for knits and polos, not ties.

Brown – What are you thinking of old man. Get some colour. Brown will work in a leather jacket or rugged jumper…not in the office.

Grey – Can be exciting as you rise above the mainstream or really dull as you hide away. Greys must be in great fabrics for suits, the darker the more serious. Light grey will work in summer, and when worn in a tie, it had better be really good quality to make you shine.

Don’t let colour scare you. Consider the event, the people you are meeting and the impact that you want to have. It can be the difference of supporting everything you have to say and winning that contract or competing with your words and losing credibility.

Should you want to know more about what colours suit you call Clare to organise your own colour analysis session. these can be done in person or via skype. Discover for yourself the colours that will ensure you win that contract, that promotion or that girl.

If you would like to know more about your clothing style and personality do the quiz here.

Dressing the Dramatic Male

Dramatic Male Clothing Personality Style

Dramatic Male - Clothing Personality
Dramatic Male – Clothing Personality

General description

You won’t be accused of being shrinking violet. Your presence will be visible and you won’t be overlooked in the crowd. As long as it makes a definite statement you will wear it. Anyone can be dramatic by simply using the strongest colours in their palette in the highest contrast afforded them.

Challenges – having to blend in, wearing low contrast

Perceived Personality Style –  Full of life, strong individual, desires attention, needs to be wary of intimidating

Hair – Your style is short and sharp. You won’t have a hair out of place. You will spend the time to ensure your image is flawless.

Dramatic pieces

At Work – Your suits will be firm fitting and sharp. You will have the latest accessories and the latest of everything

At Play – You are a designer’s dream. Casually you won’t be seen dead in the off the rack pieces that everyone is wearing. Your weekend wear will be designer inspired, and again it will be sharp fitting.

Dramatic Colours Black, white, red, cobalt blue and yellow. Strong geometric designs more so than patterns. Plains and stripes are preferred.

Fabrics – Simple design and plain fabrics, crisp and sharp finishes. Super fine merino wools and crisp cotton shirtings are favoured. Leather rather than suede, vinyl for the less, well off dramatic. The dramatic will even put up with linen in summer mind you his won’t be crushed. If you can afford Saville Row fabrics and tailoring you will.

Dramatic fit – The ‘dramatic fit’ has belted in waists, stand up collars, wide spread collars, high shine shoes, tight trousers and body hugging shirts. Anything over-scale is exactly what the dramatic is looking for.

Footwear – High shine leather and sharp pointed toes. You will love the look of Loakes or the luxury of Church’s shoes.

Accessories – These men are most likely to have their ears pierced as well as other bodily parts. They will wear big watches, ornate cufflinks and anything bright and shiny that they can find. Rolex have the cache that you are after. Never settle for a folex (a fake rolex) the difference can be told.

Business Accessories

Their briefcase, whist not large will be very smooth; their pen is likely to be a Mont Blanc again avoid getting a copy. Many other brands have a smart look without an exorbitant price tag.

Variations of Dramatic

Dramatic Male Clothing Style variations

 

Classic Dramatic:  You will live in suits classically tailored and in strong rich colours

Creative Dramatic:  Lots of big coats, big patterns and over the top accessories. This can be a daunting combination

Elegant Dramatic: Simple bold designs will feature here

Gallant Dramatic:  Welcome to Brideshead Revisited – if you don’t know it google it.

Natural Dramatic:  Inspired by nature you will favour strong pieces of natural accessories and dark earthy colours, or easy fit comfortable clothing

Rebellious Dramatic: You are the Rock God of this world. Lots of leather, studs and showmanship.

To understand your own personality. Do the Men’s Personality Quiz here For the women’s yours is here.

Dressing the Creative Male Personality Style

Creative Creative

General Description

You walk your own line. You are not to be dictated to by convention or fashion magazines. You will delight in wearing a variety of colour and styles that reflect your moods and personality. You will be attracted to anything unusual and wear an eclectic mix that if anyone else tries to copy they would fail miserably. Some may call you eccentric which depending on your style may surprise even you who is simply wearing what you feel like.

Challenges – Conforming, suits, being conservative, being regimented, wearing a uniform

Perceived Personality Style – Fun loving, easy going, individual, able to look at things in a different way

Hair – You can range from flowing looks of the gallant only yours will be wild and uncontrolled to very short and dramatic looks. Colour may be something you experiment with and may have nothing to do with your personal colouring, much to my dismay.

Creative clothes

At Work – ‘Creatives” will have trouble conforming to the corporate world. Mind you their personality will suit them to the creative fields of any kind of design. You will most probably be most comfortable wearing separates and accessorising at work with oversized scarves and jumpers. Your suits will be untraditional and possibly you will wear older styles or even vests, especially when they are out of date

At Play – everyday will be something new for you and the only thing that can be predicted is that nothing will predictable.

Creative Colours – The brighter and bolder, the better for this man. Pastel colours don’t really fit into this scenario very well. Fabrics will feature strong colours, abstract and large designs.

Creative fit – The ‘creative fit’ has no rhyme or reason to it. If it feels good and looks good it will work.

Footwear – Creatives tend more towards comfort and functionality than the latest fashion. As long as it looks interesting with your outfit you will wear it.

Fabrics – This is no right or wrong this. From PVC to Satin, silk and everything else ever created. The world is your oyster.

Accessories – Creatives will either not wear any accessories or have an incredibly original oversized pieces. Gadgets will take their fancy.

Accessories – Whatever it is it will be unusual and unexpected

Variation of Creative

Variations on the Creative male personality of dressing

 

Classic Creative: This man will have trouble but they will find solutions in choosing retro styling of classical items from bygone eras. They will scour recycle shops to find their clothing. Again it will be elegant, timeless and well constructed.

Elegant Creative: This man will most likely your look will be 1950s inspired.

Gallant Creative: This man will be right at home in billowy scarves, cravats and soft fluid fabrics

Dramatic Creative: This man will own a wardrobe full of bold bright colours with strong geometric patterns.   

Natural Creative: This man will be comfortable in natural fibres, lots of tassels and animal prints. His trousers are more likely to be fisherman’s pants than traditional pants.

Rebellious Creative: This can get really scary here

To understand your own personality. Do the Men’s Personality Quiz here For the women’s yours is here.