Have you ever stood in front of your wardrobe Knicks Muse Og Blue T-shirt, feeling overwhelmed by the plethora of choices yet struggling to piece together an outfit that resonates with your style? If so, you’re not alone. Many of us face this sartorial challenge, but fear not, for the secret to creating a versatile and cohesive wardrobe might be simpler than you think. As an image consultant, one key principle I always emphasize is the importance of colour. This is because when you embrace the palette of colours that enhance your own colouring, not only will you look more vibrant and healthy, but you’ll find that the clothes you buy and wear, mix easily together which makes for more outfits from fewer clothing. So, the first step towards a versatile wardrobe is understanding and embracing your unique colour palette. As I say in the video, “Colour is the first thing to consider and then it’s picking some colours that are inherent in you.” This means delving into your signature colours – those that naturally complement your skin tone, eye colour, and hair. These hues inherently work with you, making it effortless to create diverse outfits. Your signature colours are a reflection of you. They resonate with your natural features, from the colour of your hair to the subtle hues in your eyes. These colours not only enhance your natural beauty but also offer a foundation for a wardrobe that is uniquely yours. For example, here I’ve repeated my hair colour (silver) in my shoes, which creates balance in my outfit. Plus the blues in my outfit all harmonise and are a signature colour with my eyes.

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For Jill, who prefers to control and have more stability in her style, she’ll happily plan outfits ahead of time (sometimes even months ahead for big events). Knicks Muse Og Blue T-shirt Whilst people more like me (INTJ – or Intuitive types ) may find that they need more variety as they prefer to dress with their moods (and moods can change). I know that sometimes when I plan an outfit even the night before, I wake up in the morning and am no longer “feeling” that outfit so have to figure out a different outfit to wear for that day. For those of you who have a personality more similar to Jill’s (ESFJ, or any SJ – Sensing and Judging types) and as she says, they tend to prefer stability in their lives whilst SP (Sensing and Perceiving) may want much more variety in their lives. In fact, the SP types have brain patterning (according to Type and Brain researcher Dario Nardi) which he describes as the “tennis hop” pattern, where they are ready to go with the flow, whatever that direction may be and their style is often one that is ‘prepared’ for different circumstances, in a way that other types may never think about. Whilst the NP types (intuitive and perceiving) have a “Christmas Tree” brain patterning like the lights of a Christmas tree that are twinkling and so they see possibilities everywhere in their clothes and style and often can become overwhelmed easily, or find it almost impossible to let go of clothes (as there are still many possibilities they see and potential for each item), yet often the most stylish of them start to impose their own guidelines and criteria, some structure around their style to take some of that overwhelm away. In fact, Steve Jobs is an example of an NP type who wore a self-imposed “uniform” daily, and we see this as a way for him to remove one set of decisions as otherwise the endless possibilities of what to wear may have meant he’d never get on with the rest of his day. It allowed him to use his creative brain in a different space. When Jill is feeling certain and stable with her outfit and style, she then can focus on what is happening around her, and she can forget her outfit. Though she says there is an element of pure joy in putting outfits together, curating her outfit, and having stability and control over what’s in her wardrobe and how every outfit goes together.