some fashion science hacks...

The color of your clothes will influence your appearance in one of the following 3 ways:

• the color will make you look put together, healthy and confident
• the color will overpower your features and draw everyone’s attention to your clothes
• the color will highlight any imperfections in your skin, making you look tired or ill
  In order to achieve effect #1 and not #2 or #3, you need to know what colors best compliment you and what colors to avoid.

One easy trick to remember is that your hair color is generally a good color for you to wear. So, if your hair is black, you will look polished in black. If you hair is blonde, wearing light colors like beige can be flattering. Often if you have black hair, wearing beige may make you look sick, while if you are blonde, black can overpower you. In addition to your hair color, your skin color greatly influences your best colors.

Persons with dark skin and black hair will look best in dark colors but also some muted blues, while persons with light skin and black hair will look best in mostly dark and bright colors, as shown in these palettes:

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There is a profession called image consulting where a professional will determine your best clothing colors for a fee. Alternatively, you can find your best clothing colors using a free online calculator such as the one provided at ColorChromatic.