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I've been told that dusty rose, coral pink shirts suit me because of my piercing blue eyes, but I don't see myself wearing that all the time.
Interesting observation. I wonder what most people did back when and how practical paying such minute attention to hues of a shirt was in the Golden Era (as Guttersnipe mentions in post 529) and is now, which suggests a reason for why few people discussed/discuss the topic? I have a hard time believing that the majority of people in the 20s-50s meticulously picked out shirt colors based on hues in relationship to their complexion because that process would be quite expensive and time-consuming. Most people's complexion then changed and now changes throughout the year--depending on their genetics, climate, and their intake of sunlight amongst other reasons--so not only would people need different colored suits and shirts for different seasons, but they would need different hues of the same color shirts/suits as well. I cannot imagine a typical working-class man standing in front of his closet in the morning thumbing through four shades of the same color shirt and holding it up to his face asking "Hmm, do I look paler, darker, or deader today?" Sure, maybe the wealthy and successful actors paid/pay attention to minute details of complexion in choosing color hues (note "hues" and not the general color that many people do consider alongside complexion), but I think most people chose a shirt color and suit color that complimented each other and the person's general skin tone and went about his life. I come to this conclusion partially from the lack of multiple hue choices in RTW catalogs and fashion magazines posted on FL.
It doesn't take much time to hold a shirt up to your face and you aren't charged more for a shirt because it's a better color for you.
For instance: My shirtmakers have a selection of blue shirting that numbers in the hundreds and includes every shade of blue imaginable. They are all on the bolt so they can be unfurled and wrapped around my neck to see how the particular shade works with my skin tone.
. . . but using colors that do not compliment their skin tone.Apparently this is acceptable to you but it is a major failure in my book.
Apparel Arts and it's offshoot for the general public, Esquire, certainly devoted space to the concept choosing choosing shirt/tie/suits that complimented an individual's complexion (see the thumbnail below). . . .
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. . . Notice that the excellent image example you posted does not show multiple shirts or swatches of varying shades. That precisely proves my point . . .
As far as "acceptability" goes regarding other people's use of clothing colors to suit their desired style/appearance, I'm tolerant of others and their fashion choices and don't presume to judge what is acceptable and what isn't as if I had the right.
That's quite some image then . . . lol
Granted Apparel Arts was an industry trade publication, so these were more for the purpose of training sales staff to help customers make better individual selections when buying clothes.
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Ya, I should have found a similar image first, posted it, and let it do the talking regarding shades. Sure would have taken less time.
Ignorance is bliss.I have absolutely no idea of which colours suit me best!
All I know is that i don't expose myself to much sun and therefore son't have to worry about my skin tone changing when I tan.
Remember that Apparel Arts provided/sold counter displays so that the customers could look through the volume. Customers will have seen these illustrations, in the presence of the clothing they wanted to buy.
And it would have spared us having to read a scatterbrained diatribe frought with misrepresentations and misinformation.