Your Best Black and White Part 2

[@ChristineScaman]

For all the beautiful people who would like to understand their white choices better and create the contrast that works with their own colouring, along with colours and effects that are special in each Season. I hope you find new ways of thinking about colour as it relates to you :)

[@barborabratova4346]

Your descriptions of colours always sound like poetry to me.

[@ChristineScaman]

Thank you, I hope that visualizing helps you. I see what you mean about poetry, although I don't plan it that way, but the same sort of windows open in our mind, different from reading.

[@KhadijaBey-g9c]

​@@ChristineScamanI definitely see what you are talking about.

[@Deem57]

I can't imagine how much work went into creating these videos! They are so well organized and chalk full of information, both visual and verbal. Thank you!

[@ChristineScaman]

You are so welcome! I enjoy making the videos. Like writing, they bring clarity to what I could understand better myself and bring me a step closer in my own perceptions. The sharing part is fun, I'm glad they resonate with you.

[@DevinWldflwrThomas]

You have got to be the smartest woman I’ve seen when it comes to color analysis and color descriptions! I gain a deeper understanding of my Soft Autumn coloring and how to see it from other seasons in almost every video. I even enjoy learning how to see the seasonal nuances in the other palettes. Thank you for giving us PCA enthusiasts a greater understanding of how the seasons influence and contrast each other. Please keep making videos. I will definitely keep watching!

[@ChristineScaman]

Many thanks, I appreciate your words. With only 3 colour dimensions divided over 12 groups, there are sure to be overlaps and they do all relate in some way to one another.

[@cinnamonswords2427]

I’ve listened to the podcast and watched many of these videos and I just have to say that if you ever wrote a novel, I would definitely read it because you have a talent with language!

[@ChristineScaman]

Thank you. I would love to be a natural story teller but I suspect any writing skill I may have begins and ends with colour :)

[@JV-cd3ku]

Love your videos. By seeing colours from different seasons your own season gets more defined. ❤

[@ChristineScaman]

Glad you like them! True that understanding who we're not helps build a more complete picture of who we are.

[@jjjjk1241]

Hi Christine and everyone, I haven't watched this video yet but wanted to report that I received my Light Summer neutrals and colors fabric envelopes today here in KS! I really like the larger pieces of fabric. This will make it much easier to decide which greens I need to let go of. (Good-bye, olive drab!) I just bought an expensive (for me) top last night that I "had to have" because I fell in love with the color, and then when I got it home I thought, "Oh no; it might be too bright for me." Nope! It harmonizes perfectly with the colors in the swatches! (Pinks seem quite bright when you're used to wearing olive drab and khaki camo.) It's easier to tell with the larger pieces of color rather than trying to use only a swatch fan that contains smallish squares. Thank you so much for making these available!!

[@ChristineScaman]

I'm so glad they arrived and have already helped with your choices (and confirmed that a colour you love is right for you). It's so true that when we're used to softer colours, watermelon can appear very bright or bold, but usually, it's when others finally see us. The canvas palettes are an essential first step but fabric and texture are easier to relate to fabric. Try laying your neutrals and fabrics all out on a table if you haven't already, it's amazing how our eyes know what to do and start building combinations if we don't overthink it :)

[@jjjjk1241]

@@ChristineScaman I think I decluttered a top that I thought was winter and too sapphirey but now I think it might’ve been OK for me…These blue examples also seem brighter than what I thought I could wear. oh well! I can get another, better blue top later as my perception adjusts! ❤ It’s so interesting how the brain and perception functions! I am so excited to finally be seen; y’all have no idea!

[@deathangel13th70]

thanks for this bright and informative video again Christine, you never dissapoint us with color analogies and theories , love love love it all the time 👏 i guess ur probably a winter also..all this black, white, jewel tone colors suits you to a tee

[@ChristineScaman]

Thanks so much, I'm glad the content continues to have value. Yes, a Dark Winter :)

[@tinat5431]

Thank you! This is so helpful. Seeing all the different seasons in comparison makes it so much clearer. Would love to see a video on True Summer greens. I am not really clear on those. Thanks for all of the work you put into these videos!

[@ChristineScaman]

Glad the format helps with your understanding. True Summer is on the video list, green included.

[@aylablue669]

LOVE these thank you

[@ChristineScaman]

You are so welcome!

[@haleypowell9060]

Thank you for another wonderful video, Christine! As someone who's still finding their way as a True Summer I always love to hear your thoughts. You have such a beautiful way with words.

[@ChristineScaman]

You are so welcome!

[@drnono3386]

Thank you so much, so much food (colour) for thought.

[@ChristineScaman]

My pleasure 😊

[@louiserasesa1812]

You look so beautiful, Christine! 💙✨ Thank you for this discussion, it was super informative.

[@ChristineScaman]

Thank you for your kind words, I'm happy to know that you found some good information here :)

[@peacefreedomandwealth]

As to the amount of black in Darł Winter or Bright Spring - I think it mainly depends on personal colouring. Some Dark Autumns or Bright Springs have darker, contrasted features and neutral complexion which, in my opinion, makes them more able to wear more black then on those with lighter hair and eyes. Those DA and BSp examples can really well mimic the stereotipical image of Winter coloured people. Greatly informative video!

[@ChristineScaman]

Agreed, it depends very much on the person. Often enough, persons with dark hair and eyes don't wear black easily when you thought they would, and sometimes, medium-dark colouring finds it easy. Can be unexpected how people react. Agreed as well that DA and BSp are Seasons that can dress to look more Winter than they are.

[@andream9977]

Could you do a video on accessories? Shoes, bag, scarves, belts etc. Perhaps showing how to use accent colors in your palette in these accessories. You could have an outfit in a neutral color combo and then show how to use accent colors in various accessories

[@ChristineScaman]

Great idea, thank you for suggesting it. I love accessories and images are plentiful. Love the idea of starting with a neutral outfit.

[@AndreeaC.]

This is so helpful, Christine! I love it 😊

[@ChristineScaman]

Thank you, glad you found it useful :)

[@sandimcdougall2909]

❤great video Christine….so so interesting. Again I learned something new about my soft summer coloring.

[@ChristineScaman]

Glad it was helpful! There's always more to learn that can stand on the shoulders of the knowledge you have already.

[@oulinn7382]

Hi Christine, my word for summer would be flow. As in, it flows - a calm kind of movement. Thank you so much for sharing with us all this information and your thoughts.

[@ChristineScaman]

Flow and calm are certainly part of it. I imagine flow as a river on a calm day. When I extend that to how to wear colour, it helps me to picture what doesn't work. Bold, abrupt, insistent, scattered or fragmented...It's interesting when a person's natural rhythm, how fast they move or speak, how crisp or quick their enunciation, might not be described as flow. Parts of their persona are that way, you might see it when there's tension in the room, but on their own and feeling well, the wind picks up. I think that's when style steps in to describe that side of their nature. I'm always impressed when a person's appearance choices align with the person I meet and the speed or directional change of some Summers needs to be expressed (or they'll gravitate to Winter colours or too-random effects to find balance for their energy, and they're not wrong that some kind of energy boost was needed) (and they'll receive compliments in bright or random because others sense it too, same as soothing Winter personalities wearing beige receive compliments because others sense some kind of congruence). All very interesting, thank you for giving me an entry point to developing this idea :)

[@oulinn7382]

It seems to me that autumn seasons particularly get stereotypical suggestions presentation- and style- wise. I'm a true summer (had PCA with Anna Lazarska) and my occasional 'seasonal 'sin'' (after few years) are those beautiful spring yellows; not missing black. as it does not 'spark joy' in me. I always liked and continue to choose floral (scattered?) and ditsy patterns, and multicolor items - nowadays, within my season - declaring myself a honorary spring :) It could be that our inclinations say something about our personalities; sometimes, it could also be that we choose (appearance- wise) what we are attracted to. Maybe a parallel with perfume choices? We choose what smells good to us; hopefully it works well with our chemistry.

[@ChristineScaman]

Yes, we're multi-layered beings. In one recent video, I think it was How to be DW, not TW, I mentioned that my affinity for certain materials (air, glass, and metal) may not be the Autumn-familiar associations. These impressions are helpful to give people ideas for how to wear and enjoy their colours. So many parallels, as you say, that express themselves again and again.

[@tatjanapetrevska]

Thank you!!!

[@ChristineScaman]

You're welcome! Thank you for visiting :)

[@jemmacoleman6622]

Wonderful video thank you.

[@ChristineScaman]

So nice of you, thank you :)

[@pizzakrydder2515]

I've watched all the videos in your library, some several times, but this one had somehow gone under my radar ☺ In my country at least, Norway, a lot of people wear black jackets and coats but my thing has always been the deep olive green. Long before I'd learned about the color seasons I worked in a clothing store and had to ban myself from getting any more olive jackets because I had 7 of them (I am a warm autumn). Your lovely collage is spot on! I wonder in regards to body type, some types like dramatics need a certain amount of contrast in their look. Do you think a summer or autumn type with dramatic body type would need to use black and white items to achieve this?

[@ChristineScaman]

I'm so glad that you found the video helpful and reflected your colours accurately. I enjoyed your words 'ban myself from olive green', I did the same with black in my early days. It's great to have some easy colours but there comes a point where too easy is not helping any more :) To answer your question, no, I believe that all body and style types are best staying within their palette to achieve their best appearance, because the light-dark range of the palette is already ideally suited to provide the right contrast for the person. Black and white on an Autumn goes too far relative to the colours of the person and looks harsh and aging, without gaining any of the benefits those tones and contrast level have for Winter persons. Although style analysts might disagree, I see colour as taking precedence in terms of which to learn for ourselves first, since colour so profoundly influences how we perceive shape. Personal opinion, a less-than-best style in a gorgeous colour still has flattering qualities, whereas a perfect style in an unflattering colour is harder to appreciate on either level. Thank you for asking this great question!

[@pizzakrydder2515]

@@ChristineScaman What you say about the palette having the right contrast level makes a lot of sense. In my 20's I tried to mimic the 'Snow White' look of a winter (I'm a soft dramatic), maybe influenced by my mother and her mom, both dark haired winters. But even still, when I look back the clothes that would get worn over and over and over were in autumn colors. Those colors feel like home and very comforting. My friend however, who also became interested in color analysis a few years back, is a very tall slender dramatic type and a soft summer and she never got comfortable with her palette. Her personal style was quirky and artsy with many black and white contrasting pieces and the soft colors were too big of a change for her. I do think though that the soft palette really lets the delicate nuances of her beauty shine and take center stage. But she looks like a model either way 😄

[@lizoid88]

hi Christine - I love your videos thank you so much for putting them on KZbin. I watched the new Anne Hathaway movie - "the idea of you" on prime last night. she's so beautiful and I think she wore the most amazing colours - wondered what you'd think. the movie is certainly not the most brilliant one ever made but I just really enjoyed seeing her in it. thank you again, liz xx

[@ChristineScaman]

Thank you, I appreciate your words :) I come and go with Prime and have added your movie suggestion to my list. I watch many shows just to see how people dress :)

[@jjjjk1241]

I would appreciate suggestions on this! I'm a Light Summer. I have what I would have called a pea green (maybe celery green?), scoop-neck, ribbed T-shirt. It looks great with my yellows but clashes with my greens, which I believe means it's too warm-toned of a green for my palette. If I add a scarf around my neck which has warm greens, cool greens, blues, and purples, would that bridge the gap? Or maybe a purple-beaded choker? Or am I trying to force something that simply isn't going to work? Since I have some Spring in me, can I wear some yellow-greens? I know the answer is "Try it; depends on how it looks on you," but I would also love suggestions for how to make pieces you like work when they're not perfect. I don't want to throw out every not-perfect colored thing (if I like it), but I don't want to be walking around looking jaundiced, either. Thank you!! These videos on black and white were so helpful and enlightening! The choices for Light Summer are to die for! I appreciated learning that I can do some level of contrast, similar to Winter. I had no idea! And I love the skirt in the example!

[@ChristineScaman]

I'm also a believer in keeping items you love and finding ways to bring them closer to our Season. I could easily see celery or leek greens sliding into LSu. Pea green is more of a challenge and may always be a compromise. I could imagine it with the darker neutral tones and browns to give the energy of contrast, possibly navy blue, and your yellows if you know it looks good. The scoop neck helps for adding jewelry. Glad the video was helpful. The cami in the first Blacks panel might be good with your T-shirt.

[@jjjjk1241]

@@ChristineScaman great suggestions! I think the shirt is really more the color of pea soup than actual peas. I’m still learning my vegetable colors, too! It actually looks very nice next to a peony pink. It looks like I’m wearing a flower I picked fresh from the garden. I hadn’t thought of the idea of working it in with contrast, so I’ll try that. I do like that cami in the example!

[@jillhudgins3210]

I am a strawberry blonde going grey, with now dark brown and grey hair with gold tones. Sounds like I am true spring, and colors you show for that seem to go. My eyes are blue grey green with gold center.

[@ChristineScaman]

True Spring sounds like a possibility. Your eye colour is interesting. None of us can really know without the analysis process, an amazing thing to watch with our own face in the mirror.

[@Adhara740]

I’d like your input on BW wearing pearls? There seem to be some very shiny ones out there but, just wanted some input thanks

[@ChristineScaman]

Pearls would be fine in a white (or other colour) that works well with the palette. The degree of shine that belongs comfortably with the overall appearance varies by individual, as do shape and scale in general.

[@Adhara740]

@@ChristineScamanthank you

[@eli0151]

I appreciate this video! I am struggling as I strongly identify with the rocker/edgy vibe in which black is just a given, however wanting to embrace the soft summer color palette more. I also gravitate to more neutrals than colors. It seems to be challenging to find the best neutrals that are not the standard, widely -available black and white. Can soft summer have auburn/red tones to their hair? Thank you Christine! 🤍

[@ChristineScaman]

I hope this video helps you find the best solutions for your unique style. Many people dress in neutrals and the most recent video on the channel is all about wearing SSu neutrals in apparel and then adding accessories. SSu can have red tones in the hair, in a softer cool-toned red range, in the cinnamon rose, soft wine, or pink sand range most of the time.

[@eli0151]

@ChristineScaman Thank you so much for the help Christine! I will check out the most recent video. You are so knowledgeable and delightful to listen to!

[@Katieshirleen1649]

How close should we be to our exact white when shopping for clothes?

[@ChristineScaman]

The answer may depend on your approach to wardrobe and perhaps where you are in the colour-choosing process. In my own application, I'm not committed to perfect, which feels discouraging. Perfect is never my goal in anything I do, there's always another level of perfect. If I can recognize the whites I shouldn't wear and still have a menu of very good options, you're where you need to be. Our eyes improve quickly and it's good to look at keep looking at comparisons but wherever you are is perfectly good enough. If you've narrowed down to a few whites (especially white, challenging because of lightness and so little pigment) and eliminated many other whites, then move forward. If the design/price/fit are perfect, you may purchase one.

[@Katieshirleen1649]

@@ChristineScaman very helpful thank you!

[@violetmoon2283]

Are true Autumn and True Spring the same level of warmth, or is one warmer than the other?

[@ChristineScaman]

The same warmth and different brightness level (Spring is brighter) and light to dark range (Spring is lighter overall). Spring warmth is clear, like daffodil or egg yolk, Autumn warmth is soft, like deep gold.

[@KhadijaBey-g9c]

Autumn is richer in color.

[@KhadijaBey-g9c]

​@@ChristineScamanor like spiced apple cider.

[@KhadijaBey-g9c]

Autumn= light decreases, Spring= light increases.

[@janejdough2230]

I have always been Bright Spring gamine BUT I am now a white haired senior and nothing is working for me. Never wore silver jewelry, now ir seems okay, never wore black before now it is creeping into my closet. I am so discombobulated.

[@ChristineScaman]

Life transitions can be an opportunity to review and settle into a new way of wearing colour. I'm not quite sure where the obstacles are for you and reconnecting with your colour analyst may answer some questions, particularly if they work in a colour analysis system that is not Sci\ART -based because their BSp may be different from my perception of BSp. If you'd like to invite a person into your life who understands the Sci\ART version of BSP and the Gamine concept in depth, I'd be happy to suggest a name or two.

[@janejdough2230]

@@ChristineScaman Thank you.. do you have suggestions for a consultant in Alberta Canada. My former ( RIP) analysis was a Colour Me Beautiful consultant.

[@Foxy21919]

❤

[@newtovideo100]

I love all of these alternatives. So much choice. Black be gone!!!

[@ChristineScaman]

There really is so much choice, I agree. Knowing what to look for may move us forward faster than adding more and more options. The value of black as a neutral for Winters is partly that it's available and does harmonize with their colouring, but also that it reads as a neutral rather than a colour. With the saturation distance between Winter colours and neutrals in those Seasons, meaning neutrals have very little pigment and colours have a lot, wardrobe items are one or the other. In other Seasons, neutrals have more pigment and the overall look is more colourful, giving certain colours flexibility to participate in both ways. Same relationships in the landscapes, partly why Season terminology is still in use, I imagine.