Good news!
David will be visiting Cooperstown, NY and offering private style consultations/color palettes.
June 23
About a session with David:
An initial private two hour consultation includes a custom color palette,
as well as in-depth information on fabrics, patterns, silhouette, historical periods, hair, make-up, etc…
This is “the plan” that will be used for all future shopping.
For rates and to book and appointment, please contact Alex at alex@davidzyla.com
Check back as we are currently scheduling Summer and Fall visits to:
Los Angeles, Chicago, Atlanta, San Francisco, Columbus, Kalamazoo, Dayton, London, Phoenix and Knoxville.
Good news!
David will be visiting Columbus, Ohio and offering private style consultations/color palettes.
May 8-10
About a session with David:
An initial private two hour consultation includes a custom color palette,
as well as in-depth information on fabrics, patterns, silhouette, historical periods, hair, make-up, etc…
This is “the plan” that will be used for all future shopping.
For rates and to book and appointment, please contact Alex at alex@davidzyla.com
Check back as we are currently scheduling Los Angeles, Phoenix and Knoxville visits.
As posted previously, David will be visiting Chicago and Los Angeles this April, and shortly dates will be confirmed for Columbus and Knoxville.
Due to demand, additional days have been added to his Los Angeles stay.
The updated dates for Chicago and Los Angeles, where he will be offering private style consultations/color palettes are:
Chicago: April 21-24
Los Angeles April 25-29
About a session with David:
An initial private two hour consultation includes a custom color palette, as well as in-depth information on fabrics, patterns, silhouette, historical periods, hair, make-up, etc… This is “the plan” that will be used in the four hours of shopping which follow as well as for all future shopping.
For rates and to book and appointment, please contact Alex at alex@davidzyla.com
“Are you projecting the image you desire and letting your true self shine through?
Feeling empowered and confidence can be affected by the way you dress, since clothes are a form of self-expression. What you are wearing can even play a role in your mood.”
Click the link below to hear David’s full interview with RadioMD!
Good news!
David will be visiting the following cities the month of April and offering private style consultations/color palettes:
Washington, DC: April 5-7
Chicago: April 21-24
Los Angeles April 25-27
About a session with David:
An initial private two hour consultation includes a custom color palette, as well as in-depth information on fabrics, patterns, silhouette, historical periods, hair, make-up, etc… This is “the plan” that will be used in the four hours of shopping which follow as well as for all future shopping.
For rates and to book and appointment, please contact Alex at alex@davidzyla.com
Check back as we are currently scheduling Columbus and Knoxville for April/May visits.
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After discovering your “True Colors” it is time to discover Your Archetype!
When I was first studying color and style, the four seasons approach had just come into vogue. Clients of mine who had read one of the many books and articles drawing on the system of seasonal color would frequently announce happily, “I’m a Spring!” or inform me gravely that they were a Winter.
I loved the four seasons approach, but to me, it was incomplete. How could you confuse the rusty brick and off-white of an Antique Winter with the bright blue-red and alabaster of a Classic Winter, or mistake the deep teals and burgundies of a Renaissance Summer for the sky blues and gentle violets of an Iridescent Summer? Along with every color theorist I knew, I could see significant variations within each season, subtypes whose color choices differed from one another, often quite dramatically.
For example, both the Vital Spring and the Tawny Spring partake of the youthful, vigorous, playful energies of their signature season. But a Vital Spring’s Archetype is the Prom Queen. She’s born to be the center of attention, the popular girl, the one who pulls a party together, and her palette glistens like a burgeoning flowerbed, with its clear pink, kelly green, and blueberry. Tawny Spring is a Maverick, a quirky self-starter who’s usually listening to the beat of her own distant drummer. She may not even show up at the prom, and if she does, she may bring that drummer with her and dance to an entirely different rhythm than everybody else! Her palette expresses another side of spring, with its mossy greens and woodsy browns. Both are Springs—but their Archetypes help define the precise colors and styles that are right for them.
Because your Archetype tells you about both your coloring and your personality, you can identify it both by looking at your palette and by thinking about the kind of person you are. Either way, identifying your Archetype will help you recognize the colors, accessories, and other style choices that are best designed to reveal your personality. So, I will be posting updates on the 24 Archetypes so that you can check out the different “flavors” found under each season and see which one expresses you specifically. (And if you’re curious, identify your friends, colleagues, and loved ones as well!)
“Each character has a color palette. Clothes are built for lovemaking! Some stars wear their own pieces. Secrets from Emmy-winning costume designer David Zyla.”
Finding the Right Eye-Shadow:
Once you’ve identified your Dramatic Color, find an eye shadow that matches it exactly. Incorporate it into your make-up for a dramatic effect. Then take this eye shadow with you when you shop, to check against your garments and accessories.
Sephora offers eye-shadow compacts in over 80 different shades for only $12 each.
Finding Your Dramatic Color
Follow these steps to find your Dramatic Color, the color taken from the shade of your veins, which shows your power, your charisma, and your sense of authority; your version of blue; wear it on a job interview, for a formal presentation, or any time you want to make a strong impression. This color will provide the strongest contrast to your natural coloring.
1. In natural light, hold your hand so you can see the veins below your wrist. Locate the vein that’s most pronounced.
2. Identify the darkest color you can see in your veins; the shade of blue, green, or purple that offers the highest contrast to the other elements of your coloring. This is your most Dramatic Color.
3. Go on to identify another two shades of blue, green, or purple that you can find in your veins. You can also wear these as a milder, less intense versions of your Dramatic color.
Some of the possible candidates for your Dramatic Color:
