Looking to Color Your Style? I am based in Los Angeles, and offer consultations throughout the United States and Europe. Here is the current schedule of dates and cities where I will be offering private Color Your Style Custom Color Palettes as well as Palette Extensions, Color Your Home, Shopping, Ultimate Style Sessions and the new service: Complete the Look.
May 21 Denver, CO
June 8-11 Los Angeles, CA
June 13-14 Seattle, WA
June 17-19 New York, NY
June 25-26 New York, NY
June 28-29 Savannah, GA
If you are interested in another major city, please reach out and we will add you to the list.
About a session: An initial private two hour consultation includes a custom color palette, as well as in-depth information on fabrics, patterns, design inspirations and the reveal of your archetype. This is “the plan” that will be used for all future shopping.
Click on the Services page for more information.
To book an appointment please contact Alex at alex@davidzyla.com.
Spring is here, and before we know it we will be in summer mode. As you start to shop for your warm weather wardrobe, keep in mind these helpful tips from How to Win at Shopping:
-When budgeting for a seasonal wardrobe shopping trip, using the spending ratio of 75 percent on classic items and 25 percent on trendy pieces can sometimes keep you focused on things you can wear often and in different ways. Seasonal shopping (and also shopping for a trip) needs to be budgeted so that you have enough variety. By sticking to mostly classics, you will get much more use out of your trendy items.
-Always create a collage or online inspiration board prior to major seasonal shopping so you know what it is you are looking for. By pulling up these pictures before you set out, you will be a more focused and efficient shopper.
-Never purchase a seasonal item that does not coordinate with anything currently in your closet. You obviously have limited time to wear clothes that are seasonal. Make it a point to get things you can wear right away, unless you have ample time and energy to find all of the coordinating elements.
-You will sometimes need to go up a size or two in a swimsuit. It is very common for swimsuits to run small. Don’t be alarmed if you need to go up one or more sizes.
-Never rule out shopping for a light jacket, sweater, or pashmina in the summer. Most people are in air conditioning much of the time and need some coverage. You can also get a great deal at that time of year.
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Looking to Color Your Style? I am based in Los Angeles, and offer consultations throughout the United States and Europe. Here is the current schedule of dates and cities where I will be offering private Color Your Style Custom Color Palettes as well as Palette Extensions, Color Your Home, Shopping, Ultimate Style Sessions and the new service: Complete the Look.
May 9-11 New York, NY
June 17-19 New York, NY
June 25-26 New York, NY
If you are interested in another major city, please reach out and we will add you to the list.
About a session: An initial private two hour consultation includes a custom color palette, as well as in-depth information on fabrics, patterns, design inspirations and the reveal of your archetype. This is “the plan” that will be used for all future shopping.
Click on the Services page for more information.
To book an appointment please contact Alex at alex@davidzyla.com.
In one of my Feel Good Beauty videos I did a piece on creating and honoring a working closet. The video is available here: https://rb.gy/jinzja In the process outlined in the video I guide you through your closet, have you try on each piece, and divide everything into piles of yes, no and maybe. You may find that the last pile includes items which may not fit, or are damaged in some way. To help you discern whether these maybe items should be repaired and placed in the yes section or relegated to the no pile, here are my tips from How to Win at Shopping on what your tailor can and can’t do:
A Tailor Can…
-Add top stitching back to the hem of your jeans after shortening.-Maximize the amount of length in a pair of pants by dropping the hem to the longest possible length and finishing the inside with hem tape.
-Stitch down and remove the front pockets of your pants to create a smoother, slimmer effect.
-Shorten straps so that a dress or top raises to fit through the torso and has properly placed bust darts and underarms.
-Shorten sleeves. If your coat sleeve is past the knuckle or your blazer sleeve is past the wrist, they can be adjusted.
-Line a sheer garment with your shade of nude (the color most complementary to your skin tone) to enable you to wear regular undergarments under it.
-Add a hook and eye or snap at the point where your button-front blouse gapes.
A Tailor Can’t…
-Take more than two inches out of the back center seam of jeans or pants with back pockets. Otherwise, the pockets will be too close together.
-Let out the seams of a garment made of a fabric that will show stitch marks such as linen, cotton, or silk. The result would be holes in your clothes.
-Reduce something more than one size. The proportions and seams will not end up where they should be.
-Remove heavy shoulder pads from a jacket. The fabric will not drape or fit your shoulders correctly without them.
-Lengthen a jacket. Shortening may be possible, but there will not be enough seam allowance to lengthen.
-Repair a hole by stitching it closed. Avoid a lumpy outcome and ask for a recommendation for a reweaving service.
-Change the original design completely. Alterations are possible, but if transformation is desired, go for another garment or have something custom made.
