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.
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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.
March 8-10 Los Angeles, CA
March 17-18 San Francisco, CA
March 20-21 New York, NY
March 27-31 Boston, MA
April 2-6 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.
As the winter wraps up, it is now time to think of the warmer weather, and more importantly, Spring Shopping!
To prepare you for shopping success, here are some of my favorite tips from How to Win at Shopping:
• Just because you haven’t heard of a label doesn’t mean anything. A lot of private labels in department stores are good quality and made at the same factories as the high-end brands.
• Shop for boots and shoes in the afternoon, because your feet may swell. If you shop in the morning, you might not buy the proper size. If there is weatherproofing offered in the footwear department, buy it right away and use it.
• If something needs to be altered, drive from the store to the tailor or, at least, keep the item in your car so you can drop it off so it can be ready to wear when you need it.
• Switch over wardrobes, and keep the current season’s clothes where you can easily reach them.
• Look at what you get complimented on and repeat the formula when shopping and reach for the same silhouette and/or color.
• Shop throughout the year, and think about your lifestyle while shopping. If you know you will be going to several parties, shop for cocktail dresses in advance of the event and not the day before.
