| It is common for most men to face | | | | Color combination between clothing would |
| dilemma in mens fashion coordination. | | | | require the understanding of hues and |
| Our typical questions are: | | | | tones. It is the similarity and |
| How to match colors for mens dress | | | | contrasting criteria of hues and tones |
| shirts and mens dress pants? | | | | that brings the harmony when combining |
| How to coordinate checks with stripes? | | | | these colors. We must learn how to use |
| What are the colors suitable between my | | | | the vivid colors against the dull and |
| suits and ties? | | | | light colors to accentuate different |
| Are the colors and patterns matching my | | | | parts of your men's clothing. It catches |
| suits and ties? | | | | attention and yet not steal the focus |
| These questions kept popping up because | | | | away from your face. |
| men generally has a poorer power of | | | | For mixing pattern, there is |
| visualization than women. Men can not | | | | coordination between pattern of same |
| imagine the way things look like based | | | | design and patterns of different |
| on the colors and patterns through | | | | designs. The ultimate challenge is |
| imagination. So there is a strong | | | | mixing three or four patterns together |
| reliance for pictures to provide | | | | but not looking ridiculous at all. The |
| guidance for men's dressing. | | | | fundamental art of working with patterns |
| Therefore, I will attempt to address | | | | is the understanding of scales and sizes |
| these concerns and provide the | | | | of patterns so that you can merge them |
| fundamental information necessary to | | | | together without creating tension or |
| achieve the best coordination. When we | | | | strong clashing vibration. |
| look at color coordination, there are | | | | Overall, the aim of coordination for |
| two aspects to focus on: Coordinating | | | | colors and patterns is to achieve |
| mens clothing against our complexion and | | | | naturalness as well as bringing out the |
| creating color harmony between different | | | | best blend that brightens up the man's |
| hues and shades. | | | | overall look. |
| For dealing with colors involving our | | | | In order to learn the art of achieving |
| complexion, we would not want to wear | | | | the best coordination, we would have to |
| colors that brings out the negative | | | | play around with our clothing to realize |
| aspect of our complexion. For example, | | | | the concept. Thereafter, mixing and |
| if you are very fair with light colored | | | | matching colors and patterns would just |
| hair, then you should not be wearing | | | | come as a natural flow in you. It is |
| pale colored shirts like yellow or white | | | | through the consistent trial and error |
| that will wash out your facial | | | | that we build up our knowledge of what |
| complexion further. Instead choose | | | | goes with what and how we can best |
| earthy colors to warm up the face with | | | | coordinate them. |
| vibrancy. | | | | |