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Table of contents

Hello and Welcome 3

About me 3

The 1st Impression 4

What Image Consulting can do for you 5

What are Color Types 6

The History of Color Analysis 7

Why is that? 8

Spring Type | Characteristics 9

Summer Type | Characteristics 11

Autumn Type | Characteristics 13

Winter Type | Characteristics 15

The Color Analysis 17

Salzburg / Austria


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Hello and welcome my Name is Astrid Feichter, and I am your European Color, Style +

Image consultant, based in Atlanta. Wearing your best colors will make you look younger,

healthier and slimmer. It is my goal to help you developing and ne-tune your personal style

and save you time and money in the process.

With over 20 years of experience in design and a good sense of color and fashion, I have helped

hundreds of people discover their own personal style, organize their closets and simplify their

lives. Born and raised in Salzburg, Austria, my service has helped women and men build

wardrobes that are stress-free, modern and fashionable. My European background and my feel

for fashion will give that special touch to your wardrobe.

I have been trained in Style Consulting and Color + Wardrobe Analysis through COLCO Inter-

national Institute for Color, Style + Image in Munich/Germany and have been an instructor in

Austria and Germany for many years. Having studied fashion design, marketing and media

design, I worked in these elds for many years helping rms market themselves effectively.

I am excited to show you how to strategically wear colors, lines, prints, textures, and fabrics

that make you look and feel your absolute best the basis for an authentic, successful, and

lasting image!

Astrid


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The 1. Impression

This is not new and you probably have heard this before the 1st Impression is being made inonly 7 (!!!) seconds. No matter how we act or what we say or how we express ourselves, peoplewill always judge us from our appearance rst.

The components of personal charisma, accordingto a study of the University of Columbia:

55 % of our Charisma, the First Impression we make, isbased on nonverbal signals we are sending, that includes: Body Language Facial Expression Eye Contact Odor/ Spruceness Voice Apparel ... The way how we are dressed

The rst impression is being made in 7 seconds, and ... sometimes there is no second chancefor the rst impression! Lets make a good one!

7 % = Subject matter/ content38 % = Voice55 % = Nonverbal Signals


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What can Image Consulting do for you?

it is simply THE way to look your absolute best!

What is Image?

First of all ... Its not about wearing a mask ... or a costume! Whats most important is whatsinside. The Balance and Harmonie of our inner being and our Appearance. Dont we all want tocome across as an authentic person? And of course we want to be as attractive as possible.That is the goal of Image Consulting to be Authentic and feel good about it! Also, to bring ourmessage across at the right time ... because sometimes there is no second chance for the 1stImpression!

Wearing your best colors will make you look younger, healthier and slimmer. Strategicallywear colors, lines, prints, textures and fabrics. Fine-tune your personal and professional style create the basis for a successful, lasting image and save time and money in the process.

The colors you should be wearing are based on your skin complexion, hair and eye color. Therea 4 color types called Winter, Spring, Summer and Autumn which each have there own set ofcolors. Together with your gure type, which can be either apple, pear, hourglass or rectanglethis determines the colors and cuts you should wear. No more costly mistakes, you will be ableto shop with focus, according to your individual lifestyle needs, your personal sense of style andbudget.

Dive into the world of colors and how you can figure out which colors fit you best.

Image Consulting -THE way to lookyour absolutebest!


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What are Color Types?

The inuence of color in our lives: Every person belongs (because of individual pigment of

skin, hair and eyes) to a certain color type, a family of color tones related to each other in a

harmonious way. We speak of WARM and COLD colors, which are divided into SEASONS.

This color type remains our whole life long, for that reason it is possible, to analyze the individualharmony of colors for wardrobe, make-up and accessories for each person.

The 4 Color types are:

SPRING This woman looks gorgeous in luminous, delicate colors with warm yellow under-

tones like the rst bright owers or the fresh grass each spring.

SUMMER Looks outstanding in pastels of the sky and the sea, soft smoky shades with cool,

blue undertones.

AUTUMN Radiates in the very warm, lush colors of fall leaves, with their golden undertones,as earthy and magnicent as walking through an oriental spice market.

WINTER Sparkles in clear primary colors, vivid, cool and icy, contrasting like an iron blue sky

above a brilliant white snoweld.

Out of a great variety of colors that each season offers, the individual combination of your Skin,

hair and eye color and their brightness determines which colors make you look and feel your

100% best!


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The History of Color Analysis

The term Intuitive sense for color was characterized by the Swiss Artist Professor Johannes

Itten(1888-1967). Itten, a co-founder of the *Bauhaus style taught at the University in Weimar/

Germany.

He discovered that his students chose colors in their artwork that were in connection with

their individual complexion of their skin, Hair- and eyecolor. After many years of observation,

he published his studies in his book The Art of Color. Professor Ittens theory was soon

acknowledged in the eld of fashion, rst in the U.S. Therefore, the typology of the Seasons

was born.

The naming has nothing to do with the month of birth or the weather, but with the predominant

coloring and look of each season in nature. Spring and Autumn are warm toned, Summer and

Winter are cool toned.

*The Bauhaus stylelater became one of the most

influential currents in modern design, Modernist

architecture and art, design and architectural education.

The Bauhaus had a profound inuence upon subsequent

developments in art, architecture, graphic design, interior

design, industrial design, and typography. (Wikipedia)


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Why is that?

The color type of a person is determined by a persons Skin, Eye and Hair color. The Skin tone

plays the most decisive role. The basis undertone of the skin is congenitally determined:

hemoglobin, the blood pigment determines whether we have warm or cool toned skin. Also it

is genetically given, how much carotene is being saved from our nutrition. This combinationcreates a warm or cool toned skin.

The Analysis can be best done from the age of 10 and the individual pigmentation follows us

our whole life long. Please note: UV-radiation causes sun-tan, the melanin production makes

our skin get darker, but the color type does not change.

What makes a color warm and another cold?

Colors become warm due to a mixture with yellow and red, respectively through both of these

shades. Cool colors are always mixed with blue. Its all about the nuances and mixing ration

therefore it is possible to create a very warm blue and a very cool red color!

+ + =Individual

Color Type

SEASON

WARM toned

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Your colors are warm, bright and clear like a eld of owers on a sunny day in

May. Your whole nature is as buoyant andjoyful as your colors. Radiant, full of vitality,sparkling like a glass of Champagne!Characteristics:

SKIN Warm with golden undertone.Springs have brightness and glow ontheir skin that radiates easily even ifsome of them are extremely fair.Their skin can be peachy pink peach-beige or cream ivory. can be smooth and clear, but freckles

are more natural to them has the most rosy cheeks that ush

easily.HAIR Deep golden blonde

strawberry copper or golden brown. some dark hairs, probably has

highlights of red and gold No ash-tone hair In childhood many Springs are blonde,

ranging from axen to honey to strawberry, their hair often darkens with age Some have dark brown hair Gray does not look good on Springs, keeping the hair dyed will most likely give them a more

youthful look.EYES Most often blue, green, or aqua - sometimes eyes as clear as glass some with a golden cluster surrounding the pupil Many have blue eyes that appear to be a solid steel gray from a distance, but up close, they

are really blue and have a sunburst of white rays coming from the pupil Some are brown-eyed, but always golden brown or topaz. hazel eyes contain golden brown, green and gold.

Spring Type


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Famous Springs:

Claudia Schiffer, Nicole Kidman, Goldie Hawn, Mia Farrow, Michelle Pfeiffer, Kate Hudson,

Blake Lively, Taylor Swift, Amy Adams, Christina Hendricks, Gwyneth Paltrow.

Excerpt of the Spring color palette:


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Your colors are cool with blue undertone,powdery like shades of water,

harmoniously converging in a watercolor.Everything loud, garish and exaggeratedis alien to you. Your whole appearancelooks gentle, feminine and elegant.Characteristics:

SKIN Blue undertone Usually visible pink in their skin some have very pink skin, with high

color or rose-beige skin fair to deep rose beige some are very fair and look pale without a little rouge.HAIR Ash blond to dark ash Are blonde or were blond in early

childhood turned to light brown The Summer woman grays gracefully

to a blue-gray or pearly white tone Summer women often feel the need

to brighten their hair, but especiallythey look so very beautiful - not tofar away from their natural hair color,when wearing perfect colors.

EYES

Summer Type

Most often blue, green, aqua or soft hazel Often cloudy look inside the iris, rather than a clear, transparent color

Many have a gray rim around the iris or soft gray eyes can have white spots in an irregular pattern inside the iris some have intensly blue or soft brown eyes The white of the eye is more creme or milky white, not bright white


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Famous Summers:

Grace Kelly, Catherine Deneuve, Jennifer Aniston, Reese Witherspoon, Sarah J. Parker,

Jessica Biel, Hillary Clinton.

Excerpt of the Summer color palette:


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Your colors are shining like the leaveson a sunny day in October. Golden, warm,

lush, more mid- to darker tones under-line your natural beauty. Autumn womenappear warmhearted and earthbound,many also mysterious. The personalityof an Autumn woman is as varied as hercolor spectrum.Characteristics:

SKIN Has golden undertone Even a ruddy Autumn is more orange

than blue either fair, with ivory or creamy peach

skin - the true redhead fair to dark, often with freckles golden-beige brunette, skin from

medium to deep copper very few have charcoal black hair can be pale or sallow and needs an

orange-tone rouge to come alive Autumn and Spring can have similar

coloring, but Autumn will usually havecolorless cheeks, while Springscheeks will be rosy.

Few Orientals and blacks are Autumns,when they have a truly golden under-

tone, most are Winters.

HAIR Can be golden blond as a child, usually darkening as she matures Redheads, from carrot-tops to auburn or red-brown hair many are brunettes, having a gold or metallic red cast

few have charcoal black hair Autumns should cover gray, as it usually turns yellow-gray, and the two-tone look doesntlook good, especially if a redhead; can be very attractive once the hair gets completely gray.

EYES Mostly brown or green eyes. Brown from dark to topaz, green often with gold or brown spots in the iris has often isolated spots, in gold, brown or black some have clear green eyes, like glass, or deep olive green cat eyes hazel eyes contain golden brown, green and gold. few have vivid turquoise or aqua eyes - not a true blue or gray-bue eye color.

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Famous Autumns:

Sophia Loren, Cindy Crawford, Susan Sarandon, Julia Roberts, Bette Midler, Jessica Alba,

Marcia Cross, Jennifer Lopez, Sophia Vergana, Julianne Moore.

Excerpt of the Autumn color palette:


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Your colors are cool with blue undertones,brilliant and rich in contrast, like a snow-

eld with a steel blue sunny sky above. Youappear self condent and competent. Yourappearance is attracting, at the same timemysterious and sometimes aloof. A womanlike you can never be ignored!Characteristics:

SKIN Blue or blue-pink undertone (mostlysubtle)

more Winters in the world that any otherseasonal type

most have taupe-beige skin, from light todark, rosy or plain beige

Most olive-skinned people, blacks andorientals are Winters (few can beAutumns)

some have milky white skin + dark hair(Snow White)

usually no rosy cheeks, comes alive withpink tone rouge or blusher.

HAIR

Most Winters have dark hairsome were white-blonde in childhood Brunettes from light brown to dark charcoal brown, sometimes with few red

highlights

Blue-black is typical, salt-and-pepperor silver gray

Winter is most likely to gray prematurelyof all seasons, and the Winter type graysvery attractively.

EYES Winter eyes are most often a very deep color

can be red-brown, black-brown, or hazel (a combination of gray-brown and blue or green) gray-blue, gray-green, or dark blue blue- or green-eyes often show white spots in the iris with a grey rim around the edge of the iris. cold seasons show gray-rimmed eyes which means Winter or Summer.

Winter Type


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Famous Winters:

Liz Taylor, Cher, Caroline of Monaco, Andie McDowell, Demi Moore, Winona Ryder, Anne Hathaway,

Jeniffer Conelly, Megan Fox.

Excerpt of the Winter color palette:


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The Color AnalysisWhen draping scarfs in differnt colors around your neck, do not look at the color!Concentrate on your face and what the color is doing to your skin:The Wrong color

makes you look pale or sallow will accentuate lines or shadows around mouth and nose or dark circles under the eyes pores may look bigger, freckles may be accentuated, redness comes out may age your face will look too strong or too weak, can harden your facial features the color pops out, pushing your face into the backgroundThe Right Color smooths and claries your complexion brings a healthy color to your skin

minimizes lines, shadows and circles makes your eyes sparkle and luminous your face will pop out, pushing the color into the background.

Note: Depending on how bright or dark your skin complexion is, combined with your eye andnatural hair color, you can either wear the brighter or the darker colors of your seasonal colorpalette. Try lighter and darker hues and compare what makes your eyes sparkle, underlines yourcomplexion and does the most for your skin. Always make sure you stay in your warm or coolcolor range. Give the preference to colors that flatter you a 100%, why should you accept less?

The best colorin the whole worldis the onethat looks good

on YOU! Coco Chanel


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Many years ago, I have been inspired by Carole Jacksons

famous Book Color Me Beautiful - which has revolutionized

the understanding of colors in the 80s. This book changed my

life and I realized my eye for color analysis. I never looked at a

face again without immediately trying to gure out their

season! Wikipedia: Carole Jackson
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