P.S. Love the Style-ish Podcast. I am all about this. I had my colours done in person and we were able to do a group booking. So 3 friends and I went to the appointment over 4 hours and we got to watch the process of having our colours done shown to us. Its like magic. I have spent the last 12 months moving my wardrobe into my colour palette and am about 80% there now. I only buy in my colour palette now. I sew and knit so all fabric and yarn is in my colour palette. There is such power in saying, "That is beautiful, but it's not for me" I save more money because not everything will look good on me. and when I do find something that may be a little more spendy than I would have previously spent, I can now "invest" in it. My three words are polished, feminine, practical. I like being put together, I want to be more feminine in my style and I want to feel like what I am wearing is condusive to the temperature and activity I am doing.
I had my color analysis done in the 1980’s when I was still in my early 20’s. Back then there were only four categories (I’m a classic Autumn). I’ve followed the palette ever since and it’s definitely served me well. I still remember the color analyst telling me I should NEVER NEVER NEVER let my hair go gray. I broke that rule during the lockdowns and haven’t looked back! Some rules are meant to be broken.
I am as frugal as they come but I would 💯 recommend having this done in person and paying the full price. Considering how much we spent on yarn, this is a small investment to get 100% accurate with zero guessing. I recommend House of Colour… they have consultants all over. They use your undertones during analysis versus your skin/hair/eye color as it’s more accurate. There is no denying your colors once you see it in person with a bunch or swatches. Plus they rate your seasons colors on you to find your wow colors. 🤩
I love a styling-themed knitting video, this was such a fun watch! Paige, I’m sure you’re getting tons of suggestions for alternative words for “trendy” so please feel free to ignore this - but I work for a fashion brand that’s been using the word “unexpected” to describe what I think you’re talking about? I like it because it doesn’t mean buying and discarding things as trends come and go, but pairing what you already have together in unexpected ways that may or may not be on trend, depending on what you’re going for.
I really enjoy hearing people being curious about colors/color theory, shapes/lines and essence. I did this deep dive about 10 years ago. That was actually one of the things that led me to want to learn knitting. I came to realise that nothing in store would be made to fit me at all. Since fast fashion is always competing to be seen , there's always either bright colors, patterns, high contrast or extremely detailed. All that is opposite to my very moderate lines and coloring, making me look and feel clownish. I'm a soft summer and kibbe type soft classic. These were what helped me enough to feel comfortable in my wardrobe. These body typing categories are still not more than tools. You choose yourself if and how they are helpful for you.
This is fun. I think my words could be casual, elegant and cool. Casual would be type of clothes. Elegant would be properly fitting and nice fabrics. Cool could be in colours and accessories. These are, of course, interchangeable.
You're so right, all fast fashion seems to garish. Very validating to sit back and watch it all churn through whilst I slowly work on another knitted neutral cardigan...
so true about the fashion industry having very set colours, every where will sell a similar colour palette, i started a textiles degree last year and found out the colours for a year are decided maybe 2 years in advance, its crazy but makes sense, the fabric or fibre has to be designed, produced and bought before becoming clothing. and people have jobs where they forecast what colours will be popular in the next 1-3 years. it blew my mind ha ha
This was such a creative Knit and Chat! I loved it. Paige, you fleetingly used the word "daring" to describe the way you make fashion choices, and I feel like that might be the perfect word in place of "trendy"
Colour theory makes a comeback! Like all fashion trends, this has been around before. I remember my mum had a book on this when I was a kid in the 80s. My mum liked to apply it to dictate what we “should” wear. I think it’s a great tool to suggest colours and looks you might not have tried, but don’t let it stop you wearing what you love.
I am 58 and I’m apparently a spring, according to my 1986 colour draping 🤦♀️ - if you need to confine yourself then do what works but honestly I threw that out because - who in Melbourne can go without black in their wardrobe. You be you and with the changes throughout your life will find joys in lots and lots of different colours
I have had my colours done 3 times in person - age 40, 50 and 70. I don't believe you can 'do it yourself' with some form of app. and certainly my colours have become more subdued with age although the season remains unchanged. It has nothing to do with hair colour or eye colour, and must take into consideration the skin undertones. I suggest you look at the colour analysis videos done by Colour Analysis Studio (Australian). Good luck - better not go down the wrong colour track.
I LOVE this topic! And I have thoughts 😁😇 First off, I think the 3 words you both chose for yourselves make total sense based on what I've seen on all your episodes. Maybe Paige, instead of trendy you could use "bold" or something else. I think I know what you mean but its hard to find the word! Also I'm not 100% convinced you're a deep autumn and this might be showing the limits of the apps. I went and got my colour analysis (I live in NZ) this year, and it was honestly SO WORTH the cost. I tried to do lots of online tools as you described with varied and pretty generic results. But going to a real person who is an expert I found to be so much more helpful. Even though everyone is essentially being split into just 12 categories, within that I received so much individual advice about body shape, fit, fabric type, how to combine certain colours, which ones suit me better on their own, shiny vs matte, as well as makeup, jewelry, etc. Your individual face/features contrast affects all of that so much and I think the apps can only do so much. I know its kind of expensive but it is a one-off, and at least the person I went to (in Auckland) was so worth the money. It inspired me to destash yarn and get rid of some of my clothes, it largely confirmed what I naturally am drawn to but increased my confidence in those areas, and opened up new colours I hadn't considered before. It has totally helped me focus my knitting efforts too! Basically it felt like she helped me see things differently and my eyes are permanently adjusted. I don't want to waffle on but just to say I am really glad I went and had that done in person and would totally recommend it to anyone, but makers especially.💖
I left that comment!! Paige I swear you are totally a bright winter, you are very clear and bright and definitely cool toned, the colors I’ve seen on you prove it to me!! It is totally wrong
Considering that we only see Sarah and Paige through our own display, I wouldn’t judge this cause there’s a high chance that we do not see their tones the way they look irl
I loved this podcast. I’m going to send it to my friend because she is an indie dyer who bases her range on color tones and has stunning neutrals. Her company is Peninsula Yarn Co
I watched this episode yesterday and I couldn't get the colour analysis out of my head so I had a go at the ChatGPT method! I was hoping to get autumn because I always reach for sage, olive and mauve colours and I didn't want to be wrong about thinking that I suited these colours lol and I got soft autumn. Thank you for the inspiration. However, I had been reflecting on the whole colour analysis and colour palette thing - especially noting that we all have favourite colours and preferences and I really think that if you love colours in a palette that doesn't technically suit your tones that you shouldn't feel like you should avoid them or stop wearing them. I think it is more important that you dress in a way that feels like you and that makes you happy.
I really enjoy this podcast and the videos you make, and you guys could even do videos with styling your knits because that is difficult for some makes. I watched some older episodes and Paige's balloon sweater in the darker red color fits into the color analysis that she got done.
I've been interested in style and color analyses for so long and I definitely agree that they can be very eurocentric. I'd be interested if other people compliment Paige when wearing warm deep colors more often than other colors, because the lilac sweater you wore in one episode just lives in my head rent free, I thought it looked so good on you! And lilac is the opposite of what "should" look good on a deep autumn, lol. Also, I've heard that makeup can be used to sort of "ease" the difference in clothes and face when wearing something "unharmonious". If you're looking for some color analysis content to read that's focused on making things (mostly sewing garments) can I recommend the blog Crafting the Rainbow? Gillian has years worth of intermittent content considering color palettes. Also also, if you're interested in trying a different style analysis system, Style Thoughts by Rita's Four-Quadrant system is really unique! It takes a bit of time to understand fully and figure out where you fit in it, but it's all about why we are choosing certain clothes and what kind of need those clothes fulfill rather than just describing the aesthetic we like.
Loved this guys thanks. SO valid. Yes, been knitting now nearly 2 yrs (long covid) and yarn dyeing 1 yr. In order to chose less yarn and dye correctly for myself ( and others) I looked into my colours. Luckily they were what I loved! Cool, bright....I have a screen shot of my best suiting colours. So now out of work too, so style has changed....COMFORTABLE is my number one ha, classic, clever ie styled correctly for my body shape with garment shaping etc. Just done now on the fly, but that would be about right. Thanks for the cool conversation 🥰😀
My 3 words are Boho, Vintage, Romantic. I have to agree with everyone recommending that Paige get an in person analysis. Or even doing the trick of holding up various yarn and fabrics in autumn vs. winter colors. If you aren't thrilled with your results, there may be something to that. (The same thing happened to me. I kept getting spring, but went in person and am an autumn) edit: grammar
This was a really thought provoking conversation! I don't know if I'm a spring or autumn, but trying to figure out my season made me realize I don't like how intense contrasting colors look on me, so I've been experimenting with the more "soft" colors and found they work quite nicely for me. Probably explains why my favorite black t-shirts are always the worn, faded ones :) I hadn't heard of the 3 words method! I think I'd go with alternative, accesorized, and cool 💚
Paige, you could possibly use “fashion-forward” instead of “trendy” for your second word. 🤷🏻♀️ Also, Winters are the only color season where true black and true white work in harmony with and compliment their skin tone. The rest of us color seasons are fighting a losing battle with those colors. 😂 I’m a Warm Spring and wear a lot of black still because I like it. I just know that it can make me look a little more drab if I don’t wear makeup with it.
Thank you for this video! I've definitely seen this trend all over my social media, both Allison Bornstein and the colour analysis (which to me feels so 1990s but clearly there's been a resurgence). I was first a sewist and I found myself strongly influenced by the new releases of patterns and fabrics, building up a huge stash, then making clothes that made me great satisfaction on the hanger but maybe didn't make me happy when worn on the person. This made me finally realise why my mum and grandma would drag me to the city (Myer and Aherns lol) to try on the new trends every season and confirm the fits and design lines they preferred, then head on over to Lincraft to peruse patterns and fabrics for their me-mades, before committing all that time, energy and money into it. I find for my knitting I am trying to be more mindful, I LOVE the look of colourwork on others and the challenge of knitting it, but realistically I don't think I would wear full on colourwork? So I'm trying to stick to fun colourwork accessories and then monochrome (colourwork) for garments to fit better into my existing wardrobe. I was curious about colour analysis but couldn't justify paying for it, so after watching the video I went and downloaded several free apps and also tried ChatGPT. Came out as a deep winter, which I think is overall accurate? But I agree with you, wear whatever colours make you happy and feel confident. I love to wear black, navy, pastel lilac, grey-sky blue, icy grey, duckling yellow and shades of charcoal to black, and nothing anyone says will change that I think 😂 also, how can you not wear black in Melbourne. I have Allison's book so definitely need to sit down and nut out my 3 words, for interest and for fun. Looking forward to your regular programming too, before Paige goes away!! X
This was fun to listen to! The Color analysis kind of shocked me. I’d always had you both pegged by your Color choices in the items you knit (which I think are very flattering on each of you). So I had Sarah down as an Autumn (I’m old enough to go by the “old school” 1980’s Color me Beautiful analysis which just did the 4 seasons 😂) and Paige down as summer. Sarah as a warm spring I can go along with, but Paige as an Autumn?? I have always thought you looked so luminous and beautiful in your vibrant pastels - your gorgeous lilac Petite Knit jumper?? That is perfect on you!! FYI: winters can wear black. 🙂 The three words method is really fun, I have successfully been using mine to help me plan my wardrobe so I actually wear the things I buy / make. I thought your choices well made. Also loved hearing both your reflections on how the context of what you enjoy doing (hiking, ballet) may have informed your color leanings. Very interesting!
Nonono, Paige, you aren´t an autumn colour type! You are a summer - don´t know which but you suit the colder colours like soft blue or lilac. And of course colour analysis is about putting us in certain categorties. It´s the whole point of these systems.🙂
Great episode! I have yet to do my colors…I go with what I love and what I think looks best against my complexion. I found that as we age, our undertone changes, hence the change in the colors I wear near my face. Accessories and a collard shirt/blouse help in allowing me to continue to wear basic colors such as gray, brown, and black near my face. Take care❤
Oh this was such a fun episode! I have tried a bunch of the colour analysis things and I think I have come to the conclusion that I am a soft summer, but I seem to get a range of options on different apps etc, so maybe one day I will do an in person one. In terms of the works I think I have settled on "practical" "relaxed" and "soft".
Omg this episode is so fun! Rage, rage against the dying of the light! ...go stylishly into the night ? I cannot recommend an in-person colour analysis highly enough. Maybe save up for birthdays or a subscriber number milestone? The style DNA app gave me deep winter, deep summer, and then soft autumn! What even? In person, turns out soft summer is accurate. Have you seen or played with the ideas of Style Thoughts by Rita? I love her! She has style logics, different ways to emotionally and intellectually approach your style. Im still working on my 3 words. Have knitted one jumper in my colours, and 2 more in the needles. Been obsessed with tops from Kettlewell Colours, the founder is also a warm spring! Much love!
Haha so poetically accurate. I was thinking it was an allegory of how we only have such a finite amount of time to knit a finite number of things so must use that time wisely...
I actually love the color palettes that you've always gravitated towards. I would hate to see you change your color choices and then never want to wear your knits because they didn't make you happy anymore. I feel that the colors that bring me joy when I see them are my color palette. BTW both of you have flawless makeup; absolutely beautiful! And I love your words choices. Instead of trendy, I may have picked "confident" for you, Paige.❤🧶 p.s. Where's your ribbon vest, Paige? I would love to see your progress!
In the 80s I learned I was winter. I just finished a quiz and got it narrowed down to cool winter. It will definitely change how I start to dress and what to stay away from. My 3 words are feminine (I love wearing sundresses in the summer) simple (easy care), and clean-lined (hate ruffles, ribbons and lots of embellishments).
i've heard of the three words thing to describe your style but i didn't know they had guidelines so that's super helpful! i'll have to think about mine. i have a pretty hard time with finding clothes i like and that wear the way i want them to on my body because i'm plus size. a lot of the stuff i really like is from brands that i just can't afford most of the time, or it's clothes from brands that don't make things in my size or i know their plus sizes don't fit me properly. also, it's interesting that y'all used chat gpt for your things. i could have sworn on a color analysis reddit i was looking at that they had decreed that chat gpt only gives people autumn results lmao. i would bet an in-person analysis is worth it but man they're expensive, and not always good quality it seems! however, i do think our moms know what colors look good on us. my mom has been through the color analysis fad once before in the 90s and she said she thinks i'm a summer, which i'm unfortunately inclined to believe. unfortunate because a mustardy yellow is my favorite color 🙃 but i don't put too much stock into all the color season stuff really because i just think people generally look good in their favorite colors because they're happier wearing them. dopamine dressing is real lol
Such a fun podcast! I've been thinking about my colors and 3 words a lot recently. Paige, i totally get where youre coming from with your words - I'm also the one in my friend group who will be a little more bold, I'm not sure if my word is unexpected? Or juxtaposition? I'm still mulling it over ☺️ And i definitely think you should both go to an in person color consult! Color theory apps are very white-centric so it might be interesting to see what happens in person. Paige, you definitely look cool to me - like a summer or a winter. Sarah - i think you pull off Autumn colors amazingly! Really enjoyed this episode and would love to hear how your descriptions of your styles evolve.
Loved this chat. I am so into these topics right now. Regarding “trendy”, “playful” or “unexpected” could also work (based on what you described when you talked about the word itself).
Omg this video was so interesting! Totally agree with Sarah’ colour analysis results but not with Paige’s (like so many others I have seen lol). I think you look gorgeous in deep colors but necessarily warm ones! For example you look gorgeous in your Boudreaux baloon sweater; even if it is "red" it is very cool toned. Also that sweatshirts you pulled out was on the cooler side of browns, and it looked good! So I would say winter season! Dark but cool toned. Idk if it is all in my head but I think you wore something navy on the podcast and it was fabulous, which proves the point in my mind ahahah. All of this must be so confusing. Thank you for sharing this it brought A TON of inspiration😍🥰🫶🏻🫶🏻
Love the whole concept of this episode! It's definitely interesting to think about whether what we enjoy knitting is going to be something that we also enjoy wearing & will stand the test of time. I often find myself gravitating towards tweeds or colourful hand-dyed yarns (or fun fabrics when I'm sewing), which I think I would be less likely to gravitate towards if I was buying a garment from a store - especially if its more of an investment piece. That being said, I've embraced it as a fun way to expand my personal style and branch out from 'neutrals only for investment pieces' mindset. If I like a colourful yarn I really think about what garment it will suit, what yarns can I knit with it to tone it down and make it more wearable, and what else do I have in my wardrobe that I can wear with it. I agree that being intentional is key! I also find pinterest so helpful!
I went for the middle ground- beyond the apps but couldn't find anything in person in Adelaide. I paid about $50 to have an analysis done via several photos through an Etsy seller. They also wanted pictures of natural hair, close up eye etc, so quite thorough. I was actually really pleased, I'm a soft autumn that can borrow a few more contrasty colours from a true autumn. It validated the colours i knew looked good on me but also gave me some more ideas, especially about the best neutrals. As a person who loves low effort/high reward, I feel like it was a brilliant investment (curate the clothes, then be lazy getting dressed). I'll have to have a think about my three words- this is a new concept to me but I love it!
Fun episode! Sarah, your top is just beautiful, and Paige, your tee/slipover combo is adorable! I was assessed as a winter many (many!) years ago, and I am enjoying how this topic is getting airtime again... but, as you said, we should probably take the season labels as just one consideration among others and not a hard-and-fast rule. Fortunately for me, I like the winter palette in general and in my clothes, but I probably should not be quite so terrified of wearing brown or (perish the thought) orange. Sarah, I wonder if the word you were looking for instead of "style" or "fashion" might be "aesthetic"? The 3 words I've thought of so far for me are: uncomplicated (as in plain, but a little nicer sounding), smart (as in not overly dressy but nice and maybe just a little dressier than absolutely required), and comfortable (because... being comfortable is important to me haha).
Aww, Sarah, I certainly didn’t mean to reinforce imposter syndrome! You ARE stylish - that amazing hand made top is a perfect example, not to mention all your beautiful knits that we’ve seen on the podcast. 💕I just like the word aesthetic to describe “this is what I like that isn’t necessarily going to be what everyone likes.” You have a fantastic aesthetic and I love to see what you’re knitting and making!
Definitely not delusional ;-) If a person develops a clear personal style their choices in consuming will be intentional, which will have a great impact on a more global scale. It is clear that through this conversation we gain insight, self-awareness of our preferences and reasons behind them, whatever they may be. An excellent topic for discussion!👏👏👏
Maybe eccentric instead of trendy as your 2nd word Paige? I did a professional in person color analysis back in May and I LOVED it. I’m a true spring which reinforced some colours I knew suited me but it also really helped me dial in on where to take my wardrobe. I love yarn shopping with my colour wheel and I feel like it helps me not waste money on yarn that won’t look good on me.
Love this chat, that was so interesting to listen to, it really gives us more of an understanding on why you choose the patterns/yarns you go for! I think the three words for me would be: comfy, elegant and confident!
Such a fun and interesting video! 👌🏻 I’m a winter and suit strong cold colours, and have for the last 20ish yrs tried to keep this in mind when dressing and knitting. My three words are classic, textured and undone. I love classic pieces and make them less polished with open shirts, trainers, hair undone, etc. Textured refers to fabrics - I pair my knitwear with other smoother fabrics to create a contrast. Keep up the great podwork! 🎉❤
sarah i love your top! i have gotten a bit addicted to watching colour analysis videos on youtube and I tried to do mine on chat gpt and with a few free apps and I seemed to get a different answer almost every time. i think it's a bit of fun and maybe helpful to know what colours flatter your complexion, but not something to be taken too seriously. i would be interested to see how repeatable the analyses done by professional colour analysis people is, but it seems quite expensive to have it done so I guess not many people would be willing to pay to have it done multiple times.
I watch Ellie-jean royden style videos and I found her "style roots" system SUPER helpful. I think Paige's "Trendy" word aligns with EJ's style root of Sun (I am also a sun myself!) Check out her videos if you haven't already! Also LOVE NE Knits' choices everything she does looks so good for her! I aspire to be that thoughtful in my wardrobe.
Colour analysis is very confusing, I got very different results each time I tried it. And I don't like to be limited in what I'm wearing. So I gave up on it completely. Describing style in three words makes much more sense. It definitely helps narrowing down my infinite knitting and sewing wish-list to doable amount of items😃 My words are confident, relaxed and outstanding.
Fun episode! I think I tend to choose sweaters to knit based on my shape as well. For instance, I have very broad shoulders so the drop shoulder look makes me feel like a linebacker and I avoid that shape. I love drooling at all the drop shoulder sweaters though...
I had my seasons analyzed back in the early '80s. It helps by narrowing down the colors you select and more of your clothes go together because of that process. And it makes you look better in the colors you wear. I was a cool winter. Don't know if that has changed as my hair is beginning to grey...
Hey Sarah and Paige, I recently discovered your podcast and love listen to you both :) Thats an important theme to talk about in making our own clothes, especialy if we want them to wear a long time. I am a true autumn and the three words i found are: neutral, outdoorsy and comfortable Your shirt is so nice Sarah, the neckline! :)) Have a nice day
I love this! Dying my own yarn for my projects has really had me diving into what my color palette is. My 3 words are everyday, sparkle, joy. I tend to wear fairly standard cuts and pieces like jeans, sweater, T-shirt. I also like them to have a bit of fun, not too loud but something, a sparkle or bright color, a little pattern you only notice up close. I always want my clothes to make me smile and it is fun if the people I am around smile too.
My words: practical, classic, fun. I'm a light summer but gravitate towards brighter cool colors because lighter/pastel colors make me look washed out.
I think about racial diversity and color analysis as well! I've done mine a few times and it says I'm a deep winter (which I agree with, those are definitely my colors) but any other woman of color with deeper brown skin and brown eyes is a deep winter, and I've had some friends who have VERY different undertones of mine get deep winter and we were baffled. So I always take it with a grain of salt because I don't know if racial diversity was looked at during the creating of it. It's so fun to play around with though! Loved this video and love all the videos that y'all make :)
Regarding the color analyses “categorizing” groups of people - I’m a pale redhead and have a lot of pink and red in my skin. I had an in-person analysis done and was typed as an autumn (specifically blue autumn in house of colour categories which is deep autumn in others). The clear colors of spring looked too bright on me and had a cheap look. The blended tones of autumn made my skin look filtered and healthy, my hair redder, and my eyes pop. Highly recommend in-person analysis if you can afford it. It was worth every penny to me and has made yarn shopping and clothes shopping so much better. 😊
This is such a good news story. I think skin undertone is the key thing that is captured in real life that doesn't quite make it with analysing photos. Glad it went so well for you.
Love this episode! I went down a rabbit hole of color analysis last year and tried to diagnose myself (I thought for sure I was a deep autumn) but eventually got it done in person through HOC and I’m a burnished winter- which is the sub season closest to deep autumn, but I need the cooler tones. I could see you being a burnished winter, Paige! The winter palette also includes icy pastels and black! At the end of the day though, just wear what makes you happy and feel good 😊
I had my colors done last year and since then have only purchased yarn that fits the true Autumn palette! I’m not opposed to buying something I love that’s not one of my colors but if I’m spending the time to knit a top it had better make me look amazing.
Ive been looking at colour theory a lot lately, and I didn’t understand the skin undertone to have much to do with how deep or fair your complexion is- it’s whether you’re warm or cool. For instance my daughter and I are both quite fair, but she is much more warm/peachy, and I’m much more cool, almost olive. I’m a winter and she’s a summer.
I think the online self-analysis tools are pretty hit or miss, and often struggle if your skin is even a little deeper. I was shocked when you said you were a deep Autumn, Paige! To me you're obviously on the cool side, I would struggle to tell from your skin/features alone but it's obvious with how amazing you look in the softer greys, blues, and purples. I'm no professional but I'd want to place you somewhere either on the darker end of Summer or light/medium end of Winter.
Paige, i ´m sure you are a winter… you look amazing in cool toned and bright colors… for colour analysis I like the channel from „Colour Analysis Studio“
Colour analysis is so fun! I had my (virtual) analysis done by Colour Analysis Studio, they're local to you (I think) if you want to check them out. I'm a True Spring and it's been fun but also challenging trying to find yarn in colours that suit me.
When I got my colors done it set me free! Oddly enough I'm a rare neutral. I can go fall and winter but I'm not familiar with the 3 different types of the seasons so that may be simpler. It does help me narrow down choices that I know in the long run I won't enjoy wearing. I thought for sure Paige would be a winter. Winters can wear black Btw.
I'm definitely a spring and finding these colors in yarn and fabrics is so hard! So much is in the neutral zone or muted colors, which do not look good on me. This almost makes me want to take up dying yarn!
@Sarah your blouse is so cool, I thought it was a two piece. Would you consider posting more sewing related content when Paige is away as I remember you said you volunteered in a mend shop or something similar? @Paige: I love all your creations and how they fit you so well, particularly I like the look of the deep red sweater and your bf's zipper sweater on you. Your skin tone and features remind me of Eva Longoria a bit and she's normally classed as a dark autumn. I also miss your lush brown hair. Btw if you're going to Europe for a 6 month trip, bring minimal yarn.... You won't regret it, just as you won't regret buying that Icelandic sweater😆
Nicole Rudolph did a great video on the questionable (at best) origins of color analysis. I've always been resistant to it myself because I hate any kind of fashion rules because. Imo, if fashion is supposed to be about self expression, then rules are the antithesis of that.
Interesting video, thanks for sharing your thoughts! I first heard (that I remember, at least) about color analysis from Amy of NE knits whom you talked about in your video, and now you. Makes me curious to try and look what my colors are with the cheaper way you suggest, not sure I would ever pay hundreds of euros to have it done by someone else.
As if you 2 could read my find. I'm giving my whole wardrobe an overhaul as I realised & my partner pointed out to me as well that what I'm currently wearing doesn't actually do anything for me.
I thought I was a dark Autumn for ages, but after doing a recent DIY deep-dive I'm now convinced I'm dark winter- so interesting the difference it makes! I'm slowly migrating to cooler-based colours. What was the podcast you were referring to early in the vid?
Paige did you say in the beginning it is wool and good (instead of well and good)? Anywho if I did hear that correctly I loved it and had a giggle!! Our knitting group is always chatting CA and I often ponder getting one done and enjoy the Colour Analysis Studio (Melbourne based and have a YT) Yarns with Alix has been playing with the colours of each season this year in her yarn releases too
I follow the channel „Color Class“ hosted by a mother/doughter-duo. They put out a lot of videos in a short time covering different approaches to color analysis including clothing and makeup that I found very helpful. We usually tend to pick the more colors more suiting for ourselves. Get together with a friend and pick some warm and some cool toned items from your wardrobe. Hold them up to your face in neutral daylight and decide which ones makes you shine. Look especially at the skin under your eyes. Does it look greenish and accentuated or more neutral and healthy? This will give you an idea of what works best for you.
you should both swap/try on the knits you've made in your respective palettes haha and see if all that colour theory is true. I'm a believer that Paige is really actually cool toned, therefore not autumn 🤔 edit: also whats the podcast you guys are listening too??
Casual, Natural, Quirky. I find thrift stores are a great place to shop if you want to experiment with colors you are not sure you will feel comfortable wearing.
Oh wow, my two recent obsessions! I became very into watching this Color Analysis youtube channel (they're Australian too!) www.youtube.com/@colouranalysis_studio and loved how they taught the logic behind it. I'm a graphic designer and it's cool how it's all the same color theory but applied to people - it just makes sense! So for my 30th birthday my sibling gifted me an in person session. I'm a cool winter! It's given me the confidence to, for example, be working on a sweater in Pink Daisies by KFO. My sibling also recently introduced me to the three word method! My words are relaxed, nostalgic, and practical. I went into a clothing store the other day and felt so much more grounded (shoutout!) and less overwhelmed than usual. Sifting through everything was so much easier with my words and colors in mind. Paige, my impression of your style is that you love things that are playful or fun! Love the grounded concept Sarah.
I agree with others that I don’t think we can truly judge based on our monitors, but the colors you have each chosen in the past, many have looked lovely on you… I wonder .. when you look at your inner wrist and the veins there are they blue and cool toned? Or more green and warm toned?
The colour analysis system I had done uses your natural hair colour post puberty, early 20’s, skin under tone (not surface colour), and eyes. Not sure if all systems used are the same.
Great episode ladies! I had a virtual Colour Analysis done by Carol Brailey. I watched so many of her you tube videos first to check her out. I found I could see I agreed with every analysis she did, so I went with her. She bases her method on Science and as a retired RN it aligned with me 😊I am Warm Spring and it has definitely changed my choices. I have so many grey knitted and bought linen garments in my wardrobe, but slowly I am over dying them with Rit dye and LOVE having these “new” garments in my closet the help me sparkle ✨
hi! i started watching you a few months ago but sadly i often cannot continue watching because the microphone or sounds seems to overdrive and i cannot handle that with my sensory issues. i don‘t want to make this sound as if it‘s your problem but i thought maybe you could look into that and see if anything can be done about it? 🙈 but also i don‘t want you to go through any trouble just for one person who‘s commenting for the first time, lol. but i still love your content from what i‘ve seen so far
First, your colors: How is Paige not a spring??? I have thought multiple times how you GLOW in your pastels. You without pastel seems wrong. 😆 Sarah, I think you look lovely in autumn colors. You shine in navy, burgundy, and all those lovely deep colors. The color analysis must have took a day off when it gave you gals your seasons! Second, my words: I think my words would be classic (leaning casual), homestead-y, and feminine.
Girlies, love you to death, but please improve a bit the sound. Especially when you are talking and facing each other it gets hard to hear what you are saying. Maybe it's me not being native and unfamiliar with australian accent, but I really need focus to hear what you are saying at times. Otherwise super relevant topic, that thank you so much for bringing it up! My three words are: grunge, shaped, dramatic :)
Yes, you're being categorized. This is the opposite of style -- it ultimately comes down to somebody else telling you what you 'should' wear. Style is having the courage of your convictions: know yourself, dress for your vibe and your intellect, clash or match depending on how you attack your day. Think more about silhouette and counterpoint. Take chances. Get off the Petite Knit train.
P.S. Love the Style-ish Podcast.
I am all about this. I had my colours done in person and we were able to do a group booking. So 3 friends and I went to the appointment over 4 hours and we got to watch the process of having our colours done shown to us. Its like magic. I have spent the last 12 months moving my wardrobe into my colour palette and am about 80% there now.
I only buy in my colour palette now. I sew and knit so all fabric and yarn is in my colour palette. There is such power in saying, "That is beautiful, but it's not for me" I save more money because not everything will look good on me. and when I do find something that may be a little more spendy than I would have previously spent, I can now "invest" in it.
My three words are polished, feminine, practical. I like being put together, I want to be more feminine in my style and I want to feel like what I am wearing is condusive to the temperature and activity I am doing.
I had my color analysis done in the 1980’s when I was still in my early 20’s. Back then there were only four categories (I’m a classic Autumn). I’ve followed the palette ever since and it’s definitely served me well. I still remember the color analyst telling me I should NEVER NEVER NEVER let my hair go gray. I broke that rule during the lockdowns and haven’t looked back! Some rules are meant to be broken.
I am as frugal as they come but I would 💯 recommend having this done in person and paying the full price. Considering how much we spent on yarn, this is a small investment to get 100% accurate with zero guessing. I recommend House of Colour… they have consultants all over. They use your undertones during analysis versus your skin/hair/eye color as it’s more accurate. There is no denying your colors once you see it in person with a bunch or swatches. Plus they rate your seasons colors on you to find your wow colors. 🤩
I love a styling-themed knitting video, this was such a fun watch! Paige, I’m sure you’re getting tons of suggestions for alternative words for “trendy” so please feel free to ignore this - but I work for a fashion brand that’s been using the word “unexpected” to describe what I think you’re talking about? I like it because it doesn’t mean buying and discarding things as trends come and go, but pairing what you already have together in unexpected ways that may or may not be on trend, depending on what you’re going for.
Unexpected is a great word! Similar to quirky but not so cutesy. 👌🏻😃
I really enjoy hearing people being curious about colors/color theory, shapes/lines and essence.
I did this deep dive about 10 years ago. That was actually one of the things that led me to want to learn knitting.
I came to realise that nothing in store would be made to fit me at all. Since fast fashion is always competing to be seen , there's always either bright colors, patterns, high contrast or extremely detailed. All that is opposite to my very moderate lines and coloring, making me look and feel clownish.
I'm a soft summer and kibbe type soft classic. These were what helped me enough to feel comfortable in my wardrobe.
These body typing categories are still not more than tools. You choose yourself if and how they are helpful for you.
This is fun. I think my words could be casual, elegant and cool. Casual would be type of clothes. Elegant would be properly fitting and nice fabrics. Cool could be in colours and accessories. These are, of course, interchangeable.
You're so right, all fast fashion seems to garish. Very validating to sit back and watch it all churn through whilst I slowly work on another knitted neutral cardigan...
so true about the fashion industry having very set colours, every where will sell a similar colour palette, i started a textiles degree last year and found out the colours for a year are decided maybe 2 years in advance, its crazy but makes sense, the fabric or fibre has to be designed, produced and bought before becoming clothing. and people have jobs where they forecast what colours will be popular in the next 1-3 years. it blew my mind ha ha
Off the top off my head...at 76 years ....my three words..... practical. boho. free/spirit. Love this video. Good one girls.
Love this a lot ❤️
This was such a creative Knit and Chat! I loved it. Paige, you fleetingly used the word "daring" to describe the way you make fashion choices, and I feel like that might be the perfect word in place of "trendy"
Mmmm I like this a lot.
Daring, or maybe “playful,” “experimental,” “eccentric”?
Creative, eclectic, bold..
Colour theory makes a comeback! Like all fashion trends, this has been around before. I remember my mum had a book on this when I was a kid in the 80s. My mum liked to apply it to dictate what we “should” wear. I think it’s a great tool to suggest colours and looks you might not have tried, but don’t let it stop you wearing what you love.
I am 58 and I’m apparently a spring, according to my 1986 colour draping 🤦♀️ - if you need to confine yourself then do what works but honestly I threw that out because - who in Melbourne can go without black in their wardrobe. You be you and with the changes throughout your life will find joys in lots and lots of different colours
I have had my colours done 3 times in person - age 40, 50 and 70. I don't believe you can 'do it yourself' with some form of app. and certainly my colours have become more subdued with age although the season remains unchanged. It has nothing to do with hair colour or eye colour, and must take into consideration the skin undertones. I suggest you look at the colour analysis videos done by Colour Analysis Studio (Australian). Good luck - better not go down the wrong colour track.
I LOVE this topic! And I have thoughts 😁😇
First off, I think the 3 words you both chose for yourselves make total sense based on what I've seen on all your episodes. Maybe Paige, instead of trendy you could use "bold" or something else. I think I know what you mean but its hard to find the word! Also I'm not 100% convinced you're a deep autumn and this might be showing the limits of the apps.
I went and got my colour analysis (I live in NZ) this year, and it was honestly SO WORTH the cost.
I tried to do lots of online tools as you described with varied and pretty generic results. But going to a real person who is an expert I found to be so much more helpful.
Even though everyone is essentially being split into just 12 categories, within that I received so much individual advice about body shape, fit, fabric type, how to combine certain colours, which ones suit me better on their own, shiny vs matte, as well as makeup, jewelry, etc.
Your individual face/features contrast affects all of that so much and I think the apps can only do so much. I know its kind of expensive but it is a one-off, and at least the person I went to (in Auckland) was so worth the money.
It inspired me to destash yarn and get rid of some of my clothes, it largely confirmed what I naturally am drawn to but increased my confidence in those areas, and opened up new colours I hadn't considered before. It has totally helped me focus my knitting efforts too! Basically it felt like she helped me see things differently and my eyes are permanently adjusted.
I don't want to waffle on but just to say I am really glad I went and had that done in person and would totally recommend it to anyone, but makers especially.💖
I left that comment!! Paige I swear you are totally a bright winter, you are very clear and bright and definitely cool toned, the colors I’ve seen on you prove it to me!! It is totally wrong
I could be wrong of course but I was very convinced so I just have to defend my point 😂
I agree that I thought Paige was a winter as well - def cool toned :)
Considering that we only see Sarah and Paige through our own display, I wouldn’t judge this cause there’s a high chance that we do not see their tones the way they look irl
I think she is cool summer.. the cool purples and grays look fabulous on her. But I agree definitely not warm!!! No way.
Yesss validation ❤️
I loved this podcast. I’m going to send it to my friend because she is an indie dyer who bases her range on color tones and has stunning neutrals. Her company is Peninsula Yarn Co
I watched this episode yesterday and I couldn't get the colour analysis out of my head so I had a go at the ChatGPT method! I was hoping to get autumn because I always reach for sage, olive and mauve colours and I didn't want to be wrong about thinking that I suited these colours lol and I got soft autumn. Thank you for the inspiration. However, I had been reflecting on the whole colour analysis and colour palette thing - especially noting that we all have favourite colours and preferences and I really think that if you love colours in a palette that doesn't technically suit your tones that you shouldn't feel like you should avoid them or stop wearing them. I think it is more important that you dress in a way that feels like you and that makes you happy.
I really enjoy this podcast and the videos you make, and you guys could even do videos with styling your knits because that is difficult for some makes. I watched some older episodes and Paige's balloon sweater in the darker red color fits into the color analysis that she got done.
I've been interested in style and color analyses for so long and I definitely agree that they can be very eurocentric. I'd be interested if other people compliment Paige when wearing warm deep colors more often than other colors, because the lilac sweater you wore in one episode just lives in my head rent free, I thought it looked so good on you! And lilac is the opposite of what "should" look good on a deep autumn, lol.
Also, I've heard that makeup can be used to sort of "ease" the difference in clothes and face when wearing something "unharmonious". If you're looking for some color analysis content to read that's focused on making things (mostly sewing garments) can I recommend the blog Crafting the Rainbow? Gillian has years worth of intermittent content considering color palettes.
Also also, if you're interested in trying a different style analysis system, Style Thoughts by Rita's Four-Quadrant system is really unique! It takes a bit of time to understand fully and figure out where you fit in it, but it's all about why we are choosing certain clothes and what kind of need those clothes fulfill rather than just describing the aesthetic we like.
Loved this guys thanks. SO valid. Yes, been knitting now nearly 2 yrs (long covid) and yarn dyeing 1 yr. In order to chose less yarn and dye correctly for myself ( and others) I looked into my colours. Luckily they were what I loved! Cool, bright....I have a screen shot of my best suiting colours. So now out of work too, so style has changed....COMFORTABLE is my number one ha, classic, clever ie styled correctly for my body shape with garment shaping etc. Just done now on the fly, but that would be about right. Thanks for the cool conversation 🥰😀
My 3 words are Boho, Vintage, Romantic.
I have to agree with everyone recommending that Paige get an in person analysis. Or even doing the trick of holding up various yarn and fabrics in autumn vs. winter colors.
If you aren't thrilled with your results, there may be something to that. (The same thing happened to me. I kept getting spring, but went in person and am an autumn) edit: grammar
This was a really thought provoking conversation! I don't know if I'm a spring or autumn, but trying to figure out my season made me realize I don't like how intense contrasting colors look on me, so I've been experimenting with the more "soft" colors and found they work quite nicely for me. Probably explains why my favorite black t-shirts are always the worn, faded ones :)
I hadn't heard of the 3 words method! I think I'd go with alternative, accesorized, and cool 💚
Classic, Versitile, Magical
Love this.
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Paige, you could possibly use “fashion-forward” instead of “trendy” for your second word. 🤷🏻♀️
Also, Winters are the only color season where true black and true white work in harmony with and compliment their skin tone. The rest of us color seasons are fighting a losing battle with those colors. 😂
I’m a Warm Spring and wear a lot of black still because I like it. I just know that it can make me look a little more drab if I don’t wear makeup with it.
Yeh that makes sense. I feel like when I do wear black I need to balance it out with other things. So validating.
Thank you for this video! I've definitely seen this trend all over my social media, both Allison Bornstein and the colour analysis (which to me feels so 1990s but clearly there's been a resurgence). I was first a sewist and I found myself strongly influenced by the new releases of patterns and fabrics, building up a huge stash, then making clothes that made me great satisfaction on the hanger but maybe didn't make me happy when worn on the person. This made me finally realise why my mum and grandma would drag me to the city (Myer and Aherns lol) to try on the new trends every season and confirm the fits and design lines they preferred, then head on over to Lincraft to peruse patterns and fabrics for their me-mades, before committing all that time, energy and money into it. I find for my knitting I am trying to be more mindful, I LOVE the look of colourwork on others and the challenge of knitting it, but realistically I don't think I would wear full on colourwork? So I'm trying to stick to fun colourwork accessories and then monochrome (colourwork) for garments to fit better into my existing wardrobe.
I was curious about colour analysis but couldn't justify paying for it, so after watching the video I went and downloaded several free apps and also tried ChatGPT. Came out as a deep winter, which I think is overall accurate? But I agree with you, wear whatever colours make you happy and feel confident. I love to wear black, navy, pastel lilac, grey-sky blue, icy grey, duckling yellow and shades of charcoal to black, and nothing anyone says will change that I think 😂 also, how can you not wear black in Melbourne.
I have Allison's book so definitely need to sit down and nut out my 3 words, for interest and for fun. Looking forward to your regular programming too, before Paige goes away!! X
This was fun to listen to! The Color analysis kind of shocked me. I’d always had you both pegged by your Color choices in the items you knit (which I think are very flattering on each of you). So I had Sarah down as an Autumn (I’m old enough to go by the “old school” 1980’s Color me Beautiful analysis which just did the 4 seasons 😂) and Paige down as summer. Sarah as a warm spring I can go along with, but Paige as an Autumn?? I have always thought you looked so luminous and beautiful in your vibrant pastels - your gorgeous lilac Petite Knit jumper?? That is perfect on you!! FYI: winters can wear black. 🙂 The three words method is really fun, I have successfully been using mine to help me plan my wardrobe so I actually wear the things I buy / make. I thought your choices well made. Also loved hearing both your reflections on how the context of what you enjoy doing (hiking, ballet) may have informed your color leanings. Very interesting!
Nonono, Paige, you aren´t an autumn colour type! You are a summer - don´t know which but you suit the colder colours like soft blue or lilac. And of course colour analysis is about putting us in certain categorties. It´s the whole point of these systems.🙂
Great episode! I have yet to do my colors…I go with what I love and what I think looks best against my complexion. I found that as we age, our undertone changes, hence the change in the colors I wear near my face. Accessories and a collard shirt/blouse help in allowing me to continue to wear basic colors such as gray, brown, and black near my face. Take care❤
I was wondering about this too (mainly as my hair goes greyer) and makes me think even more about the longevity of what I put time into making.
Love this episode ! I think I’d pick feminine, elegant and comfortable as my words
Oh this was such a fun episode! I have tried a bunch of the colour analysis things and I think I have come to the conclusion that I am a soft summer, but I seem to get a range of options on different apps etc, so maybe one day I will do an in person one. In terms of the works I think I have settled on "practical" "relaxed" and "soft".
Omg this episode is so fun!
Rage, rage against the dying of the light! ...go stylishly into the night ?
I cannot recommend an in-person colour analysis highly enough. Maybe save up for birthdays or a subscriber number milestone? The style DNA app gave me deep winter, deep summer, and then soft autumn! What even?
In person, turns out soft summer is accurate.
Have you seen or played with the ideas of Style Thoughts by Rita? I love her! She has style logics, different ways to emotionally and intellectually approach your style.
Im still working on my 3 words.
Have knitted one jumper in my colours, and 2 more in the needles. Been obsessed with tops from Kettlewell Colours, the founder is also a warm spring!
Much love!
Haha so poetically accurate. I was thinking it was an allegory of how we only have such a finite amount of time to knit a finite number of things so must use that time wisely...
I actually love the color palettes that you've always gravitated towards. I would hate to see you change your color choices and then never want to wear your knits because they didn't make you happy anymore. I feel that the colors that bring me joy when I see them are my color palette. BTW both of you have flawless makeup; absolutely beautiful! And I love your words choices. Instead of trendy, I may have picked "confident" for you, Paige.❤🧶
p.s. Where's your ribbon vest, Paige? I would love to see your progress!
as I am building plans for a capsule wardrobe this was the perfect video!!🥰
Yesss, love it ❤️
In the 80s I learned I was winter. I just finished a quiz and got it narrowed down to cool winter. It will definitely change how I start to dress and what to stay away from. My 3 words are feminine (I love wearing sundresses in the summer) simple (easy care), and clean-lined (hate ruffles, ribbons and lots of embellishments).
i've heard of the three words thing to describe your style but i didn't know they had guidelines so that's super helpful! i'll have to think about mine. i have a pretty hard time with finding clothes i like and that wear the way i want them to on my body because i'm plus size. a lot of the stuff i really like is from brands that i just can't afford most of the time, or it's clothes from brands that don't make things in my size or i know their plus sizes don't fit me properly. also, it's interesting that y'all used chat gpt for your things. i could have sworn on a color analysis reddit i was looking at that they had decreed that chat gpt only gives people autumn results lmao. i would bet an in-person analysis is worth it but man they're expensive, and not always good quality it seems! however, i do think our moms know what colors look good on us. my mom has been through the color analysis fad once before in the 90s and she said she thinks i'm a summer, which i'm unfortunately inclined to believe. unfortunate because a mustardy yellow is my favorite color 🙃 but i don't put too much stock into all the color season stuff really because i just think people generally look good in their favorite colors because they're happier wearing them. dopamine dressing is real lol
Such a fun podcast! I've been thinking about my colors and 3 words a lot recently. Paige, i totally get where youre coming from with your words - I'm also the one in my friend group who will be a little more bold, I'm not sure if my word is unexpected? Or juxtaposition? I'm still mulling it over ☺️
And i definitely think you should both go to an in person color consult! Color theory apps are very white-centric so it might be interesting to see what happens in person. Paige, you definitely look cool to me - like a summer or a winter. Sarah - i think you pull off Autumn colors amazingly!
Really enjoyed this episode and would love to hear how your descriptions of your styles evolve.
Loved this chat. I am so into these topics right now. Regarding “trendy”, “playful” or “unexpected” could also work (based on what you described when you talked about the word itself).
… and my words are so far elegant and casual. Not sure about the last one and stuck between modern, calm, minimal, feminine…
Love your suggestion of "playful" for Paige!!
me too!
Omg this video was so interesting! Totally agree with Sarah’ colour analysis results but not with Paige’s (like so many others I have seen lol). I think you look gorgeous in deep colors but necessarily warm ones! For example you look gorgeous in your Boudreaux baloon sweater; even if it is "red" it is very cool toned. Also that sweatshirts you pulled out was on the cooler side of browns, and it looked good! So I would say winter season! Dark but cool toned. Idk if it is all in my head but I think you wore something navy on the podcast and it was fabulous, which proves the point in my mind ahahah. All of this must be so confusing.
Thank you for sharing this it brought A TON of inspiration😍🥰🫶🏻🫶🏻
Love the whole concept of this episode! It's definitely interesting to think about whether what we enjoy knitting is going to be something that we also enjoy wearing & will stand the test of time. I often find myself gravitating towards tweeds or colourful hand-dyed yarns (or fun fabrics when I'm sewing), which I think I would be less likely to gravitate towards if I was buying a garment from a store - especially if its more of an investment piece. That being said, I've embraced it as a fun way to expand my personal style and branch out from 'neutrals only for investment pieces' mindset. If I like a colourful yarn I really think about what garment it will suit, what yarns can I knit with it to tone it down and make it more wearable, and what else do I have in my wardrobe that I can wear with it. I agree that being intentional is key! I also find pinterest so helpful!
Such a fun video. I know my colors are winter. I think for three words mine would probably feminine, classic, and cozy.
I went for the middle ground- beyond the apps but couldn't find anything in person in Adelaide. I paid about $50 to have an analysis done via several photos through an Etsy seller. They also wanted pictures of natural hair, close up eye etc, so quite thorough. I was actually really pleased, I'm a soft autumn that can borrow a few more contrasty colours from a true autumn. It validated the colours i knew looked good on me but also gave me some more ideas, especially about the best neutrals. As a person who loves low effort/high reward, I feel like it was a brilliant investment (curate the clothes, then be lazy getting dressed).
I'll have to have a think about my three words- this is a new concept to me but I love it!
Fun episode! Sarah, your top is just beautiful, and Paige, your tee/slipover combo is adorable! I was assessed as a winter many (many!) years ago, and I am enjoying how this topic is getting airtime again... but, as you said, we should probably take the season labels as just one consideration among others and not a hard-and-fast rule. Fortunately for me, I like the winter palette in general and in my clothes, but I probably should not be quite so terrified of wearing brown or (perish the thought) orange.
Sarah, I wonder if the word you were looking for instead of "style" or "fashion" might be "aesthetic"?
The 3 words I've thought of so far for me are: uncomplicated (as in plain, but a little nicer sounding), smart (as in not overly dressy but nice and maybe just a little dressier than absolutely required), and comfortable (because... being comfortable is important to me haha).
Aesthetic! Yes perfect thanks for assisting with my imposter syndrome.
Aww, Sarah, I certainly didn’t mean to reinforce imposter syndrome! You ARE stylish - that amazing hand made top is a perfect example, not to mention all your beautiful knits that we’ve seen on the podcast. 💕I just like the word aesthetic to describe “this is what I like that isn’t necessarily going to be what everyone likes.” You have a fantastic aesthetic and I love to see what you’re knitting and making!
Definitely not delusional ;-) If a person develops a clear personal style their choices in consuming will be intentional, which will have a great impact on a more global scale. It is clear that through this conversation we gain insight, self-awareness of our preferences and reasons behind them, whatever they may be. An excellent topic for discussion!👏👏👏
Paige I love your tshirt!
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Maybe eccentric instead of trendy as your 2nd word Paige? I did a professional in person color analysis back in May and I LOVED it. I’m a true spring which reinforced some colours I knew suited me but it also really helped me dial in on where to take my wardrobe. I love yarn shopping with my colour wheel and I feel like it helps me not waste money on yarn that won’t look good on me.
Love this chat, that was so interesting to listen to, it really gives us more of an understanding on why you choose the patterns/yarns you go for!
I think the three words for me would be: comfy, elegant and confident!
Such a fun and interesting video! 👌🏻 I’m a winter and suit strong cold colours, and have for the last 20ish yrs tried to keep this in mind when dressing and knitting. My three words are classic, textured and undone. I love classic pieces and make them less polished with open shirts, trainers, hair undone, etc. Textured refers to fabrics - I pair my knitwear with other smoother fabrics to create a contrast. Keep up the great podwork! 🎉❤
sarah i love your top! i have gotten a bit addicted to watching colour analysis videos on youtube and I tried to do mine on chat gpt and with a few free apps and I seemed to get a different answer almost every time. i think it's a bit of fun and maybe helpful to know what colours flatter your complexion, but not something to be taken too seriously. i would be interested to see how repeatable the analyses done by professional colour analysis people is, but it seems quite expensive to have it done so I guess not many people would be willing to pay to have it done multiple times.
Love Sarah's blouse - really beautiful!! Very enjoyable podcast.......Being more cognizant of the colors I wear and this really helped
I watch Ellie-jean royden style videos and I found her "style roots" system SUPER helpful. I think Paige's "Trendy" word aligns with EJ's style root of Sun (I am also a sun myself!) Check out her videos if you haven't already! Also LOVE NE Knits' choices everything she does looks so good for her! I aspire to be that thoughtful in my wardrobe.
Colour analysis is very confusing, I got very different results each time I tried it. And I don't like to be limited in what I'm wearing. So I gave up on it completely.
Describing style in three words makes much more sense. It definitely helps narrowing down my infinite knitting and sewing wish-list to doable amount of items😃 My words are confident, relaxed and outstanding.
Fun episode! I think I tend to choose sweaters to knit based on my shape as well. For instance, I have very broad shoulders so the drop shoulder look makes me feel like a linebacker and I avoid that shape. I love drooling at all the drop shoulder sweaters though...
I had my seasons analyzed back in the early '80s. It helps by narrowing down the colors you select and more of your clothes go together because of that process. And it makes you look better in the colors you wear. I was a cool winter. Don't know if that has changed as my hair is beginning to grey...
Hey Sarah and Paige, I recently discovered your podcast and love listen to you both :) Thats an important theme to talk about in making our own clothes, especialy if we want them to wear a long time. I am a true autumn and the three words i found are: neutral, outdoorsy and comfortable
Your shirt is so nice Sarah, the neckline! :))
Have a nice day
Haha, yeh am an eternal sucker for a square neckline. I really like your words, I feel like I can picture your style really clearly from them ❤️
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I love this! Dying my own yarn for my projects has really had me diving into what my color palette is. My 3 words are everyday, sparkle, joy. I tend to wear fairly standard cuts and pieces like jeans, sweater, T-shirt. I also like them to have a bit of fun, not too loud but something, a sparkle or bright color, a little pattern you only notice up close. I always want my clothes to make me smile and it is fun if the people I am around smile too.
Such a good attitude to dressing. Love it ❤️
My words: practical, classic, fun. I'm a light summer but gravitate towards brighter cool colors because lighter/pastel colors make me look washed out.
I think about racial diversity and color analysis as well! I've done mine a few times and it says I'm a deep winter (which I agree with, those are definitely my colors) but any other woman of color with deeper brown skin and brown eyes is a deep winter, and I've had some friends who have VERY different undertones of mine get deep winter and we were baffled. So I always take it with a grain of salt because I don't know if racial diversity was looked at during the creating of it. It's so fun to play around with though!
Loved this video and love all the videos that y'all make :)
Regarding the color analyses “categorizing” groups of people - I’m a pale redhead and have a lot of pink and red in my skin. I had an in-person analysis done and was typed as an autumn (specifically blue autumn in house of colour categories which is deep autumn in others). The clear colors of spring looked too bright on me and had a cheap look. The blended tones of autumn made my skin look filtered and healthy, my hair redder, and my eyes pop. Highly recommend in-person analysis if you can afford it. It was worth every penny to me and has made yarn shopping and clothes shopping so much better. 😊
This is such a good news story. I think skin undertone is the key thing that is captured in real life that doesn't quite make it with analysing photos. Glad it went so well for you.
Love this episode! I went down a rabbit hole of color analysis last year and tried to diagnose myself (I thought for sure I was a deep autumn) but eventually got it done in person through HOC and I’m a burnished winter- which is the sub season closest to deep autumn, but I need the cooler tones. I could see you being a burnished winter, Paige! The winter palette also includes icy pastels and black! At the end of the day though, just wear what makes you happy and feel good 😊
Haha couldn’t agree more.
I had my colors done last year and since then have only purchased yarn that fits the true Autumn palette! I’m not opposed to buying something I love that’s not one of my colors but if I’m spending the time to knit a top it had better make me look amazing.
Ive been looking at colour theory a lot lately, and I didn’t understand the skin undertone to have much to do with how deep or fair your complexion is- it’s whether you’re warm or cool. For instance my daughter and I are both quite fair, but she is much more warm/peachy, and I’m much more cool, almost olive. I’m a winter and she’s a summer.
Just discovered your channel and so glad I did!🎉
Hello! Thanks so much 🥰
I think the online self-analysis tools are pretty hit or miss, and often struggle if your skin is even a little deeper. I was shocked when you said you were a deep Autumn, Paige! To me you're obviously on the cool side, I would struggle to tell from your skin/features alone but it's obvious with how amazing you look in the softer greys, blues, and purples. I'm no professional but I'd want to place you somewhere either on the darker end of Summer or light/medium end of Winter.
Paige, i ´m sure you are a winter… you look amazing in cool toned and bright colors… for colour analysis I like the channel from „Colour Analysis Studio“
Oh thank you!
Colour analysis is so fun! I had my (virtual) analysis done by Colour Analysis Studio, they're local to you (I think) if you want to check them out. I'm a True Spring and it's been fun but also challenging trying to find yarn in colours that suit me.
Yeh it's definitley made me pause and consider when making decisions about what I'm buyinh...
When I got my colors done it set me free! Oddly enough I'm a rare neutral. I can go fall and winter but I'm not familiar with the 3 different types of the seasons so that may be simpler.
It does help me narrow down choices that I know in the long run I won't enjoy wearing.
I thought for sure Paige would be a winter. Winters can wear black Btw.
I'm definitely a spring and finding these colors in yarn and fabrics is so hard! So much is in the neutral zone or muted colors, which do not look good on me. This almost makes me want to take up dying yarn!
@Sarah your blouse is so cool, I thought it was a two piece. Would you consider posting more sewing related content when Paige is away as I remember you said you volunteered in a mend shop or something similar?
@Paige: I love all your creations and how they fit you so well, particularly I like the look of the deep red sweater and your bf's zipper sweater on you. Your skin tone and features remind me of Eva Longoria a bit and she's normally classed as a dark autumn. I also miss your lush brown hair. Btw if you're going to Europe for a 6 month trip, bring minimal yarn.... You won't regret it, just as you won't regret buying that Icelandic sweater😆
Nicole Rudolph did a great video on the questionable (at best) origins of color analysis. I've always been resistant to it myself because I hate any kind of fashion rules because. Imo, if fashion is supposed to be about self expression, then rules are the antithesis of that.
Interesting video, thanks for sharing your thoughts! I first heard (that I remember, at least) about color analysis from Amy of NE knits whom you talked about in your video, and now you. Makes me curious to try and look what my colors are with the cheaper way you suggest, not sure I would ever pay hundreds of euros to have it done by someone else.
As if you 2 could read my find. I'm giving my whole wardrobe an overhaul as I realised & my partner pointed out to me as well that what I'm currently wearing doesn't actually do anything for me.
I thought I was a dark Autumn for ages, but after doing a recent DIY deep-dive I'm now convinced I'm dark winter- so interesting the difference it makes! I'm slowly migrating to cooler-based colours. What was the podcast you were referring to early in the vid?
Paige did you say in the beginning it is wool and good (instead of well and good)? Anywho if I did hear that correctly I loved it and had a giggle!!
Our knitting group is always chatting CA and I often ponder getting one done and enjoy the Colour Analysis Studio (Melbourne based and have a YT)
Yarns with Alix has been playing with the colours of each season this year in her yarn releases too
I follow the channel „Color Class“ hosted by a mother/doughter-duo. They put out a lot of videos in a short time covering different approaches to color analysis including clothing and makeup that I found very helpful. We usually tend to pick the more colors more suiting for ourselves. Get together with a friend and pick some warm and some cool toned items from your wardrobe. Hold them up to your face in neutral daylight and decide which ones makes you shine. Look especially at the skin under your eyes. Does it look greenish and accentuated or more neutral and healthy? This will give you an idea of what works best for you.
you should both swap/try on the knits you've made in your respective palettes haha and see if all that colour theory is true. I'm a believer that Paige is really actually cool toned, therefore not autumn 🤔
edit: also whats the podcast you guys are listening too??
Casual, Natural, Quirky. I find thrift stores are a great place to shop if you want to experiment with colors you are not sure you will feel comfortable wearing.
I feel like I can picture your aesthetic really clearly with this combo of words. Love it ❤️
Oh wow, my two recent obsessions! I became very into watching this Color Analysis youtube channel (they're Australian too!) www.youtube.com/@colouranalysis_studio and loved how they taught the logic behind it. I'm a graphic designer and it's cool how it's all the same color theory but applied to people - it just makes sense! So for my 30th birthday my sibling gifted me an in person session. I'm a cool winter! It's given me the confidence to, for example, be working on a sweater in Pink Daisies by KFO.
My sibling also recently introduced me to the three word method! My words are relaxed, nostalgic, and practical. I went into a clothing store the other day and felt so much more grounded (shoutout!) and less overwhelmed than usual. Sifting through everything was so much easier with my words and colors in mind.
Paige, my impression of your style is that you love things that are playful or fun! Love the grounded concept Sarah.
I agree with others that I don’t think we can truly judge based on our monitors, but the colors you have each chosen in the past, many have looked lovely on you… I wonder .. when you look at your inner wrist and the veins there are they blue and cool toned? Or more green and warm toned?
But what if you dye your hair, do you go with your original color or the color that your hair is dyed?
Yes.
The colour analysis system I had done uses your natural hair colour post puberty, early 20’s, skin under tone (not surface colour), and eyes. Not sure if all systems used are the same.
Great episode ladies! I had a virtual Colour Analysis done by Carol Brailey. I watched so many of her you tube videos first to check her out. I found I could see I agreed with every analysis she did, so I went with her. She bases her method on Science and as a retired RN it aligned with me 😊I am Warm Spring and it has definitely changed my choices. I have so many grey knitted and bought linen garments in my wardrobe, but slowly I am over dying them with Rit dye and LOVE having these “new” garments in my closet the help me sparkle ✨
Does anyone know which brand of ball winder and swift Paige has? Thanks!
I have the Lykke one! It's a bit pricier than some you can purchase off amazon, but I love the woodcraft vibe of it
hi! i started watching you a few months ago but sadly i often cannot continue watching because the microphone or sounds seems to overdrive and i cannot handle that with my sensory issues. i don‘t want to make this sound as if it‘s your problem but i thought maybe you could look into that and see if anything can be done about it? 🙈 but also i don‘t want you to go through any trouble just for one person who‘s commenting for the first time, lol. but i still love your content from what i‘ve seen so far
Chic feminine tailored preppy
Perfection
First, your colors: How is Paige not a spring??? I have thought multiple times how you GLOW in your pastels. You without pastel seems wrong. 😆 Sarah, I think you look lovely in autumn colors. You shine in navy, burgundy, and all those lovely deep colors. The color analysis must have took a day off when it gave you gals your seasons!
Second, my words: I think my words would be classic (leaning casual), homestead-y, and feminine.
Haha thanks, just shows that there more like guidelines anyway…
Paige- you’re not trendy as much as funky or ‘a cool cat’, with your own style and way of doing things.
I love this.
Girlies, love you to death, but please improve a bit the sound. Especially when you are talking and facing each other it gets hard to hear what you are saying. Maybe it's me not being native and unfamiliar with australian accent, but I really need focus to hear what you are saying at times. Otherwise super relevant topic, that thank you so much for bringing it up! My three words are: grunge, shaped, dramatic :)
You cannot live in Melbourne and not wear black or charcoal!!!
Playful! Not trendy
Yes perfect ❤️
Yes, you're being categorized. This is the opposite of style -- it ultimately comes down to somebody else telling you what you 'should' wear. Style is having the courage of your convictions: know yourself, dress for your vibe and your intellect, clash or match depending on how you attack your day. Think more about silhouette and counterpoint. Take chances. Get off the Petite Knit train.