Color Your Style: How to Wear Your True Colors [Paperback]

David Zyla (Author)

Book Description

Release date: January 25, 2011

Move over Color Me Beautiful, an Emmy Award-winning costume designer shows women how to find their authentic style archetype.

David Zyla has made women look sensational on the runway, television, and Broadway for twenty years. In Color Your Style ,David shows how every woman can unlock her authentic style based on a combination of her personality, her eight true colors, and one of twenty-four color-palette archetypes-from the Wholesome Flirt to the Romantic Poetess to The Maverick. Through quizzes, charts, and stories, women can discover the colors, clothes, and accessories that will attract love, power, energy, and attention. Color Your Style is like getting an astrological reading-only color-inspired-allowing you to learn more about yourself while you make over your wardrobe.

We are at our best when we feel comfortable, confident, and know we look fantastic. Zyla and Color Your Style shows women how to be their best-without being slaves to designer labels or the latest trends.

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About the Author

David Zyla is the Emmy-nominated head costume designer of All My Children. He has worked on feature films and Broadway productions, and has his own fashion label. Zyla writes an online column for the ABC called ABC Style with David Zyla. He lives in New York City.

Product Details

• Paperback: 256 pages
• Publisher: Plume (January 25, 2011)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0452296838
• ISBN-13: 978-0452296831
• Product Dimensions: 5.2 x 0.6 x 8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 6.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #58,053 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #58 in Books > Health, Fitness & Dieting > Beauty, Grooming, & Style > Style & Clothing

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

28 of 28 people found the following review helpful

1.0 out of 5 stars Same book as The Color of Style...by same author February 8, 2011

By Barb

Format:Paperback|Amazon Verified Purchase

I bought this book because it was advertised as Zyla's new book....and when it arrived imagine my surprise when it said down on the bottom of the front cover 'previously published as The Color of Style' which I have read. I thought it looked familiar. I got my old copy and compared it to the 'new' book and they are identical...just one is hardcover and a different publisher. Both published in 2010. I'd like to know how they can get away with that? Sorry I'd like to let Amazon know directly but couldn't find a place to do that....

20 of 22 people found the following review helpful

3.0 out of 5 stars Some good info January 29, 2011

By Elizabeth Phillips

Format:Paperback

If you haven't read the original book, this one is basically the same information. I thought it was going to go into more explanation about the archetype system (height, build, bone structure, basic colors for the archetype, etc.), but it just repeated the same stuff.

I still don't understand how he came up with some of the combinations of celebrities in the archetypes and I have a lot of problems with many of his seasonal assignments for the celebrities. For instance, he has Kristin Davis, Eva Longoria, Susan Lucci, and Rachael Ray in the same archetype - Vital Spring. Every other system refers to all four of them as Winters. Other than coloring, they don't look similar or act similar or play similar roles. I'm confused.

The information about how to find your "true" colors is good. That was easy - took about ten minutes. In Color Me Beautiful, I'm a Cool Summer and my "true" colors all happen to be among the most flattering in the Cool Summer palette. Other than the "true" colors and some information about shopping and closet arrangement, though, the system really doesn't make a great deal of sense. And how can there be a color and style book with no photos or drawings or color samples?

I might be able to find yarn in some of my "true" colors for sweaters, but it's hard enough finding any Cool Summer colors at Macys, let alone a formal dress in Blue Charcoal or Spruce Green.

I think I'll stick with Color Me Beautiful and David Kibbe's Metamorphosis for my style questions (why someone doesn't publish a book combining the two, I don't know), and Staging Your Comeback: A Complete Beauty Revival for Women Over 45 by Christopher Hopkins for what to do as I grow older.

11 of 11 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Seeing Color in a Whole New Way August 20, 2011

By Julia

Format:Paperback|Amazon Verified Purchase

I was a little worried when I read some of the other reviews listed here, but intrigue over the archetypes in this book led me to buy the Kindle version. And I'm glad I did! At first I thought wearing colors derived from my coloring would be too drab, but they actually do bring my appearance to life. Using paint chips (I just took a really good shot of myself in natural, indirect lighting and searched for paint colors online for comparisons on my laptop. This way you can place them in a word document, search for clothes and other items, and hold them up for comparison, too! Very helpful if you have some free time), I saw that my "true colors" really look amazing on me, and they do bring my real personality out in a strange way I had not expected. I am so excited to start buying things in them, and he made great recommendations. It takes a bit of effort, but it's worth the investment. Now I don't have to waste time and money shopping for clothes that don't really do anything for me; I'll know just what to look for. Oh, and the archetypes are freakily accurate too, for me and a lot of people I know. That is definitely going to be helpful, as well. It's really amazing. I know this sounds gushy, but I guess I'm happy to find colors that make me look great after being stuck in unflattering shades for so long. I've wasted a lot of money on style books that ultimately did not help me improve my image, but all of the advice in this book really works well for me! Definitely enjoyed this a lot, and I'd recommend it for anyone who has difficulty finding the right colors or clothes to wear or is just looking for tips to enhance their appearance.