They reference black in the cool tone descriptions, though it's not in the chart on that link.

My problem is always that they say if you suit cool/warm/whatever these are your colors. But if I had a good handle on what tones suited me I wouldn't need the charts.

I'm mostly an autumn, I guess, but I swear I can wear some of the spring colors as well. And I look fine in black, so screw off.

But if I had a good handle on what tones suited me I wouldn't need the charts.

But if you know you look good in many of those tones, that means the rest are probably open to you. And vice versa with the ones that don't suit you.

I figure most people don't actively love colours that look really bad on them, but that could be wish fulfillment and self-delusion speaking.

Yeah, I actually really like to wear black (my formative fashion years were spent near New York City in the 80s, for cryin' out loud) but I don't look good in black at all. So I try to keep it away from my face.

I'm mostly an autumn, I guess, but I swear I can wear some of the spring colors as well. And I look fine in black, so screw off.

Well, in CMB, first you determine warm (autumn/spring) or cool (winter/summer) so that would make sense.

When I first went through my entire wardrobe the colors I thought looked best were inevitably summer, the pile I made of "okays" were winter and the pile of "blech" was autumn. I don't think I had any spring colors.

I figure most people don't actively love colours that look really bad on them, but that could be wish fulfillment and self-delusion speaking.

I love autumn colors. A few are semi-acceptable on me, but most really don't flatter, but like flea said, if they are not near your face, it's not so much an issue.

But if you know you look good in many of those tones, that means the rest are probably open to you. And vice versa with the ones that don't suit you.

This. I would never have tried aqua, for example, without those charts. Although I still havn't ventured into lemon yellow territory.

Right now I'm more interested in Trinny and Susannah's body shape book. I like what they did with that (excellent bras rule!) on their shows. And I am somewhat stumped about what to avoid like the plague (except for that one pair of jeans that I own. Those are REALLY bad). I could be doing better at flattering myself.

eta: Except that that's girly and shallow.

Okay, I just read this on skirt lengths, and I violate just about every don't, with my thick ankles and below ankle skirts and front slits and wider than they're long skirts. Why do I look at fashion advice anyway? I just get hmmphy.

Scrappy: loved the review. Ask your dh if it came with an informative and instructive cd - my mother had one that came with a cassette that explained things like how to negotiate a v-shaped gully. We found it highly amusing.

Scrappy: loved the review. Ask your dh if it came with an informative and instructive cd - my mother had one that came with a cassette that explained things like how to negotiate a v-shaped gully. We found it highly amusing.

See, I read "I post it here ESPECIALLY for Aimee" and figured he was road-testing a camel.

Dear Scrappy's DH:

You are awesome and I love you. In a purely platonic, admire you for your writing skills as well as your fantastic taste in spouses kind of way.

Signed -
Would totally save all her pennies for decades to get a RR.