Various Styles of Skirts

Skirts are most suited for summer and have been in vogue since 100 years. The latest trend in skirts is the bohemian skirts and the sarongs. Petite girls can opt for the bohemian style and the plus size girls can opt for the wrap around or the sarongs. The other styles of skirts are the A line, Umbrella cut, Panel cut, Mermaid, 3 Tier, Flounce, Asymmetrical,Pencil, Tube and the Column style. If you are tall, you can wear the pencil style, tube style and the asymmetrical style. If you are short, you can wear the flounce and the 3 tier style but you can avoid wearing mermaid style skirt. If you are on the plus size, avoid wearing a mini skirt but a mermaid cut will suit your body shape. If you are thin, you can wear gathered or pleated style, umbrella style and the tube style. Avoid wearing a mermaid style.

Saravana's Querie Answered

Designers must have an eye for the esthetic - a strong eye for color and details, sense of balance and proportion and an appreciation for beauty. Fashion designers need an excellent communication skill. Despite an advancement of the computer aided design technology in fashion, sketching ability remains an added advantage. A good portfolio - a collection of your best work - is very important as it is often a deciding factor in getting a good job.

Since you have completed your diploma in fashion merchandising and also been an assistant merchandiser in a company, the next step to go further is to get promoted to be a merchandiser and from thereon to be the senior merchandiser. For this, you need not study further, you gain experience as you work. As you move up the ladder, you will find yourself being promoted from a technical function to a management role. At this stage you can set up your own mini business or join one or two other merchandisers.

In addition to creativity, you need to have pattern making skills. This will enable you to give proper instructions to your team as to how the garment needs to be constructed. You can join a course in sketching and pattern making to gain more knowledge. All the best.

Test Your Skin Tone

Material Test : Hold two pieces of cloth, one silver and one gold, against your face. Check in the mirror which one looks better. You will find that one of the colors brightens up your face. If silver does, you belong to cool skin tone and if gold does, you belong to warm skin tone. If both the shades look good on you then, you have a neutral skin tone.
Vein Test : If the veins on your wrist are green in color, you have a warm skin tone. If the veins on your wrist are blue in color, then you have a cool skin tone.
Ear Test : You need somebody to help you with this test. If the patch behind your ear is yellow, you have a warm skin tone. If the patch is pink in color, you have a cool skin tone.

Know Your Skin Tone

We find some colors attractive but when we put them on, we may not get the best of comments. The reason being that we actually have chosen a wrong color for our complexion. Our skin tone will reveal the color category to which we belong. We can mix and match colors according to our skin tone, that is, we may either belong to warm colors segment or cool colors segment. Hence it is very important to know our skin tone so that we can enhance our outer beauty.
There are three methods in which we can determine our skin tone. They are:-
*Material test *Vein test and the *Ear test
Make sure these tests are carried out in natural light rather than artificial lighting.

Style Meter

• If you are fair skinned, avoid wearing pastel colors. You can wear bright colors like fuschia, electric blue and red.


• If you are wheatish in complexion, choose radiant shades in bright, warm colors. Dark colors are not the best choice because they can make your skin look dull.


• If you are dusky skinned, you can wear ivory and earth colors like rust, brown, orange and yellow. Pink is the most ideal shade for your skin tone.


• If you are dark skinned, wear pastel colors. Colors like white, blue and earthy orange will suit. Colors like emerald and yellow also should be your favorite colors.

Mridula's querie answered

Height makes a person feel conscious where they stand. But, it should not be the criteria for an inferiority complex. No one is perfect. Hence accept your short comings. With regard to the clothes, you can wear vertical striped clothes. This will create an illusion of being tall. Wear monochromatic colors and avoid wearing a break in color. Universe has solutions to all situations, wear heeled footwear, to the height you can manage and walk tall. Hope this has put a smile on your face.

Answers To Personality Test For Colors

1. Red people are powerful leaders. They are independent individuals and are dominant thinkers. They are dynamic and enjoy a challenge and like to stay on top of things. It is difficult for them to be objective because they are self opinionated and impatient. Red people will listen to advice but in the end they will do as they like.



2. Orange people will work tirelessly. they are full of enthusiasm and have a strong determination to succeed. They are good natured with unique ideas.



3. Yellow people are full of spirit. They are friendly individuals who spread cheer and sunshine. They are positive thinkers, creative and artistic.



4. Green people are often seen in self control. They are often appreciated for their balanced judgement. They make loyal friends or partners. They are intelligent and conservative. They are sincere and compassionate.



5. Blue people are steady and enduring. They are also sensitive to the needs of others and strive hard to be perfectionists. These people aspire to serenity, patience, perseverance and peace.



6. Indigo people like contentment and a balanced existence. They do not like to attract attention to themselves. They are good listeners, mature, calm and relaxed. They are practical people willing to work hard.



7. Purple is a color often preferred by artists. These people have good observation, sensitivity and are generous and charming. They are easy to live with difficult to get to know.



8. Silver people are very compatible with all other color personalities. Their gentle diplomacy gathers them friends and has a calming influence on others. They are patient and down to earth leaders. They are considerate and thoughtful.



9. Pink people are soft, innocent and feminine with a tender and gentle personality.