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Style notes: colours, capsules and what to wear
Short, practical articles from the You Love Style stylists — the theory behind your guide, without the fluff.
- Essential capsule · Sep 10, 2026What colours suit me? How colour analysis by photo worksColour analysis comes down to three things you can read from a photo: whether your skin leans warm or cool, how light or deep your colouring is, and how much contrast there is between hair, eyes and skin. The result is a palette of shades that make you look rested — and a short list to avoid.
- Essential capsule · Sep 10, 2026Capsule wardrobe checklist: 16 pieces that actually work togetherA capsule wardrobe is 14–18 pieces in one palette where every item pairs with at least three others. Two or three base neutrals, one or two accents, fits chosen for your body and fabrics that survive a week — that is the whole formula. Below is the checklist we use when we build one from a photo.
- Wedding guest · Sep 10, 2026How to read a dress code: from casual to black tieA dress code is a range, not a uniform. Casual, smart casual, business casual, cocktail, black tie optional and black tie each set a floor and a ceiling for formality, fabric and shine. Once you know where the range sits, you can choose the version that flatters you instead of copying the invitation card.
- Wedding guest · Sep 10, 2026Wedding guest outfit: seven mistakes and what to wear insteadMost wedding guest outfits go wrong in the same seven ways: white or near-white, ignoring the venue, shoes that cannot cross grass, fabric that creases before the vows, colours that fight the guest's own palette, over- or under-dressing the code, and forgetting the evening. Each has a simple fix.
- Office · Sep 10, 2026Office wardrobe on a budget: a work capsule that lastsA work wardrobe that lasts a season costs less than a month of impulse buys if you build it as a capsule: two neutrals from your palette, one accent, nine pieces that all pair, and fabrics chosen for the wash rather than the hanger. Here is the order to buy in and where to spend versus save.
- Dinner date · Sep 10, 2026AI stylist vs personal stylist: what you actually get for the moneyA personal stylist gives you a trained eye, a conversation and a shopping trip, for $150–500 a session. An AI stylist gives you the analysis part — colour palette, silhouette advice, a capsule and looks for your occasions — from one photo in two minutes, for free or a few dollars a month. They answer different questions.
Reading is one thing, seeing it on yourself is another. One photo gives you your colours, a capsule and looks for your occasions.
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