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As a gentleman with darker brown skin, I 100% agree with your assessment. I have a crimson red Adidas jacket that I've received numerous compliments wearing over the years, and my current favorite winter wear piece is an emerald green Ralph Lauren beenie..Ive always thought it makes my skin tone pop, but now I got the co-sign. Thanks for the upload.
The level of genuineness and honesty that projects in his talks always makes me believe in him. Antonio, You have always appeared to be very considerate, calm, very mature and very well articulated person inn all of your videos. I learned to be kind in real life by watching most of your videos. Thank you so much for being very sporty and kind.
During college, I worked in “men’s furnishings” (everything except suits or sporty clothes) at a large department store. Gradually, I developed into a men’s stylist. The men’s suiting department would send them over to me with their new suits to help them select their shirts, ties and other accessories for it. There were so many men who wore completely the wrong colors for their personal coloring! I always got them into better shirt colors, and crisp, cool whites for the cool-undertoned ones and a creamy white for the warm-toned ones, in addition to the colors I chose carefully for them. It makes a huge difference in anyone’s appearance.
I have short dirty blond hair, blue eyes and very pale, fair skin with freckles. Any recommendations based on your previous experience with men matching this description?
Hi there, I just wanted to say that I've watched your videos since I was in high school, and just reflecting, it's so awesome to see how much you have improved over the years! The content has always been great, but it's impressive to see how confident you've become in front of the camera.
Personally, I'm a ginger with a fair to light skin tone with warm undertones and I've found that darker greys, basic black, most blues, and medium browns paired with a green work pretty well on my skin. I've also found that contrast can work wonders. I almost never wear green without brown, or red without a lot of black. I wear white only very rarely and always with black or a very dark grey. There are certain colors that I absolutely hate and just about never wear unless forced to, i.e. work uniform or some kind of event. However, I think they look fantastic on other people. Yellow or bright pinks for instance, really any bright color. I would never think those colors look good on a white woman, but I find them VERY attractive on black or darker brown women.
@@leohalivan861 im on the medium to olive skin color, but we have also the same taste on the color choices you have there on your wardrobe. I always pair my green with brown and even black with white or sometimes red
To this advice I would append the caveat that hair-colour can also have a profound impact on dressing for tone. As a male of Irish descent bearing the characteristic 'very fair' skin yet also not-uncharacteristic rufescence of coiffure (i.e., ginger hair), rich complementary shades such as burgundy, aubergine and Sacremento green that would wash-out someone of more subdued palette, or vibrant but analogous hues like mustard, canary yellow, tan and crimson which might otherwise overpower their subtler complexion, actually tend to yield a more flattering result on me than the pastel tints and muted tones suggested here. While undeniably a significant handicap in my youth-both in the wardrobe and on the playground-this has in later life enabled me to 'own' colours and combinations thereof (purple, royal blue) that would ordinarily be off-limits to men who aren't at least olive-skinned or darker.
Beige only looks good on those with skin tones that are darker. Brown can look bad or good on darker skin tones. If the skin tone is darker, brown looks washed out if it’s too close to the skin tone. There has to be noticeable contrast between material and skin tones for brown to work on darker skin tones. Fair and pasty skin tones look washed out in beige due to insufficient contrast between material and skin tone. People with these skin tones should wear brown if they’re going to wear earth tones. Personally, I like greys the best as they look good on everybody. Light blues that are not off white look bad on black haired people. Otherwise, blues look good on everybody and, overall, are my second favorite after greys. Other than burgundies, dark greens and dark purples (especially off blacks), greens, purples and reds look bad on redheads, especially light greens, light purples and pinks. Otherwise, reds are my third favorite overall, greens my fourth and purples my fifth. Oranges, peaches and yellows look bad on everybody and should be completely avoided by everybody. Beiges and browns are best used in small amounts. All colors exclude off black and off white shades. All kinds and shades of off black and off white as well as black and white look good on everybody. But they’re best for business formal and more formal than that. Aquas, teals and turquoises are included with greens, by the way.
We need more video like these. I remember back in the days you had a color wheel in your hands and teaching people to read it to dress up properly. Did you delete that video?
I have learned colour theory in the past, but had no idea about most of this. It turns out that I have been wearing a lot of the colours I should have avoided. Great video. Thanks for sharing!!!
I love the idea of this. One thought to make it more powerful is to use famous people with these skin tones and showing them wearing these colors to pop or struggle.
This video could not have come at a better time for me personally. I'd been thinking about this over the last 2 weeks or so but was unsure on how to even really start figuring this out. Appreciate this so much, thanks man!
As a paler skin guy, I think this is pretty much spot on :) Last year I bought a very nice burnt orange coat as I felt I didn't have enough autumn colours in my wardrobe and that I should push my boundaries and try something different. I've worn it exactly once! I just felt very uncomfortable wearing it and I couldn't quite understand why. Watching this video, I think I instinctively knew it wasn't right for my complexion and didn't really suit me - however much I thought it looked fine in the mirror. But hey, I guess we're all allowed to make one poor clothing purchase right? On the other hand, I love wearing all blue ensembles, maybe with a splash of purple, or all black with a burgundy blazer and gold or silver coloured tie. Like you say Antonio, it adds a bit of spice to a monochrome outfit. Or just a classic navy blue jeans and burgundy jumper for casual. All of which fit with what you're saying. Thanks for the insightful video!
The information about color blindness is very interesting especially the difference between men and women’s perception of color. I myself found out a have slight red/green color blindness during a medical exam for the job I have now. Complete shock to me! Friend of mine had a similar experience when he tried to get a plant maintenance job for Toyota and he failed their electrical test. (Couldn’t tell the difference between some of the different colored electrical cables)
Colors as warning signs, plant reproduction strategies, mimicry in nature, gene structures not to mention the color theory and system. This video is just a treasure trove of information. Cheers mate.
This is a great video! I worked for 15 years at places like the GAP and Aeropostale. Their seasonal stuff is meh, but their perennial stuff most closely relates to what you say in this video. Question: What about a person with very hairy arms or sports a beard? Wouldn't that change their complexion? I've seen some men who even have very hairy back of their hands.
9:38 It’s your buddy’s wedding. You’re there to be his wing-man - wear what he wants you to wear for the ceremony. You can change into a different outfit for the reception. Keep your friends happy and still look like the RMRS Champion you know yourself to be!
I have a fair skin and black hair colour, im have been trying to have mediterranean colour palate in my casual clothibg outfit, any other mediterranean colour would you recommend? I am taking into consideration with your the colour recommendation with the indian red or medium green. Im also aiming for a mens mediterranean casual outfit as my outfit style
This colour thing hard for me , light, medium , fair ,olive , brown , dark , i look white, but in summer i change from light , fair, medium, red 😂😂 olive , golden tan,, dark brown , even too black , even blue 😅😅 after watching this your right about the colours for skin tone , even with my mixed race and colour change , im going to avoid black ,grey , brown , love the ROYAL BLUE , , i am ROYALTY and violet , and incorporate new colours , , I am matching items and colous and writing your share off knowledge , IM GOOD AT PAINT COLOUR MATCHING AND MIXING COLOURS TO CREATE DIFFERENT COLOUR ,HUE ,TONE ,,, BUT FOR MYSELF IT CALLED SHOP AROUND AND TRY IT ON BEFORE YOU BUY , 😂😂😂 THANK YOU .
As a dark skinned fellow, the only dark brown I'll wear would be in the form of my suede jacket and footwear. I suppose I could try gold. Reminds me of curry powder. I gravitate towards jewel tones and tones and shades of colour for shirts. Deep blue instead of navy for outerwear. And, I know cream/beige/off white looks good on my skin as well. Any darker like taupe and khaki as a top is a no go.
Antonio, love the way you broke it down in a simplistic manner! Thank you! Very helpful. FYI, I noticed you slowed the tempo a touch in this video versus others.
I am unable to find the colors suggested for my skin emerald green, rust and crimson when I try to purchase , How exactly i should search while purchasing
I was waiting for this video Antonio, so thank you! I'm a fair skin guy and never thought about coral pink and sea green. I'll have to try it out! Also, I'm a Syracuse University alumni, so I guess I need to limit my wearing orange to only watching SU basketball games! 😂Thanks!
I have black hair and dark brown eyes. Anything blue+green i wear. Like teal, turquoise and cyan. I always get compliments. If i wear bright red i look terrible. Anything that has red on it doesn't look good on me. Unless is a dark shade like maroon.
Very interesting....black is my go-to color and I am pretty dark skinned. I will admit though that when I wear gold or a yellow tone, I look fanF*ckin'tastic. I've never even given purple a thought so I will try it out and do a test run in public. I gauge how good I'm looking by how many smiles and freebies I get when I run errands LOL
You can use the colors to avoid for the pants/trousers portion of the wardrobe. Not shorts. Because you arent showing skin with pants/trousers. But since shirts contrast with your hands/face you want the right colors there. My coloring is like Henry Cavills pale skin ruddy undertone blue eyes dark brown hair. So a bubblegum pink sweater with olive trousers looks great because using the color wheel red opposes green-but that is Criristmasey. So add white to make it bubblegum pink and it looks great with olive. If you check Justice League red carpet looks for Henry you will see him rock a salmon sweater and olive trouser look. One of his rare full color displays as he tends to stick to neutrals.
Same here. I'm fair skinned so I've found that the colors that Antonio says to avoid, I tend to wear as pants. For example, olive shirts wash my face out but olive chinos work well.
The basic colour analysis framework for complexion and colours is that they have hue (the colour itself), lightness or value (adjusted by adding white or black, and softens it a little from a pure, bright hue. Colors with white are often called tones, and with black, shades) and brightness/softness/saturation (how much gray has been added - it softens the colour from a bright hue). In general, if you look better with slightly yellowed/creamy whites, gold looks better on you than silver, and your complexion can stand orange and a wider variety of yellows, you're likely to be warm toned. If you look better in clean white than yellowy whites (you don't need to look good in clean white, just better than in a creamy one), silver seems to work better and your complexion just can't stand orange or most yellows except for a certain lemony kind but pure, cool pink works better than orangey, salmon/coral type ones, you lean cool. Forget the vein test, it's trash (eg. I have a warm-leaning undertone but blue veins and have a wardrobe full of cool blues as a result of taking the vein test seriously years ago - no wonder I had trouble buying colour since any piece would always either clash with my warm skin or the cool colours of my other clothes). The true tell is always what does the colour do when a large quantity of it is close to your face. If your undertone is warm, it's generally a good idea to use browns as neutral colours, be picky about your blues and avoid gray unless it's explicitly warm-tinged. You'll likely look okay in cool colours, but even a well-picked cool outfit will just stop short of looking excellent. Cool, the reverse - most blues will be fine, most grays will be fine, warm browns will pretty much immediately look like too much but eg. sandy beige likely will be ok. Once you know what softness, tones and shades look like, those are generally easier to calibrate than the skin's undertone. Typically, if you have a high degree of contrast between your facial features, it usually means you can handle deeper shades and possibly more intense colours with less grey in them, while if you have low contrast, avoiding the extremes and looking for gray-softened colours is the play.
Just a quick note, since we are ignoring warm and cool tones, and keeping up with skin color, those with light, medium and olive skin tend to get a tan and rules set up here may not apply throughout the seasons. For instance I am “medium skin”, and I tan almost to brown skin, so I do get away with a lot of colors in the summer and also autumn, being ok with pastels and dark brown most of the times, but in the winter (dark browns especially) that is not the case.
I love blue, it's my favourite color. Supposedly based on the article you linked Navy should work on me. Nobody likes it on me. Black, blue that's nearly black, teal/light blue, and dark reds, everyone likes on me. IDK why, but it just is. Always try and bring others who can be more objective, if I didn't I would have more navy just cause I like it. I mostly wear black with little pops of teal or red sometimes cause that's what everyone I know likes on me.
We said we didn't do it, not that we didn't know how to. In fact, in my case, I get bored of always wearing the same palette and I sometimes wear something very different.
There used to be a book called 'Colors' that was all about this, but sadly it''s out of print now. It talks about skin types relating to seasons, from cool to warm. Pale people or people with lighter skin (winter) should generally avoid 'fall' colours like brown olive and tan. Pastels; black blue and red work well; green does not. You want to wear clothing that compliments your skin type - if the clothes make you look faded or sickly green/yellow, you are wearing the wrong colours. Appropriate colours make your skin glow and complement it - this is why pale tans, beiges and white work so well for darker skinned people; they contrast but in the same shade range. This isn't as easy for white people, because your hair colour also comes in to play. Simply put there's more than meets the eye, but the easy thing to remember is your appropriate colour types. Some say the 4 season fashion is outdated but it works very well for me; I know exactly (at 62) which colours I can wear, which ones look great, and which ones look like crap. I have pale skin, freckles and coloured hair; pastels always look great, red/blue/black. No green, no yellow, no brown; unless they are accents. As for scents, try it on your mom :) life hacks for you youngsters hth
Hmmmm. I must have missed the link to the pdf/e-book with the extra colors that are good for certain skin tones. I am certain that I am overlooking it, somehow, and will feel stupid when it is pointed out to me.
Well not surprising that South Indian dark skin women (and men in past) have all along adorned themselves with gold jewellery and golden border dresses. However, I am not sure if I am dark skin too. How to know my skin color?
Somehow I've always known my skin color looks strange with olive green. I'm a medium brown, and I tend to think I look best in black, white, Grey, Red or Navy blue, but never really yellow, olive or any super light color.
Thank you for your information. I found the theory behind the hue and tint etc. somewhat helpful but what would be really beneficial would have been based on what color works best racial types. I understand you're walking a tight rope and not wishing to offend anyone but it made me think maybe I'm olive or maybe medium or maybe fair. Helpful information but no further ahead.
I wish I could have seen a little more of the different colors against the skin on this video. I know you're limited by the photos and animations you have. I kind of want to find a tool for this just to see how my skin tones compare.
Spent most of my adult life wanting to wear vibrant colours, and pretty much the same amount of time being told that they're a bad choice and to stick with grey. What a bummer to hear it enforced here 😅
Vibrant colors are not bad, even better when it works for you. But grey and neutral colors have always been the best choice for classic style or any minimalist styles.
You can find colours that work for you, no matter what you look like. But you can end up limiting yourself unintentionally. The basic colour analysis framework for complexion and colours is that they have hue (the colour itself), lightness or value (adjusted by adding white or black, and softens it a little from a pure, bright hue. Colors with white are often called tones, and with black, shades) and brightness/softness/saturation (how much gray has been added - it softens the colour from a bright hue). In general, if you look better with slightly yellowed/creamy whites, gold looks better on you than silver, and your complexion can stand orange and a wider variety of yellows, you're likely to be warm toned. If you look better in clean white than yellowy whites (you don't need to look good in clean white, just better than in a creamy one), silver seems to work better and your complexion just can't stand orange or most yellows except for a certain lemony kind but pure, cool pink works better than orangey, salmon/coral type ones, you lean cool. Forget the vein test, it's trash - eg. I have warm undertone, but blue veins. The true tell is always what does the colour do when a large quantity of it is close to your face. If your undertone is warm, it's generally a good idea to use browns as neutral colours, be picky about your blues and avoid gray unless it's explicitly warm-tinged. You'll likely look okay in cool colours, but even a well-picked cool outfit will just stop short of looking excellent. Cool, the reverse - most blues will be fine, most grays will be fine, warm browns will pretty much immediately look like too much but eg. sandy beige likely will be ok. Once you know what softness, tones and shades look like, those are generally easier to diagnose than the skin's undertone. Typically, if you have a high degree of contrast between your facial features, it usually means you can handle more intense colours with less grey in them, while if you have low contrast, avoiding the extremes and looking for gray-softened colours is the play. I have a warm-leaning undertone but blue veins and have a wardrobe full of cool blues as a result of taking the vein test seriously years ago. This meant that I had trouble buying colours for a long time since any piece would always either clash with my warm skin or the cool colours of my other clothes. Try on cool-coloured shirts, they'd just feel off and not that great so I mostly didn't buy any. Warm toned things looked great in the shop but I didn't end up wearing many because the rest of my clothes were cool, so they always felt like they didn't fit, or in the case of something like orange, felt like a bit much since orange works with blue via contrast, not by having a similar feel. Now, if I try a warm shirt while wearing warm brown pants? Bam, colours just work and don't look that extreme because the pants, the shirt and my skin all share the warm undertone. If you end up buying mostly grays, you may have an undertone clash going on, or be trying colours that are too bright: Just means you want to explore shades, tints and tones. If you have soft features, even very softened colours can look surprisingly rich on you.
@@Komatik_ it is not about skin tone, if you have very dark skin or very light skin, being tan does not make a difference. But if you get a tan, where let’s say a salmon colored shirt washed you before the tan, now looks good, if you get neutral to warm skin tone you will pull it off! And if you have cold skin tone, you are certainly better off, but you will still look better after the tan! You do not agree with this?
A good try at unraveling the problem of colour but I think the easiest go-to for colour is whether one has yellow or blue undertones. Yellow undertones mean you are washed out by anything with yellow and generally warm tones. Go for true colours. With blue undertones you can wear warmer colours. Black skin is the best of all worlds because you can wear basically anything.
Back in the 90's, I'd see articles on " Appropriate Colors for Specific Skin Tones." Every damn time they'd get to light skin/auburn haired guys like me, they'd suggest bright blues and bright yellow/ greens, bright oranges and mauve color combinations that made the guys in the photos look like little twink like clowns. I hated it. I hated their suggestions, and it turned me off to style completely. I don't know how those magazine style " experts " could have been so wrong. Since my own style journey, god....I discovered Navy's, and Blue /Gray, and Pale Violets, and Silver, and Burgundy, and Charcoals, and Soft Blacks, and Bright White, and Khaki, and Tan, and Light Blue, and Green Gray, and Muted Earth Toned Reds, Aqua Marine, and almost any color of natural Leather, etc.
So what do you do if the colors that match your skin tone you don't like? I used to have that problem, but I no longer care. I wear what I want. If it's comfortable and coordinated with the rest of my clothes. I wear it.
yeah man, Antonio is just talking about making your skin look better. If you don't think you look good, don't bother. There are also other things to know better such as undertone and hair color. I also think he refers to more casual clothing like crewneck sweathers and t-shirts, if I were to were a suit I would choose a classic color and match my skin tone with a complementing tie, pocket square, and maybe my shirt with a more casual sports jacket. Don't stress it if you don't think you look good
Active duty Navy in Kansas City. Off duty I was also wearing black, white, and navy. Frustrated lady friends had a menswear staff at Hall's. There are sixteen seasonal varaiants. Hazel brown eyes with rosy cheeks and dark reddish gold hair is NOT earthy autumn. It is bright spring and deep enough on the fair scale to pull off all those saturated colors. Including black and navy (with help from other colors--all black is deathly ill on me).
I think the skin tone thing is overblown. For example, you can have really pale skin & dark brown hair. This advice would tell you to avoid dark browns, but you're already wearing dark brown on the top of your head, so it doesn't matter. Easier way to judge is the amount of contrast with your hair, skin, & eye color. If you're pale skin & blond, your low contrast & should stick to colors that are closer in tone to each other. Light skin & brown hair, medium contrast, & pale skin, black, hair high contrast
It depends on what model you use - Antonio's one here isn't great, IMO. If you go through more women's oriented colour analysis stuff, they use a three variable system which works great and does take into account stuff like contrast between skin and hair.
Just a comment, as a woman: men wearing that heathered light gray and/or black gymwear just disappear to us women, wear them to only if you don’t want to be seen! Also, wear genuine leather shoes, not sneakers or flip-flops, a crisp shirt and a blazer or sport coat, we’re attracted to men who just look smarter and better-dressed than others. When in doubt, add a nice silk tie, it’s a chick-magnet, guaranteed. Some good wool trousers upgrade your look a lot, too, don’t wear just jeans for every occasion. No black dress shirts! Men who wear those look like ganstas, not like trustworthy, good men. We put in effort for our dates with you, you should too! I hope I don’t have to say: no rips, stains or smelly things! Go super-light with any fragrance or cologne, most of us hate it, deodorant, shampoo and soap only is better. A high-end scented body wash is all the fragrance you need, we love that.
Many people may not be aware that, as an evolutionary psychologist and cognitive neuroscientist, I feel compelled to clarify. Men are not color-blind; rather, they excel at understanding differences in brightness and contrast. Women, on the other hand, are adept at discerning hues, which aligns with the evolutionary roles of men in hunting and women in gathering fruits. Matching skin tones is not universally attractive; it is sometimes nonsensical. We are drawn to colors not necessarily by matching skin tones, but by our perception.
Most good department stores have free in-store styling by appointment. Use these services for help if you are color-blind or must struggle choosing colors. I would request a stylist who has some real training, not just another salesclerk. A trained stylist will also help advise on flattering fit, styles, etc. But, even the regular sales force has useful knowledge, they know what’s available in-store, online and what’s popular. There is no obligation to buy everything, but you will likely want to buy at least some of what a good stylist selects for your approval. (Some stores charge a small styling fee, deducted from whatever you choose to buy).
Being pedantic here but the purple colour you’re referencing is royal purple which was made by the Romans. Only their Emperors were allowed to wear it because of the difficulty of obtaining it.
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In this video, Antonio discusses the importance of choosing the right colors for your skin tone. He categorizes skin tones into seven types and recommends specific colors for each type.
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As a gentleman with darker brown skin, I 100% agree with your assessment. I have a crimson red Adidas jacket that I've received numerous compliments wearing over the years, and my current favorite winter wear piece is an emerald green Ralph Lauren beenie..Ive always thought it makes my skin tone pop, but now I got the co-sign. Thanks for the upload.
The level of genuineness and honesty that projects in his talks always makes me believe in him.
Antonio, You have always appeared to be very considerate, calm, very mature and very well articulated person inn all of your videos.
I learned to be kind in real life by watching most of your videos.
Thank you so much for being very sporty and kind.
During college, I worked in “men’s furnishings” (everything except suits or sporty clothes) at a large department store. Gradually, I developed into a men’s stylist. The men’s suiting department would send them over to me with their new suits to help them select their shirts, ties and other accessories for it. There were so many men who wore completely the wrong colors for their personal coloring! I always got them into better shirt colors, and crisp, cool whites for the cool-undertoned ones and a creamy white for the warm-toned ones, in addition to the colors I chose carefully for them. It makes a huge difference in anyone’s appearance.
I have short dirty blond hair, blue eyes and very pale, fair skin with freckles. Any recommendations based on your previous experience with men matching this description?
Hi there, I just wanted to say that I've watched your videos since I was in high school, and just reflecting, it's so awesome to see how much you have improved over the years! The content has always been great, but it's impressive to see how confident you've become in front of the camera.
Blacks, blues, and browns are the classics for a reason. They work on just about everyone.
Personally, I'm a ginger with a fair to light skin tone with warm undertones and I've found that darker greys, basic black, most blues, and medium browns paired with a green work pretty well on my skin. I've also found that contrast can work wonders. I almost never wear green without brown, or red without a lot of black. I wear white only very rarely and always with black or a very dark grey.
There are certain colors that I absolutely hate and just about never wear unless forced to, i.e. work uniform or some kind of event. However, I think they look fantastic on other people. Yellow or bright pinks for instance, really any bright color. I would never think those colors look good on a white woman, but I find them VERY attractive on black or darker brown women.
@@leohalivan861 im on the medium to olive skin color, but we have also the same taste on the color choices you have there on your wardrobe. I always pair my green with brown and even black with white or sometimes red
To this advice I would append the caveat that hair-colour can also have a profound impact on dressing for tone. As a male of Irish descent bearing the characteristic 'very fair' skin yet also not-uncharacteristic rufescence of coiffure (i.e., ginger hair), rich complementary shades such as burgundy, aubergine and Sacremento green that would wash-out someone of more subdued palette, or vibrant but analogous hues like mustard, canary yellow, tan and crimson which might otherwise overpower their subtler complexion, actually tend to yield a more flattering result on me than the pastel tints and muted tones suggested here.
While undeniably a significant handicap in my youth-both in the wardrobe and on the playground-this has in later life enabled me to 'own' colours and combinations thereof (purple, royal blue) that would ordinarily be off-limits to men who aren't at least olive-skinned or darker.
You can't go wrong with navy blue, dark grey and beige. The vast majority of my wardrobe are one of those 3 colors.
Actually, there are some people who almost look sick in navy, which are often those whom beige fits most.
Yeah beige doesn’t look good at all on me. But gray navy or gray-blue are great
Disagree on beige..
It's not true
Beige only looks good on those with skin tones that are darker. Brown can look bad or good on darker skin tones.
If the skin tone is darker, brown looks washed out if it’s too close to the skin tone. There has to be noticeable contrast between material and skin tones for brown to work on darker skin tones.
Fair and pasty skin tones look washed out in beige due to insufficient contrast between material and skin tone. People with these skin tones should wear brown if they’re going to wear earth tones.
Personally, I like greys the best as they look good on everybody. Light blues that are not off white look bad on black haired people. Otherwise, blues look good on everybody and, overall, are my second favorite after greys.
Other than burgundies, dark greens and dark purples (especially off blacks), greens, purples and reds look bad on redheads, especially light greens, light purples and pinks. Otherwise, reds are my third favorite overall, greens my fourth and purples my fifth.
Oranges, peaches and yellows look bad on everybody and should be completely avoided by everybody. Beiges and browns are best used in small amounts.
All colors exclude off black and off white shades. All kinds and shades of off black and off white as well as black and white look good on everybody. But they’re best for business formal and more formal than that.
Aquas, teals and turquoises are included with greens, by the way.
We need more video like these. I remember back in the days you had a color wheel in your hands and teaching people to read it to dress up properly. Did you delete that video?
The Color Theory section was so incredibly enlightening. Thank you!
Easily the best men’s video on colour dressing coordination. Superb info and video the least to say ... ❤🎉
This is the video I needed for so long. Thank you!!!
This is such an informative yet easy-to-follow video. I would really appreciate further installments on patterns and the art of combining colors
Might be alone here, but as some who collects and paints warhammer models I’m geeking out on color.
haha, artist here and I geek out on color too
I have learned colour theory in the past, but had no idea about most of this. It turns out that I have been wearing a lot of the colours I should have avoided. Great video. Thanks for sharing!!!
Thanks for sharing your expertise Antonio. Great presentation and communication skills too.
I love the idea of this. One thought to make it more powerful is to use famous people with these skin tones and showing them wearing these colors to pop or struggle.
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This video could not have come at a better time for me personally. I'd been thinking about this over the last 2 weeks or so but was unsure on how to even really start figuring this out. Appreciate this so much, thanks man!
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As a paler skin guy, I think this is pretty much spot on :) Last year I bought a very nice burnt orange coat as I felt I didn't have enough autumn colours in my wardrobe and that I should push my boundaries and try something different. I've worn it exactly once! I just felt very uncomfortable wearing it and I couldn't quite understand why. Watching this video, I think I instinctively knew it wasn't right for my complexion and didn't really suit me - however much I thought it looked fine in the mirror. But hey, I guess we're all allowed to make one poor clothing purchase right? On the other hand, I love wearing all blue ensembles, maybe with a splash of purple, or all black with a burgundy blazer and gold or silver coloured tie. Like you say Antonio, it adds a bit of spice to a monochrome outfit. Or just a classic navy blue jeans and burgundy jumper for casual. All of which fit with what you're saying. Thanks for the insightful video!
Great video!!!!!! To sum it up you want color contrast, but just a slight contrast?
At :51 where name brand jacket color is that jacket; dry nice!!
The information about color blindness is very interesting especially the difference between men and women’s perception of color. I myself found out a have slight red/green color blindness during a medical exam for the job I have now. Complete shock to me! Friend of mine had a similar experience when he tried to get a plant maintenance job for Toyota and he failed their electrical test. (Couldn’t tell the difference between some of the different colored electrical cables)
Colors as warning signs, plant reproduction strategies, mimicry in nature, gene structures not to mention the color theory and system. This video is just a treasure trove of information. Cheers mate.
Does hair colour contribute to which colours look best? Ive got pale skin and dark hair.
Awesome content ✍️🏾💯
I’m tan/brown plum is a great option imo
This is a great video! I worked for 15 years at places like the GAP and Aeropostale. Their seasonal stuff is meh, but their perennial stuff most closely relates to what you say in this video.
Question: What about a person with very hairy arms or sports a beard? Wouldn't that change their complexion? I've seen some men who even have very hairy back of their hands.
9:38 It’s your buddy’s wedding. You’re there to be his wing-man - wear what he wants you to wear for the ceremony. You can change into a different outfit for the reception. Keep your friends happy and still look like the RMRS Champion you know yourself to be!
I have a fair skin and black hair colour, im have been trying to have mediterranean colour palate in my casual clothibg outfit, any other mediterranean colour would you recommend? I am taking into consideration with your the colour recommendation with the indian red or medium green. Im also aiming for a mens mediterranean casual outfit as my outfit style
This colour thing hard for me , light, medium , fair ,olive , brown , dark , i look white, but in summer i change from light , fair, medium, red 😂😂 olive , golden tan,, dark brown , even too black , even blue 😅😅 after watching this your right about the colours for skin tone , even with my mixed race and colour change , im going to avoid black ,grey , brown , love the ROYAL BLUE , , i am ROYALTY and violet , and incorporate new colours , ,
I am matching items and colous and writing your share off knowledge , IM GOOD AT PAINT COLOUR MATCHING AND MIXING COLOURS TO CREATE DIFFERENT COLOUR ,HUE ,TONE ,,, BUT FOR MYSELF IT CALLED SHOP AROUND AND TRY IT ON BEFORE YOU BUY , 😂😂😂 THANK YOU .
Checking in from Northern Ireland. Skin tone as expected 😅
Thanks a lot ❤.
You're welcome 😊
As a dark skinned fellow, the only dark brown I'll wear would be in the form of my suede jacket and footwear. I suppose I could try gold. Reminds me of curry powder. I gravitate towards jewel tones and tones and shades of colour for shirts. Deep blue instead of navy for outerwear. And, I know cream/beige/off white looks good on my skin as well. Any darker like taupe and khaki as a top is a no go.
Checked the article, couldn't find the PDF with the 25 colors. 😢
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nicely compiled info! Thanks!
Antonio, love the way you broke it down in a simplistic manner! Thank you! Very helpful. FYI, I noticed you slowed the tempo a touch in this video versus others.
Amazing content, Antonio!
Nailed it once again! Bravo! 👏🏽
I have pale/fair skin with many brownish- red freckles, especially on my arms. How do you think the freckles will affect my color palette?
I am unable to find the colors suggested for my skin emerald green, rust and crimson when I try to purchase , How exactly i should search while purchasing
I was waiting for this video Antonio, so thank you! I'm a fair skin guy and never thought about coral pink and sea green. I'll have to try it out! Also, I'm a Syracuse University alumni, so I guess I need to limit my wearing orange to only watching SU basketball games! 😂Thanks!
I have black hair and dark brown eyes. Anything blue+green i wear. Like teal, turquoise and cyan. I always get compliments. If i wear bright red i look terrible. Anything that has red on it doesn't look good on me. Unless is a dark shade like maroon.
Very interesting....black is my go-to color and I am pretty dark skinned. I will admit though that when I wear gold or a yellow tone, I look fanF*ckin'tastic. I've never even given purple a thought so I will try it out and do a test run in public. I gauge how good I'm looking by how many smiles and freebies I get when I run errands LOL
This video is informative. Thanks
I am still unsure where I would fit in the spectrum of skin. I'm going to guess either very fair or fair skin.
Very interesting!
Where can i find the 25 colors in his article?
You can use the colors to avoid for the pants/trousers portion of the wardrobe. Not shorts. Because you arent showing skin with pants/trousers. But since shirts contrast with your hands/face you want the right colors there. My coloring is like Henry Cavills pale skin ruddy undertone blue eyes dark brown hair. So a bubblegum pink sweater with olive trousers looks great because using the color wheel red opposes green-but that is Criristmasey. So add white to make it bubblegum pink and it looks great with olive. If you check Justice League red carpet looks for Henry you will see him rock a salmon sweater and olive trouser look. One of his rare full color displays as he tends to stick to neutrals.
Same here. I'm fair skinned so I've found that the colors that Antonio says to avoid, I tend to wear as pants. For example, olive shirts wash my face out but olive chinos work well.
Next you gotta cover how to find your undertone bc I've seen dozens of vids and I'm no closer to finding mine
The basic colour analysis framework for complexion and colours is that they have hue (the colour itself), lightness or value (adjusted by adding white or black, and softens it a little from a pure, bright hue. Colors with white are often called tones, and with black, shades) and brightness/softness/saturation (how much gray has been added - it softens the colour from a bright hue).
In general, if you look better with slightly yellowed/creamy whites, gold looks better on you than silver, and your complexion can stand orange and a wider variety of yellows, you're likely to be warm toned.
If you look better in clean white than yellowy whites (you don't need to look good in clean white, just better than in a creamy one), silver seems to work better and your complexion just can't stand orange or most yellows except for a certain lemony kind but pure, cool pink works better than orangey, salmon/coral type ones, you lean cool.
Forget the vein test, it's trash (eg. I have a warm-leaning undertone but blue veins and have a wardrobe full of cool blues as a result of taking the vein test seriously years ago - no wonder I had trouble buying colour since any piece would always either clash with my warm skin or the cool colours of my other clothes). The true tell is always what does the colour do when a large quantity of it is close to your face.
If your undertone is warm, it's generally a good idea to use browns as neutral colours, be picky about your blues and avoid gray unless it's explicitly warm-tinged. You'll likely look okay in cool colours, but even a well-picked cool outfit will just stop short of looking excellent.
Cool, the reverse - most blues will be fine, most grays will be fine, warm browns will pretty much immediately look like too much but eg. sandy beige likely will be ok.
Once you know what softness, tones and shades look like, those are generally easier to calibrate than the skin's undertone. Typically, if you have a high degree of contrast between your facial features, it usually means you can handle deeper shades and possibly more intense colours with less grey in them, while if you have low contrast, avoiding the extremes and looking for gray-softened colours is the play.
My issue is i tan in the summer. I go from light to medium by July... its tough
@@alasdairhicks6731 same.
wait, are you in Wisconsin??
Just a quick note, since we are ignoring warm and cool tones, and keeping up with skin color, those with light, medium and olive skin tend to get a tan and rules set up here may not apply throughout the seasons. For instance I am “medium skin”, and I tan almost to brown skin, so I do get away with a lot of colors in the summer and also autumn, being ok with pastels and dark brown most of the times, but in the winter (dark browns especially) that is not the case.
Depend if it’s mid summer or mid winter . What shade my skin is . I get compliments when I wear pink in summer with my tan
I love blue, it's my favourite color. Supposedly based on the article you linked Navy should work on me. Nobody likes it on me. Black, blue that's nearly black, teal/light blue, and dark reds, everyone likes on me. IDK why, but it just is. Always try and bring others who can be more objective, if I didn't I would have more navy just cause I like it. I mostly wear black with little pops of teal or red sometimes cause that's what everyone I know likes on me.
I can’t find the pdf you mentioned. Not on your site
We said we didn't do it, not that we didn't know how to. In fact, in my case, I get bored of always wearing the same palette and I sometimes wear something very different.
I'm 'light summer' so I know what colours work best on me. I like Black but I just can't wear it.
This is awesome 👌
My children are young and I already tell them this fashion advice.
I’m fair to light skinned, but I’m a bit ruddy. What do I do?
I would add light blue for shirt options, every man looks good in them.
Great content
Im a white guy but with darker complection (always confused with Portuguese) I find olive/maroon/black work for me.
There used to be a book called 'Colors' that was all about this, but sadly it''s out of print now. It talks about skin types relating to seasons, from cool to warm. Pale people or people with lighter skin (winter) should generally avoid 'fall' colours like brown olive and tan. Pastels; black blue and red work well; green does not. You want to wear clothing that compliments your skin type - if the clothes make you look faded or sickly green/yellow, you are wearing the wrong colours. Appropriate colours make your skin glow and complement it - this is why pale tans, beiges and white work so well for darker skinned people; they contrast but in the same shade range. This isn't as easy for white people, because your hair colour also comes in to play. Simply put there's more than meets the eye, but the easy thing to remember is your appropriate colour types. Some say the 4 season fashion is outdated but it works very well for me; I know exactly (at 62) which colours I can wear, which ones look great, and which ones look like crap. I have pale skin, freckles and coloured hair; pastels always look great, red/blue/black. No green, no yellow, no brown; unless they are accents. As for scents, try it on your mom :) life hacks for you youngsters hth
Hmmmm. I must have missed the link to the pdf/e-book with the extra colors that are good for certain skin tones. I am certain that I am overlooking it, somehow, and will feel stupid when it is pointed out to me.
Well not surprising that South Indian dark skin women (and men in past) have all along adorned themselves with gold jewellery and golden border dresses.
However, I am not sure if I am dark skin too. How to know my skin color?
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Im confused between medium and olive 🙂 I don't know which tone among this I am
Somehow I've always known my skin color looks strange with olive green. I'm a medium brown, and I tend to think I look best in black, white, Grey, Red or Navy blue, but never really yellow, olive or any super light color.
Thank you for your information. I found the theory behind the hue and tint etc. somewhat helpful but what would be really beneficial would have been based on what color works best racial types. I understand you're walking a tight rope and not wishing to offend anyone but it made me think maybe I'm olive or maybe medium or maybe fair. Helpful information but no further ahead.
maybe my monitor is calibrated wrong but why is beige nearly snowwhite just as pure white is
for some reason, i only look good in brown, Orange, black and navy-blue . not good in any grey color, white... etc
I wish I could have seen a little more of the different colors against the skin on this video. I know you're limited by the photos and animations you have. I kind of want to find a tool for this just to see how my skin tones compare.
Spent most of my adult life wanting to wear vibrant colours, and pretty much the same amount of time being told that they're a bad choice and to stick with grey. What a bummer to hear it enforced here 😅
Vibrant colors are not bad, even better when it works for you. But grey and neutral colors have always been the best choice for classic style or any minimalist styles.
Vibrant colors can be a safer choice in jewelries
You can find colours that work for you, no matter what you look like. But you can end up limiting yourself unintentionally.
The basic colour analysis framework for complexion and colours is that they have hue (the colour itself), lightness or value (adjusted by adding white or black, and softens it a little from a pure, bright hue. Colors with white are often called tones, and with black, shades) and brightness/softness/saturation (how much gray has been added - it softens the colour from a bright hue).
In general, if you look better with slightly yellowed/creamy whites, gold looks better on you than silver, and your complexion can stand orange and a wider variety of yellows, you're likely to be warm toned.
If you look better in clean white than yellowy whites (you don't need to look good in clean white, just better than in a creamy one), silver seems to work better and your complexion just can't stand orange or most yellows except for a certain lemony kind but pure, cool pink works better than orangey, salmon/coral type ones, you lean cool.
Forget the vein test, it's trash - eg. I have warm undertone, but blue veins. The true tell is always what does the colour do when a large quantity of it is close to your face.
If your undertone is warm, it's generally a good idea to use browns as neutral colours, be picky about your blues and avoid gray unless it's explicitly warm-tinged. You'll likely look okay in cool colours, but even a well-picked cool outfit will just stop short of looking excellent.
Cool, the reverse - most blues will be fine, most grays will be fine, warm browns will pretty much immediately look like too much but eg. sandy beige likely will be ok.
Once you know what softness, tones and shades look like, those are generally easier to diagnose than the skin's undertone. Typically, if you have a high degree of contrast between your facial features, it usually means you can handle more intense colours with less grey in them, while if you have low contrast, avoiding the extremes and looking for gray-softened colours is the play.
I have a warm-leaning undertone but blue veins and have a wardrobe full of cool blues as a result of taking the vein test seriously years ago. This meant that I had trouble buying colours for a long time since any piece would always either clash with my warm skin or the cool colours of my other clothes. Try on cool-coloured shirts, they'd just feel off and not that great so I mostly didn't buy any. Warm toned things looked great in the shop but I didn't end up wearing many because the rest of my clothes were cool, so they always felt like they didn't fit, or in the case of something like orange, felt like a bit much since orange works with blue via contrast, not by having a similar feel.
Now, if I try a warm shirt while wearing warm brown pants? Bam, colours just work and don't look that extreme because the pants, the shirt and my skin all share the warm undertone. If you end up buying mostly grays, you may have an undertone clash going on, or be trying colours that are too bright: Just means you want to explore shades, tints and tones. If you have soft features, even very softened colours can look surprisingly rich on you.
what if your cool skin tone but are really tanned cos its summer does all this not go out the window? Advice plz lol
Just what I said in my comment. If you have warmer skin tones you may get a darker skin color, and you should go along.
Nope. Tan mostly changes your surface, the overtone. Undertone stays cool.
@@Komatik_ it is not about skin tone, if you have very dark skin or very light skin, being tan does not make a difference. But if you get a tan, where let’s say a salmon colored shirt washed you before the tan, now looks good, if you get neutral to warm skin tone you will pull it off! And if you have cold skin tone, you are certainly better off, but you will still look better after the tan! You do not agree with this?
A good try at unraveling the problem of colour but I think the easiest go-to for colour is whether one has yellow or blue undertones. Yellow undertones mean you are washed out by anything with yellow and generally warm tones. Go for true colours. With blue undertones you can wear warmer colours. Black skin is the best of all worlds because you can wear basically anything.
Honestly I just started learning there was different types of pants you can buy. I have fallen down the rabbit hole
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confidence will help you pull off something that's not quite in your system lol
Back in the 90's, I'd see articles on " Appropriate Colors for Specific Skin Tones." Every damn time they'd get to light skin/auburn haired guys like me, they'd suggest bright blues and bright yellow/ greens, bright oranges and mauve color combinations that made the guys in the photos look like little twink like clowns. I hated it. I hated their suggestions, and it turned me off to style completely. I don't know how those magazine style " experts " could have been so wrong. Since my own style journey, god....I discovered Navy's, and Blue /Gray, and Pale Violets, and Silver, and Burgundy, and Charcoals, and Soft Blacks, and Bright White, and Khaki, and Tan, and Light Blue, and Green Gray, and Muted Earth Toned Reds, Aqua Marine, and almost any color of natural Leather, etc.
I was thinking the Same 😂😂😂 , been there , changed too same colors you wear bro spot on ,
Black guys like us don't have to worry about skin tone.Almost everything works.
exactly, and this channel continuously throws 'shade' at Black men
So when we say a car has “tinted” windows…we’re all wrong?
Me now: “Your car has dark-shaded windows”
…let’s see if it catches on 😅
So what do you do if the colors that match your skin tone you don't like? I used to have that problem, but I no longer care. I wear what I want. If it's comfortable and coordinated with the rest of my clothes. I wear it.
yeah man, Antonio is just talking about making your skin look better. If you don't think you look good, don't bother. There are also other things to know better such as undertone and hair color. I also think he refers to more casual clothing like crewneck sweathers and t-shirts, if I were to were a suit I would choose a classic color and match my skin tone with a complementing tie, pocket square, and maybe my shirt with a more casual sports jacket. Don't stress it if you don't think you look good
Active duty Navy in Kansas City. Off duty I was also wearing black, white, and navy. Frustrated lady friends had a menswear staff at Hall's. There are sixteen seasonal varaiants. Hazel brown eyes with rosy cheeks and dark reddish gold hair is NOT earthy autumn. It is bright spring and deep enough on the fair scale to pull off all those saturated colors. Including black and navy (with help from other colors--all black is deathly ill on me).
I think the skin tone thing is overblown. For example, you can have really pale skin & dark brown hair. This advice would tell you to avoid dark browns, but you're already wearing dark brown on the top of your head, so it doesn't matter. Easier way to judge is the amount of contrast with your hair, skin, & eye color. If you're pale skin & blond, your low contrast & should stick to colors that are closer in tone to each other. Light skin & brown hair, medium contrast, & pale skin, black, hair high contrast
It depends on what model you use - Antonio's one here isn't great, IMO. If you go through more women's oriented colour analysis stuff, they use a three variable system which works great and does take into account stuff like contrast between skin and hair.
I have brown skin & i love black colour and my wardrobe is full with black outfits and now my heart is broken to see black in not wearing list 💔
Just a comment, as a woman: men wearing that heathered light gray and/or black gymwear just disappear to us women, wear them to only if you don’t want to be seen! Also, wear genuine leather shoes, not sneakers or flip-flops, a crisp shirt and a blazer or sport coat, we’re attracted to men who just look smarter and better-dressed than others. When in doubt, add a nice silk tie, it’s a chick-magnet, guaranteed. Some good wool trousers upgrade your look a lot, too, don’t wear just jeans for every occasion. No black dress shirts! Men who wear those look like ganstas, not like trustworthy, good men. We put in effort for our dates with you, you should too! I hope I don’t have to say: no rips, stains or smelly things! Go super-light with any fragrance or cologne, most of us hate it, deodorant, shampoo and soap only is better. A high-end scented body wash is all the fragrance you need, we love that.
Wear whatever makes you feel good .
No
Many people may not be aware that, as an evolutionary psychologist and cognitive neuroscientist, I feel compelled to clarify. Men are not color-blind; rather, they excel at understanding differences in brightness and contrast. Women, on the other hand, are adept at discerning hues, which aligns with the evolutionary roles of men in hunting and women in gathering fruits.
Matching skin tones is not universally attractive; it is sometimes nonsensical. We are drawn to colors not necessarily by matching skin tones, but by our perception.
@@majrminerread carefully ,what i said
Most good department stores have free in-store styling by appointment. Use these services for help if you are color-blind or must struggle choosing colors. I would request a stylist who has some real training, not just another salesclerk. A trained stylist will also help advise on flattering fit, styles, etc. But, even the regular sales force has useful knowledge, they know what’s available in-store, online and what’s popular. There is no
obligation to buy everything, but you will likely want to buy at least some of what a good stylist selects for your approval. (Some stores charge a small styling fee, deducted from whatever you choose to buy).
Lad what if youre chinese ????
Hair color matters too.
Indeed. Antonio covers this well in the first article he links to in the description.
And when I’m Seattle, see brightly colored hair??? Warning… dangerous ideology. 😂😂
Fair skin but any shade of green makes me look ill
I just learned peach fuzz is the color for 2024
Paul taupe is not gray, it’s more of a beige.
Being pedantic here but the purple colour you’re referencing is royal purple which was made by the Romans. Only their Emperors were allowed to wear it because of the difficulty of obtaining it.
I have olive skin and i wear neutrals and earthy tones daily.
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