INDIAN HEAD Yourself and Your Famil Y Which Wi Lt Make You All Better D Ressed and for Less Money a Lways O N T H E Sch 'Agc T Han Ever Before
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Western Kentucky University TopSCHOLAR® Student/Alumni Personal Papers WKU Archives Records 1925 UA94/6/2/14 Your Color and Why Nashua Manufacturing Company Follow this and additional works at: http://digitalcommons.wku.edu/stu_alum_papers Part of the Fashion Design Commons, and the Sociology Commons Recommended Citation Nashua Manufacturing Company, "UA94/6/2/14 Your Color and Why" (1925). Student/Alumni Personal Papers. Paper 110. http://digitalcommons.wku.edu/stu_alum_papers/110 This Other is brought to you for free and open access by TopSCHOLAR®. It has been accepted for inclusion in Student/Alumni Personal Papers by an authorized administrator of TopSCHOLAR®. For more information, please contact [email protected]. Your Color and Why LAI\"CE around the next t im e you fInd yourselr among a group or G women-at chu rch, shopping or at t he t heat re. Those who stand out as well dressed and good style are the women whose clothes not only are the p roper mode but the colors-of which harmonize with complexion , coloring, lines of figure, and combine well with hat, hand-bag, hosiery and shoes. As- soon as we founel it possible to make I ndian H ead in absolutely fast colors, we endeavored to secure a range of colors be coming to the d iffe rent fem inine types of a ll ages and sui table for every room in the average home. How successful we have been ( you shall judge ror YOlirselr rrolll the analy sis of each hue in t he pages t hat fo ll ow. Indian H ead is a versatile fal=! ric, a ppro priate for many kinds of garments and em \ broideries as well as for interior decoration. In t his booklet we have confined ou rsel ves to descri bing the general t ypes of women for whom each hue is adaptable. \Ve believe that it \\'ill help you to plan wardrobes fo r INDIAN HEAD yourself and your famil y which wi lt make you all better d ressed and for less money A lways o n t h e Sch 'agc t han ever before. After analyzing your own and the fam il y's hair, eyes and skin so t hat you know your complexion colorings, you should consider each garment that you a re planning as part X o.~. 8(>(>0Ih.l Ed. :;(1 M. 4-25 I l'ri111 ed in U. S.A. of the whole wardrobe, not as a separate [jel item. You wi ll find that many smart acces 1EL is purple bl ue with sories are interchangeable. Hats, gloves, C the delicacy of a sum shoes, handbags, jewelry and handkerchiefs, mer sky, well suited to a com scar fs, sweaters. etc., can be used with differ plexion of delicate whiteness ent dresses to give greater variety and better or a white skin r1ushed with style. rose. Eyes of all shades of Of course the attractiveness and becoming blue reA ect ciel happily. The qLlalities of the 18 fast colors of I ndian H ead 121-CIEL hair should be blonde or li ght are ass isted by its in teresting texture. The brown; although dark, lustrous hair supports new permanent fin ish gives added beauty and it very wel l. style. Its Vigorous weave g ives the finish of A charming and attractive color for the fabric a charm only equaled in li nen and children. supplies a variety of values in the coloring that are very flattering. A hard er or smoother fabric will renect more hi gh lights and so Peach give an un becoming. harsh effect to the EACH Indian Head is a same hues which charm you so much in P rosy orange (or more Indian H ead. accurately, yellow red o[ high We have endeavored to describe the color value) of sufficient intensity qualities of Indian Head as s imply as pos to be exceedingly effective on sible, giving each hue its rightful place. the right person. She should have golden brown, dark 125 -PEACH You will note that the value of a color brown or black hair, eyes of varies according to the amount o f black or any color and a carriage g<XJd enough to sus white which is mixed with the color. The tain such a beautifu l color to the best ad lighter or whiter the color, the higher is its vantage. Unless the hair is a very vivid red value. no hue is more pleasing fo r the auburn haired. T he darker or blacker the color, the lower Almost all skins, unless particularly dark and the value. Compare, for example, the differ blotchy, are improved when allied with this ent Indian Head blues. Ciel is higher (or blending of red and yellow; but it is liable to whiter) in value than cadet, which is near a weaken the beauty of silver blonde hair medium value blu e. Copen is a bit lower and so should be chosen discreetly by the (or grayer) in valLi e than cadet, and navy blonde. I t is very good in combination with has almost the lowest value (or nearest to darke r, lighter or more neutral colors, as it black) a blLie could have. gives contrast or accent in decoration. , Pink tlfimasa INK Indian H ead is litcr ll'vIOSA, a rich yello\\', P a ll y a pure red of h igh M is high enough in value value mixed with sufficient to ma ke it delicate, brilliant whi te t o g ive it softness. It is enough to be interesting. I t is a fortunate choice for either worn well by all brunettes blondes or brunettes. I [ t he and by blondes who have real skin has sallow or olive tones, 122- PINK yellow lights in the hair. however, pink should not be 127-MIMOSA It sets off dark auburn hair. \\"orn as these tendencies arc u ndu ly CI11 - I t suits clear skins and it makes creamy or phas{zecl in contrast \\ "jth t he exquisite d eli slightly sallow skins appear white. Unless her cacy of this hue. Older women with white hair is paper white. the white haired woman hair and del icate skin can wear pink \\ "ell should not wear it nor should people with fo r it brings out the fu ll strength of thei r dark. blotchy or oli ve skins. good looks. No one should fear it to be too A clear skinned brunette with b ro\\'n eyes youthful fo r although no color has greater and golden b rown hair could choose nothing charm for youth, its very· wa rm th a nd rich more becoming than Mimosa. ness makes it becoming to the right l)' pC of The lovely, nne textured skins of childhood face of any age. and yout h are especially well suited to this color. Jade ADE I nd ian H ead is one of Relia J the most generall y becom E LlO Ind ian Head is a ing hues in the whole color H rich purple. darkened circle, as it is ncar t he com sufficiently to be more becom plement of red and stresses ing to m any complexions warmth incomplexion. I t is or than a brighter purple would 143-jADE. medium high value, a slightly be. I t harmoniz es well with blue green, and has subt lety hair of all colors from white 14b-HE.L10 and cha rm for a ll t ypes-blonde, brunette, to aubu rn, and blue, h azel , aubu rn haired or white haired people. A poor (Tray and b rown eyes will find it a flattering skin might find j ade unAattering, but a skin ~o l o r. 1t should be chosen cautiously if the of average good color and texture can \yea r skin is sallow or olive. Vivid o r rudd y coloring it. J ade is particul arly lovely with t he clea r, is successru lly toned down by helio and a cl ear brilliant skins of childhood and youth. rosy skin is set o ff to excellent advantage. 4 5 Linen Leather T INEN Ind ian Head is a TEATHER is a slightly L warm but very light L darkened yellow red tan, good for all rosy cheeked that is flattering to the aver blondes, brunettes or auburn age g irl or woman. The em heads, whatever the color of phasis placed on the red the eyes. Linen Ind ia n H ead brings it into the class of the is exce!lent for gowns or fashionable browns of the lY7-LEATHER 134-LINEN d ecoratJo. n as a ba ckg round season. The woman with for more intense or darker and ri chershacles. d rab brown or ash blonde hair should avoid It is a pleasing choice fo r children's and this color but a ll other hair coloring may misses' clothes since their youthful coloring be safely combin ed wit h it. Dark enough to and vivacity add the dash of li fe n eeded to be k~nd to the average skin it has warmth make this color most successful. Peopl e with and interest sufficient to enliven dark, blue pale or sallow skin, or whose h air, eyes and , or hazel eyes. For children it makes ideal, skin are light or neutral, should avoid li nen becoming, pract ical and fash ionable clothes. as the effect would be monotonous. Copen Coral OPEN I nd ian H ead is ORAL Indian I-lead is an C an in tense, s li ght ly pur C mtense, clear, m edIum pled blue a nd is very effective.