The Triumph of Individual Style is known as the “bible” of the image industry and has been used as a textbook at Cornell, the Fashion Institute of Technology in NYC, and design schools across the country. Co-author Carla Mathis—1 of 21 Certified Image Masters (AICI) globally—has helped thousands of people worldwide learn to appreciate their bodies and achieve new levels of self-acceptance by pioneering and teaching the use of design as a powerful therapeutic tool. Triumph is like a masterclass, with 185 pages including 800+ diagrams, hundreds of color swatches for teaching color principles, 100+ famous art reproductions illustrating women’s body types and features, hundreds of line drawings and teaching tools.
Learn about line in your face and body – how to choose fabrics, clothing, patterns and prints that relate.
Your body’s basic shape and how to choose silhouettes for your wardrobe.
Your body’s length proportions: how to discover and balance them.
This chapter is about body particulars and distinctive features, plus techniques to highlight or camouflage them.
Identify the scale in your body’s bone structure, facial features, and how to choose styles, accessories & jewelry that supports you.
Understand your body’s unique color patterns and how to choose colors that enhance it.
Discover your body’s textural qualities and how they interact with your clothing textures.
Your innate creativity, and how to create the WOW factor in your personal style. This is all about expressing your unique identity.