Wardrobes are personal and may define ones character and express their personality. Wearing the right designs for you that brings you joy can improve your personal happiness, well-being and personal success.
A fun and easy way for designing a wardrobe is with natures elements of fire, earth, metal, water and wood. Nature can support your personal growth and help you reach your potential. Start with these easy steps:
1. An easy calculation to find your personal element. This is based upon your best direction for personal growth using Chinese Cosmology!
2. Find your element below that shares:
- Your elements best style and designs
- Your power & supporting colors and which ones to avoid!
- Your power & supporting patterns and which ones to avoid!
- Your power & supporting and second best fabrics and which ones to avoid!
3. Start to observe the characteristics of your own wardrobe and if they fall in you personal growth category! If not, explore your elements characteristics the next time you go shopping.
Dressing in harmony with Nature
Fire is filled with warmth, passion, excitement, flair and drama. A true fire sign shows their sexy inner passion in their style, color, patterns and accessories. Clothes are usually expensive, in style and attention grabbing. The styles are tailored to the body to accent curves using natural fabrics.
1. fIRE – sUMMER Color palette
POWER COLORS:
Red, Bright Orange, Gold, Pink, Purple, Russet
SUPPORT COLORS:
Green, Tourquoise, Teal, Brown, Emerald, Olive, Lime & Pale Greens
COLORS TO AVOID:
Black, Blue, White, Grey, Silver, Bronze, Pewter, Copper, Brass & Pastels
2. Fabrics
power FABRICS:
Cotton, Silk, Satin, Wool & Leather
SUPPORT FABRICS:
Bamboo, Flannel, Linen
FABRICS TO AVOID:
Polyester, Lace, Chiffon, Taffeta, Crepe
3. Shapes & Patterns
POWER SHAPES & patterns:
Flames & Angular Shapes; Triangles, Diamonds, Chevron & Herringbone
SUPPORT SHAPES & patterns:
Plants, People, Animals, Vines, Stripes, Scrolls
SHAPES & PATTERNS TO AVOID:
Irregular, Curves, Wavy, Spirals, Moon & Crescents, Circles, Spheres, Half-Circles
See Fire Element Examples on Pinterest
The element of earth is source of living things on the planet. Without earth there would be no metal, water, wood or fire. It is a warm, nurturing and grounded element. It has a range of color crossing styles and designs of the other 4 elements whether casual or classic. It is tailored and can be soft with some flowing qualities or solid. It is the element that can connect to other elements and make them work!
1. COLOR PALETTE
POWER COLORS:
Light & Ochre Yellows, Tan, Beige, Brown & Deep Oranges
SUPPORT COLORS:
Red, Bright Orange, Gold, Pink, Purple, Russet
COLORS TO AVOID:
Green, Brown, Teal, Turquoise, Emerald, Olive, Lime & Pale Greens, Black, Blue, White, Grey, Silver, Bronze, Pewter, Copper, Brass & Pastels
2. Earth – FABRICS
BEST :
Corduroy, Woven Fabrics, Linen, Tweed, Velvet, Chenille
SUPPORTING FABRICS:
Cotton, Silk, Satin, Wool & Leather
FABRICS TO AVOID:
Bamboo, Flannel, Linen
3. Earth – SHAPES & PATTERNS
POWER SHAPES & PATTERNS :
Checks, Squares
SUPPORTING SHAPES & PATTERNS:
Flames and Angular Shapes; Triangles, Diamonds, Chevron & Herringbone
SHAPES & PATTERNS TO AVOID:
Plants, People, Animals, Vines, Stripes, Scrolls,
Irregular, Curves, Wavy, Spirals, Moon & Crescents
See Earth Element examples on Pinterest
Metal is enduring! It represents elegant and classic styles that can be worn with the changing styles and seasons through eternity! They are expensive, well made and represent an investment. The clothing is designed to showcase the accessories! The jewels, shoes and handbags!
1. mETAL – aUTUMN COLOR PALETTE
POWER COLORS:
White, Grey, Silver, Pewter, Bronze, Copper, Brass & Pastels
SUPPORTING COLORS:
Light & Ochre Yellows, Tan, Beige, Brown & Deep Oranges
COLORS TO AVOID:
Red, Bright Orange, Gold, Pink, Purple, Russet, Blue & Black
2. Metal – FABRICS
POWER FABRICS :
Cotton, Leather, Lace, Silk & Satin
SUPPORTING FABRIC:
Corduroy, Woven Fabrics, Linen, Tweed, Velvet, Chenille
FABRICS TO AVOID:
Polyester, Lace, Chiffon, Taffeta, Crepe, Wool
3. metal – SHAPES & PATTERNS
POWER SHAPES & PATTERNS :
Circles, Dots, Half Circles
Supporting shapes & patterns:
Checks, Squares
shapes & patterns to AVOID:
Flames and Angular Shapes; Triangles, Diamonds, Chevron & Herringbone, Irregular, Curves, Wavy, Spirals, Moon & Crescents
See Metal Element Examples on Pinterest
Water is the element that is flamboyance! It is swirling and whirling and flowing patterns and designs that are unusual and unique. Like water it can be soft or fierce! It is a powerful and feminine.
1. Water – WINTER COLOR PALETTE
POWER COLORS:
Baby, Dark and Colbalt Blue, Aquamarine, & Black
SUPPORTING COLORS:
White, Grey, Silver, Pewter, Bronze, Copper, Brass & Pastels
COLORS TO AVOID:
Light & Ochre Yellows, Tan, Beige, Brown & Deep Oranges, Green, Brown, Emerald, Olive, Lime & Pale Greens
2. Water – FABRICS
POWER fabrics:
Polyester, Lace, Chiffon, Taffeta, Crepe
SUPPORTING FABRICS
Cotton, Leather, Lace, Silk & Satin
FABRICS TO AVOID:
Corduroy, Woven Fabrics, Linen, Tweed, Velvet, Chenille, Bamboo, Flannel, Linen
3. water – SHAPES & PATTERNS
POWER SHAPES & PATTERNS:
Irregular, Curves, Wavy, Spirals, Moon & Crescents
SUPPORTING SHAPES & PATTERNS:
Circles, Dots, Half Circles
SHAPES & PATTERNS TO AVOID:
Checks, Squares, Plants, People, Animals, Vines, Stripes, Scrolls
See Water Element examples on Pinterest
The wood element designs are long and tapered shapes and comfortable. This is the element that is casual and sporty. This is the element that would include fashionable yoga wear and where the outdoor wear comes indoors!
1. wOOD – sPRING COLOR PALETTE
POWER COLORS:
Green, Teals, Tourquoise, Brown, Emerald, Olive, Lime & Pale Greens
SUPPORT COLORS:
Blue & Black
COLORS TO AVOID:
Red, Bright Orange, Gold, Pink, Purple, Russet,
White, Grey, Silver, Pewter, Bronze, Copper & Pastels
2. FABRICS
POWER FABRIC:
Bamboo, Flannel, Linen, Cotton, Silk & Wool
SUPPORTING FABRIC:
Polyester, Lace, Chiffon, Taffeta, Crepe
FABRICS TO AVOID:
Leather, Lace, Satin
3. SHAPES & PATTERNS
POWER SHAPES & PATTERNS:
Plants, People, Animals, Vines, Stripes, Scrolls
SUPPORTING SHAPES & PATTERNS:
Irregular, Curves, Wavy, Spirals, Moon & Crescents
SHAPES & PATTERNS TO AVOID:
Circles, Dots, Half Circles, Flames and Angular Shapes; Triangles, Diamonds, Chevron & Herringbone
See Wood Element examples on Pinterest
Read more:
A Wood Element has a range of Green, Teals, Turquoise, Brown, Emerald, Olive, Lime & Pale Greens. A wood element can include a range of water tones to their wardrobe as water grows wood! Water colors are black and blue.
