Office
The Monday meeting
- Long-sleeve collared silk-feel blouse, tuckedyours
- High-waisted wide-leg trousersyours
- Light unstructured blazer
- Pointed-toe ankle bootsyours
- Structured work tote
Sample Style Report, made from one photo. See his report →
Your Style Report
You're a bright spring.
Your style: Polished Easefluid · polished · bright
Start here
Three moves, in this order. Everything below explains them.
- 1Swap your silver hoops, chain and rings for shiny gold ones.Gold carries your skin's honey glow into every outfit.
- 2Buy camel structured leather work tote.Unlocks the Monday meeting, The sticky-weather workday, Kurta Friday
- 3Your strong dark hair, defined brows and dark eyes against golden skin need colour with the same clarity.
Part 1 · About you
Your colours
Keep colours clear and vivid near your face, and let ink navy and black sit lower.
- Bright spring
- Medium skin
- Warm undertone
- High contrast
- Clear colouring
- Oval face
- Slight frame
- Legs longer than torso
Near your face
- Poppy red
- Warm fuchsia
- Clear turquoise
- Bright emerald
- Marigold
- Bright coral
- Warm royal blue
- Warm violet
Your base
- Ink navyTailored trousers, blazers
- Warm ivoryShirts, chikankari kurtas
- CamelA light blazer, a work bag and sandals
- BlackWide-leg trousers, boots
Keep away from your face
- Dusty mauve
- Olive khaki
- Ash taupe
Clarity is the rule you can't bend.
Your strong dark hair, defined brows and dark eyes against golden skin need colour with the same clarity. Your saturation and contrast are strong enough that you can carry cooler brights like magenta, fuchsia and royal blue without losing your golden glow.
Metal: gold. Your skin is golden-brown with honey tones and the shadows at your jaw stay warm, so yellow gold melts into your skin and makes it glow.
The changing-room test
Take the fabric to a window and hold it just under your chin. The right colour makes your cheeks look golden, your dark eyes and brows look sharper and the skin under your jaw stays warm brown. If those shadows turn grey or ashy, or you notice the colour before your face, put it back.
Part 2 · About your style
Your style
Polished Ease
fluidpolishedbright
Your instinct is a relaxed satin shirt, tucked into pressed, high-waisted wide-leg trousers, finished with pointed boots and a hand in your pocket.
From your photo
- ✓Bright magenta long-sleeve collared blouse
- ✓Black high-waisted wide-leg trousers
- ✓Black leather pointed-toe ankle boots
- ×Small silver hoop earrings→ Small shiny yellow-gold or gold-plated hoops worn close to the lobe.
- ×Fine silver chain at the collarbone→ A fine gold chain at the same collarbone length.
Part 3 · What works
Fit rules
13 rules. Tap Why to see what in your photo led to each one.
Neckline and face
- An open collar or a V-neck opened to just above the bust line, like the one you are wearing now
- A scoop or sweetheart neck on saree blouses and festive kurtas
- A boat neck kept shallow, for work tops and blouses
- A point collar worn open by one or two buttons, on shirts and shirt-style kurtas
- For work, small-to-medium hoops or drops up to about 3–4 cm.
Shape
- A tucked shirt or blouse with high-waisted wide-leg trousers, exactly the formula you are wearing
- A straight-cut kurta to the knee or just below, over straight pants or a slim palazzo
- Wear trousers at the natural waist, not ultra-high above it
- Full-length trousers that just graze the top of the shoe, with no cuff
- Small-to-medium prints with clear colour, such as fine florals, small buttis or narrow stripes.
Hair and finish
- Keep the long centre-parted waves.
- Keep your natural base.
- Keep your groomed brows with their soft arch at their current fullness
6 outfits
For the week you actually have. Pieces marked yours are already in your photo.
Hot and humid
The sticky-weather workday
- Tucked button-front shirt
- High-waisted wide-leg trousers
- Block-heel slingback sandals
- Soft work tote
- Small gold hoops
Formal work
The boardroom presentation
- Tucked silk-feel blouse
- Tailored wide-leg trousers
- Single-breasted blazer
- Pointed-toe pumps
- Structured top-handle bag
Shopping list
Buy in this order. Stop when your week feels covered.
Buy first
Gold jewellery set: small hoops, fine chain and slim rings
The Monday meeting, The sticky-weather workday, The boardroom presentation, Kurta Friday
Search for it3Camel unstructured linen-blend blazerLinen-blend suiting, Single-breasted, soft shoulder, worn openMidSearch
4Ink navy trouser suitTropical-weight wool, Blazer fitted at the waist; wide-leg trousers at the natural waist, no cuffInvestmentSearch
5Warm stone linen wide-leg trousersLinen blend, High-waisted at the natural waist, wide leg, no cuffBasicSearch
Stop buying
- Silver jewellery
- Dusty mauve, olive khaki and ash taupe pieces
- Boxy, oversized tops meant to be worn untucked