Color makes everything better.

Before moving to Spain, I had to shrink my closet. 

Moving from a condo with a dream closet—two separate 20 foot rows for him and her with shoe and dress racks on the oposite side and a window at the end for perfect lighting—to half the size. 

Not to mention, shipping your items to a new country is expensive. Clothes had to go. 

That’s when, like Alice, I fell down a rabbit hole. And like Alice, I found a vibrant world, but instead of a tea party with the mad hatter, I found color. More specifically, color analysis. 

All of a sudden I saw and understood why I could never get enough lipstick while wearing light colors. I knew why I seemed to get more compliments in that one green jacket I bought five years ago on a whim. And just like that, I knew which clothes to keep and which ones weren’t doing me any favors. 

I’ve always had the belief that how we dress influences how we feel about ourselves and how we show up in our lives. 

When I was a kid, I used to say, “I don’t know what I want to be when I grow up but I want to be walking in a pair of heels and carrying a portfolio.” 

I had a mental image of my presence and knew how I wanted to feel and what clothes would help me feel that way. 

On exam days in college, I would dress up, knowing that it would help me do better on the test. 

Fast forward to starting my podcast, as I was editing the graphics some days I felt like the photo I had taken matched how I felt and other days I couldn’t figure out why I felt like I looked ill even though I was showing up to the episode with so much energy. 

Now it all makes sense. 

Colors don’t look the same on everyone. 

Some work and some don’t. 

And retail brands love that we don’t know this information because we end up buying something, thinking we like it for 4 weeks (just long enough to miss the return period) and then it sits in the back while we buy something new. 

Knowing your colors changes how you experience yourself and how others experience you. 

There’s a science behind why whenever you wear that one outfit, people seem to say, “omg you’re glowing tonight!” And others leave you feeling unremarkable in a room. 

We tend to default to black and white for the “classic” looks but black and white don’t look great on everyone. Sure, you will blend in, but why not stun the crowd with your sophisticated presence and quiet confidence knowing you’re dressed in your power color.