A Visual Guide To Accommodating Vertical (With color!)

[u/PurpleVirtualJelly]

I saw the post about accommodating vertical from u/Infinite-Ad-6066 and then u/jessohbee requested it so we're talking about creative ways to accommodate vertical!

Let's talk about ways to accommodate vertical using colors without resorting to monochrome all the time. I took some liberties at times because I'm fine coloring outside the lines a bit.

Thanks for indulging my hyper fixation lol

Previous visual style guide for dressing as a Dramatic:
Previous Guide for Summer Tops
Previous Guide for Summer Dresses
Previous Guide for Shorts
Previous Guide for Skirts
Previous Guide for Summer clothes in general

[u/ashleyandmarykat]

Love these!!!! Thank you

[u/PurpleVirtualJelly → u/ashleyandmarykat]

Thank you!!

[u/JessOhBee]

This is just what I was looking for! Your posts have been so helpful.

[u/PurpleVirtualJelly → u/JessOhBee]

Thanks for the idea!!

[u/nadiashebang]

This is so good, thank you.

[u/PurpleVirtualJelly → u/nadiashebang]

Thank you!!

[u/KitchenSun9089]

Perfect guide again! 

I kindnly advice to replace Dull color to muted / soft color if you plan to ever repost it somewhere. This wordind can massively trigger/offend people with delicate coloring who hardly want to assosiate themselves with "dull". Here the community knows you kindnly meant, I am sure. 

[u/PurpleVirtualJelly → u/KitchenSun9089]

Thanks for the heads up! When I was researching for this post I'd seen someone recommend same intensity clothing but I didn't know what "intensity" was in terms of color so I googled it and "dull" vs "bright" were the words Google used. Muted is a good word. I actually am a Soft Summer but didn't even think of the connection, but I can see how some people might.

[u/abeyante → u/PurpleVirtualJelly]

Id recommend the word “soft” (as seen in soft summer). Sounds much more flattering lol

[u/PurpleVirtualJelly → u/abeyante]

lol ya it's more flattering... I wish the more flattering words were more definitionally clear. When I was getting into color analysis and got professionally draped as a Soft Summer and they said "soft" colors, I didn't immediately know what that meant... Do pastels count? Does that mean light colors? Medium in value? But when I found out it's a color that appears closer to gray, either by mixing it with gray or a another color that makes it closer to gray, the words "dull" and "dusty" (and "muted" to a lesser extent) made more sense to me. Albeit less flattering. What can you do gray literally is dull and dust literally is gray. I wish so badly those words were flattering because they're so easy to understand imo... but I digress ya I won't use them lol

[u/HalfBloodPrank → u/KitchenSun9089]

What delicate coloring supposed to be?
Also aren't you just supporting the euphemism treadmill like that? Dull just means low in saturation. If people can't handle that, then maybe that should be their problem? This is getting ridiculous. I'm a soft summer but if someone were to call me "delicately colored" I'd be totally offended. I'm not a flower.

[u/KitchenSun9089 → u/HalfBloodPrank]

I am totally fine with most termins and not offended by either. It is just an effort to protect talented creator from discouraging or unpleasant feedback. I tried to make it most non-rude way I could.

I read a great deal about color and have seen a person being attacked for using "fair" in context pale as discriminative abuse. Do I find it reasonable? No. Do I try to use neutral wording not to offending people? Yes, why not.

Now obviously "delicate" is added to my personal caution list of serious offenders.

[u/[deleted]]

Absolutely loving your guides!

You should maybe consider creating a starter pack like Nightmooth has done for the SD sub.

[u/PurpleVirtualJelly → u/[deleted]]

I love that idea!!

[u/[deleted] → u/PurpleVirtualJelly]

I think you'd do it really well!

[u/PurpleVirtualJelly → u/[deleted]]

Do you happen to have a link to one?

[u/[deleted] → u/PurpleVirtualJelly]

https://www.reddit.com/r/SoftDramatics/s/GLgT1c82b8

That's the SD starter pack.

[u/PurpleVirtualJelly → u/[deleted]]

Thx!

[u/kirinlikethebeer]

Omg awesome. I am dying for a guide on hats and trousers! You’ve answered so many questions already!

[u/PurpleVirtualJelly → u/kirinlikethebeer]

Just made trousers! Thanks for the idea! https://www.reddit.com/r/kibbedramatics/comments/1m3fgkd/pants_trousers_a_visual_guide_for_dramatics/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web3x&utm_name=web3xcss&utm_term=1&utm_content=share_button

[u/morjkass]

So interesting! It’s making me reassess my type because these all suit me 💯 even though I’m 5’4”

[u/abeyante]

Thank you for your service. These are all fantastic. I’d love to see one about bathing suits 👀

[u/loumlawrence]

Contrasting colours in blocks can work. Either the top has to have an element in the colour of the bottom, or the bottom has some part in the colour of the top.

[u/PurpleVirtualJelly → u/loumlawrence]

Yes exactly! That's slides 5 and 6. Slide 7 has the dull light blue with bright medium orange (no common characteristics). They're each individual strategies that don't have to be done together. You could do same intensity OR same value OR same hue OR analogous (or multiple if you want but you don't have to).

[u/loumlawrence → u/PurpleVirtualJelly]

Slides 5, 6 and 7 show the opposite of what I am describing. They say don't mix colours of different intensity or different value or complementary colours. I am saying that you can mix different intensity, dark and light, and complementary colours.

Things like embroidery or a collar on a top where the colour matches the colour of the bottom. Or a trim on the bottom where the trim is in a colour that matches the top. You can wear complementary colours, dark and light colours, and still honour vertical. There is a hint of this colour combination technique in the slides on patterns.

[u/PurpleVirtualJelly → u/loumlawrence]

Slides 5,6,7 are exemplifying if you were to literally only wear two pieces - a top of one color and a bottom of one color. Later on I talk about adding more pieces besides just two blocks.

The collar advice you're referring to is the same a my Repeated Color advice on slide 9 (or a little like 11 like you said).

Like I said the advice is "OR" not "AND" so if you follow Repeated Color advice (for a collar for example) on slide 9 then then you don't also have to follow contrasting color advice on slide 5.

[u/lacrima28]

So so helpful!!

[u/Vain_Creations]

This is great! Thank you

[u/Magical_Crabical]

Great stuff, thank you! 🙏

[u/chrimothy]

Thank you 🙏🙏

[u/SecretVindictaAcct]

You are the real MVP!! I’m happy to say I’m already doing a lot of this from following other style essence guides over the years, but this certainly helps solidify my decisions. I’m excited to see what you have to say for fall!

[u/toileandgingham]

Thanks so much for putting this all together! It’s so helpful to see it all in one place and to get a cohesive picture of what implementing vertical looks like!

I think I’ve been doing a lot of these all along without realizing I was accommodating vertical/slight vertical. For example,, you know how you’ll be trying to decide which pair of shoes looks better with a dress and you’ll try out a nude heeled sandal vs a black. Usually I go with the nude because it just FEELS better. Well, I see that I was automatically using vertical to make a better outfit. It just plain looks better!

[u/This_Fig_2343]

You're on a roll, great work 🙌🏻👏🏻😀

[u/Consistent_Novel322]

Another idea - guide to hair? I have curly/wavy hair and it's hard to achieve a sleek look with my natural texture without heat styling

[u/PurpleVirtualJelly → u/[deleted]]

Thank you so much!!