Bl4—Lancaster Fanning, Saturday, March 10,1984
BY KIMBERLY HERR
LANCASTER She wears a
lavender suit, with a plum tur
tleneck. Her shoes are a soft, soft
lavender. The chain around her
neck features lavender beads and
pearls.
Her outfit is well put together
and the color flatters her natural
skin tone.
Her name is Barbara Emery.
She is the wife of C. Donald Emery
amt the mother of four children.
She is a former public school
teacher, who retired to care for her
husband and four young children.
And then her youngest child “got
off her lap,” as she explained, and
she went seeking a new interest.
So, at the age of 40, she went to
modeling school.
“I don’t mind saying I was the
oldest, shortest and heaviest one in
my class,” Barbara laughed.
But, she did well. She was invited
to come back to take the advanced
class at John Robert Powers
Modeling School in Philadelphia.
She graduated and was awarded
the “Miss Congeniality” title.
At the modeling school, Barbara
Barbara Emery, of Lancaster County, is the instructor for
her "Looking Terrific at Every Age” classes. Barbara advises
coordinating your wardrobe in colors that look best on you.
Here, she shows how accessories in the same color scheme
can be combined to mix and match different outfits.
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Barbara's carefully planned wardrobe began with this plum colored jacKei.
added to it a variety of clothing and accessory items that can be mixed and matched to
form numerous outfits. This, according to Barbara, is a practical way to shop, as you
save money when you do not purchase items that you have absolutely nothing to wear
with and consequently, need to buy another item that goes with the first one purchased.
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learned this phrase: “There is no
such thing as an unattractive
woman . . . only the woman who
does not know how to make the
most of herself.”
And you might say that Barbara
has taken that phrase and turned it
into the theme for the programs
and classes she offers on color
analysis, fashion and design, skin
care, natural-looking make up,
visual poise and wardrobe coor
dination.
Barbara’s interest in color began
when she worked with an interior
designer who soon began a career
in fashion design. Barbara ap
prenticed with her for almost four
years.
“I am very much into color and
understanding it,” Barbara ex
plained.
“I guess it is the teacher in me,”
Barbara chuckled, “but I want to
teach people about color. I want to
make people aware that they have
already been influenced by color.”
This influence can be seen in
many areas. For example, ac
cording to Barbara, low-calorie
sweeteners are in a pink pack to
make them seem even sweeter,
fabric softeners are pastel to make
them even softer, bottle bleaches
for even whiter whites are packed
in pure white plastic.
“We learn to expect that an
aerosol can in a green can will
freshen the air better then one in a
black can. And did you know that
you are less apt to buy furniture
polish in a purple can than in a
brown one that suggests the
richness of wood?” Barbara ad
ded.
Another expample is the Estee
Lauder line of perfume and
cosmetics.
According to Barbara, studies
have proven that blue is the
favorite color of many women over
the age of 40, and Estee Lauder
products, as many know, come
packaged in blue.
“It (knowledge of color) is
practical,” Barbara said. “It is not
vanity.”
The subconscious messages
women receive from the colors on
packages can also be received
from colors they and others wear.
Barbara gave this example. If
you are feeling good on a certain
day, you slept well, the weather is
nice and you are looking forward to
the day’s activities, you are likely
to wear something in a color that
you especially like, a color that
flatters you.
If, on the other hand, you do not
feel well, it is raining or you are
dreading the activities you have
planned for the day, you may
reach for an outfit that you do not
especially like, one that does not
really flatter you.
“Most people gravitate toward
their best color,” Barbara ex
plained.
And there are colors that flatter
certain skin tones better than
others, according to Barabara.
She explained that there are two
skin types, one calls for cool colors
and one that warrants warm tones.
The cool skin tones are broken
down into winter and summer
groups, while the warm tones are
made up of autumn and spring
divisions.
“We have adopted the names
winter, summer, spring and
autumn because colors naturally
fall into these groupings,” Barbara
said. “Your season is determined
by your skin, your eyes and your
hair.
“All skin has a blue undertone
with a purple base, or it has a
yellow undertone with a green
base. What we are trying to create
with the proper use of the color
palette is a harmony between skin,
eyes, hair and clothing.”
People with skin that calls for
Barbara Emery explains to Pat Herr what colors of lipstick
she should wear. Barbara did a color analysis on Pat to
determine what colors she looks best in.
Barbara tries different colors on Pat Herr to see whether
she belongs in the summer, winter, fall or spring color
category. Pat's skin tone, combined with her black hair and
dark eyes, made her look her best in colors from the winter
group.
cool colors look good in colors with
a blue, grey or rose undertone.
Those with warm skin tones look
good in colors with a yellow,
orange or gold base.
Pat Herr, the model used during
Barbara’s explanation of her color
analysis, was a winter person. Her
skin tone, combined with black
hair and dark eyes, caused her to
look her best in vibrant colors,
such as red, hot pink or true blues.
She also looked good in icy tones,
such as whites or greys.
Colors such as gold, rust, yellow
beige, yellow green or brown gave
Pat a more washed out look.
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Barbara explained that the
winter colors often denote the
“Christmas colors.” People who
fall under the summer category,
like Barbara, look most attractive
in soft blues, navy, lavender, rose
brown, taupes, rose pinks or winter
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white. These colors, according to
Barbara, denote the haziness of
summer.
Those people who fall under the
autumn group look best in dark
brown, camel, beige, orange, teal
blues, moss greens or tomato red.
These colors illustrate the colors of
harvest season.
The spring people look their best
in camel, golden brown, peach
pink, corals, soft blues, golden
yellows or light, clear navy. And,
of course, these colors correspond
with those seen in the spring.
Before judging to what group a
person belongs, Barbara stressed
that it is important to see them
wearing the drapes of material
that she has in a wide variety of
colors. According to Barbara, a
person in any one of the four
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