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"Hi, I’m Kati. I create paintings, prints, and illustrated personal style guides that explore color, form, and the ways we see ourselves and the world.”
Illustrated Personal Style Guides
This 30 page illustrated PDF is inspired by wardrobes from the 1890s-1940s, when the average person found 10 outfits to be enough for year round wear, regardless of where they lived.
This guide explains how they did it, and how you can do it too, in whatever aesthetic you like. 10 outfits is a useful approach whether you are trying to keep to a very small wardrobe, or if you are starting from scratch and looking to build a solid foundation.
Inside you will find
A total wardrobe list for year round in four seasons
Advice on what to look for
Guidance on how to make an outfit work year round
Tips for maintenance and replacement
Suggestions for accessories
Six illustrated examples of 10 outfit wardrobes from minimalist to maximalist styles
Thoughts on expanding beyond your core of 10
Worksheet pages to help you plan your own 10 outfit core wardrobe
Budgeting for a Better Wardrobe is another guide that works well in conjunction with 10 Outfits if you need a little help with your wardrobe budget.
After purchase you will be given a link to immediately download the file. Due to the digital nature, there are no refunds available for this purchase.
This 34-page illustrated style guide explores the principles of dressing with the color red in all its many shades.
Inside, you’ll find:
Five categories of red shades and the psychology related to them
9 easy ways to dip your toes into wearing red, and 1 challenge for going big
The effect of different textures on wearing red and how to thoughtfully layer textures
6 different color approaches to pairing red with other colors for the result you’re after
Tips for wearing red in different seasons, all year round
Notes on all 54 subtypes and how they wear red
3 subtype outfit illustrations that highlight the styling of a red top
Worksheets that help you with your own experience of styling red, and to audit and inventory the red in your wardrobe
Inspiring quotes about the color red
3 red related wardrobe exercises or challenges
Each Studies issue is a complete work which blends analysis, inspiration, and practical guidance. Studies offers both general style insight and system-specific direction, making it valuable for anyone interested in cultivating personal style.
Vampires don't grow older, just more elegant.
You might try this guide if the following appeal to you:
elegance, mystery, and reference to other time periods
a muted color scheme
a thoughtful and controlled persona
associations of: classy, velvet, collector, more covering lines of clothing, timeless.
Inside this 10 page PDF you will find: origin and meaning, keywords, translation into clothing, notes on color, a page of sample palettes for each of the four main coloring seasons, a page of sample color combinations for clothing, and 3 fashion illustration in color- one outfit each of: pants, a skirt, and a dress.
After purchase you will be given a link to immediately download the file. Due to the digital nature, there are no refunds available for this purchase.