Why Women Everywhere Have Stopped Wearing Black

Dressing Your Truth
Posted by Carol Tuttle on 22, February 2012 with 7 Comments

Women everywhere have stopped wearing black. If you Dress Your Truth, you may be one of them.

But if you’ve recently heard about Dressing Your Truth, you might have felt a little shocked when you heard a friend or family member say she got rid of all her black clothes.

What? Give Up Black?

Women seem more attached to black than any other color in their wardrobe. If I told you that pink’s not your color—or yellow, or orange—you might be open to the idea. But black?

Yes. Black.

And I think that idea doesn’t freak women out because black makes them look and feel amazing. It’s because they’ve invested in it.

You’ve spent money on black (what percentage of black fills your closet? 20, 30, 60%?). And you’ve spent time wearing it—because black seems like a safe standby whenever you doubt what to wear.

What’s Wrong With Black?

On the movement scale, black is a very still, bold color.

Great news if you’re a still and bold beauty. But in my ground-breaking Beauty Profiling system, I explain that there are actually 4 different Types of beauty that women express naturally.

What happens when you put black on a woman who doesn’t express a bold, striking quality of beauty? The black stays bold, but the woman wearing it looks drab, overpowered, or harsh.

So, if you’re not a bold, striking woman, what do you do?

Perfect Color Substitutes for Black

Women freak out about ditching the black because they don’t know what to replace it with.

Get rid of all your bright yellow clothes and you might not have a big hole in your wardrobe. But black? You have to fill that hole with something.

So what colors have women everywhere used to fill it up?

It depends on her personal Beauty Profile. There are options for every woman out there. My 4 Types Beauty Panel joins me to show off substitutes for black in every Type!

Watch the video to see how each of us have replaced (or embraced!) the black in our look. And find out which one of us had a wardrobe filled with 90% black clothing, got rid of it when she started Dressing her Truth—and hasn’t looked back!

What do you think about our color substitutes? Can you imagine the women on our panel dressed all in black like Sheryl? There’s no way we’d all look as stunning as she does. Leave us a comment and tell us what you think.

So, Which Version of Black is Best For You?

I truly believe that every woman wants to look and feel naturally beautiful.

Dressing Your Truth is an empowering, supportive makeover program that helps you look better and feel more confident than ever before. When you start Dressing Your Truth, you’ll actually feel freed and relieved that so many options are available to bring out your natural beauty.

Take the first step toward looking and feeling more amazing than you ever have by discovering your Beauty Profile—for free.

And if you already know your Type of beauty, why wait any longer?…

Start Dressing Your Truth Today

Carol Tuttle
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Carol Tuttle, best-selling author of four books, created Beauty Profiling and Dressing Your Truth to fill a need for women everywhere who don't know how beautiful they are. Her revolutionary makeover program has transformed the look—and lives!—of women all over the world. She wants to help you learn the truth about your beauty so that you can live it, dress it, and love it!
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  • http://www.facebook.com/people/Janis-Carter-Smith/1663989332 Janis Carter Smith

    I did not understand why I was always drawn to black until I found Dressing Your Truth.  The day I started understanding my Type 4 nature, I went to my closet and took out everything that was brown – almost half of my wardrobe.  Whenever I was feeling blah or just wanted to recede into the background at work, I always picked out something brown – it made me think of dirt or mud or something – just plain – just wanting to fade away.  I also have reddish brown hair and thought brown would be my best color.  Now I wear black nearly every day and I feel energetic, bold and confident.  I also colored my hair a much more vibrant red and I love the way I look – no more dirt – no more brown.

  • AnnHodges

    I believe  I am a Type 4; however, I look horrible in black!  I have fair freckled skin that is more Tpe 3 than Type 4.  In the Color Me Beautiful system, i am an autumn and I am drawn to those rich colors.  But now  my hair is turning shimering white after a lifetime of brown with aurburn highlights–a Tpe 4 trait–that no longer really coordinates well with my warm skin tone.  I do wear black pants with more vibrant colored tops but the idea of wearing a black suit fills me with despair.  Maybe I haven’t completely figured out my Type yet.   I’ll keep collecting info and see where it leads me!

    Thanks for offering this program for free.  I am enjoying it immensely.

  • ju_yen_yen123

    Hi Carol,
    This Julie and I a using this column to thank you for your encouraging videos and comments in Dressing Your Truth, as I was unable to send a mail to you without your site.

    I think that I m a Type 2 and I am drawn to choose clothings that are pastel colours.  I like dark colous like navy blue and bluish puple but when I dressed myself in those colours, I really looked horrible and  drap.  I feel that it is because I am fat an to cover my fatness I tend to wear vey loose clothings.  Am I doing the wrong thing?  

  • http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100000258038007 Em Crone

    I LOVE watching you ladies!! You are all so REAL and I think we should hang out sometime. :) haha. but seriously.

     I am enjoying all the videos you send me and all the tips….I cant believe you keep sending me more and more valuable information! Thanks from a real woman to another very real and wonderful woman!

    Stay cool Carol :) xoxo    Em

  • Kitty Frank

    I gave up black in July 2010 – thanks to Carol’s videos and blog!  What a huge change for me!  I am a type 1 and I had wasted years, hours and dollars trying to look corporate-appropriate and competent by using black basics.  It just never worked – I never felt pulled together so I kept buying more.  What a depressing time.   

    I wrote on my blog http://www.flinthillskittykitty.com about the instant change that happened the day I randomly decided to “go all type one with it”.  I pulled everything black out of my closet to see what would happen.  The more I pulled, the happier I became.  It was like a weight being lifted.  Thank you, Carol!

  • liveyourtruth

    Hello Irma,

    Dressing Your Truth is different then Color Me Beautiful as it is based on a person’s natural energy and not a color system. Color is only one of the 5-elements of Carol’s Beauty Profiling system. To learn about the four Types of beauty, you can sign up for the free online Beauty Profiling course at http://www.dressingyourtruth.com/freecourse.

  • http://www.facebook.com/people/Nicky-Peet/645897634 Nicky Peet

    I so wish this was the truth in France! There is black everywhere and it’s very difficult to wean them off it!!