LOS ANGELES − "Do you see the difference?" I'm sitting in a chair looking at myself in a mirror. Over my gray apron, Brenda Cooper − a stylist, author and professional color analyst − drapes two ...

This Saturday, I’m getting married in my backyard. I’ve spent the last few months trying to find the perfect suit. That hasn’t, as you might expect, involved consulting with a cadre of aged Italian ...

As long as people have been able to dress in color, we’ve been desperate to do it better. In the mid-19th century, advances in dyeing technology and synthetic organic chemistry allowed the textile ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." I think I know myself pretty well, but I still like confirmation. I’ve taken every personality test under ...

I think I know myself pretty well, but I still like confirmation. I’ve taken every personality test under the sun, from Myers-Briggs (I’m an ENFJ) to Enneagram (I’m a type two). I grew up in a hippie ...

Most people don’t walk around thinking, “I don’t understand my undertone.” What they feel instead is subtler and heavier. They feel that something is always slightly off. The lipstick looks perfect on ...

The questions of our age are overwhelming. Will robots replace us? Will our democracy endure? What are my best colors? The last one, at least, had a chance of being answered as I headed inside the ...