Mixed Reviews for 'Color Your Style' by David Zyla: Insights vs. Disappointments

This was a fresh take on your colors. Full of interesting tips. Not your usual color book. Fashion tips and others.

I found some new and interesting ideas on this book. I wish it had been a bit longer. I would have liked more information and less anecdotes. Overall, a good book.

Love this book, learning so much. Helps to streamline my wardrobe to what really works

Love the ideas in this book! Zyla is a bit repetitive but I have read it a couple of times and learned a lot about color theory and clothing. The section on how to use color to dress for different occasions was super helpful! The only thing I didn't like is that the book is the SAME as Color of Style--which is a different title. When I first saw this book I was super excited to think I was going to learn even more. Since it was too much trouble to return, I just passed it along to a friend who seemed to like it. David Zyla, don't change the title if it isn't a new book!

I love this book. It changed my entire outlook on what I wear, and what I feel best in. In the past, I've read a lot of books about personal style and color, but this one is by far the best to understand WHICH colors are best for you, and in WHAT situations. That is, the colors & styles you'll wear for a romantic night out aren't the same colors & styles you'll wear to a job interview or important meeting.

Okay, that may not sound like "new" news... but Zyla takes these concepts to a level that never crossed my mind. And using his guidelines & suggestions, I feel SO much happier and more comfortable in my clothes. (I also weeded-out about half my closet... and that was AFTER I'd already applied the Konmari decluttering rules.)

I do wish he had color swatches inside the book, or as part of the back cover. But, since he didn't, I went through magazines and cut out areas of color that seemed to match what I should be wearing. And then, I glued them to a 3x5 index card, so I can carry it in my purse when I'm shopping for clothes. Or household accessories (since the colors apply there, too).

I've been a long-time fan of David Kibbe's book, "Metamorphosis" (and wish it was back in print), but Zyla's book is just as important... and perhaps more so.

If you want to feel VASTLY better about yourself, your clothes, and the colors you surround yourself with... get this book and read it, right now.

I loved this book and got a lot out of this. One suggestion was to start a notebook or scrapbook of clothing styles to look for to keep me on track before I go shopping. I also got lots of ideas on how to better organize my closet. This was at the end of the book.
I wish that David Zyla had his own color wheels or something to sell but no, nothing so far. So when he talked about the colors, I needed to see what he was speaking about. However, I did buy one color wheel. And plan to get another one from a different company to see if there are additional colors in it.
I really do think, that to look my best, this book has helped me. I highly recommend it!

A Colorado Shopper