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No matter what the catwalks produce, where can you buy YOUR colours all year round?

Kettlewell Colours Tops
Spring / Summer 2009

The colours for Spring Summer 2009 are bright and vibrant - fuchsia, Chinese blue, salmon and lime - but also look out for deeper, translucent or neutral tones too - lavender, rose pink, and slate grey.

But what happens when you look around the High Street? Do you find yourself wondering what on earth YOU can wear?

The answer
This is where Kettlewell Colours come to the rescue - as the Thunderbirds theme music booms out in the background!

Kettlewell Colours have worked closely with a number of image consultants to produce a variety of colours for each season, together with a full range of necklines and sleeve lengths to suit all the permutations of body shapes, and different fabrics to suit different style personalities and different occasions.

And they are available all year round, and all over the world too!

• Are you an image professional? Then read this.

The Kettlewell Colours range for Spring / Summer 2009

These machine-washable tops are absolutely fantastic, in sizes S to XL, in a myriad of colours, neck shapes and sleeve lengths, and with a plethora of great fabrics to choose from:

• NATURAL 100% pure combed cotton in 6 styles and 12 colours
• LIFESTYLE soft cotton stretch in 11 styles and 20 colours
• SIMPLY SMART stretch viscose in 8 styles and 16 colours
• ACTIVE sweatshirts in 100% cotton in 3 styles and 7 colours
• SOFT & LAYERED tops in 100% cotton in 4 styles and 6 colours

View the brochure for the full range

NATURAL 100% cotton tops

Made from 100% pure combed natural cotton. The tops wash beautifully keeping their shape, wash after wash.

100% natural combed cotton. Machine washable at 40 degrees. All 3 styles are available in 12 cotton colours.

1. Scoop neck cap sleeve
2. Scoop neck 3/4 sleeve
3. Boat neck half sleeve
4. Romantic V-neck long sleeve
5. Romantic V-neck half sleeve
6. Long vest

NATURAL 100% cotton COLOURS

Midnight, White, Taupe, Sienna, Geranium, Blush Pink, Iced aqua, Oatmeal, Leaf, Teal, Cornflower and Magenta (12 in total)

ACTIVE 100% sweatshirts

Sweatshirts in 100% cotton. Machine washable at 40 degrees. All 3 styles are available in 7 cotton colours.

1. Sweatshirt jacket
2. Studio sweatshirt
3. Half-zip sweatshirt

ACTIVE 100% cotton COLOURS

Kelly green, Sea green, French navy, Bright blue, Plum, Scarlet and Terracotta (7 in total)

LIFESTYLE - soft cotton stretch tops

Made from natural pure combed cotton that maintains its shape and texture for longer ... wash after wash.

95% natural combed cotton / 5% elastane. Machine washable at 40 degrees. All 11 styles are available in 20 cotton colours.

1. Cotton cardi
2. Crochet trim sleeveless vest
3. Puffed sleeve tee
4. Scoop neck 3/4 sleeve
5. Fixed wrap long sleeve
6. Polo shirt long sleeve
7. Polo shirt short sleeve
8. V-neck 3/4 sleeve
9. V-neck short sleeve
10. Boat neck 3/4 sleeve
11. Long sleeve tee

LIFESTYLE soft cotton COLOURS

Scarlet, Rose, Coral, Amber, Emerald, Apple, Lime, Moss, Cocoa, Sea green, Duck egg, Hyacinth, Breton blue, Indigo, Damson, Chestnut, Soft white, Light Peach, Pink Ice and Azure (20 in total)

SIMPLY SMART stretch viscose shaped tops

Made from karvis, the finest quality viscose, a natural compound made from cotton and wood fibres. The tops wash beautifully keeping their shape, wash after wash.

The top on the right looks great with jeans, but just imagine it dressed up with a smart jacket and skirt - ideal for work!

93% viscose / 7% elastane. Machine washable at 40 degrees. 8 styles are available in 16 viscose colours.

1. Ruched crossover 3/4 sleeve
2. Ruched crossover cap sleeve
3. Slash neck 3/4 sleeve
4. Camisole with strap adjusters
5. Sweetheart neck 3/4 sleeve
6. Sweetheart neck cap sleeve
7. Cowl neck 3/4 sleeve
8. Smocked tee

SIMPLY SMART stretch viscose COLOURS

Poppy, Raspberry, Rust, Emerald turquoise, Vanilla, Kingfisher, Aqua, Chinese blue, Ice lavender, Bright fuchsia, Pistachio, Rosewood, Aubergine, Silver grey, Purple and Forest green (16 in total)

SOFT & LAYERED tops

10% cotton single jersey. A soft and light fabric that drapes beautifully, making the tops ideal for layering with t-shirts and dresses. 4 styles are available in 6 viscose colours.

1. Bolero
2. Twist vest
3. Cami
4. Swing top

SOFT & LAYERED cotton COLOURS

French grey, Bluebell, Stone, Eau de nil, Peacock, Copper (6 in total)

SIZES

• S - size 8 - 10
• M - size 12
• L - size 14
• LL - size 16
• XL - size 18 - 20

UK sizes quoted.

For conversion charts for European sizing, click here.

My colour suggestions

My colour suggestions

Kingfisher, Sea green and Teal will suit just about everyone.

Azure and Ice lavender will look great on Summers, Springs and Winters. NB. Ice colours are NOT pastels; they are essentially white with just a hint of colour added.

Deep Winters and Deep Autumns will love Indigo, Sea green, Purple, Forest green and Aubergine.

Soft-muted Autumns will look wonderful in Pistachio, Cocoa and Rosewood - try putting two of them together too.

Summers who like the stretch viscose fabric could wear Pink ice with either Rosewood or Ice lavender for a really elegant look. If you prefer the soft cotton fabric, try mixing Pink ice and Rose together, or Duck egg with Breton blue.

Discover which tonal colours suit YOU with our free Tonal Advisor

Lightest neutrals:

• Spring: Soft white, Vanilla, Oatmeal, Stone
• Autumn: Oatmeal, Stone, Soft white, Vanilla
• Summer: Soft white, Pink ice, Silver grey
• Winter: White, Soft white, Pink ice, Silver grey

Darkest neutrals:

• Spring: Midnight, Purple
• Autumn: Taupe, Cocoa, Forest Green, Rust, Aubergine
• Summer: Indigo, Aubergine
• Winter: Aubergine, Midnight, Indigo, Forest Green

Pre-conceptions are often mis-conceptions
my own story

Just so you know - I hate cotton. I have hated cotton with a vengeance for as long as I can remember. I always avoid it when shopping because it feels cheap, hard and like cardboard against my skin. As a curvy Dramatic Winter, I love the feeling of soft, flowing, shiny fabrics so I absolutely adored the Kettlewell viscose tops from the beginning and was not too enthusiastic when they introduced a cotton range. Even though I realised that lots of my clients and consultants would love them, I told Melissa at Kettlewell that I would not even be trying the new cotton tops on.

But then, one of my Autumn consultants came to see me dressed in a Soft white cotton V-neck with 3/4 sleeves and it looked stunning. I asked where she'd bought it from and she looked at me as though I had fallen out of a tree. "It's a Kettlewell top, of course!" she told me, so I immediately went to open up one of the cotton samples that were still in a box in the office and tried it on.

Miserable sinner that I am, I now confess that the Kettlewell cotton is utterly gorgeous and feels beautiful against my skin. In fact, as I am writing this, I am wearing an adjustable cotton wrap in Sea green over a viscose camisole in Bright fuchsia. And I shall be ordering more!

Some suggestions for mixing it up

Colour is to be enjoyed, and once you know the colours that suit your skin tone, you can have lots of fun mixing and matching.

The photo on the right is great if you don't want to wear too much colour. Wearing two items together in the same colour looks so sophisticated, and Summers in particular like to look sophisticated. This wouldn't work so well for most Winters, who need the contrast that two completely different colours worn together produce - like red and white.

Try some of the suggestions below and let me know what you think! Maybe you have some suggestions of your own to add to the list? Let me know.

Discover which tonal colours suit YOU with our new Tonal Advisor

See the full Kettlewell Colours range for yourself

You have two choices:

1. View the latest online catalogue
2. Or request a printed catalogue (complete the form below)

For image professionals and other business owners
- wherever you are in the world!

Add Kettlewell Colours tops to your array of colour tools and / or product ranges, and increase your income

Why?

1. You'll be able to use these tops in your colour consultations to demonstrate the four seasons and / or the six tonal directions in full, living, breathing colour
2. You'll also be able to demonstrate how to use different necklines, sleeve lengths and fabrics in your style workshops and talks
3. At the same time, you could be supplying your clients with brilliant tops in colours and styles that they will struggle to find in the shops at any time of the year, and you'll earn good commissions too

How?

• I've written you a letter which explains everything. Download it now.

Kettlewell Colours tops are now available all over the world. Makes sense to me; what about you?

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Enjoy!

Kim Bolsover
Improvability
May 2009

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Make-up, Beauty, Hairstyle Tips & more

Skin care tips | Make-up tips | Hair tips | Lingerie tips | Health tips Learn the rules and play the game | Style tips | Size charts | Quotes Colour capers | Snippets to brighten your day | Top tips home Colourful tops - all year round

Colour Analysis Make-up Tips

Make-up and skin tone tips part one | part two | part three