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With Valentine's Day just around
the corner, now is the time to evaluate
your wardrobe to make sure that your
clothes are supporting your
romantic intentions. Fashion
Feng Shui™ is an innovative dressing technique based on Feng
Shui, the
ancient Chinese Art of Placement that links empowerment with
environment.
It sees your clothing as your body's most intimate
environment and therefore
as influential as Feng Shui is on your external environment. It also teaches you
how to choose garments that energetically align with your desires in order to
attract them into your life. In
Fashion Feng Shui every color, pattern, texture, fabric and
silhouette is
viewed as a manifestation of Ch'i, or divine energy, and
is classified according
to nature's five elements: water, wood, fire,
earth and metal. Each element
represents a distinct color, shape,
substance and energetic quality which
Fashion Feng Shui interprets
according to Five Elemental Archetypes: The Philosopher,
The Pioneer,
The Pleasure Seeker, The Peacemaker and The Perfectionist. These
archetypes serve as vibrational benchmarks against which to assess
physical
appearance, personality, lifestyle, goals and clothing design. *
The Philosopher is the personification of water energy and has very
deep coloring
and a teardrop shaped body. Contemplative and imaginative,
he or she prefers
black and dark tones, creative styling and flowing
clothing. Philosophers
support you in academic, intellectual and
spiritual endeavors. These are the
artists, healers and gurus of the
world. Water energy attracts depth. *
The Pioneer is the personification wood energy and has cool,
blue and green
based coloring and a columnar shaped body. Competitive
and energetic, he or
she prefers blues and greens, sporty styling and
natural-fiber clothing. Pioneers
support you in new, health and growth
oriented endeavors. These are the innovators,
motivators and Energizer
Bunnies™ of the world. Wood energy attracts
growth. * The Pleasure
Seeker is the personification fire energy and has
warm, red-based coloring
and an inverted triangle-shaped body.
Charismatic and fun, he or she prefers
reds and purples, dramatic
styling and body-conscious clothing. Pleasure Seekers
support you in
social, intimate and communication oriented endeavors. These
are the
social butterflies, celebrities and PR agents of the world. Fire energy
attracts excitement. *
The Peacemaker is the personification earth energy and has
neutral, yellow
and brown based coloring and a square shaped body.
Committed and nurturing,
he or she is drawn to earth tones, traditional
styling and comfortable clothing.
Peacemakers support you in family,
community and relationship oriented endeavors.
These are the
care-givers, mediators and Earth mothers of the world. Earth
energy
attracts stability.
* The Perfectionist is the personification
metal energy and has
pale coloring and an hourglass shaped body. Cultivated
and meticulous,
he or she is drawn to white, pastels and metallics, elegant
styling and
high quality clothing. Perfectionists support you in cultural,
system,
and aesthetic oriented endeavors. These are the aristocrats, nit-pickers
and connoisseurs of the world. Metal energy attracts refinement. By
wearing colors, patterns, textures, fabrics and silhouettes that
mirror the
energy of your intention for romance, you can play Cupid with
your clothes.
* To deepen your relationship
or attract a sensual
partner, wear the dark colors, fluid fabrics and flowing
silhouettes of
The Philosopher.
* To inspire growth or change in your
relationship or
to attract a dynamic partner, wear the blues and greens, striped,
floral
and plant-fiber fabrics and action-oriented styles of The Pioneer.
* To put fun or passion back into your relationship or
attract an exciting
partner, wear the red and "hot" colors, feathers and
fur and body-conscious
silhouettes of The Pleasure Seeker.
* To stabilize your relationship or attract
a nurturing
partner, wear the earthy colors, checked, plaid and textured fabrics
and traditional styling of The Peacemaker.
* To reorganize your relationship
or attract a refined
partner, wear the pale or metallic colors, luxurious
fabrics and
curvy silhouettes of The Perfectionist. In
ancient times, clothing was worn to identify one's role in the
community and
to convey his or her intentions to the Gods. Today,
Fashion Feng Shui helps
restore sacredness to dressing by elevating
what was once a mundane routine
to a mindful ritual. You get dressed
everyday, why not make it fun and empowering?
Evana Maggiore, president
of Fashion Feng Shui™ International, is an
internationally recognized
feng shui practitioner and professional image
consultant. A teacher, speaker
and author, her newest book Fashion Feng
Shui™: The Power of Dressing
with Intention: Dress to attract the life
of your dreams, will be available
Spring 2007. Please www.fashionfengshui.com for more information.
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