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House of Style

I defy every color typing system I have ever run across. Rest assured if some particular typing system doesn't work for you, I am sympathetic.
No color system works for me, but my astrological chart fits my colors. So, weirdly, I found astrology helpful for sorting out my wardrobe, of all things.
I briefly had a separate site for talking about astrology and fashion. This post is step one in the process of folding that information into this site and shutting that one down.

That site was a half baked idea for a long time and was finally being developed because I am fleshing out my ideas for a clothing line that's been a half baked idea for even longer. That sire was originally envisioned as my latest attempt to figure out how to make money via my knowledge of astrology that never turned into a viable business idea, as noted here recently.

You can use your Natal astrological chart to try to look your best by looking primarily at your Rising Sign and any factors related to it. The Rising Sign is the exact starting point for your First House, which can be thought of as your house of style.

Ideally, you need a professionally done Natal horoscope (or a strong enough personal interest that you know your chart is correct). This requires you to know your place, time and date of birth.

The Rising Sign (AKA Ascendant) changes signs every two hours. It moves FAST. 

ANY errors in your information or in the process of casting the chart will negatively impact your ability to use your chart as a means to help you with your image.

If you or the software in question fail to adjust for Daylight Savings Time, it will throw your Ascendant off by fifteen degrees. That's half a sign and can put your Ascendant in a completely different sign and is probably one of the more common issues.

If for some reason you do not have a time of birth, some professional astrologers (NOT me, no) can rectify your chart to give a best guess as to time of birth and placement of the Rising Sign by looking at significant events in your life for which you DO have those details, such as your wedding.

Technical Notes 
There are a zillion different astrological systems, from Western to Chinese to Arabic. My study of astrology was primarily Western and I used the Placidus House System which varies the size of houses as you move further from the equator, not an equal house system.

So look at your Rising Sign, any info related to it, where it's ruler is found in your chart and any planets with Exact aspects (within one degree of exact) or secondarily fairly strong aspects (within three to five degrees of exact) to your Ascendant.

If you care to do so, you can drill down endlessly, looking at the rulers of the signs each of those planets are in and etc etc. I've done stuff like that in the past.

There will be no attempt to be comprehensive. If you want more info on what colors, body parts, etc are associated with each element of the chart, go nuts and find it elsewhere. Astrology has been around a long, long time and much has been written on the topic.


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