Personal Colour Guide by Bernat Klein

Description

Black plastic folder contained within transparent plastic folder (K.2010.94.138.7.1.3), front cover printed with white inscription 'Personal Colour Guide by Bernat Klein' with colour strip in shades of green below titled 'THE KEY: THE COLOUR OF YOUR EYES', contains small transparent plastic sections with coloured strips of felted wool and a colour diagram of an iris: British, Galashiels, by Bernat Klein, c. 1965 - 1980

Museum reference

K.2010.94.138.7.1.1

Collection

Fashion and Textiles

Object name

Folder, Booklet, Colour guide

Production information

Klein, Bernat, 1922 - 2014, Designer
Galashiels, Selkirkshire, Scotland, Northern Europe

Date

1965 - 1980

Materials

Plastic, Wool

Physical description

Black plastic folder contained within transparent plastic folder (K.2010.94.138.7.1.3). Front cover printed with white inscription 'Personal Colour Guide by Bernat Klein' with colour strip in shades of green below titled 'THE KEY: THE COLOUR OF YOUR EYES.' Inscription printed in brown on left 'No. 6'. Back cover printed in white with instructions for use and copyright information. Inside has small transparent plastic sections containing coloured strips of felted wool and a colour diagram of an iris. Colour strips annotated with inscriptions printed in white indicating their relevance to dressing, divided into groups; 'Basic Colours', 'harmonising colours', 'Contrasting colours' and 'Neutral colours'. Colours in shades of orange, brown, green, pink, purple, blue, yellow and grey. Shelley Klein in coversation with Fiona Anderson in 2010 suggested the colours of the Personal Colour Guides had changed from the original. Designed by Bernat Klein. British, c. 1965 - 1980.

Associations

Klein, Bernat, 1922 - 2014

Exhibitions

• Fashion and Style (08 Jul 2016)
  National Museum of Scotland

On display

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