Draping
The traditional in-studio technique of holding fabric drapes under a person's chin to see how each colour affects their face.
What it means
Draping is how trained color analysts narrow down a season in person. The analyst works in neutral light, holds drape after drape under the chin, and watches what happens to the face: does the skin clear or muddy? Do the eyes brighten? Do shadows under the eyes deepen or soften? It's a deliberately observational, slow process — and it's the gold standard a digital tool is trying to approximate.
How it shows up in your Better in Style analysis
We can't drape you in person, but the underlying logic is the same: sample colours against your face and watch the effect. The portrait analysis uses your photo as the 'face', then runs comparisons that mimic the choices a draping session would make.