LOS ANGELES − "Do you see the difference?" I'm sitting in a chair looking at myself in a mirror. Over my gray apron, Brenda Cooper − a stylist, author and professional color analyst − drapes two ...

Have you ever tried on an item of clothing and immediately put it in the "no" pile, but couldn't quite figure out why. Well, its color might be to blame. Color and style consultant Julia Dobkine, aka ...