Bernice Kentner
Bernice Kentner in the 1960s
Bernice Kentner in the 1960s
BornWilma Bernice Tufford
May 23, 1929
Cheyenne, Wyoming
DiedJanuary 2, 2018(2018-01-02) (aged 88)
Ogden, Utah
Notable worksColor Me A Season
SpouseDean George Kentner

Bernice Kentner (1929–2018) was an American cosmetologist, color theorist, and author.[1][2][3]

Background

Bernice Kentner was born in Cheyenne, Wyoming and later moved to North Platte, Nebraska.[4] In the 1980s, Kentner relocated to Concord, California.[5]

Bernice Kentner was a leading proponent of seasonal color analysis in the 1970s and 1980s. By the 1990s, Jo Peddicord still considered Kentner's philosophy of color to be one of the most prominent color analysis systems in the United States, and Peddicord acknowledged that Kentner had an international following.[6] In 2003, The Register-Guard stated that Kentner's book Color Me a Season "helped spur the 1980s boom in color analysis."[7] In the 2010s, some authors argued that Kentner's system had become outdated, such as June McLeod, who wrote in 2016 that "today there are few people in the colour world who still follow her work by using the four season system."[8]

Seasonal color analysis

The color analysis system developed by Bernice Kentner differs from the other notable system that Carole Jackson developed in the 1973 publication Color Me Beautiful; Kentner's system focuses more specifically on skin color, while hair color is considered secondary.[9]

In the book Going Gray, Anne Kreamer dedicates an entire chapter to apparel called "It's Not The Gray, It's the Clothes."[10] Kreamer states that the seasonal metaphors of the cosmetologist Bernice Kentner's Color Me a Season system have allowed beauticians "to find the best tone and hue for clients' particular complexions and coloring and hair."[10] Kreamer also discusses her surprise when she discovered that she herself is a Summer according to Kentner's system.[10] In 2011, Jules Standish wrote that Pat Scott Vincent's color analysis system Colourflair was "based on Bernice Kentner's methods."[11]

In their article "Color Analysis in the Marketplace," Jo Ann Hilliker and Jean Rogers also wrote that Bernice Kentner's system "classifies individuals similar to the Color Me Beautiful approach, but she also recommends examining the iris of the eye to determine the right season. The Summer eye has a 'cracked glass' pattern. The Winter eye has 'spokes' from the pupil to the edge of the iris. A 'sunburst' surrounds the pupil of the Spring eye and the Autumn eye is distinguished by a ring of gold or brown around the pupil and brown flecks in the iris."[12]

Personal life

Bernice Kentner was a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.[13][14] She married Dean Kentner in the Spring of 1948.[15][16]

In popular culture

Bernice Kentner is the subject of the eponymously named song by Canadian indie rock band Baby Jey.[17][18] Mp3 blog comeherefloyd described the song as a "light ironic look at the 80s phenomenon of seasonal color analysis while at the same time taking Bernice Kentner’s ideas on fashion to another level."[17]

Works

As per OCLC WorldCat.[19]

Year Title
1978 Color Me A Season
1980 Tie Me Up with Rainbows
1980 Fashion Line and Design
1980 Understanding Yourself and Your Family Through Season Analysis
1980 Contouring the Face with Seasons' Lights and Color Glow
1980 Color: Its Effect on You and Others
1980 Your Crowning Glory
1981 A Rainbow in Your Eyes
1985 The Magnificent Eye
1988 The Fit and Fun of Fashion
1988 Yin and Yang: The Inner Story
1990 Cosmetic Makeup Artist's Manual
1990 Face Typing and Cosmetic Application
1994 My Life in Living Color
2014 The Fan & Selector Thesis

References

  1. ^ Culpepper, Mary Kay (21 August 1983). "Charting Perfect Color". The Cincinnati Enquirer. p. 129.
  2. ^ "Armocromia, l'importanza nella prima impressione". Donna Glamour (in Italian). 2019-12-02. Retrieved 2019-12-15.
  3. ^ Brakeall, Linda; Wildermuth, Anna (2001). Unlocking the Secrets of Successful Women in Business. Hawthorne Press. p. 327. ISBN 978-0971020900.
  4. ^ Shoemaker, Irene English (1990). Van Buskirk: A Legacy From New Amsterdam. Anderson, Indiana. p. 210. OCLC 886946728.((cite book)): CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  5. ^ McMillan, Penelope (16 August 1982). "A Bloom of Gold in Color Consulting". The Los Angeles Times. p. 21.
  6. ^ Peddicord, Jo (1994). "The Magic of Color". Look Like a Winner After 50: 11. ISBN 9780881000825.
  7. ^ "Lightning Doesn't Electrify Color Pros". The Register-Guard. 24 September 2003.
  8. ^ McLeod, June (2016). "A Glance at Ancient & Modern History". Colour Psychology Today. O-Books. p. 17. ISBN 978-1785353048.
  9. ^ Fox, Dox (Fall 2010). "The Second Generation of Racial Profiling". American Journal of Criminal Law. 38 (1): 75, footnote 205.
  10. ^ a b c Kreamer, Anne (2007). Going Gray: What I Learned about Beauty, Sex, Work, Motherhood, Authenticity, and Everything Else That Really Matters. Boston: Little, Brown and Company. pp. 152. ISBN 978-0316166614.
  11. ^ Standish, Jules (2011). How Not to Wear Black. Soul Rocks Books. p. 7. ISBN 978-1846945618.
  12. ^ Hilliker, Jo Ann; Rogers, Jean (Spring 1988). "Color Analysis in the Marketplace". Clothing and Textiles Research Journal. 6 (3): 27. doi:10.1177/0887302X8800600304. S2CID 110138202.
  13. ^ Sharp, Marianne C. (January 1960). "From Near and Far". The Relief Society Magazine. 47 (1): 72.
  14. ^ North Platte LDS Branch History 1966-1969.
  15. ^ Wyoming Marriage Index (Brides) - 1941-1952 - Surnames Sha to Z. Wyoming: Reclaim The Records. 1941. p. 4397.
  16. ^ Chapel, Oak Park Hills. "Obituary for Dean George Kentner". Obituary for Dean George Kentner. Retrieved 2020-02-16.
  17. ^ a b "PREMIERE // Baby Jey 'Bernice Kentner' : Song and dedication brings some new hues of smiles and sentiments to us all". comeherefloyd. 2020-05-22. Archived from the original on 2022-02-28. Retrieved 2020-05-27.
  18. ^ "Album Review: Baby Jey's "Someday Cowboy"". The Gateway. 2018-11-24. Retrieved 2020-05-27.
  19. ^ "Most widely held works by Bernice Kentner". WorldCat.

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