What would you say is “you” and what would you say is “not you”?

This is all me:

• Minimalist – just a dress and a watch
• Classic lines – collared shirts, structured blazers, slim pants
• Menswear – blazer tweed collars button ups trench
• Crisp – sharp collar, sharp pleats
• Stripes – blue and white only
• Pops of colour – magenta, cobalt
• Clean – no ruffles, no hand held bags, but lace is somehow okay
• Ethnic inspirations – Bollywood for instance
• Retro inspirations – 1920s, 1940s, 1950s mostly
• Architectural pieces – with interesting folds or pleats
• Quiet luxury pieces – Like ones from The Row
• High-waisted anything
• Wrap anything – sweaters, jackets, skirts…
• Rocker – studs, leather, metal designs
• Abstract prints, florals and patterns
• Contrasts – high/low, leather/lace

So something like this checks off a lot of points above from minimalist, clean lines, to quiet luxury, crisp, retro inspiration to high-waisted anything, wrap anything to rocker contrasts.

This is NOT me:

• Girly – ruffles, lacy pleats
• Super flashy or glittery clothing – unless chosen thoughtfully
• Cheapie polyester
• Actual flower-like florals – small Liberty prints, small flowers
• Neon colours of any kind
• Pastels of any kind – only ivories & creams are OK if they count as pastels
• Bohemian / Hippie
• Short, cropped, & revealing skintight clothing
• Trendsetting items – harem pants, platform shoes
• Dowdy prairie Grandma wear – long midi skirts, lace trims, peter pan collars
• Denim if it isn’t dark rinse and in jeans – not bleached, rinsed, or a jacket
• Sporty – Athleisure is not in my vocabulary
• Yoga/sweat anything – unless I’m actually in yoga & sweating
• Extremely high heels – 3.5″ is my max; any higher & they turn into platforms which make me go ick

WHAT ABOUT YOU?

The entire series can be found here: Women in Clothes Style & Fashion Survey