Saturday, December 22, 2012

 

Having More Than One Clothing Personality


Now that you're about to unleash your true inner fashion stylist you may be wondering: "Can I have more than one fashion persona? I seem to fit in several groups". OF COURSE! Generally, we all have one primary fashion persona but we can have tendencies towards others - it could be a strong or a some-time secondary.
But even though you feel Dramatic or Romantic in any given moment, you can NOT be all personalities.

Your clothing style is NOT based on what activities you are doing.
Again, your personal style is inborn and often reflects a part of your personality and/or lifestyle which you can not repress or hide. Well, at least not for a very long time.

Body traits and personality often match


Usually your facial and body traits and personal characteristics match with your clothing style.
For example: A fair skinned African American, brunette woman with a modest personality and rounded facial and body traits would stay true to her personal style by wearing draping and ruffles that complement her body figure.
She would look silly if she attempts to wear a pants-suit with emphasized shoulders and straight lines. You'll immediately notice the clothes first and that they empower her. Unless she has a strong personality behind it all.

What Are The Different Clothing Styles?

I use 6 general clothing personalities because they cover and identify the basic needs, styles, lifestyles and personalities in fashion in our modern society. 

 

I know that 6 fashion personas seem very limited (and it is) but my goal isn't to put a label on your style - but to lead you in the direction of becoming aware of where you stand with your personal fashion & image goals. You don't have to squeeze yourself in one little box and confine to my suggestions for that specific category. That's not the point with this quiz.

Your style reveals your personality and lifestyle

A fun thing about these, is that each personality comes with a set of typical personality traits and lifestyle preferences. In general, these characteristics that make you you are being reflected in your choices of clothes.

For example, the majority of "Classic" women appear polished. While "Romantic" gals have this sweet and demure character. But this is not always the case though, because we all have complex personas. However, there's a huge chance that the person has a mix of that certain style-related character in their personal style.

The fashion style quiz focuses on your dominate clothing personality. I recently had to remove some categories and update the quiz, because the overlapping groups confused a lot of you. So I went as general in categorizing but specific in explanation on how to make use of the fashion tips for the various archetypes.

The 6 Main Style Fashion Personalities:

Classic           
Urban     
Casual
     Bohemian
Romantic
     Girly girl