Oh my goodness! You all have been very busy!! Honestly, that 'exercise' was something i just thought of on the spur of the moment, Shannon - i have searched teh archives here a bit so i knew that the 'team' posts would be easy to find, and other forum members have said that they've learned a lot just by doing the team quizzes. So it seemed a logical next step!
And a worthwhile one, too! ha, i'd like to do this myself! First, i think Claire and Natalie both came up with great thoughts/words. It's really helpful to have a touchstone or two - a catchphrase, a favorite outfits, a style icon - to refer to when shopping or faced with a new situation to dress for.
But with your 'Teams' you get a lot of detailed info pretty quickly! Looking at your choices i notice you seem very particular and detail oriented - this combined with your love of paying less & thrifting means you will need to be patient in developing your style and acquiring your clothing.
I agree with Suz about the importance of jackets for you. Spending some time trying on different styles and paying attention to fit, details, collars, fabrications will serve you well. A love of jackets does tend to point to a love of structure. In warmer months you may want to look for lightweight jackets (linen, cotton), tunics or blouses with more structure (button downs or just ones with more interfacing in the well-defined collars and cuffs), or even shirt dresses.
re: accessories. putting this together with minimal, edit, clean, etc. i am thinking you will want to put some extra effort in to find truly unique pieces. Depending on how 'into' it you want to get, you might want to educate yourself about some vintage pieces. i know we always think of funky over the top gewgaws when it comes to vintage jewelry, but there are some really gorgeous modern-style pieces from the 1930'-60's out there which are knockouts. and, because they are 'used', they don't generally cost more than new of the same or less quality. There is a shop in Berkeley, Annie Ayers jewelry, that carries just this kind of thing. no website, but nice description here:
http://www.yelp.com/biz/anni-a.....y-berkeley
i need to go there, i'll ask her for names, online resources if you're interested. Anyways, the point of that is that it seems a lot of your style will be riding on accessories, so it's worth it to really dig and find pieces that blow your socks off!
I hope that helps...i felt a bit like an astrologer casting a horoscope i need to do the teams myself!!! Thank you for thinking of me Shannon, and have a great day! steph