https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/a-note-on-style-descriptorsmonikers Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Fri, 08 May 2026 21:05:49 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/search.php https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/a-note-on-style-descriptorsmonikers#post-927102 Tue, 07 May 2013 22:32:29 +0000 Kristin L 927102@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ That makes sense. Sometimes I use mine as a guide of sorts&nbsp;when I'm not sure what to wear or if something feels "off".&nbsp; https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/a-note-on-style-descriptorsmonikers#post-926945 Tue, 07 May 2013 18:50:11 +0000 amiable 926945@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ I don't have a Style Moniker yet (someday, when I have a better sense of who I am, style-wise, I hope to). I see it as a filter for purchases mostly, but really like the idea of knowing what adjectives I'm going for in my outfits too. &nbsp;So far, I'm just floundering and learning. &nbsp;And that's fun too. https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/a-note-on-style-descriptorsmonikers#post-926832 Tue, 07 May 2013 15:29:50 +0000 Vicki 926832@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ Oh, Angie, this post almost made me feel so good, like a warm hug, because I've been struggling mightily along these lines and then I wanted to&nbsp;laugh and dance&nbsp;with happiness, after reading your response to rachylou and then rachylou's first thread, because of the lightheartedness of it all, which I somehow forgot in recent days.<br /><br />Your explanation is brilliant and one I'm keeping on my desktop!<br /><br />Here are a few of mine:<br /><br />Playful<br />Modern<br />Comfort-driven<br />Tomboy<br />Elegant<br /><br />Thank you BOTH, Angie and and rachylou, for discussing this topic when I most needed it. &nbsp;I'm all smiles now! &nbsp;:) https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/a-note-on-style-descriptorsmonikers#post-926816 Tue, 07 May 2013 14:42:18 +0000 Marlene 926816@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ I find that when I look in the mirror, I NEED to ask myself "Is this Minimalist Magpie?" &nbsp;If not, then I need to follow up with "Is that OK for today?" &nbsp;Sometimes its OK to explore outside of the moniker as part of the process. &nbsp;I bet that Angie figured out by wearing a top outside of her three standard styles that new top styles just are not her thing. &nbsp; https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/a-note-on-style-descriptorsmonikers#post-926809 Tue, 07 May 2013 14:26:29 +0000 Carole 926809@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>This is a topic I need to explore more as I haven't actually nailed down my style descriptors or monikers. Is it enough to just be a "Casual Classic"? </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/a-note-on-style-descriptorsmonikers#post-926802 Tue, 07 May 2013 14:14:45 +0000 Elizabeth P 926802@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ All this talk makes me really wish I had a monkier, or a rubric, or a clue!<br /><br />I think I'm still too much of a work in progress at the moment.&nbsp; But I'm getting to the point that it could help that progress...<br /> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/a-note-on-style-descriptorsmonikers#post-926779 Tue, 07 May 2013 13:32:26 +0000 Sara L. 926779@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ Interesting post.&nbsp; My problem with the style moniker is it doesn't describe all aspects of my life.&nbsp; I mostly post WIW to work because that's the majority of what I wear, but my weekend and date night outfits aren't Modern Classic.&nbsp; Weekends are more California Casual and date nights more...something, not sure what exactly, that's one capsule I'm still working on.&nbsp; I'm ok with having different styles for different aspects of my life and I'm learning to build capsules to keep those aspects in check without getting bored&nbsp;(for example, I don't need more than 3 or 4 pairs of shorts). https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/a-note-on-style-descriptorsmonikers#post-926775 Tue, 07 May 2013 13:02:26 +0000 Anonymous 926775@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Thank you, Angie. I find the moniker idea fun but also useful when shopping, especially when a shopping buddy or SA is pressuring you to buy something that may look good but doesn't feel right. Saying something like, "Nice but it's not Urban Prince enough for me" will render them speechless. Fun! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/a-note-on-style-descriptorsmonikers#post-926242 Mon, 06 May 2013 19:14:55 +0000 Ingunn 926242@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ Thank you, Angie, thsi is so helpful.&nbsp;I think I'm finally getting this. This has been&nbsp;an eye-opener to me. I mean, the concept has been quite easy to understand, but the hard part was to find style descriptors that resonates with or&nbsp;feels like <i>me</i>. You named me Queen playful Classic Modern once, and I love that. Finally I'm starting to translate this moniker into more accurate terms that I can use for consolidating my outfits and style. https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/a-note-on-style-descriptorsmonikers#post-926238 Mon, 06 May 2013 19:09:21 +0000 rachylou 926238@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ Angie, I really loved your reply here. The style moniker is a lot of fun for me. Thinking about it excessively is fun for me all by itself, lol. Like what I do and don't do with it, and where else it might lead to.<br /><br />But the reason why I loved your reply was for its "peek behind the scenes." You don't necessarily ask "Is this Urban Prince?" and, pow!, it either is or isn't. There's criteria that goes into the making of Urban Prince. That illustrates a lot for me about how the process and product connect. And hey! I may not be as totally random and disconnected as I think I am; there could be hope that things don't have to happen by accident... Lol :D<br /> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/a-note-on-style-descriptorsmonikers#post-925274 Sun, 05 May 2013 02:02:01 +0000 Mo 925274@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ I like the rubric more than the descriptor when it comes to assembling an outfit. &nbsp;I can just think "shrift" and I usually hit on most points. &nbsp;<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;<br />Streamlined<br />Hardware<br />Repetition<br />Individual&nbsp;<br />Fitted<br />Texture https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/a-note-on-style-descriptorsmonikers#post-925264 Sun, 05 May 2013 01:54:43 +0000 bj1111 925264@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>The reptilian hunter gatherer in my brain must have a good sense of my style more that i do articulating it with a rubrik or moniker because. It keeps directing me to buy the SAME thing...black jackets, jeans, impractical heels, asymmetric anything. I may be in a rut. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/a-note-on-style-descriptorsmonikers#post-925261 Sun, 05 May 2013 01:53:01 +0000 Suz 925261@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ Yes, Shevia -- I have found the "urban prince" descriptor to be magic for me when I am shopping, but really just because for me it is a sort of shorthand for my rubric, as Shannon calls it, or the adjectives that define my developing style. Those include sleek, angular, modern, crisp, asymmetrical, elegant, minimal, no-nonsense.&nbsp; https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/a-note-on-style-descriptorsmonikers#post-925258 Sun, 05 May 2013 01:49:49 +0000 Jaime 925258@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ Very helpful explanation as usual! I do find "elegant tomboy" a great tool&nbsp;when I try to imagine if a new find would work for me, but do not think about it when getting dressed - then I just go with whether I like it or not. I think I am an intuitive dresser who loves to analyze retrospectively but would be paralyzed if I analyzed before I got dressed! https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/a-note-on-style-descriptorsmonikers#post-925121 Sat, 04 May 2013 22:29:20 +0000 Lyn D. 925121@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ Shannon, I think I need to go back and study what you mean by 'rubric' too. https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/a-note-on-style-descriptorsmonikers#post-925118 Sat, 04 May 2013 22:27:40 +0000 Lyn D. 925118@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ I have deliberately tried to avoid naming my style, for fear that it would be limiting rather than freeing.<br />&nbsp;After reading some of Rachy's feedback and your thoughts Angie, I might need to review my thoughts- so long as I don't take it too seriously of course! (It could curtail my spending on closet orphan&nbsp;dresses and necklaces and the like.)&nbsp; https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/a-note-on-style-descriptorsmonikers#post-925117 Sat, 04 May 2013 22:26:28 +0000 Transcona Shannon 925117@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ Brilliant explanation Angie!<br /><br />I find I think more of my rubric than my moniker when I'm putting together an outfit. https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/a-note-on-style-descriptorsmonikers#post-925105 Sat, 04 May 2013 21:54:24 +0000 Isabel 925105@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ I love the explanation. Moniker's regarding style confuse me because I feel like mine is always a run on and on and on. &nbsp;LOL.&nbsp;<br /><br />But the truth is that we are a little of everything that adds up to "us" in the end.&nbsp; https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/a-note-on-style-descriptorsmonikers#post-925024 Sat, 04 May 2013 19:46:36 +0000 Angie 925024@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ That's a good summation, Diane :)<br /><br />Thanks, Tracey! <br /><br />I forgot to mention that <i>of course</i>, the adjectives are all about YOU. I used ones that I strive to create for my own style, but yours will be whatever you want your style to be. <br /> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/a-note-on-style-descriptorsmonikers#post-924923 Sat, 04 May 2013 16:14:19 +0000 TraceyLiz65 924923@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ Great explanation, Angie!!!! https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/a-note-on-style-descriptorsmonikers#post-924887 Sat, 04 May 2013 15:26:15 +0000 Anonymous 924887@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ Thank you Angie. In other words, have fun and don't get too hung up on putting labels on everything. &nbsp;Posting your reply to rachylous thread here is&nbsp;very helpul. Being happy is so important eh? https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/a-note-on-style-descriptorsmonikers#post-924884 Sat, 04 May 2013 15:16:47 +0000 Angie 924884@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <i></i>Rachy posted a great question on style monikers:<br /><br /><a href="http://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/so-you-have-a-style-moniker" rel="nofollow">http://youlookfab.com/welookfa.....le-moniker</a><br /><br />To which I replied: <br /><br /><i>Rachy, a style moniker has a huge sense of humour to it. Not to be taken all that seriously. It's just for fun, although there is also an element of truth in it of course. You are very quirky! And UWP's take their look pretty seriously!! Afterall, they are warriors :).&nbsp; But really, it's just a guideline as Suz put it, that keeps it all lighthearted. </i><br /><br /><i>Back to your question. I don't look in the mirror and think - is this an Urban Princely look? Rather, I think of the adjectives that I want to convey with my outfit - much like how Anna described her outfit creation evaluation process. I ask myself is this outfit: </i><br /><br /><i>- modern</i><br /><i>- urban</i><br /><i>- minimal (strong and simple and no-nonsense)</i><br /><i>- crisp</i><br /><i>- clean cut</i><br /><i>- elegant</i><br /><i>- equal parts Ladylike and Androgynous</i><br /><i>- modest</i> <i>and comfortable </i><br /><i>- on trend</i><br /><i>- where are my classic pieces? </i><br /><i>- what is my happiness factor? </i><br /><br /><i>In some cases, like in my last outfit post, I have to amp up the "somewhat conservative-professional" part of my look because the setting calls for it. But I do not need to dress like that daily. </i><br /><br /><i>I don't have to tick off each box for every outfit, but I strive to tick off 90% for sure. Sometimes I am not dressed Tomboy at all. Sometimes I am a little too Tomboy. As long as my happiness factor is on the high side - it's all good.</i><br /><br />I thought this might be helpful, so I reposted it as a thread. <br /><br />