Recently I have been thinking more about my style adjectives and style statement. They have served me well for a long time, yet still I have felt there is something missing. When I edited my wardrobe recently, I noticed a few things: 1. The color palette was lighter. 2. The items that I retained had an ethereal quality that is not reflected in my style adjectives and I want to capture more of this in my everyday style moving forward. 3. I have purchased a lot of stiff and structured clothing which mostly goes unworn for reasons I have had a hard time identifying. It doesn't look bad on me, but somehow to my eye looks harsh or causes me to look more intimidating than I might otherwise appear.

I still favor long lines, and architectural and sleek shapes. I also like to have some sort of movement in my clothes, which I have described as the "superhero cape effect" mostly because I work with children, however, my intention is really for more subtlety. Some of you may recall that 5-6 years ago, I had a style analysis with a woman who created her own system called Align. She classified me as "Mysterious Type" which might be like a Kibbe Dramatic type of some sort, however, Kibbe never made sense to me, probably because I have more ethereal qualities than dramatic qualities. I have been learning more about essences, and can see how ethereal essence which the Align style analyst called Mysterious, suits me well. Perhaps I am a mix of dramatic and ethereal if there is such a thing, and I have mostly veered towards dramatic and struggled because I do not have dramatic coloring and some of the style lines suggested for dramatic types do not work well for me. Add Angelic or Ethereal essence and it seems to work.

My style adjectives have been: Fresh, Classic, Sleek, Practical, Light and my two word Style Statement: Genuine Composed

The adjustments I propose are as follows:
I am thinking to change my style statement to Ethereal Composed. "Ethereal" honors my style lines which should include flowing, refined and moody shapes, it introduces softness and intrigue instead of drama or starkness and it gently hints at mystery, calm and lightness, subtle complexity and quiet power. (I took these qualities from various style blogs about ethereal essence.)
"Composed" keeps things grounded, reflects my desire for structure, polish, order and coherence. It reflects intentionality, clarity and thoughtfulness. It communicates that my style is edited, considered and expressive of an inner sense of control, hopefully without being cold or distant. (From the original Style Statement book)

I am thinking of using the following style adjectives:

Ethereal, Architectural, Poetic, Luminous, Sleek

I believe many of these adjectives have been suggested to me in the past. Especially architectural and luminous. I am embracing them now as they seem to make perfect sense as a way to evolve my style in a way that feel even more in line with my personality and probably with my features.

What do you think? Do you think these are a good fit? I am hoping to test them out with my outfit selection to see how they work. In the past, some of my adjectives were not helpful with shopping or outfit selection, so I know from experience that they need some testing before formal adoption.