Thanks, Maneera!

Gigi - Restrained/freed, I like it!

Adelfa - Funny you should say that... I mentioned "artsy intellectual" a few comments above. I struggle with the connotations of academic/intellectual, because I'm not a part of that world (although I live directly between two college towns and love it). I thought boho might work better than artsy for me because it seems to capture a more natural, outdoorsy feel. I didn't grow up in the western US, but it's definitely where my soul is and I feel that open, casual, nature-embracing style. Based on your profile, I'm guessing you get that, too.

Prairie Librarian? Oh wait, you're in the mountains aren't you. Frontier Librarian?
What you have works fine. I just find a style moniker with nouns more useful than adjectives, personally.

I like your moniker but had trouble understanding it at first, hence my (inadvertently redundant) attempt to translate it Of course all that matters is that *you* understand it! I think you're right that we are alike in trying to marry the classic with the offbeat!

L'Abeille - I live in a liminal place--prairie for miles if I look east, mountains dominating the west. The nouns vs. adjectives thing is intriguing, although I think boho/bohemian can really be either?

Adelfa - "Boho" does carry a lot of connotations, especially in the current retail environment. I guess that's true of almost any descriptor, though.

I keep thinking about this, Jenn. I see your style as having a Refinery29 aura. Hipster New Drab Boho of the more glamorous kind yet still with rustic qualities, if you will - modern rustic. A magazine right now is featuring the most dressy farm business women I've ever seen (with some excellent skincare). Not spit polished, more spit and polish... However, I don't know that's the prettiest of terms...

Btw, your towering wall of books is awesome!

Does anyone use the term "granola" where you live? I've been called it by a few people, but I have friends who definitely fit the definition much more than I do. Outdoorsy, nature-loving, Keen or Teva wearing, probably hiking on the weekend followed by some craft beer! We also have degrees of granola. If you pretty much only wear gear you are a "crunchy" granola! I would be more the "chewy" type. Love my gear, but I also love to change into something pretty!

I like "Bookish Boho" for you (definitely better than "granola!"), but I have a feeling I'll be pondering this for awhile. Thanks for the interesting discussion. It's very helpful to my own style journey!

rachylou - Believe it or not, I think I know exactly what you're talking about, that "folk" look, handmade and rustic, not quite farm, but not quite urban, either. My husband tells me I have "hipsterish tendencies" even though I'm pretty solidly GenX and not a millennial. I'm not gonna lie. I do like me some Refinery29.

kerlyn - I remember the term "granola" being used quite a lot when I lived in the Midwest. Less so here in Colorado, I think, maybe because everyone's sort of that way? There's a craft brewery within walking distance of my house, and probably 25 more within 15 miles or so. I'd never heard "crunchy" vs "chewy" before, though. Who knew?!

OK, back sooner than I thought! I was just thinking that maybe the English language is limiting the possibilities for your moniker. How about La Boheme de La Terre? Boheme would perhaps fit your idea of the artsy, intellectual, cafe culture a bit more precisely than "boho". And La Terre, the earth, having solid roots in nature. Just a thought!

Interesting discussion. I have to laugh at the description of the classics professor. My sister is a classics professor. She does not have a traditional style. More artistic boho euro. Not the crunchy type. I do like kerlyn's suggestion. La Boheme de La Terre.

La Boheme de la Terre so, roughly, "earthy Bohemian"? I do like "La Boheme," of course, because Puccini. On the other hand, given my rusty French, the whole phrase reminds me somewhat of potatoes.

I think I might change my "boho" to "bohemian" to further crystalize the associations, but I was thinking this evening that that both bookish and boho do have some things in common - both rely mostly on natural fibers, both lean towards more natural hair and makeup styles, both are fairly low-maintence and RATE, and both seem to feature more muted, low-contrast color schemes. So not all that different after all.

Oh, but I think that same can be true for bohemian, don't you think? Also laughing that the Professor/Librarian thing was mentioned again... In my own discussions librarian was suggested more than once. Which is rather funny because the other librarians I've come in contact with either have a rather arty eclectic style, are dressed in very unimaginative casual but modern clothes or they are just looking like they couldn't care less about the way they dress.

I love your new descriptor, Jenn! I think the power of the descriptor is that is is evocative, more than definitive. It guides outfit formation and purchases so that your wardrobe has more cohesion, but shouldn't be overly restrictive. I think it reflects your style direction beautifully -- now you get to have fun with it, and, if you feel like tweaking or overhauling it completely later, that's great, too!

Astrid - Yup, they have those things in common. I agree with you on the librarian/professor thing. I understand they're useful archetypes that everyone seems to grok, but it also feels a tiny bit like appropriation, in the sense that lots of real individuals with their own unique styles are doing those jobs. My BFF is a librarian, and she dresses a lot like WordLily, in relaxed jeans, t-shirts, and hand-knits.

BethAnn - Thanks, I'm already finding it easier to look at Pinterest images and pick out things that might work for me.