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What's your style signature?

Roxanna

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In recent months I have been really mulling over my style. I *think* I want to have a more minimal, high quality/luxe wardrobe, but to offset the simplicity of that, I want to create a signature with my look. I'm thinking either cool coloured hair, funky specs, a scarf every day, distinctive shoes, or something like that that can be my own. Do you have a style signature? What is it and how did you come to it?

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Anonymous

I try to wear distinctive jewelry, and that's what mostly gets noticed about my outfits. Nothing OTT. Just not typical jewelry store stuff.

Helena

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Roxanna, I don't, but I love the idea!

Anonymous

My friends would say that my style signature is scarves, all sizes and shapes. They are beginning to notice my booties, which have had a workout this winter. I have gotten braver about wearing them with skirts as well as pants and jeans.

AM

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Speaking my language: minimal, high quality/luxe wardrobe, with signature. look.

Still a work in process but I think this is where I've landed. (I'm tired of making mistakes and wanted to have more fun)
Signature look: Black frame eyewear, bolder jewelry, distinctive shoes and bags, mix of classic and contemporary.
Uniform: Black, gray, white, ink, navy often with black t-shirt under chambray shirt.

Suz

(website)

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This is something I want to refine in the next year.

For most of my life, my main "signature" has been my short hair. I wear it in different styles, but almost always a variation of the pixie.

I used to wear distinctive specs some of the time, but I won't be wearing those as often.

My favourite uniform is a blazer, jeans, great footwear, and a turtleneck or simple top (either a high -necked tee or a button down). But that uniform isn't always practical in my climate.

Jaime

(website)

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Hmm, not sure. I guess my hair and hats are a signature. My shoes are often distinctive, or at least are noticed.

AM

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Oh, my -- I forgot to include my long toppers! I love my long toppers.

trekkiegirl

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The play on words of "style signature" vs "signature style" is fun. Mine would definitely be the high pony tail with a punk/rockabilly swoopy thing I do in the front and winged eyeliner, usually with a bright colored lip. It happened almost on accident one day, I was trying to copy a Gwen Stefani hairdo and ran out of time so I simplified it and ended up with that. I love it because it goes with anything and really embodies "me"

rachylou

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For a moment there I was thinking crazy thoughts - that I didn't have a signature. Hello! Puffer! All year long.

Carla

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Hair! Even though I've changed up my style, and gone from mid length and red-with extra help, to short and red-with white and grey, it is the wild curliness the gets commented on.

I'm also known for a certain biz-casual look, wearing skirts and dresses when most of my co-workers wear trousers. Pencil skirt, knit top, and boxy jacket (channel, jean, or motto) is my uniform.

Windchime

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Based on feedback I've received here on YLF, maybe it's becoming my silvery salt and pepper hair. Other than that, probably my wearing scarves all winter and earrings almost every day.

Firecracker (Sharan)

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I was thinking I didn't have one, but Suz's comment, followed by others here, makes me think it might be my hair.

Marley

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I'm kinda sorta confused. What is the difference between a style signature and a signature style?

Firecracker (Sharan)

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Marley, when I think of style signature, Iris Apfel's round black glasses come to mind.

Zibbets

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Buttondown shirts, tall boots and silver earrings. In summer, it's probably sunglasses as a headband and silver earrings.

Gigi

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In winter, I often wear a bright red beret, and that gets commented on a lot by people. So hats would be another option for a style signature.

Style Fan

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I am not sure that I understand all of the terminology. I think my style signature is minimal high end clothing (things like Sarah Pacini, Burberry) that last for decades, premium denim, jewellery from artisans (I wear a silver cuff and a pair of earrings mostly) and my hair. I have always had my hair at least to my shoulders (okay one bad experience with a chin length bob that I grew out and am trying to forget).

gryffin

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I do have signature elements. I call them the 5 B's: Blazers, Bob, Belts, Black, Boots/Booties. I also just found new glasses for that "geek chic" look and that does really compliment the whole look.

Anonymous

Pearls and bright, clean colors. Nothing muddy ever.

AM

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gryffin: I need new "geek chic" glasses, ugh!

Thistle

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I think it is becoming cashmere v-neck sweaters . . . I just looked at my clothes tracking last night, and it is amazing how often I wear these and how many colors I have them in.

texstyle

(website)

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My hair would be the first thing most people notice. Long, wavy and blonde with silver highlights slowly taking over. I think next it would be "natural" or maybe "organic" (but not "hippie") - people who don't even know me seem to know that I am into all things natural and organic - from jewelry shapes and materials to the dyes used on my jeans, I prefer natural/organic as much as possible.

lyn67

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Thistle, wanna know? It's a great pant and edgy oxfords, which came to my mind fo you:-). Mine is frumpy hair, LOL:-)). Otherwise blacks for winter. Whites for summer. Blazer of a kind(icluding moto, or denim jackets) and debombshelled skirts or daydresses in geometric monochromatic patterns and prints. Generaly structured and tonal. And some leg showing(from knee down:-)). A rigid silver chocker, big white watch, studs, and a leather wristband. Oh, some blond hair and later dark framed specs.

Sara L.

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I think mine is jewelry/scarves and shoes. My style is fairly classic but those give it that little bit of extra that makes an outfit feel "me".

Lisa

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Boots and jeans are staples for me and I sport them as often as I can, in two variations most often. Bootcuts with short boots underneath or skinnies with tall boots. More recently I've added sporting mid calf boots with skinnies tucked in, but the core boots and jeans is always there. Even for non casual wear, I'll search for boots and trousers for business before I'll look at skirt, dresses and pumps. It's a preference I always go back to, anytime I have tried other styles.

milehighstyle (Linda)

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Bold jewelry and interesting shoes for me. I do like hats, but can't wear them in the office, so that's more of a weekend thing.

old chic

Asymmetric, dark hair
Quirky, dramatic shoes
Black and white
Pearls every day, when I was younger. Now they look dowdy, so I don't wear them much. But I still love the pearls themselves ;).

Staysfit

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I would have to say my style signature is my short hair. I've had it since High School. It started because we had swim team practice twice a day, before and after school. My long thick wavy hair wouldn't dry, ever. I hated it, and in the winter I was freezing. So, I cut it all off! It was the best thing I ever did and I have loved it ever since. I have had various short styles, but it has never been long again. Oh, and it worked. My hair definitely was dry again between practices.

My other signatures might be jeans, and glasses. I cannot wear contact lenses because of a problem with my eyes. I went for a few years with rimless glasses frames, but in general I have had funky frames in interesting colors. I don't know what to say about the jeans. I have always loved them, and wear them almost every day. When I interview for jobs I usually tell people that I will be wearing jeans to work even if there is a dress code (in other words, I don't follow the dress code).

AnnieMouse

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I'm approaching this as "style signature" being a particular item or combo of items with which one is associated, and "signature style" being the descriptors one would use to describe their over-arching "look" or "vibe."

For the last two years, my primary style signature has been my purple pixie. But since I've recently done away with the purple (lack of time) and am currently growing it out (lack of interest), I think I'm leaning towards

punchy specs
my "default" jewelry: I have 2 piercings in my ears, two nose piercingsand always wear the same watch/ cuff/ rings combo.

Those seem to be the visual "tags" people have for me.

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