Table of properties

Greetings, friends!

While exploring the vastness of style, sooner or later every traveler comes to the conclusion that not all means of expression (color, lines, textures, proportions, etc.) are critical to their specific appearance. Each person has their own "style elixir." For a more fundamental understanding, of course, it's worth gathering as many facts as possible, but with experience, information always unravels and filters, distilling into a simple, personal formula, for example, "silhouette breakdown + colors of grandma's front garden." This function is partially fulfilled by Image Types, but they are still "types," not personal style. However, many inquisitive people who stumble upon this blog by chance are intimidated by the information published, which seems (or isn't) complex.

Today I'll share a new feature in the content of appearance analyses, which I hope will be of comfort and support to those beginning to explore personal style, until your sense of your own image becomes clear and familiar, and your understanding of deep style theory becomes natural and flexible.

This is a small table of properties inherent to each appearance:

The table is conditionally radical—it will help you avoid what's definitely not your thing (or could become yours under certain conditions, which are a creative, but not quick, process). Sticking to the middle ground is relatively safe.

It consists of basic properties that can be used to describe almost any object:

Roundness/Angles

The shape of the silhouette, the shape of the cut details, accessories, haircuts and hairstyles, the shape of the lines in makeup, as well as the properties of the preferred fabrics: "rounded" fabrics gather in streamlined folds, "angular" ones - in faceted, sharp creases.

Thinnes/Thickness

Indicates the appropriate visual weight of fabrics: whether it is light or heavy.

Detail/Monolith

The number of accents. How minimalist or, conversely, colorful the look will be. Details include not only accessories, but also statement lace, embroidery, and prints.

Structure/Amorphousness

A collected/relaxed silhouette. Amorphous pieces hug the figure, while structured pieces maintain their shape.

Texture/Smoothness

The presence or absence of heterogeneity of materials, the severity of roughness of texture.

Small/Big

"Brushstroke size." The scale of the details of an outfit: the size of accessories, the thickness of belts, straps, and other decorative elements.

Another basic tool, in addition to those mentioned above, is the vertical proportions of the figure, which, of course, also applies to the face, since the body and head are created from the same material.

The table may be updated later, but I hope it will be useful to someone in any case.

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Peace between the outer and inner to each and everyone!

Thank you for your trust, and until next time!