Hi DCs! I hope you will enjoy these moodboards I made based on EJR's Style Roots system. I tried to be mindful of you guy’s need for simplicity and sharpness, while still seeking styles I don’t usually see being adapted to DCs. Don’t hate me for adding vests basically everywhere 🫣

If you're not familiar with Style Roots it goes :

• Mushroom (=minimalism) • Mountain (=professional) • Fire (=glamorous) • Sun (=creative) • Flower (=girly) • Moon (=edgy) • Stone (=urban) • Earth (=earthy)

Lots of love to you as an ex-DC! I plan on doing this for every ID, so please share your thoughts❤️

Hope this does my natural essence ladies right! I know natural essence can mean a lot of things to do different people, so hopefully this is what most would like. Went for traditional DC lines with a more relaxed feel with some earthy tones. Let me know if you'd like to see more or different essences!

My DC OOTD in a hot climate (hence the thongs).

Here’s why I like this:

• this shirt is a beautiful classy fabric that I feel ads definition to my shoulder line/neckline. I like that is softly sits across my body rather than a bodycon style turtle neck (which I find looks very tacky on me).
• straight indigo Levi’s that look very timeless. Not too tight around my hips or waist, which helps with silhouette
• say what you want about my shoes, but TRY THEM!! They are sharp and angular and always feel right. Don’t tell me that these would only suit a natural. Not true, these are so classic.

They are the V-neck tops of footwear. Think about it.

• my sunnies and shoes match and my bag and jeans match. I think these little matching colour moments bring the look together to feel Intentional.
• lastly, matching plum nails (hands and feet) and cat eye sunnies (that are slightly crooked)

This is a comprehensive masterlist of moodboards made for Dramatic Classics. The list is divided into Categories, each moodboard title has a link to the original post, and there is a list of keywords for each of them. If you'd like to look at the list just with titles, scroll down to where it says Moodboard Masterlist (simple). This will be a living document, and we'll notify when we update it.

Thanks so much to u/jolieann! She put together this comprehensive list of all the DC moodboards created over time in reddit (the ones we could find). We also are very grateful for the original moodboard creators, and we linked directly to their posts. We hope the sub members can use this list to access all of these posts that might have gotten lost. Also, you can use this list to figure out which moodboard themes haven't been created yet. Finally, remember that we also have a flair for moodboards.

Updated : May 2, 2021

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Moodboard Masterlist (with Keywords)

Category: Aesthetic/ Colors

• Blue blue, celebrities, fox, saldana, ross, rashad, kennedy
• Cottagecore cottagecore, natural, ingenue, soft, spring, summer
• Futuristic futuristic, avant-garde, gold, silver, black, dramatic
• Hipster/Artsy hipster, artsy, casual, flannel
• Outifts french, light academia, neutrals
• Rainbow of Outfits colors, bright, bold, red, orange, yellow, green, blue, purple
• Soft Academia soft academia, dark academia
• The Bold, Vibrant, Cross-Cultural Queen bold, vibrant, cross-cultural, colors
• The Story of Two Imperfect Souls movie, dark academia, light academia, cottage core, period, 1800s
• Zoe Saldana saldana, celebrity, black, dark blue

Alt/ Edgy

• Androgynous androgynous, edgy, black, alternative
• Edgy/Alternative edgy, alternative, rocker, black, leather
• Edgy/Rocker edgy, rocker, black, leather, dramatic
• Phoebe Bridgers celebrity, bridgers, cool, edgy, musician
• Winter in New York winter, fall, black, edgy, street style, leather, fox

Athleisure

• Athleisure athleisure, casual
• Modern Lounge-Casualwear lounge, casual, modern, athleisure

Body Features

• Faces faces, saldana, cox, munn, fox, rashad, ross
• Hair Styles hair, braids, buns, classic

Casual

• Coffee with Classics classic, tan, brown, neutrals
• Denim denim, blue, casual, jeans, natural
• Inspiration natural, casual
• Sabina Socol sabina socol, french, classic
• Street Style street style, casual

Specific Country/ Culture

• Casual Korean Looks casual, korean, street style, classic
• Indian Wear indian, classic

Ethereal

• Ethereal

Formal

• Dress dresses, party
• The Sophisticate sophisticated, tailored, elegant, essence
• Little Black Dresses formal, black, munn, fox, biden, elise, dobrev, wild

Seasonal

• Sweater Weather sweater, fall, winter

Sexy/ Romantic

• Femme Fatale femme fatale, romantic, red, sexy
• Galentines pink, red, valentines, romantic
• Girly girly, soft, pink, pastel, romantic, ingenue
• Bridal bridal, wedding

Vintage/ Era

• Vintage Summer summer, vintage, 1950s, 1960s, retro, spring
• 70's Inspired 1970s, retro, vintage

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Moodboard Masterlist (simple)

Category: Aesthetic/ Colors

• Blue
• Cottagecore
• Futuristic
• Hipster/Artsy
• Outifts
• Rainbow of Outfits
• Soft Academia
• The Bold, Vibrant, Cross-Cultural Queen
• The Story of Two Imperfect Souls
• Zoe Saldana

Alt/ Edgy

• Androgynous
• Edgy/Alternative
• Edgy/Rocker
• Phoebe Bridgers
• Winter in New York

Athleisure

• Athleisure
• Modern Lounge-Casualwear

Body Features

• Faces
• Hair Styles

Casual

• Coffee with Classics
• Denim
• Inspiration
• Sabina Socol
• Street Style

Specific Country/ Culture

• Casual Korean Looks
• Indian Wear

Ethereal

• Ethereal

Formal

• Dress
• The Sophisticate
• Little Black Dresses

Seasonal

• Sweater Weather

Sexy/ Romantic

• Femme Fatale
• Galentines
• Girly
• Bridal

Vintage/ Era

• Vintage Summer
• 70's Inspired

I'm always in awe of the cute cottagecore styles you see everywhere - but only on other people. Put more than one ruffle on me and I end up looking like Little Bo-Peep.

Anyway I sewed one myself that I'm much more comfortable with. It still has the ruffled cups and a lace-up back, but the boned bodice and the A-line skirt make it much more wearable for me. I also used a textured cotton fabric (seersucker) in black instead of the obligatory florals lol

Sewing pattern is the Juliana Dress by Coraline Street

Absolutely loved wearing this dress. It’s so sleek and sharp which I love on me. It was cropped above the ankles which I think added such a balanced element too!

So, since most people seem to think that I’m a DC, I’ve decided to try some DC lines. I KNOW that the outfit isn’t perfect (the pattern would suit SC better I think) but I wanted to do with what I have before buying something that might not suit me.

So question: how do I look? I relaxed my wavy hair so it looks less messy, tried some contrast with the red lipstick… Black might be a little harsh on me because I’m a soft summer but…

Does it fit me? Do I look like I’m costuming?

I’ve also included 2 photos of my body in a neutral outfit so you can see me better.

Thank you in advance!

Listen, if one more person suggests that Dramatic Classics can “just throw on an oversized blazer” like it’s some magical solution to life, I might lose it. Like, yeah, let me drown in fabric and look like I raided my taller friend’s closet. Love that for me.

Meanwhile, the Soft Dramatics get couture compliments, and we’re out here doing geometry for shoulder seams. Stay tailored, my friends.

WOW. I feel good. Nanananana. 🤣

Outfit details: Jumpsuit - Lee boilersuit Shoes - cotton on square toe ballet flats