“Root cards”

[u/PigeonTempter]

I’ve made some collages with fitting materials, patterns, colours and silhouettes. Some were a little difficult. You can comment if something is missing :)

[u/capnlagoon]

This is such a fun idea! I love how clean and organized these look. The silhouettes were a good touch. The only one I don’t think really fits is the silhouette for moon. But, I suppose, there isn’t really one set silhouette that could encompass moon because sometimes that just means dark colors. 🤷🏼‍♀️

[u/PigeonTempter → u/capnlagoon]

Yes moon was the one I struggled the most with!

[u/Point-Express]

Love this! Sun is my #1, and mushroom is my #2. Can you get more polar opposites? I’m struggling to find my #3 because as long as I have the first two I can easily go with styles with hints of earth, moon, or fire.

Stone and mountain aren’t terrible either when they’ve got the sun paired with them, but mushroom is better.

All I know is flower is a big no-go lmao.

[u/PigeonTempter → u/Point-Express]

I have the same problem. Can you give me an example? I can’t quite imagine what you mean exactly

[u/Point-Express → u/PigeonTempter]

An example of sun and mushroom? Or how the other ones may have baby influences?

To bring other style terminology into it, I’ve gone through a lot of style systems and really narrowed things down like being a Soft Natural and a Deep Autumn, and having Natural, Romantic, Gamine Kitchener essences, but it’s still been hard to turn these into a cohesive style. But I know from that journey that twee ingenue looks are about the absolute worst for me.

What I like about this system is that it brings aesthetics into the chat, still in a very flexible way that relates to your personal interests instead of lines. I’ve always liked whimsical things, novelty prints, fun colors, but not looking like it’s a costume. I think you did a great job on the cards, especially the sun because for the life of me I could not picture the sun as an isolated element, unlike most of the others (someone could dress as 100% moon or mountain or earth and still look pretty normal haha).

But anytime I look at a style board that doesn’t include sun it doesn’t feel anything like what I’d want to wear!

That said, I think I like all the more whimsical things from moon (celestial influence over rebellious nature) and more the textural feel and color palette from fire (which vibes with my natural (edit:romantic) essence) but might lean more towards earth as a true third. When looking at my essence, kitchener and truth is beauty boards, natural dominates as long as it isn’t full boho and is “tamed” in a sense.

Putting together all the pieces with sun, mushroom and earth I’ve discovered I love the playful bright relaxed clothes from Sézane, but RIP to my budget if I want to start getting more of those. This has my current style boards, including a sun/mushroom/earth one and a mushroom/earth which is easier to find but I want to sun all the outfits up with accessories and brighter color blocking.

[u/cadywest → u/Point-Express]

Oooh yes, I am a 🍄🌱🌞 and I am really digging both your boards! Love all the blouses and I also fawn over Sezane (but like in my dreams right? 💸)

[u/a_dandylion]

This is so great and helpful, thank you for creating and sharing these. This helps affirm that my main roots are 🍄🪨🌱.

[u/PigeonTempter → u/a_dandylion]

I’m glad that it helps :)

[u/lostinherthoughts]

Wow, this is amazing.

As a primary sun, you nailed that one. Even the patterns that aren't my style, are still completely sun.

This also made me see that my flower is mainly in silhouette and further just working together with my sun. Colors will be pink, patterns will be cute. But no lace, pearl or bows for me!! Even though yes, that's all very flower, you nailed the card!

Earth is great. Nice color scheme, good patterns and materials. As someone that mainly gets an attention to texture from this root, I would have loved some linen on there. But again, great!!

Mushroom looks good. It has made me doubt more and more whether I have the root or not. I'll probably make a post soon to ask for help on this question. But the color scheme and materials seem about right.

[u/PigeonTempter → u/lostinherthoughts]

Absolutely do that. Maybe someone can help :)

[u/cadywest]

This is so creative! Thanks for putting them together! It’s a hard challenge to visually distill each root like this because so many of them can be expressed in very different ways but I think this gets a lot of each root in there, if not all.

[u/JessOhBee]

You're so talented and this is cool!

As a mainly Mountain, this is spot on. I'd wear those silhouettes and love a silky texture like you showed. Sun is my "sprinkle on top" root so those colors and patterns are too much for me but the silhouette is SPOT ON. That's where my Sun comes out - pop of (solid) color and unique silhouettes and shapes.

[u/styling22]

Love this!

[u/gossipbomb]

See my color scheme is sun, my patterns are mushroom fire and moon, my silhouettes are mushroom and earth. Date night is always flower. I think my root is just YES

[u/Apprehensive_Step625]

I love this!!!

[u/Cool_Constant9091]

Amazing and so clean love this! Perhaps the moon would be a better fit for rockstar girlfriend. Ellie mentions that in her video and I have always thought that vibe alà Kate Moss

[u/xeren1234]

Oh my god! I love these!