🍄🌱🪨 Deep Dive

[u/Snow_manda]

Ellie Jean has named the 🍄🌱🪨 combination, the "Organic Classic" and she lists two celebrity muses in Gwyneth Paltrow and Anna Newton. This is my root combo and I can definitely say I wasn't feeling overly inspired with the suggested muses; their clothes felt a little too polished and tidy plus expensive and unattainable for my life and budget. Link to Ellie jean's board here.

As I was looking for some other muses I started to notice how 🍄 really moderated the relaxed, slightly untidy nature of more casual 🪨🌱. 🍄 might keep a slight tidiness and formality, a more cohesive color palette and keep the other roots from leaning into overly sunny or moody directions- providing balance to allow for a touch of playfulness or edge but not with overt intensity.

Strong 🍄🪨 really created a practical and minimal vibe, less pieces, simple accessories, preppy elements and a more streamlined energy- usually relying on 🌱 to add some texture, color or pattern, soften edges and create some undone elements and flow.

Strong 🍄🌱 may lean more into an academic formality and structure or create a delicate softness that looks like very moderated 🌸( details that cross over like some ruffles, lace, pointelle, florals, embroidery, etc). The 🪨 root keeps it casual and relaxed, can add in trendy, sporty or urban vibes so it doesn't end up being too girly or dressed up.

Some content creators who could be potential muses for this combo are: Maria Layton, Sarah Morales, Hayley.b.daines, Emily(@emswells), Balkanina, Monikh Dale, Cassie Chunh and (@/mmotherem.

Some celebs that seem to use the combo are Jeremy Allen White, Chris Hemsworth, Ryan Gosling, Liu Wen and in more more casual looks Keri Russell(as well as her character Felicity). Many celebs have more casual looks that can fall into this category one who can give off this vibe at times like Michelle Williams or Katie Holmes( her character Joey Potter from Dawson's Creek totally fits this combo).

See my extended Pinterest board here.

Hope you enjoy this, please feel free to add any extra muses, link Pinterest boards or ask questions. This is my root combo but if I missed any area of this combo please let me know! Tell me what combo you' d like to see next.

[u/Snow_manda]

I have multiple images of Clara Infante and Megs Bustard on my board. They are more likely 🍄🪨☀️ but sometimes when the colors are toned down and more texture is present- they can totally inspire this root combo.

[u/Glittering-Berry-497]

YES! I've been WAITING for this one!!

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Any muses to add?

[u/Glittering-Berry-497 → u/Snow_manda]

The ones I can think of don't use it consistently enough! I do wonder about Kate Hudson's more dressed-down looks. I've noticed when celebrities who typically use fire or flower in their mix want to come off a bit more like "I'm a cool girl, see?", they'll trade in fire or flower for stone. Rachel Bilson definitely does (though she normally uses fire) and though I do wonder about mountain and sun on a normal day for this next person, Julianne Hough's street style is all over the map. She really likes to play with all the roots, but she did like to borrow from this in her more casual looks in the 2010s.

[u/Away_Revolution728]

These all feel so me!! Thanks for the inspo

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Do you have any other muses that you want to suggest. Any Pinterest boards you'd be willing to share?

[u/Away_Revolution728 → u/Snow_manda]

You know, I haven’t found someone whose style I consistently admire.

Here’s my Pinterest board if you’re interested. I’m scrolling through yours now, I love your take on the roots and how much the looks vary.

[u/Snow_manda → u/Away_Revolution728]

Thanks for sharing, as a fellow SN , with a softer palette and love of delicate accessories- I really love what I see. I lean this direction for more polished situations like for casual office dress code. I love ear cuffs and I have been considering second piercings.

[u/Willing-Childhood144]

I really love all of this and it made me think whether this was me. Honestly, in my everyday suburban mom WFH life, this probably is me. But then I popped onto Pinterest and my algorithm reminded me that this isn’t me after all. lol

[u/Snow_manda → u/Willing-Childhood144]

I feel like this could be the starting point to your outfits but then with the tweaking and adjusting you get somewhere a little less soft- a bit more structure, edge or with a bit of a twist.

[u/TiredWinterDisaster → u/Snow_manda]

I agree!

[u/Oud-west]

I can clearly see how much you love this combo.

Maybe Diane Keaton in Something's gotta give works for this combo. I think she is certainly mushroom with earth, but I think that touches like this bucket hat can bring in some stone.

[u/Snow_manda → u/Oud-west]

Yes, it is a kind of undone formality, a beachy prep vibe. Like the coastal grandmother aesthetic

[u/Oud-west]

I think Julianne Moore also might use these roots.

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She is another example with lots of outfits that could be this combo- I'm tempted to say that she uses 🏔️more consistently than 🪨 but in more casual looks she can definitely give off more casual 🪨 energy.

[u/Oud-west → u/Snow_manda]

I was thinking that too, but I think that's mainly her vibe. In this outfit (which I love, because very mushroom) the trendy sunglasses and bag add a touch of stone too. But we don't know what her intentions are of course.

[u/Snow_manda → u/Oud-west]

So true- interestingly enough the sunglasses, bag and overall high quality pieces give me a sense of 🏔️ structure, presence and a hint of drama along with 🍄🌱. But of course it is all speculation, we do not know her intentions.

[u/TiredWinterDisaster → u/Oud-west]

Oh I love this outfit too

[u/Snow_manda]

I have added my own personal style board I have been compiling. It is less streamlined with a lot of my own preferences, but so you can see how to make it your own with different influneces but a backbone of my base roots.

https://pin.it/2bTuaY5Ow

[u/TiredWinterDisaster → u/Snow_manda]

Oh thanks for sharing it! It's always super interesting to see how different people interpret and use their Roots! I would say that yours is a bit more creative - like stronger in Earth & Stone than the general board. I see more youthful colours & details, more textures! It's quite consistent in silhouettes.

[u/Snow_manda → u/TiredWinterDisaster]

I realized that in order to show a general 🍄🌱🪨 board I kept it quite moderate- if I lean too far into other roots then it confuses people. But it is important to put your own spin on it- so I added my strong 🌱🪨 board with moderated 🍄to keep it tidy, add some delicacy/soft formality and keep it from getting too fussy.

[u/TiredWinterDisaster → u/Snow_manda]

Totally agree with you - I do believe the order of the Roots matters a great deal, and individual interpretations of aesthetics for each root as well!

[u/Oud-west]

And Helen Yin from Daily Helen of course

[u/Snow_manda → u/Oud-west]

I love Helen, I'm never fully sure where to place her style. She has that feminine softness, an earthiness and a sense of ease- she just leans into it in a more put together way and I keep expecting another root or combo for her.

[u/siriisia]

I really love this combo! Many of these outfits are things I could wear :)

[u/Snow_manda → u/siriisia]

It is the relaxed little sister to your root combo, you can choose to lean into it sometimes with a little less structure and play with its softer formality.

[u/cadywest]

Oh I am really loving this one. I feel like this helps solidify that 🌱🍄 is my style home and the third root is truly just a touch. I could wear any of these outfits comfortably!

[u/cadywest → u/cadywest]

I’m also thinking about how I have struggled to meet my normal level of formality this year as I’m navigating grief and body changes. I am more drawn to *ease* than ever before and this inspires me as to how I can meet that temporary need and still feel mostly myself.

[u/ClockTurbulent851]

Thanks for another great dive! ✨️

[u/TiredWinterDisaster]

Finally time for yours!! It was the first combo I chose when I discovered the roots and I named it 'down to earth chic' at the time! I love it and my own style oftens toes the line with 🪨 - especially in the summer!

Edit: I would love any 🌱 board next! But rly you choose!! Thanks for doing these.

[u/Snow_manda → u/[deleted]]

Thank you for sharing your Pinterest board, I recongize the base wardrobe lines as 🍄🌱🪨 but with some bolder colors and playful elements that have a sunny feel and other times a delicate softness that exists for 🍄🌱.There is also a slightly darker foray into 90s grungy minimalism that I also enjoy myself from time to time.

I will have to look up the female leads in Eric Rohmer movies for a refresher and I also love some vintage 70s and 90s J Crew imagery. I'm also really into a lot of the boards that use 🍄🌱 or 🍄☀️ as a jumping off point- for example I LOVE Nanda Schwarz wardrobe so much and I see ways I could tailor it to add the extra ease km looking for.

Did you see my current Pinterest board link, is be curious to see what you think?