Sun | the creative, playful style root: GUIDE
The Sun Style Root is the experimental, eclectic source of inspiration in your style. The sun is bright, cheerful and brings colour to the world. This is my guide for if you might be a sun and how to dress for your new style root
Personality
Although style roots are primarily aesthetic, and it is okay to simply be drawn visually to one of the style roots, usually the style roots will correspond with personality. The Sun is likely to have some of the following characteristics:
daring
creative
experimental
explorative
curious
inquisitive
unconventional
eccentric
fun
silly
comical
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Lifestyle
What you like in clothing will often correlate with what you like in other spheres of life, whether it be interior design or simply the activities you do.
Those with the Sun style root might enjoy the following activities:
painting
listening to music
dancing at a festival
baking with a friend
watching stand up
being in a play
going travelling
going to a busy market
gardening
How to Style
The sun style root can be described as…
bold
eclectic
daring
avant garde
playful
artistic
eccentric
futuristic
vibrant
You don’t have to include ALL of the following elements in an outfit to create the Sun effect, but one to three details will help to create this impression. There are also lots of other elements I could include, but I think this is a good starting point!
Bright colours
Bright colours create a child-like, youthful feel which are fun and exciting. However, you can adjust the brightness of the colour for your own season! Shades of tomato red, sunshine yellow, apple green, for example, all have a sun feel
Bold patterns
Statement patterns feel loud and experimental - for bonus points you can mix and match your patterns. The more random they feel, the better
Literal details
Instead of abstract shapes, pieces which depict literal things such as fruit, love hearts, everyday objects, stars or other weather items, animals are all good examples of literal things which you could add to your outfits
Graphic prints
Adding text or images into your look through a print is a great way to add a fun, creative element to your outfit. They feel loud and like you have something you want to say
Unusual textures
Textures which aren’t your classic cotton, linen, wool and so on add an avant-garde feel to an outfit. Think about futuristic or otherworldly fabrics
The sun style root adds vibrant, distinctive feel to any outfit. Do you think you are Sun? Leave me a comment below!
Across the Seasons
It is quite easy to picture what stone might look like in spring and summer, but what about in the other months? Your style root should stay with you across all four seasons, but it can be tempting to lean on a different root when you can’t visualise how your REAL style root might look.
Spring
Summer
Autumn
Winter
Sun in Men’s Fashion
Celebrities and Characters with the Sun Style Root
Jess Day | New Girl
Emily | Emily in Paris
Willow Rosenberg | Buffy the Vampire Slayer
Villanelle | Killing Eve
Elle Woods | Legally Blonde
Carrie Bradshaw | Sex and the City
Lorelai Gilmore | Gilmore Girls
Anna Delvey | Inventing Anna
Camille Charriere
Aidy Bryant
Style with Maddi
Camilla Mendez
Folake Kuye Huntoon
Rachel Ziegler
Lily Rose Depp
Trinny Woodall
Sun Pinterest Board
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Everything ‘style’ roots in one place. Learn about each of the 8 style roots, how to style them and how to find YOURS
The Sun Style Root is the experimental, eclectic source of inspiration in your style. The sun is bright, cheerful and brings colour to the world. This is my guide for if you might be a sun and how to dress for your new style root