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Your Jewelry Style Archetype Can Make Getting Dressed Easy

Your Jewelry Style Archetype Can Make Getting Dressed Easy

Ever wondered how you can take the guesswork out of everyday dress up? Your style archetype has the answers you’ve been looking for.

Spending time building a look that sums up the way you want to show up in the world can make you feel overwhelmed. But did you know that your jewelry style archetype has the power to unlock your wardrobe’s full potential?

Let’s dive in.

What Makes Dressing Easy For Some and Hard For Others?

Getting dressed in a beautifully styled outfit is a skill that few people can brag about. Brazilian midriff-lover Camila Coelho, Mexico’s own Michelle Salas, and famed Nuyorican Alani Figueroa all make the list.

If you struggle with putting together outfits that feel authentically you, let us tell you you’re not alone. According to psychologists, there’s a scientific explanation why choosing the right outfit every morning drives you absolutely insane. This phenomenon is better known as decision fatigue.

What Is Decision Fatigue?

Decision fatigue is the lack of focus or concentration we experience after a long period of decision making.

Simply put, every decision you make uses up your mental energy. Deciding whether you should wear your favorite diamond tennis necklace or a gold necklace stack with your new silk shirt will reduce your brainpower.

In other words, the more time you take in what you choose to wear, the higher the chance of picking something that doesn't suit your style.

Choosing the right outfit may seem trivial, however decision fatigue explains why many successful people like Barack Obama, Steve Jobs, and Mark Zuckerberg wear the same thing every day.

How To Beat Decision Fatigue

We get it. Decision fatigue can be frustrating especially if you love clothes, jewelry, and accessories, and own a lot of them. So, how can you combat the effects of decision fatigue without wearing the same tired outfit everyday?

At Koru Jewelers, we believe that expressing your unique personality through fashion and personal style should be fun. After all, fashion is a powerful form of self-expression that turns dressing up into a daily art form.

We’ve long been fans of dressing by your own personal style archetype.

Getting to know ourselves can help us make better style decisions, from shopping trips to everyday dress up. Knowing your style archetype can also help you identify the type of pieces that make you feel comfortable and the ones you don't.

What Are Style Archetypes?

Everyone has a personal style, whether they’ve found it already or are still in the process of defining one. People subconsciously gravitate towards certain colors, patterns, and styles.

However, personal style is different—it requires time and effort to bridge the gap between authenticity and aspiration. This may sound like a long journey, but the good news is that style archetypes can save you from decision fatigue.

The term archetype originated with Carl Jung. It describes universal symbols and images that derive from the collective unconscious taking form in recognizable characters.

Archetypes are used in movies, TV shows, and books, but they can also be useful in personal style.

Style archetypes are a great framework for getting dressed everyday. They can help us define a personal aesthetic that best represents your personality at a first glance. Personal style archetypes show how your unique traits can be turned into outfits for easy, everyday dress up.

Find Your Personal Style Archetype In 3 Easy Steps

1. Shop Your Closet

More than a style guide, your personal style archetype is a tool for self-discovery. If you’re wondering what your style archetype is, the best way to start is by shopping your closet.

You don't need to buy a whole new wardrobe to find your ideal style archetype!

Just look at your jacket collection, for example, and ask yourself, what do they all have in common? Make note of materials, styles, color palette, and silhouettes of your statement pieces and basics alike.

Do the same with the rest of the categories in your closet.

2. Stay True To Your Personal Look

Make shopping your closet an opportunity to get rid anything that doesn't bring joy. If that polka dot dress doesn't make you feel like a million dollars anymore, why should you even keep it?

Naturally, our taste and preferences evolve as we grow up and mature as a person. Fashion is deeply personal and it can symbolize important parts of your life. If you’re ready to move on to your next chapter, then you're ready to let go of old clothes.

Staying true to your personal look will help you better define your style aesthetic and feel good in what you wear.

3. Define Your Style Archetype

After you've shopped your closet, identified the common traits in your garments, and discarded the items that don't match your aesthetic, you're ready to embrace your style archetype.

Jung came up with the following 12 personality archetypes: the Ruler, the Creator/Artist, the Sage, the Innocent, the Explorer, the Rebel, the Hero, the Wizard, the Jester, the Everyman, the Lover, and the Caregiver. However, your style personality is best represented by Classic, Bohemian, Bold, Avant-Garde, Natural, and Feminine.

Ideally, individual styles should have a mix of style archetypes. We recommend you identify your dominant style first. Choosing additional supporting and accent aesthetics will complement your very own personal style archetype.

Let’s take the beautiful and elegant Grace Kelly as an example. To us, her dominant and supporting style archetypes are Classic and Feminine with Natural and Bold accents.

Your Jewelry Style Archetype Makes Getting Dressed Fun

Fashion transforms people into the better version of themselves, but jewelry has the power to elevate any look. Identifying your jewelry style archetype can help you look more put together and make getting dressed everyday easy and fun. Let Koru Jewelers guide you…

Classic Jewelry Style Archetype

Fashion Formula: Tailored, clean lines in silhouettes that look made-to-measure. She’s preppy with a side of high quality, timeless taste.

Style Mantra: “Fundamentals are the building blocks of fun.”

Style Icons: Kate Middleton, Carolina Herrera, Audrey Hepburn

Add to Cart: A Classic gal knows that diamonds are a girl’s best friend. Dare to play with different diamond cuts and pair a 18k Gold Diamond Lariat Necklace with a plunge neckline for your next party.

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Bohemian Jewelry Style Archetype

Fashion Formula: Relaxed, long lines in an eclectic array of colors, materials, and textures denote her free-spirited mind. She floats effortlessly in 1970s fashion.

Style Mantra: “Thanks, it’s vintage.”

Style Icons: Sienna Miller, Carmen Busquets, Florence Welch

Add to Cart: Bohemians believe that a good talisman belongs in your necklace stack. Your heart deserves the Turquoise Dangle Sapphire Horn Pendant to harness universal magical powers.

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Bold Jewelry Style Archetype

Fashion Formula: No outfit is complete without a little edge: strong shoulders, vibrant statement colors, and extra volume. She’s confidence personified.

Style Mantra: “The more, the merrier.”

Style Icons: Grace Jones, Amina Muaddi, Rossy de Palma

Add to Cart: There’s really no wrong answer when it comes to styling jewelry for a Bold woman. Add nature’s colors to your neck stack with the Multi Sapphire Flexible Fish Pendant and let your unique light shine.

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Avant-Garde Jewelry Style Archetype

Fashion Formula: Her wardrobe is impeccably complete in unexpected surprises from head to toe. She doesn't follow fashion trends but gravitates towards light-catching accents, up-and-coming designers, and futuristic ensembles.

Style Mantra: “From basic to badass.”

Style Icons: Jenna Lyons, Tilda Swinton, Rosalia

Add to Cart: Chic is the name of your game. Play with proportion and put an exquisite Gold Open Diamond Wrap Ring on it.

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Natural Jewelry Style Archetype

Fashion Formula: Dresses make her feel like the main character: freshman standouts and celestial punctuations are non-negotiable. She’s one with Mother Nature.

Style Mantra: “Buy less, buy better.”

Style Icons: Jennifer Aniston, Elsa Pataky, Gwyneth Paltrow

Add to Cart: Hygge minimalism with a chic bent is your fashion love language. Add to cart something a little more heavy like the 14k Gold Puffed Mariner Chain to ground your look.

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Feminine Jewelry Style Archetype

Fashion Formula: Sweet meets sentimental in a clash of florals and body-hugging, hourglass silhouettes. Expect only understated elegance from her.

Style Mantra: “It’s all in the details.”

Style Icons: Marilyn Monroe, Salma Hayek, Michelle Obama

Add to Cart: Mixing and matching makes your jewelry a little personal. Grab a gold chain and pair it with your Zodiac Pendant and an Engravable Charm for good luck.

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Now we're curious: what's YOUR jewelry style archetype? Tell us how you match jewelry with your personal style archetype on social media: @KoruJewelers

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Yenia is a writer, personal stylist and visual presentation designer from Mexico City. Her career spans over 10 years of experience working with high-end fashion clients and international creatives in the luxury space. At Koru Jewelers, Yenia leads the strategy and execution of the brand’s editorial content from site to social.

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