Abstract | Austere |
Avant-garde | Bauhaus |
Bohemian | Bright / Colorful |
Cautious | Chic |
Classic | Cold |
Colonial | Composed |
Conservative | Contemporary |
Conventional | Cool |
Corporate (i.e. cautious / bland) | Cultural Style (e.g. Hip Hop Style) |
Cute | Dark |
Deco | Demure |
Drab | Eccentric |
Eclectic | Edgy |
Edwardian | Elegant |
Experimental | Feminine |
Fierce | Flamboyant / Showy |
Flat | Formal |
Fresh | Futuristic |
Gaudy / Flashy | Glam |
Glamorous | Gloomy |
Gothic | Iki |
Industrial | International |
Masculine | Maximalism |
Melodic | Minimalism |
Miyabi | Modern |
Modest | Modish |
National Style (e.g. American Style) | Natural |
Neoclassical | Normal / Normcore |
Offbeat | Organic |
Pioneering | Plain |
Playful | Polished |
Posh | Postmodern |
Practical | Preppy |
Prim | Progressive |
Proper | Prudish |
Quirky | Radical |
Rebellious | Relaxed |
Retro | Rustic |
Shabby | Simple |
Smart | Somber |
Spartan | Sporty |
Stark | Straitlaced |
Street Style | Sultry |
Superculture (e.g. Tropical) | Tacky |
Traditional | Trashy |
Trendy | Unconventional |
Understated | Unobtrusive |
Vernacular | Victorian |
Vintage | Voguish |
Wabi-sabi | Youthful |
Yugen |
Japanese Aesthetics
The following styles from the list above come from Japanese aesthetics:Wabi-sabi - things that are slightly imperfect and impermanent.Yugen - mystery whereby something is not explained or missing.Iki - refinement and mastery.Miyabi - an ornate or garish style such a temple gilded in gold.| Overview: Style | ||
Function | ||
Definition (1) | The distinctive character of a body of creative work. | |
Definition (2) | The distinctive character and presence of a person. | |
Value | Consistency and uniqueness as a competitive advantage. | |
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