I like this idea, in theory: anything that will maximize my item's chances of showing up in a search is fine with me!
The only problem is, I have no idea what most of the labels mean. (Sometimes I might have a general idea, or know what it means in one area --- like, say, Art Deco architecture --- but have no idea how that same style translates into another area, like, say, jewelry.)



So I'm going to ask you, the readers of this blog --- or those of you who, unlike me, have a working knowledge of art history --- to comment and tell me what art-history/fashion terms they think might pertain to the things I have pictured in this post.


(Another one!)







(For the curious, here's the list of labels they suggest you choose from: Abstract, African (yeah ... European art gets all these very specific terms denoting style and historical period; all African art just gets lumped together indiscriminately), Art Deco, Art Nouveau, Asian (d'oh!), Athletic, Avant Garde, Boho, Burlesque, Country and Western, Edwardian, Fantasy, Folk, Goth, High Fashion, Hip Hop, Hippie, Hipster, Historical, Hollywood Regency, Industrial, Kawaii, Kitsch, Mediterranean, Mid-Century, Military, Minimalist, Mod, Modern, Nautical, Neoclassical, Preppy, Primitive, Regency, Renaissance, Resort, Retro, Rocker, Rustic, Sci-Fi, Shabby Chic, Southwestern, Spooky, Steampunk, Techie, Traditional, Tribal, Victorian, Waldorf, Woodland, Zen. You can also add others, but I'm too confused by all of this to try that. Besides, all the words I know that denote a certain style or subculture are obviously inapplicable to my work).
3 comments:
I don't know what categories they'd be in, but the purple hand decoration one is absolutely gorgeous.
mhhh... this is a very difficult task, because art history terms are quite freely used in fashion. I thik a fashion magazine would call the red-brown-white neclase "trival" (I hope the word also exist in English... it means "related toa a tribe" i Spanish). I don't kow what to say about the rest- but they're gorgeous!
My daughter and I tried unsuccessfully the other day to come up with a better description for the bracelet-ring combo. Today she came to me with this idea; Embracing -> I was thinking it might sound better as Embrace Ring. As for the Etsy descriptions, I gave up right away.
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