diff --git a/src/item/Item.js b/src/item/Item.js
index b50c91e6..02c086d3 100644
--- a/src/item/Item.js
+++ b/src/item/Item.js
@@ -215,6 +215,7 @@ var Item = this.Item = Base.extend(Callback, /** @lends Item# */{
 	/**
 	 * The path style of the item.
 	 *
+	 * @name Item#getStyle
 	 * @type PathStyle
 	 * @bean
 	 *
@@ -251,13 +252,6 @@ var Item = this.Item = Base.extend(Callback, /** @lends Item# */{
 	 * var path2 = new Path.Circle(new Point(150, 50), 20);
 	 * path2.style = myStyle;
 	 */
-	getStyle: function() {
-		return this._style;
-	},
-
-	setStyle: function(style) {
-		this._style.initialize(style);
-	},
 
 	statics: {
 		_id: 0
diff --git a/src/style/CharacterStyle.js b/src/style/CharacterStyle.js
index 8caeb321..406d42c8 100644
--- a/src/style/CharacterStyle.js
+++ b/src/style/CharacterStyle.js
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ var CharacterStyle = this.CharacterStyle = PathStyle.extend(/** @lends Character
 		font: 'sans-serif'
 	}),
 	_owner: TextItem,
-	_style: '_characterStyle'
+	_style: 'characterStyle'
 
 	/**
 	 * CharacterStyle objects don't need to be created directly. Just pass an
diff --git a/src/style/ParagraphStyle.js b/src/style/ParagraphStyle.js
index d0e0a7e7..91a012ad 100644
--- a/src/style/ParagraphStyle.js
+++ b/src/style/ParagraphStyle.js
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ var ParagraphStyle = this.ParagraphStyle = Style.extend(/** @lends ParagraphStyl
 		justification: 'left'
 	},
 	_owner: TextItem,
-	_style: '_paragraphStyle'
+	_style: 'paragraphStyle'
 
 	/**
 	 * ParagraphStyle objects don't need to be created directly. Just pass an
diff --git a/src/style/PathStyle.js b/src/style/PathStyle.js
index 6531eb2c..fed53a71 100644
--- a/src/style/PathStyle.js
+++ b/src/style/PathStyle.js
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ var PathStyle = this.PathStyle = Style.extend(/** @lends PathStyle# */{
 		miterLimit: Change.STROKE
 	},
 	_owner: Item,
-	_style: '_style'
+	_style: 'style'
 
 	// DOCS: why isn't the example code showing up?
 	/**
diff --git a/src/style/Style.js b/src/style/Style.js
index f432dc62..fe41600d 100644
--- a/src/style/Style.js
+++ b/src/style/Style.js
@@ -47,9 +47,21 @@ var Style = Item.extend({
 			// Inject style getters and setters into the 'owning' class, which
 			// redirect calls to the linked style objects through their internal
 			// property on the instances of that class, as defined by _style.
-			var styleKey = src._style,
-				flags = src._flags || {};
-			src._owner.inject(Base.each(src._defaults, function(value, key) {
+			var styleKey = '_' + src._style,
+				stylePart = Base.capitalize(src._style),
+				flags = src._flags || {},
+				owner = {};
+
+			// Define accessor on owner class for this style:
+			owner['get' + stylePart] = function() {
+				return this[styleKey];
+			};
+
+			owner['set' + stylePart] = function(style) {
+				this[styleKey].initialize(style);
+			};
+
+			Base.each(src._defaults, function(value, key) {
 				var isColor = !!key.match(/Color$/),
 					part = Base.capitalize(key),
 					set = 'set' + part,
@@ -105,16 +117,16 @@ var Style = Item.extend({
 					return style;
 				};
 				// Style-getters and setters for owner class:
-				// 'this' = the Base.each() side-car = the object that is
-				// returned from Base.each and injected into _owner above:
-				this[set] = function(value) {
+				owner[set] = function(value) {
 					this[styleKey][set](value);
 					return this;
 				};
-				this[get] = function() {
+				owner[get] = function() {
 					return this[styleKey][get]();
 				};
-			}, {}));
+			});
+			src._owner.inject(owner);
+			// Pass on to base()
 			return this.base.apply(this, arguments);
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/src/text/TextItem.js b/src/text/TextItem.js
index 3f17ba6c..55945e62 100644
--- a/src/text/TextItem.js
+++ b/src/text/TextItem.js
@@ -94,28 +94,16 @@ var TextItem = this.TextItem = Item.extend(/** @lends TextItem# */{
 	 *
 	 * The character style of the text item.
 	 *
+	 * @name TextItem#getCharacterStyle
 	 * @type CharacterStyle
 	 * @bean
 	 */
-	getCharacterStyle: function() {
-		return this._characterStyle;
-	},
-
-	setCharacterStyle: function(style) {
-		this._characterStyle.initialize(style);
-	},
 
 	/**
 	 * The paragraph style of the text item.
 	 *
+	 * @name TextItem#getParagraphStyle
 	 * @type ParagraphStyle
 	 * @bean
 	 */
-	getParagraphStyle: function() {
-		return this._paragraphStyle;
-	},
-
-	setParagraphStyle: function(style) {
-		this._paragraphStyle.initialize(style);
-	}
 });