Rec | I DRESS HOW MY CHILD SELF WOULD WANT ME TO DRESS

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i dress how my child self would want me to dress

nostalgia is a huge factor in how i dress. my child self - love her!! - really is my main inspiration. i want to look in the mirror & know that my 8 year old self would be obsessed with my outfit. i was a kid in the 2000s and was obsessed with britney, paris & nicole, destiny's child, lizzie mcguire, mary-kate & ashley; i was also huge on dolls, mostly bratz (my #1 inspo), barbie and pullips. in the mid-late 2000s, i got into emo/scene culture then transitioned to the tumblr/indie sleaze vibe. naturally, as a kid, i couldn't dress like the adults i was admiring in these styles or a bratz doll, and i was also very insecure, looking through my little j-14 magazines or browsing myspace & wishing i looked like those girls. now that i'm an adult, those styles have remained ingrained in my brain, and i can finally wear them & feel good about it. i also wore a school uniform growing up and while i did not enjoy doing that, i think wearing that every day wound up similarly ingrained in me - pleated skirts, cardigans, high socks etc. have all ended up sticking in my wardrobe rotation (and that combo is also kind of tumblr so idk if that has something to do with it). in short, my style has definitely become a modern amalgamation of everything i knew or loved growing up.

@princess

May 5, 2024

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@rizkillla

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@el_ugh

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ooh thats tough

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