I grew up wearing a uniform my entire life. Blazer, tie, black shoes and the whole nine yards. It took me a long time to figure out my own personal style. I wore a lot of American Eagle and Abercrombie whatever shirts throughout college and then moved over to Urban Outfitters. I gravitate towards really good graphic tees that I can form a deep connection with. I used to dress very e-boy and with a lot of all-black but I think it's because I didn't have a connection to my physical body and was always doing whatever I could to shroud it.
I'm currently finding myself gravitating toward a lot of well made, older branded stuff that I find in thrift stores. Tommy Hilfiger is a big one I jump for but also some Ralph Lauren or Gap stuff. I didn't used to like collars but I've bought more collared shirts in the past 6 months than like ever. Very prep. I'm always wearing my checkered vans tho. I'm not sure I'll ever 'dress my age'
May 9, 2024
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god i could really write a whole essay on this
for context, iām studying pattern cutting and have been really into/very specific about my clothes forever but have known fashion since maybe 15-16
because of how i fit into the clothes-scape my tastes cannot be separated from trends whether i like it or not. how i dress is rather on trend lately tbh
over the years my pants have gotten bigger as i grow more accustomed to the comfort of having less fabric on your body + the dynamism of a wide leg in the somewhat constrained silhouettes of menswear. also inextricable from wider pants just becoming more a part of the collective consciousness and thus my consciousness
my tops have gotten smaller & tighter as i've grown more confident and comfortable with my body. still love a baggy vintage tee when itās warm though
maybe best way is to talk my fav clothes and why theyāre my fav clothes:
- plasticana clogs. super california shoe but also like a half clog half loafer. i love heeled shoes i think theyāre more elegant and just more smooth so iāve worn loafers mostly for the last 6 years. these are like if those felt like sneakers to me. so easy so comfy
- fadepants cords. super baggy, so fucking comfortable. really dynamic shape with a lot of personality. they just feel right
- slim gildan tees. they remind me of the artist guy in Blow-Up and the way that guy looks reminds me of the energy we all used to have in the wood/metalshops at parsons, functional dress
- hanes beaters. so new york summer. also i love how they fit me they flatter my build
- oakley sunglasses. indestructible. ridiculous shape in a way i can own. michael jordan wore them in the 90ās and i love basketball & his game
- bandanas. remind me of home. remind me of my gay ass new york friends. a lot of them were from home too but i met them all in new york. funny how life works. they suit my hair well when i donāt feel like wearing a hat or i havenāt got time for a shower, and itās very windy in stratford a hat might blow off
- 90ās vintage snapbacks. they fit over my hair thatās really the only reason
- our legacy borrowed bd shirt. it reminds me of the shirts my friend katie wears and those shirts are aggressively northern california. so is this one. and itās just cute
- supreme leather collar work jacket. has all of the pockets, and the roundness/diesel type fit that a new yorkerās jacket would have. and that makes me happy. form + function
i think right now my style is in a pretty solid place of amalgamating the things that make me me, between upbringing, interests, places iāve lived + the things iāve taken from them, queerness, and my growing understanding of how all the things i wear are made. feeling really good about it all. want to figure out how to wear 90ās retro basketball sneakers though because theyāre something iāve loved forever and im a huge basketball fan but theyāve just never felt right when i tried them, except foamposites. personal style is a neverending pursuit if youāre doing it right
May 14, 2024
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my current style is an amalgamation of all that iāve loved throughout the years of my style evolution and remains ever changing. in highschool, i loved casual and comfy streetwear looks. in college i dressed primarily in pastels and cutesy looks with the occasional dark, romantic element thrown in. i wore uniforms or had strict dress codes for work so i went all out at school since i felt comfy wearing things like classic or gothic lolita looks in the fine arts building. i also discovered mori kei (forest style, she became very important to me later) at this time.
fast forward to now and iām majorly into the naturalistic and comfy approach. mori kei still has my heart, as i'm nothing but a creature of this earth. i love to juxtapose the masculine and feminine, such as a menās flannel and a lacy dress. i still love a romantic or gothic element from time to time. as iāve gotten older, ive began to value slower consumption habits, higher quality/durability and natural fibers. i shop nearly exclusively secondhand now so my style isnāt exactly based in trend.
again, itās hard for me to give all this a name. iāve been told artsy, eccentric and hippy-like but regardless iām comfy and cute! oh, i canāt forget lots and lots of band tees! also no reds or yellows as i have severe yellow undertones and iām not sure if jaundice-core is a thing yet.
May 5, 2024
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I used to live in an extremely hot sunny dry climate and loved to show a lot of skin. I went through phases of different styles just trying things out. Junior year of high school people called me the sexy librarian; senior year my favorite style in high school was kinderwhore which gave off strange mixed messages and intimidated people I think but it was also appropriate for my off-putting hostile personality. I wore a lot of very short skimpy dresses or lingerie with sheer black tights and big sweaters on top and I loved to play with textures and layering. A family friend who was a semi famous musician in the 1990s-2000s was obsessed with my style and wanted to hire me as his assistant because he thought I was cool which i appreciated because none of my peers told me that to my face lol.
When I was a teenage dirtbag my everyday summer uniform was high-waisted denim short shorts, some variation of a Breton top, tank top + open chambray top layered on top, or see-through white drapey t-shirt/tank top with trashy lacey black bralette peeking through. Sometimes I would mix it up and wear a tutu. I wore low-top black converse or the Doc Martens Darcie boot. My friends and I thought we were the characters in Kids (1995) so that was quite the lifestyle.
Started to dress more feminine/glamorous and got really into wearing lush fabrics and vintage furs. Then I went back to a more androgynous look and would usually wear just high-waisted skinny pants of some kind with a black blazer. Then for a while I had a bohemian free spirit kind of vibe.
Wore a lot of miniskirts dressy tank tops and cropped blazers with sheer tights and heeled boots. then I started to examine the contradiction between my attention seeking clothing and my distaste for being openly ogled in public by strangers and decided to try dressing more modestly.
Overcorrected to a minimalist somewhat conservative style of dress and looked frumpy and shitty all the time but did command respect from people. Read about the Kibbe system (if you search youāll probably find my post about it) and saw that Iām a theatrical romantic and that David Kibbe recommends that I wear delicate flowy clothing that accentuates my shape rather than trying to balance it out or cover it.
I gave away like 80% of my wardrobe and now Iām in the process of figuring out what that looks like in a way that Iām comfortable with, finding the balance between drawing attention and trying to completely hide myself. For casual wear Iām mostly wearing high-waisted skinny jeans, camisoles with lace trim, and usually some kind of cropped jacket on top. Still love to wear maximalist glam clothes and lots of furry textures in the winter.
I have mostly followed a strict no athleisure no tennis shoes policy for most of my adult life. I like to wear leather slip-on shoes with a moderate stacked heel. Feeling drawn back to bomber jackets. Experimenting with drawstring waist and paper bag waist pants that are tapered at the ankle. Considering buying harem pants. Iām thinking I will probably go back to a more bohemian style to project my inner warmth and affability instead of scaring people away by appearing cold and standoffish. so itās a work in progress of getting my swag backā¦
May 5, 2024
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