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know yourself and know things outside of fashion/style/clothing

Know yourself well enough to say no to trends, “good” thrift store finds, cheap construction, the list could go on and on. Over consumption makes it so much more confusing. Be picky asf, know you, & know your vibe. Obviously we’re always changing and you’ll never really know if you’ll like something you just bought in the future. What’s stayed with me the longest has been helpful with identifying what is personal to me. Who I find the most inspirational with the way they dress are people who have interests outside of just clothing and aesthetics. You are what you consume!

@shygirlbot

Feb 8, 2024

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no one and everyone

The part of my brain that can see a stylish person and integrate that style is a black hole. As soon as I acknowledge said style, it vanishes into thin air until my unconscious decides to gift me with a gem of a very specific item that I just know will work for me and is what I need. Hard to know if this is nature vs. nurture, but at this point it is just my process. I know what I like when I see it, and I know what looks good on my body. That being said, if I did have the capacity to adhere to a specific style it would be that of an old man living in the Irish countryside.

@mossyelfie

Apr 1, 2025

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make yourself a canvas

allocating more than just a few pinterest ideas and aesthetics in order to curate a style that you’re confident in will make you stand out. whether you think that’s a good or bad thing, by “stand out” i mean people catch a glimpse of you and immediately know who you are based on how you dress. there’s nothing wrong with going with a trend if you like it, but it’s so painful to see people consume for the sake of consumption. i mean that’s a concept for a whole other rec in itself, but what i’m trying to get at is you don’t need to constantly use outfit inspo pics for outfit inspo. seek your surroundings, ponder your past, think about yourself as a piece of art, which you ultimately are. don’t avoid wearing the statement piece that a stranger would find weird, they’re probably just pissy. dress the fuck up on days you don’t need to just for the hell of it. and remember, don’t get discouraged if the first “crazy” fit you throw on looks like shit. it takes time to make art! and if you feel comfortable and beautiful in simpler articles, and you’re not into anything too bold or loud, still make it your look. art doesn’t have to be complex, but make each choice have purpose. why choose one blank white tee over another? is it a specific hue of white? does it compliment other features of your outfit? is it comfy as fuck? show that to people and make them know it’s you. you don’t need to dress to impress, but god if you bought that shirt only because your favorite influencer promoted it, or even worse if you bought it just because it was on a sale rack, you‘re disrespecting your canvas! it’s like pissing on a van gogh oil painting– it might look amazing but you can’t help but think about the fact that there’s piss on it. that brings me to probably the most widespread concern of consumers: cost. yes, higher quality products are going to cost more. it’s difficult in such a dense place like SoCal(where i’m from) to find cheap ANYTHING. i split a dozen dumplings for $20 the other day with a friend and i swear i could’ve called 911 on this food-influencer-aimed “chinese” restaurant for highway robbery. food was pretty good tho can’t lie. however, that doesn’t mean that it’s impossible to find incredible clothing from staple secondhand stores like Goodwill. several friends of mine have landed at their unique styles that can be associated directly to them, and their closets are mostly filled with Goodwill Bins finds. “ohhhh the Bins are so dirtyyy eewwww” yeah if you can’t dig through some used clothing for a while don’t complain about not being able to afford those $600 shitstained acne jeans. i might’ve gotten a little personal with that. lmk your thoughts on fashion and what it means to you! you know what fuck it just wear sweatpants a sweatshirt and flip flops life’s not that serious

@sebyu

Oct 1, 2024

Top Recs from @mattshawsome

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no video on pi.fyi

this is worthy of celebration: the lack of video—autoplay video, noisy inane video, panicky video, algorithmic, dumb video, rabbit hole video, any video—on pi.fyi is a good thing

@mattshawsome

Oct 5, 2024

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necessary endings

this is going to hurt — A LOT — but it's getting to the point where there's no other option

@mattshawsome

Mar 11, 2025

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realizing that at some point not so long ago you crossed an invisible line and now you're a different person, in a very good way

huh cool wow

@mattshawsome

Mar 27, 2025