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this video essay is superb. so well researched and lots to chew on.
this has really made me reconsider what i think of as āwearableā pieces in my wardrobe - the everyday items that arenāt costume. and there arenāt a lot of them. i havenāt invested in sturdy, nice basics because iāve never been a ābasicsā person. but getting dressed everyday is getting more and more annoying, and this video really helped me understand why, and to re-consider my anti-basic bias. definitely motivating me to properly invest in my everyday wear!
a must watch for freaks who love fashion
this has really made me reconsider what i think of as āwearableā pieces in my wardrobe - the everyday items that arenāt costume. and there arenāt a lot of them. i havenāt invested in sturdy, nice basics because iāve never been a ābasicsā person. but getting dressed everyday is getting more and more annoying, and this video really helped me understand why, and to re-consider my anti-basic bias. definitely motivating me to properly invest in my everyday wear!
a must watch for freaks who love fashion
Jan 4, 2025
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allocating more than just a few pinterest ideas and aesthetics in order to curate a style that youāre confident in will make you stand out. whether you think thatās a good or bad thing, by āstand outā i mean people catch a glimpse of you and immediately know who you are based on how you dress. thereās nothing wrong with going with a trend if you like it, but itās so painful to see people consume for the sake of consumption. i mean thatās a concept for a whole other rec in itself, but what iām trying to get at is you donāt 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. donāt avoid wearing the statement piece that a stranger would find weird, theyāre probably just pissy. dress the fuck up on days you donāt need to just for the hell of it.
and remember, donāt get discouraged if the first ācrazyā fit you throw on looks like shit. it takes time to make art!
and if you feel comfortable and beautiful in simpler articles, and youāre not into anything too bold or loud, still make it your look. art doesnāt 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 itās you. you donāt 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, youāre disrespecting your canvas! itās like pissing on a van gogh oil paintingā it might look amazing but you canāt help but think about the fact that thereās piss on it.
that brings me to probably the most widespread concern of consumers: cost. yes, higher quality products are going to cost more. itās difficult in such a dense place like SoCal(where iām from) to find cheap ANYTHING. i split a dozen dumplings for $20 the other day with a friend and i swear i couldāve called 911 on this food-influencer-aimed āchineseā restaurant for highway robbery. food was pretty good tho canāt lie. however, that doesnāt mean that itās 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. āohhhh the Bins are so dirtyyy eewwwwā yeah if you canāt dig through some used clothing for a while donāt complain about not being able to afford those $600 shitstained acne jeans. i mightāve 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 lifeās not that serious
and remember, donāt get discouraged if the first ācrazyā fit you throw on looks like shit. it takes time to make art!
and if you feel comfortable and beautiful in simpler articles, and youāre not into anything too bold or loud, still make it your look. art doesnāt 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 itās you. you donāt 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, youāre disrespecting your canvas! itās like pissing on a van gogh oil paintingā it might look amazing but you canāt help but think about the fact that thereās piss on it.
that brings me to probably the most widespread concern of consumers: cost. yes, higher quality products are going to cost more. itās difficult in such a dense place like SoCal(where iām from) to find cheap ANYTHING. i split a dozen dumplings for $20 the other day with a friend and i swear i couldāve called 911 on this food-influencer-aimed āchineseā restaurant for highway robbery. food was pretty good tho canāt lie. however, that doesnāt mean that itās 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. āohhhh the Bins are so dirtyyy eewwwwā yeah if you canāt dig through some used clothing for a while donāt complain about not being able to afford those $600 shitstained acne jeans. i mightāve 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 lifeās not that serious
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šas I recently recād, Iāve been filming every outfit I wear in an attempt to understmy own style and itās definitely working. I havenāt worked out the actual percentages yet, but Iāve figured out.
I wear second hand or vintage clothes every day. Blue is by far the colour I wear most (navy and cobalt) followed by brown, red, black, and green, occasionally yellow I wear wide leg mid-high waist trousers on the bottom the most, followed by Leviās jeans, then midi length skirts/dresses The coat I wear most is my brown trench (last month it was my red wool coat cause cold) I only wear cateye sunglasses anymore i mostly wear trainers (although that will probably change now Iāve got my cowboy boots back from the cobbler) I wear a lot of little cardigans. I wear silver hoops most days
All these are things I guess I probably already knew about myself but seeing them all together in video really made me take stock of what I wear and see that I do actually have quite a consistent style, which Iāve never really thought I did! i recommend trying it if you want to understand yourself better!
I wear second hand or vintage clothes every day. Blue is by far the colour I wear most (navy and cobalt) followed by brown, red, black, and green, occasionally yellow I wear wide leg mid-high waist trousers on the bottom the most, followed by Leviās jeans, then midi length skirts/dresses The coat I wear most is my brown trench (last month it was my red wool coat cause cold) I only wear cateye sunglasses anymore i mostly wear trainers (although that will probably change now Iāve got my cowboy boots back from the cobbler) I wear a lot of little cardigans. I wear silver hoops most days
All these are things I guess I probably already knew about myself but seeing them all together in video really made me take stock of what I wear and see that I do actually have quite a consistent style, which Iāve never really thought I did! i recommend trying it if you want to understand yourself better!
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In the years of 2020-2023, I was in my early 20s and very much in between aesthetics. I hated the clothes I wore, and was looking for new ways to express myself through my fashion. With the seemingly never slowing down trend cycle that was going at the speed of light at that time, and my tiny paychecks, I basically solely relied on Shein to allow me some freedom and creativity with my style. For a few years, I was stuck in the repeated cycle of ordering 50+ cheap items, and then donating 10-20 of them within the same year, and repeating that again when I would get bored of what I had. I would go thrifting too to try and "balance out" my fast fashion endeavors, but would end up buying more things that I hated by the time I got home. I could not figure out how to make any of these items work with my wardrobe, regardless if they were new or used. This reckless consumerism taught me absolutely nothing about my sense of style. I had to figure out the hard way that style is not something you acquire overnight, and that you cannot always rely on trends to find items you will like for a lifetime. Fast fashion has done nothing but taught us to cycle through clothing at a rate where no one can keep up, and has left many of us in a place where we are only satisfied with how we dress for no longer than a few months at a time.
Discovering your personal style is one of the things that should take time.
I'm 25 now, and I find it very important to source good quality items that I know will be a staple in my wardrobe for a long long time. I've decided that if I want to buy new clothing, I will get most of my new clothes from thrift/vintage shops and boutiques (online or in person). I haven't completely shuttered out fast fashion, though. I only buy items that I am able to try on in person to make sure it is made with good material (aka: the plain $10 Walmart zip-up hoodies that feel like butter). By embracing a slower approach to finding my personal style, I've found quite a few key items that I really love to wear over the past two years, and in turn I have greatly reduced the amount of clothing that gets donated. I am still learning how to accessorize, and am trying my best to utilize as much of my existing closet as possible. It is a journey! I can't wait to see where my more sustainable approach to a style journey brings me!
QUALITY > QUANTITY
Discovering your personal style is one of the things that should take time.
I'm 25 now, and I find it very important to source good quality items that I know will be a staple in my wardrobe for a long long time. I've decided that if I want to buy new clothing, I will get most of my new clothes from thrift/vintage shops and boutiques (online or in person). I haven't completely shuttered out fast fashion, though. I only buy items that I am able to try on in person to make sure it is made with good material (aka: the plain $10 Walmart zip-up hoodies that feel like butter). By embracing a slower approach to finding my personal style, I've found quite a few key items that I really love to wear over the past two years, and in turn I have greatly reduced the amount of clothing that gets donated. I am still learning how to accessorize, and am trying my best to utilize as much of my existing closet as possible. It is a journey! I can't wait to see where my more sustainable approach to a style journey brings me!
QUALITY > QUANTITY
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