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found this meme that I tweaked to better fit the convo I had just had with @WORLDONFIRE. I donât like gatekeeping, but I donât see fast fashion or buying from TikTok as being ethical or beneficial for anyone. itâs convenient, but the quality isnât great, and imo, it doesnât feel as rewarding as thrifting/diying. felt like this needed to be its own rec <3
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allocating more than just a few pinterest ideas and aesthetics in order to curate a style that youâre confident in will make you stand out. whether you think thatâs a good or bad thing, by âstand outâ i mean people catch a glimpse of you and immediately know who you are based on how you dress. thereâs nothing wrong with going with a trend if you like it, but itâs so painful to see people consume for the sake of consumption. i mean thatâs a concept for a whole other rec in itself, but what iâm trying to get at is you donât 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. donât avoid wearing the statement piece that a stranger would find weird, theyâre probably just pissy. dress the fuck up on days you donât need to just for the hell of it.
and remember, donât get discouraged if the first âcrazyâ fit you throw on looks like shit. it takes time to make art!
and if you feel comfortable and beautiful in simpler articles, and youâre not into anything too bold or loud, still make it your look. art doesnât 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 itâs you. you donât 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, youâre disrespecting your canvas! itâs like pissing on a van gogh oil paintingâ it might look amazing but you canât help but think about the fact that thereâs piss on it.
that brings me to probably the most widespread concern of consumers: cost. yes, higher quality products are going to cost more. itâs difficult in such a dense place like SoCal(where iâm from) to find cheap ANYTHING. i split a dozen dumplings for $20 the other day with a friend and i swear i couldâve called 911 on this food-influencer-aimed âchineseâ restaurant for highway robbery. food was pretty good tho canât lie. however, that doesnât mean that itâs 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. âohhhh the Bins are so dirtyyy eewwwwâ yeah if you canât dig through some used clothing for a while donât complain about not being able to afford those $600 shitstained acne jeans. i mightâve 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 lifeâs not that serious
and remember, donât get discouraged if the first âcrazyâ fit you throw on looks like shit. it takes time to make art!
and if you feel comfortable and beautiful in simpler articles, and youâre not into anything too bold or loud, still make it your look. art doesnât 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 itâs you. you donât 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, youâre disrespecting your canvas! itâs like pissing on a van gogh oil paintingâ it might look amazing but you canât help but think about the fact that thereâs piss on it.
that brings me to probably the most widespread concern of consumers: cost. yes, higher quality products are going to cost more. itâs difficult in such a dense place like SoCal(where iâm from) to find cheap ANYTHING. i split a dozen dumplings for $20 the other day with a friend and i swear i couldâve called 911 on this food-influencer-aimed âchineseâ restaurant for highway robbery. food was pretty good tho canât lie. however, that doesnât mean that itâs 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. âohhhh the Bins are so dirtyyy eewwwwâ yeah if you canât dig through some used clothing for a while donât complain about not being able to afford those $600 shitstained acne jeans. i mightâve 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 lifeâs not that serious
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đno more gatekeeping! i love when someone asks me where i got something. even if i've thrifted it or a someone else gave it to me. i will figure out what the tag says. if im wearing it i will do all the twisting and turning to read it.
sharing is caring and honestly there are too many things in this world for people to be gatekeeping
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đ¤This might be too hot of a take for pi.fyi but I find the âgoth/altâ aesthetic that is clearly just micro trends purchased from fast fashion and amazon to be boring and played out. Goth used to incorporate a lot of DIY, vintage fashions, and repurposing garments to fit the aesthetic. Now it feels like people type âgothâ into a search bar and mass buy an outfit. If youâre a teenager or even like 20 then whatever, youâre still figuring yourself out; but if youâre well into adulthood and still buying âwitchy alt fashionâ from fast fashion brands online, I guarantee you could be dressing cooler and more authentic to what youâre actually going for with a little more time and effort and personality.
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