- Thou shalt picture thyself wearing it, and not just how it fits on your body. Sure, if the skirt fits, it probably moves up a few notches on the "I'll buy this" scale, but I really need to work on looking at the skirt and saying "is this me?" not just "is this black?"
- Thou shalt consider the piece at hand and what you can wear it with. Too often I've picked up a glorious new piece of clothing and it sits in the back of my closet since I have no other pieces of clothing that would compliment it.
- Thou shalt DIY more. There is nothing that makes an outfit feel more personal than one you create, or at least tweak, yourself.
- Thou shalt explore thy subculture, and most importantly, thine own personal fashion choices. The Alternative label covers a wide wide wide range of styles. Since I've been feeling a little misplaced in my current clothes, perhaps I need to look at some inspiration to see if I couldn't turn those pieces of clothing into outfits that convey how I really want to express myself. And maybe those outfits don't have to be 100% Uber Goth All The Time. For example:
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| Lately I have been possessed of the need to incorporate more pants and shorts into my outfits. I literally own one pair of pants although I've recently made a few old pairs into shorts. I've always considered myself a tomboy, and maybe trading in some skirts for pants will help me feel more in tune with that. |
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| Something about this image strikes me. Although I'll certainly be leaving the cigarettes out of my day to day style, I really like the idea of long baggy boys shirts over leggings or tights. |
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| At the same time as I'm wanting to express a more boyish side, I am also intrigued by delicate feminine pieces like this bustle skirt. For the longest time I've considered myself half goth half hippie, leading me to become very interested in the Dark Mori Girl style. |
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| This image sort of captures how I see Punk and Mori Girl blended in my head |
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Dare I venture out of my comfy secure piles of black clothing?
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It's a little difficult to describe where I see my style going as I seem to be interested in conflicting ideas (like going more boy-ish at the same time as being feminine, and being interested in natural makeup while I still want to improve my dramatic makeup looks). One of the things I really like about the gothic subculture is that there are so many styles to borrow from, but I almost feel like I should try and narrow it down to one or two styles that feel the most like me so that maybe my own style will emerge as opposed to looking like a Lolita one day, and then super Punk the next, and then just showing up to school in skinny jeans and an old T-shirt because I'm too all over the place to decide what I want to wear. What do you guys do when you're itching for a style shift? Any good websites to scope for inspiration? How do you avoid chucking out all your old clothes and spending your entire paycheck at the thrift store? Advice is greatly appreciated.
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I'm in a topsy turvy Alice in Wonderland-ish sort of mood that calls for Tom Petty...
Ohh, I DO feel your pain on this one!! I'm still processing my own style, and you hit several nails on the head with this post, especially that "one-day-I'm-this-and-the-next-day-I'm-that" problem. You'd think by now we'd have figured this out, but Nooooooo... ;-)
ReplyDeleteWould it be okay with you if I worked out a post of my own with my thoughts about dealing with this, and referred people to this post at the beginning? I don't want to horn in on your blogging or be thought to steal your post ideas!!
I knooooooow right? That is my biggest problem, I am always dressing so differently from day to day! Sure, I'd love to see a post about this topic as I'd certainly read and learn from it! Don't worry about taking my ideas, the best ones are the ones everyone is blogging about!
ReplyDeleteI don't think there's anything wrong with being a bit "all over the place" with your style. I think people should just wear what they feel like wearing. I definitely don't stick to only one style and I like buying various separate pieces that I can combine in different ways....it makes one look like they have more clothing.
ReplyDeleteI see your point! And certainly I like a lot of different styles...I just feel so torn in different directions! It's difficult to explain. >.<
DeleteI've had this personal style dilemma too! I think that's why I bring home so many cardigans all the time; because I know I'll wear them at least once. That annoying habit you get when you go into a store and just gravitate towards any black you can see.
ReplyDeleteRecently I've had a hallelujah moment that I should be writing about soon. :3 The website that helped me the most thought was Polyvore, actually. Because you can choose the items that inside you know you really like (there are no outside sources telling you "ooh this looks pretty" and at the same time you can see how you might actually wear it in real life). Staying the hell away from Tumblr and Pintrest and sites like that helped me too. Because in my mind everything looks good in those pictures and it makes me think I love everything.
I shall look forward to your breakthrough post! And if only I had the willpower to stay off Tumblr, I would possibly have a life. :P
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