I think this is why Rick Owens will remain one of the most positive menswear instances of the last decade+ because for all of its presentational archness it was weird enough to actually accommodate a bunch of human bases so long as you were/are prepared to drift towards cosplaying as a star trek ninja
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sksksksksk save the turtles! im glad these are the chunky platforms that came back. i remember in like 96-98 all the white girls would wear all white platform tennis shoes and i hated it
to add to the discussion, im dirt poor and need to look wild. i get really lucky at thrift stores sometimes but the shape and size of my body makes it so i cant fit in the default easy to find sizes of clothes
so i make sure everything is built to last and i make all holes look like theyre on purpose
so what i usually do is focus on an article at a time. one season ill do leggings, one season ill do tops, might find a jacket or accessories while thrifting for my big thing if jm lucky
if youre a jeans person find jeans that fit and only get shirts that you FUCKING LOVE. just have the highest standards for tshirts. i wear mostly tshirts because my shoulders and arms, and i like covering my torso in cool art. graphic tees will always be cool to me because im actually a huge low fashion nerd and thatâs fine
START WITH THE SHOES THOUGH. shoes uplift your whole outfit!
also like, just ONE accessory goes a long fucking way. its little details that make people realize you purposely put your clothes together instead of just putting whatever on.
brooks is right about trawling high fashion to figure out what you dont like.
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sksksk I canât believe they gave me a plastic straw at starbucks now I have to throw it away to use my metal straw because I CARE about the ENVIRONMENT
Daph has an important take here which is material and stitching matters cause if something is cheaply made either in stitching or fabric, its not gonna make it very far. It also helps to have needle 'n thread! A bit of hand-stitching goes a long way when you start to see things unravel, or if you need to patch a spot up
Related to stitching as you get comfortable with it you can start to figure out ways to modify things you already own to give them new life and revamp your wardrobe essentially for free. Word of the wise for anyone who goes down the DiY path with fashion - do not leave raw hems theyâre bad for the garment! I did this when I first started DiYâing like a year ago (I cut a shitton of old boytees of mine into crop tops, yes I am a parody of myself) and I deeply regret it
Also for people with too much time on their hands, making clothes from scratch using cheap second-hand fabric and using something you already own and like the fit of to make a stencil is a nice easy way to dip your toes into completely original pieces
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Anyway again really do whatever the fuck you want, experiment, find your style, donât be afraid to do anything, thereâs honestly no fucking limits fashion is extremely cool and we are all doing it constantly, whether intentionally or not
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YES KHAN RAISES A HUGE POINT learning to sew rules (my thunder thighs will destroy tights, so i gotta stitch up those holes!) BUT OH GOD DONT LEAVE THINGS YOU CUT TO UNRAVEL
another thing: cis or not, if clothes fit you it doesnt matter what gender theyre for as long as YOU like it. people will compliment your look more if they can tell its something you wanted to do. and its almost 2020 so your trans pioneer friends have been fashioning on the front lines for a while, you dont have to be scared to NWA voice EXPRESS YOURSELF
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THIS YEAR EVERYONES FASHION VISION WILL BE 2020
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DAPHAKNEE HAS LAID DOWN DIVINE TRUTHS by saying gendered clothing is a lie and a sham and wear what makes you feel cool and hot, because if you feel that way then it does!
Also fr yâall basic sewing is easy and cheap to get into and if all youâre using it for is mending clothes then itâs nothing that will take a long time to do! Hemming by hand is doable, Iâve done it, but it can take a good hot minute.
If you get real into sewing and get into like hand-made clothes or whatnot and are looking for a sewing machine, the Brother cs6000i is really good, easy to use, and is like 135? Which is low-end price point for a decent sewing machine. Itâs got tons of stitches, different speeds, itâs computerized, its got an extendable worktable, its just a good machine all-round for people who are serious about sewing but canât shell out for the crazy machines / arenât sure if theyâre into it enough to shell out SERIOUS clams
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Also to keep screaming hot spicy tips into the thread because I can, thereâs tons of ways you can style shit through layering, or using a belt to change the silhouette, or switching accessories / shoes, there is just so many possibilities with even a simple wardrobe. Thereâs a ton of ways to rock a black tee and jeans, or a black dress, or slacks and a dress shirt
Cold weather get a cool scarf and hat. Like look into nepalese or SE asia style stuff.
How dare you, this is Charles Wright voice
i like referencing samples because inevitably some know it all comes out saying what the sample is originally like i dont know
its important to have the tune of NWAâs express yourself in your head too which is why i said it. also i like the way the NWA dudes dress more. charles wright was a suit dude
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Itâs not what you look like when youâre doing what youâre doing. Itâs what youâre doing when youâre doing what you look like youâre doing.
style defines the doing
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mowalola, more work inspo
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the houndstooth vortex
i learned what houndstooth was because it was an included wallpaper in some version of windows btw, i find that endlessly funny. i genuinely thought it was just a computer thing