7/27, no. 5

I think that it is evident that I have had a diversion in style in the past year or so. ever since the sixth grade, I've been obsessed with fashion, ripping of street fashion hunters, copying cool cats shot by Scott Schuman and Garance Dore. at one point in middle school I even went through a severely embarrassing phase during which I aspired to be a model. everything I wore was infatuated with trying out new things -tight or loose, thrift stores, mom's from the 80s, borrowing friend's clothes and vice versa, etc. the one thing I was very good about was sales - I would only buy it if it was under $10. I always aimed to be cooler, I went to a couple parties (OMG people are kissing, omg omg!!) and to further explore the idea of "coolness," I even became vegetarian for a while. I had to become cooler by being different, so I set about knowing all sorts of bands (I guess an awkward stage of trying to be cool is how you find Bright Eyes, Beirut, Andrew Bird, etc.). looking back, I don't regret it because I definitely had a ton of fun in middle school during that phase. it's actually kind of hilarious to look back, seeing me in my "oh my gosh look at me trendsetter I'm going to be all glamourous when I'm older!" phase because it was during the same phase as my puberty-filled, acne-infested years. and I'm glad that my arrogance and naivety caught on earlier rather than later, because it gives me something really funny to look back on.

but for some time now I've been emerging far from trends. I like the clothes I can wear for a while - basic things like crisp white shirts, cream-colored knits, plain jeans (though I've only got about 2 or 3 that I can properly fit in), classic stripes, and sometimes fun prints, but only if I really like it. the good thing is that I'm buying less, but the bad thing is that these clothes usually come from places like Anthropologie or J.Crew, which explains the "buying less" aspect. it's also nice because my mom has a similar style so I can share her clothes. it's sort of nerdy, the transition...going from trying to be cool to wearing all my mother's latest styles. I still love to look at shots from the runway and photos on Garance Dore/Face hunter/The Sartorialist, don't get me wrong, but I just feel like less trendy clothes are more apt for my character now.