#i cant think of anything but that meme when i look at this png

[ask-shane]

people don’t even say bless you anymore they just stare at you like this

[seravph]

Hi, I didn't really know who to reach out for this question, but do you have any tips on how to find your own unique fashion style? I'm not really looking to hop on popular clothing trends on social media e.g. eboy/girl or cottagecore, so I'm not exactly sure where to start! I come to consult you because I've seen some of your posts and you look very well versed in fashion and you seem to know your own personal style. My wardrobe is very outdated and I would like to update it to reflect the truest expression of myself. Thank you 😊 You don't have to answer this if you don't feel like doing so btw 😅

EEEE more fashion asks i love these thank you!!!! warning this got a lil (very) long so its under the cut :^)

so first and foremost the most important part about curating your own style is to learn more about your body and what flatters/doesnt flatter it. it's learning some basic fashion 'rules' pertaining to proportions, cuts, etc. there are plenty of resources on this if you dont know where to start (kibbe body test, video, video) but keep in mind this step has nothing to do with your weight!!!! i could talk wayyy more about this but at the end of the day, some clothing is just more flattering for specific body shapes - that doesnt mean you cant wear something that isnt perfectly flattering, but knowing your body and knowing what flatters it will make you understand your own style and help guide the pieces you buy. fashion 'rules' arent necessarily meant to be followed, but just understood so that 'breaking' them is a conscious choice. (it also really helped with my insecurities???? like this step is basically recognizing that its not your body thats unflattering, its the clothing, if that makes sense???)

also remember that every 'style' works for every body type. i.e if you want to be a 60s vibe but youre too curvy for shift dresses, there are plenty of clothes in a similar style that would look great on you <3 basically, if you dont like the way a piece looks on you, you can still achieve the same vibe with a different article of clothing thats more flattering. but also umm.... you can just wear the unflattering thing if you want LOL if it makes you happy... then it becomes your own controlled decision <3 live love laugh follow your heart

okay. now that you have that out of the way. there are a million ways to develop a sense of style, and no particular order in which i recommend them. what i love doing is creating pinterest boards for the spring/summer or fall/winter seasons and just filling them with pieces i would wear in a perfect world. i dont mean like cottagecore aesthetic boards, just boards full of runway looks and clothing pngs that i like. i also love making little outfits for characters which can influence my own style. everyone thinks of their style differently; i think of my own outfits as little vignettes with narratives behind them, but other people are more concerned with just wearing things they think are pretty, other people view it as an expression of art or their identity, and other people just want to feel comfortable!!! its all up to you and what youre drawn to!!

one thing that tan france mentioned once was to go online window shopping by going onto the website for a brand you like (regardless of whether its affordable or realistic!) and just adding things to your cart that youre interested in. dont worry about how expensive they are or anything, and when youre done, remove all the items you like the least. and then keep reviewing and removing until you have just a handful of really nice items you really like, and keep doing this with other brands until you can identify common threads between the pieces you like. you dont have to buy them!! in fact maybe its better if you dont!!! and the websites dont have to be like zara or h&m ... go on balmain or chanel if you want, play pretend and have fun!!

re: the last bullet point, i think a big turn off for people in terms of fashion is the idea that you need to wear something palatable and 'appropriate.' its like looking at a runway and thinking "its nice, but i would never wear that in real life." but honestly????? in a perfect world i would be wearing full gowns to the supermarket!!!! if your ideal style is imaginative but unattainable, your style in practice will be a microcosm of it. basically... dream big... dont be afraid to 'overdress' if its what you like!! one of the best pieces of advice i ever got was from my aunt, who offered to by me a plastic tiara. i asked her when i was ever going to wear it irl, and she just looked at me and said "??? you can wear it whenever you want to!!" so true!!! wear a tutu to mcdonalds. wear a bedazzled tux to prom. who cares

accessories, nail polish, hair, jewelry, perfume and makeup goes a long way in developing style. i dont wear a ton of makeup, but just putting some color on my cheeks achieves a kind of sunkissed lovestruck vibe that i strive for. i paint my nails red because i think its chic or bright colors so they contrast with a toned down outfit. even wearing no accessories is an accessory in itself. accessorizing (or specifically not accessorizing) is like adding texture to an outfit imo

anything that advises you about 'absolutely necessary essentials everyone needs' is entirely wrong. there is no one size fits all; i.e everyone says you need one good pair of denim jeans, but i havent worn jeans in two years!!! an essential for ME is a pair of neutral wool shorts, but an essential for another person could be a thick knit sweater or for another person, a flannel. the idea that everyone needs a 'little black dress' or a 'basic white t shirt' is preposterous. YOUR essentials depend entirely on YOUR style. a pair of denim jeans is useless if you hate wearing jeans!!!!

as for my personal style, im mostly influenced by movies, books, songs, characters, feelings, colors, high fashion, and costumes. ultimately, you should worry less about what you want to be and worry more about what you already like. every piece i have kind of plays into some narrative ive constructed, or otherwise theyre all special to me :) if you want to update your wardrobe, dont feel the need to over consume fast fashion (or any fashion for that matter) to do so. if you take it slow and buy pieces you really love, every item will have a story and you'll begin to develop a more stable internal style and they'll last longer :)

let me know if you have questions or want me to talk more about any of this because i really love answering these kinds of questions!!!!!! especially the body type thing because thats such an important but long winded thing i couldnt really fit it all LOL

some more videos + resources about style and fashion i think are interesting:

deep dive into kibbe body types

pinterest aesthetics, fatphobia, and white washing

lies about clothes to unlearn in your twenties

studio ghibli: how clothing shapes identity

breakfast at tiffanys style analysis: the reinvention of onself with fashion

will the millennial aesthetic ever end?

go viral, post #spon, get canceled: how social media transformed fashion in the 2010s

analyzing the "is it a cute outfit or is she just skinny?" meme

[chimericarchitect]

gallionicTrickster 2

-- gallionicTrickster [GT] began trolling talentedSalad [TS] at 20:24 --

[08:24] GT: limey

[08:24] TS: yeah, assfag?

[08:25] GT: your gay

[08:25] GT: that is all

[08:25] TS: FACT

[08:26] TS: For more facts, sign up at EATMYASS.GOV

[08:26] GT: ew hell no

[08:27] GT: your ass probobly tastes like limeade

[08:27] GT: mixed with ass

[08:27] TS: yeah. facts are gross.

[08:27] GT: and lowblood shit

[08:27] TS: pff

[08:27] TS: noice

[08:27] GT: noice as fuck broskey

[08:27] TS: Broskey

[08:27] TS: u ghey

[08:28] GT: not as ga as aV

[08:29] TS: Me too though. Champions of Ghey, aV and I. You could be too, if only you were GREEN

[08:29] GT: im basically green

[08:29] GT: with envy

[08:29] TS: or vomit

[08:30] GT: of how simple your retard lives are

[08:30] TS: yep. vom

[08:30] TS: compare your lowly self to my mighty form

[08:30] TS: and tremble

[08:30] GT: my nook wasnt ready

[08:30] GT: can you fuckin tuck that shit away

[08:31] TS: It is tucked away. That's just how MIGHTY it is.

[08:31] GT: yikes

[08:31] GT: can you not

[08:31] GT: i ordered an adult like an hour ago

[08:31] GT: my waiter sucks ass

[08:32] GT: probobly cause they are a limeblood

[08:32] TS: Here is your order, Sir. Sorry for the delay.

[08:32] TS: https://scontent.cdninstagram.com/t51.2885-15/s640x640/sh0.08/e35/13561562_304011619936407_1506883607_n.jpg?ig_cache_key=MTI4OTAxOTEzMjUyMDIxNTM2Mw%3D%3D.2

[08:32] TS: Avocado toast with bluberries

[08:33] TS: special 4 u

[08:33] GT: wow

[08:33] GT: id say that was rom antic if i wasnt so disgusted by the thought of those colors mixing

[08:34] GT: which im not

[08:34] GT: your move gay boy

[08:34] TS: bustAsickMove.exe

[08:34] TS: ur move assfag

[08:35] GT: bustAnevenSickermove.exe

[08:35] TS: oh SHIT

[08:35] GT: my body is ready

[08:35] TS: MY HUSKTOP CANNOT HANDLE THE INTENSITY OF THIS SICK MOVE

[08:36] GT: thats cause lowblood get shit pc's

[08:36] TS: tru

[08:36] TS: bet yours is clogged with pics of lowblood BULGE tho

[08:36] GT: come to my hive and experience the granduer of being part of a tyranical oligarchy

[08:36] GT: so much lowblood bulge

[08:37] GT: all of it in fact

[08:37] TS: o hellllllll no blu boi

[08:37] TS: i just got my ass waxed

[08:37] TS: lowblood shit is wack

[08:38] GT: mad wack

[08:38] TS: MadWackingIt.jpeg

[08:39] GT: thats lewd

[08:39] GT: i aprove

[08:39] TS: yep

[08:39] TS: ok hang on

[08:39] TS: here's somethin youre gonna like

[08:44] TS: https://78.media.tumblr.com/da81750fe3cd3b5648328783b234a6fc/tumblr_owrmd6NmU21wcqdpto1_1280.png

[08:44] TS: On the house

[08:45] GT: looks like it tastes like cock

[08:45] GT: PEAcock

[08:45] GT: badum tis

[08:45] TS: holy shit

[08:45] TS: ImpressivePun.png

[08:45] GT: holy shit

[08:46] GT: EasilyImpressed.gif

[08:46] TS: like dis?

[08:46] TS: https://i.makeagif.com/media/10-26-2014/exoIzn.gif

[08:47] GT: yeah that basically what i think of everytime i say anything to any of you lowblood fags

[08:48] TS: snooty booty

[08:48] TS: that's ur name now assfag

[08:48] GT: pfffft

[08:48] GT: i aint even

[08:48] GT: you ever try talking to a clown

[08:48] TS: no?

[08:48] GT: those guys are high as fuck

[08:48] TS: how high?

[08:48] TS: AreYouMAdCuzUrShort.exe

[08:49] GT: yeah pretty much

[08:49] TS: Me too, buddy. Me too.

[08:49] GT: seadwellers are massice cunts

[08:49] GT: like

[08:49] GT: legit cunts

[08:50] GT: not like me

[08:50] GT: well

[08:50] GT: kinda like me

[08:50] GT: except like

[08:50] GT: 100 times more cunty

[08:50] TS: Maybe that's why they live in the water. Because they're wet and salty.

[08:50] GT: yeah like my nook

[08:50] TS: YIKES.png

[08:51] GT: im a degenerate

[08:51] GT: my house is a giant bucket

[08:51] GT: its still overflowing

[08:51] TS: oh lord jegus

[08:51] TS: is THAT why u wanted me to come over?

[08:51] GT: the drones get scared when they make the rounds

[08:51] GT: lol no

[08:52] GT: i wanted you to come see retards try to open a front door thats actually a wall

[08:52] GT: im watching it on camera 6 right now

[08:52] GT: they dumb as hell

[08:52] TS: Don't lie. You just want me to clean your shit.

[08:52] TS: I don't pick up corpses.

[08:53] GT: man i just fill buckets with blood and give it to the drones anyway

[08:53] GT: not like they can tell the difference

[08:53] GT: system broken

[08:53] GT: ezpz

[08:53] TS: TopKek.gif

[08:53] GT: RareTrollPepe.png

[08:54] TS: Mai Lawd an Saveyur

[08:54] GT: wtf are you even saying retard

[08:54] GT: nvm i decoded it

[08:55] GT: with my vaqstly superior intellect

[08:55] TS: it was almost too much for you, huh?

[08:55] GT: yeah

[08:55] GT: i hear thast alot

[08:55] TS: ^_^

[08:55] GT: your gay as shit

[08:55] TS: You bet your blue raspberry bootycheeks I am

[08:56] GT: sempai pls

[08:56] GT: calm down sempai im not ready yet

[08:56] TS: no

[08:57] TS: spred them lIKE BUTTER

[08:57] TS: on my AVOCADO TOAST

[08:57] GT: i must obey my lowblood superior

[08:57] GT: its the law

[08:58] TS: -chokes on ur massive ego-

[08:58] TS: -and mine-

[08:58] TS: -at the same time-

[08:58] GT: do you wanna touch egos bro?

[08:58] GT: its not gay if its in private

[08:59] TS: If that ain't the gayest shit I ever did hear

[08:59] TS: with my own two vibration catchers

[08:59] TS: then I have never heard a word

[09:00] GT: sounds about right

[09:00] TS: Sorry, I can't hear you. Is that gay or am I deaf?

[09:00] GT: both

[09:00] TS: DUN DUN

[09:00] TS: SuspenseReleased.gif

[09:01] GT: i hear cerulean bulge can cure that

[09:01] TS: holy fuck

[09:01] TS: You're back on your bullshit, I see

[09:01] GT: yeah pretty much

[09:01] TS: LonelyAssFag.jpeg

[09:01] GT: its EveryDayBro.exe

[09:01] TS: we should start a clan

[09:02] GT: yeah

[09:02] GT: call it lonely gay boys.com

[09:02] TS: Perfect. it will be for the most pathetic and lonely.

[09:02] GT: yeah

[09:02] GT: like me

[09:02] GT: i am top notch gaytard supreme

[09:03] GT: no one challenges my dryness

[09:03] TS: Get urself a seadweller. I hea they MoistBois.png

[09:03] GT: ew no

[09:03] GT: i hate seafood

[09:03] TS: fish filet

[09:04] GT: those guys are always up to something fishy

[09:04] GT: i dont trust it

[09:04] TS: you don't want the............

[09:04] TS: cod piece?

[09:04] GT: fuck

[09:04] GT: i cant compete

[09:04] GT: these memes are off the dankospectrum

[09:05] TS: Oh shit. My dankometer broke. How high on the dankospectrum AREwe??

[09:05] GT: danker than SmokeWeedEverday-d-Day.png

[09:06] GT: its gone past lime and jade

[09:06] GT: its like

[09:06] GT: fuschia levels of dank

[09:06] GT: unacceptable

[09:06] TS: Oh. My. LORDLY. COCKWRANGLER. I do NOT want to get locked up for this violation of dank safety regulations.

[09:07] TS: Put on your helmet, tardo and buckle your McFuckin belt

[09:07] GT: ok

[09:07] TS: TailspinInitiate.exe

[09:08] TS: CrashAndBurn.gif

[09:08] TS: HuffRubble.jpeg

[09:08] GT: ok

[09:08] TS: yo

[09:08] GT: ok

[09:08] TS: Yo

[09:08] GT: ok~

[09:08] TS: YO

[09:09] GT: yes dadi~

[09:09] TS: no

[09:09] GT: ok

[09:09] TS: YOOOOOO

[09:09] GT: fuck your easily amused

[09:10] TS: Or easily agitated. Hard to tell through a husktop, yeha?

[09:10] GT: how dare you

[09:10] GT: i feel threatended

[09:10] GT: dont speak to me or my lusus ever again

[09:11] GT: come over anytime ><3

[09:13] TS: hopy shiz

[09:14] TS: don't eat any corpses before dessert

[09:14] GT: yikes

[09:15] GT: i signed up for some bad times

[09:16] TS: yeah, maybe later.

[09:16] TS: gtg

@gallionictrickster