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Once a month I ask my readers a question – on a random topic – and pick a winner randomly from comments. The prize is a Box of Delights, a personal care package from me filled with hand-picked goodies and surprises! The only way to find out what’s in the box is… to win it!
To enter, answer the following:
How has your style changed within the last 5 years?
At 23, my style used to be very punky and clubby (think D-rings, neon faux fur, zebra print, etc!). I was influenced by the New York club culture and thought fishnet was the coolest thing ever. :) I also went through a brief Lolita stage. At 28, my look is a little classier but still pretty out there – high heels, anything iridescent, rainbows, stars, polka dot patterns! I like to think of myself as a whimsical princess from my favorite fairy tale. I wouldn’t say I ‘grew up’ (by most people’s definitions anyway) but I’ve definitely matured and came more into my own.
You have one week to submit your answer – please post it in comments, not by email – those won’t count! Winner will be picked at random and announced on Friday, January 29.
5 years ago… I was 15 and I hated myself. I used to wear baggy shirts, jeans originally designed for men, and absolutely no color whatsoever. I was so ashamed of my body that I wanted to hide it under as many ugly pieces of clothing I could lay my hands unto.
Thankfully, I grew to be a bit more mature and I see that this was in no way a healthy behavior (both stylishly and mentally!). I’ve begun wearing colors (yay!), skirts and dresses, make-up, jewelry, hair accessories…. I’m still a fan of the jeans/t-shirt combo, but at least they’re fitted and that t-shirt might well be baby blue with a cute panda face on it :)
Let’s see 5 years ago, I was a senior in high school.
who know what color hair, i been thur the rainbow 5x, :D, i wore tons of band tees, ripped jean, short skirts, and alway with converse or vans. oh so many avenged sevenfold tee, and good charlotte tee. opps. cant forget all the colored fishent and mismatch socks. and tons of odd heavy make up.
but since then i trade most of my chucks for kitten heels,my sloppy jeans for well fitted one and dresses. ad i make my tee more girly with my handy dandy sewing machine. I like to think of my now style as a vintage clean up 80′s hair metal.vintage print tee, good jeans, kitten heels (@ 5’10 there my best friend.) a cameo necklace, maybe a braclet. clean make up, and dont forget a awesome belt and bag. :D
i look back at HS and cant believe how i lookd.
http://i49.tinypic.com/5vateu.jpg
back then.
and i can’t find a decent one of now beside just my face.
Oh my goodness has my style changed! I went from Goth to Victorian to Gossip Girl Extra to an amalgam of all of the above, spiced in with a good amount of jeans & t-shirts. Right now, my style, I would say, is simply me. It’s what I feel like wearing when I get up in the morning. I take good care with how I look, of course, but some days I feel like wearing jeans and a t-shirt, while other days I would rather wear a cute skirt and heels. And I wouldn’t have it any other way.
5 years ago I was 22 and living in San Diego, surfing, bar-tending and managing bands. My style was very much SoCal laid back … jeans, flip flops, cute t-shirts or tanks, and the occasional pleated skirt thrown in. Minimal makeup, and my hair was generally left curly. My clothing choices made me equally at home running around playing football in the sand or jumping on stage with one of my bands.
Now, at 27, I’m living in DC. While I do still love my jeans, they tend to be a bit skinnier now, and paired with fantastically fun heels or boots. Living on the east coast has given me the chance to find some wonderful boutiques, and now I will choose something more tailored or stand-outish than a t-shirt. Something that makes me FEEL beautiful, rather than just comfortable! What was once a mix-and-match wardrobe is now a collection of statement pieces. I still keep my makeup minimal during work hours, but love to experiment and dream up new ways to glam up for non-work events. The hair is still long, but most often straight now … and I’ve developed a total fetish for awesome coats or all shapes and colors! All in all, I’d say I’m much more polished!
Melinda Reply:
January 25, 2010 at 11:11 am
I know what you mean about coats! I lived in Michigan for four years, realized the true meaning of the word coat! Now that I’m in Houston, Texas I still have all my winter coats, most of them knee length and fitted at the waist and STILL BUYING MORE! I have a color wardrobe of coats! I can’t get enough of them!
I used to be really into the Japanese punk style with dark colors, stripes, mohair sweaters, skull motifs, etc. I had huge unruly hair that covered my face.
During those past five years, I really grew up and opted for a cleaner, minimalistic silhouette. Going to graduate school definitely helped me change. I still wear dark colors, but it is the type of clothing that I wear that really makes a difference. I now go for quality over quantity and am really into more mature and graceful styles. I also started taking care of my hair and skin; that has also made a big difference in the way I present myself.
Although, I also love dressing in pretty pastels once in a while and am a fan of the sweet lolita style!
You look so cute in that first photo! I love it.
My style has changed tremendously in mainly the last two years. Before then, I attended a private high school in which a uniform was required. I did not get much opportunity for expression in school, but I got away with everything I could, from big, chunky plastic necklaces to huge orange plastic earrings along with bright sweaters, headbands and fun shoes. Accessories served as my personal style for four years of my life.
Transitioning to college was crazy simply because it was the first time since the 8th grade that I have been entirely in charge of what I wear. I would say that my experiments with accessories still serve me well and remain a staple in my wardrobe, but now instead of button down shirts and dress pants, I can rock motorcycle jackets with feminine dresses and killer heels. Unfortunately, I attend a school which has been described as a J-Crew U, and it is sad that most other girls dress exactly the same.
Oh lordy… haha.
At 13-15 I was in such a goth phase. You never saw me in any color besides black and I avoided the sun like the plague! My Doc Martens were my best friends and I thought fishnets were a godsend.
At 16-17, I began to break away from that and experimented with VERY bright items like sparkle hair clips, hot pink plaid, the works.
Now at 18 my style has become very much inspired by eras long gone. I adore my Audrey dresses, my flapper bob, and my 60′s shifts and boots. I’m just a mish-mash of the past! :)
I went through so many styles although I’m only 16! At the age of 11 I was a geek that paid no attention to her outfit. I didn’t care about clothes, I was a bit bullied and well, I looked like crap. At the age of 12-13, I tried to be a bit ‘cooler’, imitating popstars and teen magazines, but y’know, what you think is cool at that age, isn’t actually cool…. When I was 13-14 I went through an emo fase, oh the shame.. studded belts, shirts with ‘emo prints’, always the same black hoodie, checkerboard Vans and ughhhh, a big fat ugly line of unflattering eyeliner under my eyes…. I also went a bit the ‘scene’ way, poofing up my hair, tons of hairspray, piercings, suuuuper straightened hair, typical scene necklaces etc… and at the age of 15, I finally started going towards what I think is my real style. Nice comfy cardigans with a cute detail, neutral colours, lumberjack shirts, long necklaces, healthy hair, simple yet pretty makeup, simple shoes, cute dresses, knitted things, a little bit of lace, etc.! A bit more girly sweet touches, but still comfy and nice and totally me :)
5 years ago I had little to no interest in style. I pretty much wore generic jeans and a hoodie with sneakers. I always had my hair up in a ponytail because I had no idea what to do with it.
I look back now and realize how much I think my style has improved to something I like, without feeling as though I’m wearing clothes similar to everyone else. Right now I’d say I basically wear boots or flats with skinny jeans or skirts and either a tank top or nice t-shirt (did that seriously just rhyme? LOL). But I definitely see a big improvement in what I wear and how to really make the most of my hair. (5 years ago I didn’t have a flat iron and I have EXTREMELY poofy hair, not even with a nice wave like yours. It was really annyoing, I’m just glad I found a way to take care of it.)
Five years ago I was 13, and just coming out of my really-trying-hard-to-be-gothic phase. I totally flipped my wardrobe spectrum on its head and wore all neon, all the time, while still trying to look punky. Basically I swathed myself in outmfits made entirely from the Hot Topic clearance rack.
Now, at 18, I see my style as a sort of 70s-punk meets rockabilly Wednesday Addams. I wear lots of cute dresses with boots & a biker jacket, band shirts with ruffly skirts, and hats just about every day. My college is VERY VERY preppy, Vera Bradley and North Face EVERYWHERE ALL DAY, so I really stand out– but I like it.
Five years ago, I was 16 and in my second year of high school. I always wanted to dress in a more gothic fashion, but I was dependent on my mum for clothes money, and so was restricted be her choices. So, I wore the occasional pair of bondage-type pants and corset-tops, but mostly I wore a lot of black, and I really liked to wear “statement pieces” (top hats, lace gloves, suspenders, ties, tail coats, and so forth). I also did really elaborate eye makeup, with cat eyes and lots (LOTS) of glitter, on a daily basis. I wasn’t very comfortable with my body, so I never wore tight-fitting pants, but I did tend to show a fair bit of cleavage. At the same time, sometimes I would wear traditional Thai dresses or peasant skirts. I was pretty all over the place.
I have very long, straight hair, and I’ve never really been good at styling it, so it was always just down ans straight. I also was never very good with jewelry and other accessories.
In my first few years of university, I moved away from sort of ‘dressing out’ in the same way and went for lots of t-shirts or tanktops and cardigans, with jeans. I made the big switch from baggy pants to skinny jeans, and started wearing less makeup. I tried to move away from black in my closet, too, and I started wearing nicer dresses for fancy occasions. However, I feel like I really lost a lot of expression in my style.
Now, I’m reintegrating black and somewhat more edgy, grown-up goth pieces: I feel like I’ve moved away from what I really want to dress like and I’m more comfortable with myself now, so I want to be truer as well. I dress up a little more now, but I like to keep it a little edgy and a little informal. I really like the sort of ‘shabby aristocracy’ look (think Allsaints Spitalfields), so I’ll pair jeans and a tee with a nice scarf and blazer. I’ve also started to experiment with my hair and my accessories a little more.
After I graduate in the spring, and have a little bit more money, I plan to really start re-vamping my wardrobe and getting rid of the things I just ‘throw on for school.’ I’m really excited!
Hm, I’m just starting to revamp but my style has definitely changed from when I was 15! It’s more girly.
The biggest change my style has gone through over the last five years has been to my hair. I’ve been raven haired and a bouncy brunette. I was a Marilyn Monroe look alike and then an edgy redhead. My hair is like my mood ring- projecting my emotions stylishly.
I was in highschool then, and i wore the same REALLY BAGGY jeans everyday. wow, what a rebel!
hmm…5 years ago i was 18…so that must mean jeans,hooded sweatshirts and trainers…brown eyeglasses,brown hair…colourful dreams! yep. it’s THAT interesting…
no,at 23, I call myself an “urban elf”. I still love jeans and (all star) trainers but I also love colourful boots and ballet flats, artsy jackets and coats, headpieces, scarves and an occasional piece of jewellery… ;)
Oh, I’ve definitely changed my style a lot over the past 5 years.
2005– total Boho look. I was overweight and thought I needed to cover myself up, so I wore long skirts and tunics and lots of jewelry and accessories.
2006– Started to lose weight, began wearing PANTS! Infatuated with the mod look, I donned androgynous pantsuits and shift dresses with brightly colored tights
2007– I cut my hair so that it was about 1 inch long. I tried to look either as androgynous as possible a la Ziggy Stardust outfits or Mick Jagger swaggering or I would wear very Audrey Hepburn dresses and skirts.
2008– Much of the same, hair still growing out very slowly
2009– Discovered the true beauty that is skinny jeans and sequins. Got gold boots and spraypainted other old boots a bright coat of silver. Began truly embracing my Glam Rock roots! Bright blue jeans, etc etc. Also grew my hair out to a rockin’ Joan Jett shag!
2010–Who knows? I plan on wearing everything bright and stellar!!
Through most of high school I was a huge tomboy. I wore baggy shirts and (really) unattractive pants. It was a perpetual bad hair day, too. While I’ve been in college though, I’ve preferred skirts and tights to pants, heels to sneakers, and dramatic makeup to none at all. I still like dressing like a boy from time to time though ;)
Gosh 5 years ago i was 21 and twice the person I am now. My hair was right down to my bottom and always pulled back in a pony tail. I wore no make up and back baggy Tees. 5 years on I have lost 150lbs and grown up alot. I have smart clothes with a retro twist and short short hair. I discovered makeup as well and love to wear greens and yellows.
In the past 5 years, I’ve added more color! I used to relegate myself only to black, but I discovered that I could make a far more dramatic statement against my white skin and black hair with rich, bright colors.
5 years ago, well I was almost 11 years old. I didn’t really think much about style and what I wore. I bought things that I thought were the “social norm” and went from there. Nothing outragous or even stylish, just clothes to wear, thats all i felt like I needed. Now I’m almost 16 and My style has had a made a complete 180. I love vintage clothes, large cocktail rings, and fringe boots. Bright colors are candy to my eyes. My nails are now painted electric green with tiger stripes, and my eyes are lined in glitter liner. I don’t even really follow fashion. My style is what Im feeling and who i am, I just go with it.
5 years from now, i was dressing like a boy. Baggy pants, shirt that was too big for me, skating hoodie, ugly hair and everything in BLACK. Now i can’t stand black anymore, i HAVE to put color in my everyday clothes! I’m still not a big fan of dresses and skirt, but i do think i’m a bit more feminine in my clothe style than before! tee hee!
Reading these comments makes me feel old ;)
and like I’m the only person whose style has devolved over the past 5 years.
5 years ago, I was 25, care-free, and fit. I would describe my ‘weekend’ style from that age as miniature punk…as in small, short, tight skirts and band tshirts paired with spikey accessories, bright red hair, and big ol’ boots. My weekday style (when I was working in a psychiatric hospital or attending university classes) was very body conscious but classy (well fitting blouses and expensive jeans or knee-length skirts). When I was 26, I set off to go backpacking for a year so I travelled with minimal clothing – some gauzy tank tops, one solid, well fitting pair of jeans, some good hiking clothing, one dressy outfit and lots of bathing suits. At 27 I settled down and built a wardrobe fit for the job I was doing where I was expected to dress business-like (skirt suits, blouses, dresses, tailored trousers, etc). At 29 I got pregnant and lived in tunics or super-stretch shirts and specialty maternity pants. Now, at 30, I’ve had the baby and am at a huge crossroads in my style. Many of my old clothes do not fit and the ones that do are super-casual which don’t particularly fit my personality…at the moment, I don’t feel I have a style as I simply wear what fits and is easy to breastfeed in.
i’m in middle school. i used to be a total prep-sicle, mindlessly following every trend. the main way my style has changed is that i’m not afraid to wear clothes that i like anymore. it’s beyond wonderful :)
5 years ago, when I was 16, I didn’t know anything about clothes and dressed like a guy in t shirts and jeans. I was into punk rock and the whole anti-fashion thing.
Today, I realized that fashion isn’t necessarily a status symbol but a creative outlet. I went from a kid who knew nothing to someone obsessed with the fashion industry. I love everything from the classic looks of Chanel to Alexander McQueen’s whimsical designs.
I draw my inspiration from pop culture like The Fifth Element to Gossip Girl to Michael Jackson. I’m a firm believer in fashion being used to tell a story.
Oh… where to begin? 5 years ago (at 13) I wore nothing but tennis shoes, baggy jeans, and baggy T-shirts due to low self-esteem and a perception if myself being “too big”, even though I’ve never strayed from a healthy BMI of 22.
Now (at 18) I wear skinny jeans in bold colors, tights, heels, skirts, and a variety of other fashion-forward gear with confidence and swagger. I’m comfortable in my own skin and I wear what I want when I want – without a care in the world!
when I was 15 I was a kind of awkward teenager, wore what I liked, but always picked bright colors (I still love them ^^) and never ever wore black. I’ve been choosing my own clothes since an incident when I was about 5, when apperently I didn’t like what my mother had told me to wear, and went up to my dad and said something along the lines of “look what she made me wear”. she still mentions it from time to time XD but I guess my style has gone more classical lately, I love bold colors, but for me they have to be wearable, and still “blend” in even though those colors don’t allow me to blend in ;)
At thirteen, I was a goth wannabe who’d never heard of Bauhaus. I constantly wore an absolutely enormous hoodie and flare jeans. I had long, black hair parted down the middle.
At fifteen, I went through a similar sort of club kid/anime obsessive phase: in a year and a half, my hair was pink, blue, purple, blonde, black, red, and green. I was a big DIYer. Eventually, I went Tank Girl, shaved my head, and wore tiny cutoffs and skintight tanktops.
At eighteen, I’m still a big DIYer, but now I actually have haircutting, dying, sewing skills. I have bright (but natural) red hair and wear, well, not much–I’m a nude model!
I have always like to express myself through my clothes and I’ve always been very ecclectic; but in the past 2 years something wonderful happened to me. I finally realized that it was ok to be a size 14, that even if I have curves in places society doesn,t want, that doesn’t mean I’m not gorgeous, atractive, sexy and magnificent. So the way my style has changed is that now I don’t let society tell me what to wear, but I wear what I love and feel good in. My clothes are more girly and flirty, and also, not because of the clothes per se, but because of my new mentality without self-loathing, I’ve allowed myself to love and be loved by a wonderful man. I love my body and I let everybody know!
I used to be one of those girls that would throw on the first thing they touched in the morning. But now I think my style has evolved to what it is today: simple and classy with a lot of jeans and cute shirts paired with nice necklaces and earrings. My personality really does shine through my clothes, despite the small drawback of simpilcity.
I’ve gone from striving hard to look like a punky male to settling into a very personalized style that teeters from more effeminate/colorful/structured/punkish to less from day to day. My clothing is less about hiding my bust/wearing clothes that just ooze ‘hey, look, I’m punk and I love x brand and x weird thing’ (thank god), and has now refocused to constant experimentation with new colors, structures, layers, architecture– and recently, I’ve gotten a taste for the DIY touch!
In five years? OH, yes. Five years ago my style was much more juvenile – printed T shirts, skinny jeans, and not really anything in particular to separate me from anyone else.
Now my style is heavily influenced by the Victorian period, with ruffles, sumptuous fabrics and elegant touches.
my wardrobe has gone through a quiet whirlwind in the last five years. 2005 had me as a high school kid still and wearing as many bizarre combinations(think pointe shoes with jeans or black and pink shoelaces around pigtails to match a soad shirt) as i could to bend the rules of my school and my family. after graduating, i slowly went into a total slump, as well as gaining weight. clothes became all about comfort and invisibility. in the last two years, i’ve discovered lolita(punk loli was my first love), discovered color, and realized makeup really isn’t just for other girls. i’m still working on what just is my style but now that i have it i’ll never look back!
i had a shaved head five years ago. now i’m working on a mane of fiery red fairy curls. i can’t wait! i was also really into wearing band tees, which i will never throw out. (i’m still upset my dad disposed of his grateful dead tee from the eighties)
My style used to be comfortable, slightly baggy (but not overly so)jeans. Tank tops, cartoon shirts, and a statement piece either a coat or some chunky jewelry. I would only buy white socks, and I almost never wore skirts.
Now a days I still do that, but I think it’s more refined now. My pants fit me better, the prints and shapes of my shirts are more classical. Wear skirts and dresses all the time, and my random sock collection is growing every year.
Oh, wow. From age 10 to 15? This will be a roller coaster…
Okay, so age 10 through 12 I was still a child, basically, so even though I had started high school by 12 I really didn’t care about clothes. My mind and personality were what I worked with & I still consider them my most important features today. Typically, I would wear jeans and a t-shirt representing South Africa (where part of my family lives).
Then came my “alternative” style. It started out with wide pants, tank tops and leather bracelets (I don’t believe in leather anymore, though). This quickly changed to “emo” and then “scene”. So skinny jeans, tight t-shirts, baggy sweaters, and LOTS of accessories and black make-up. Oh, and of course my bangs that changed color very few months.
However, by the time I was nearly fifteen, I got bored with that. I decided that I wanted to be unique, and following a style that considered itself original, but had evolved into just another stereotype, wasn’t going to get me anywhere.
So then I went through a short boho period that evolved into how I am now. I love combining clothing items from the last century with bright make-up.
I will wear ripped, faded jeans with a t-shirt and a chequered blouse one day (pairing it with soft make-up and a pearl necklace), and a whimsical, dreamy-looking dress with heels and long chain necklaces the next.
But my style is not limited to the type of clothes mentioned above. My new philosophy when it comes to style is: anything goes, as long as I love it. You could probably call my style eclectic & eccentric, but those are probably the only categories you can fit it in.
I love how that philosophy goes with my ideal of being free from certain styles that are set in stone, because it allows me to try anything I want to. I’m happy with my new style, it shows I’m unique, which is a goal I always seem to find myself chasing in anything I do.
The only way I could see the UFC even getting close to getting Rampage is if they were somehow able to get him involved with TUF 4 as a coach or something. Because that would guarantee Rampage not only exposure and instant stardom but also the biggest sponsors. Outside of something like that I don’t see how the UFC could land Rampage.
In middle and highschool, my style was rather dark. I work almost all black, but wanted old fashioned things(like knee breeches) instead of more modern things(like blue jeans). Now, I tend to wear a lot more color and I try to have a classy but cute feel to all of my clothing. I’ve grown to dislike most prints and like things a lot simpler than I used to. And of course, it must all feel wonderful to the touch. No crinkly rough fabric for me!
Hello Doe,
for me the way I dress myself has always been the main means to express my feelings, my state of mind and current fascinations. Thus, considering I am only 18, I’ve had a lot of changes in style during the last 5 years. I started out with very long sleek hair and a plain casual style when I was 13, one year later I cut my hair very short and adapted a still plain, and black, but punky kind of look. I always wore a leather collar with a padlock and actually hooked a dogchain up in it… In addition to that, I refused to take of my blazer EVER. Even if the sun was burning so hot you had the feeling to melt.
What sacrifices we make to express ourselves! But I would always do it again. :D
At the age of 15 I felt inspired by the Japanese “decora” style and suddenly my wardrobe exploded with colour. I wore a couple of necklaces at the same time, my arms were overloaded with bracelets, and my fringe was hold in place by thousands of hair clips and bobby pins…. Oh, and I always did my hair in two small buns either behind my ears or above them. My favourite dress was a self-sewn white one with a cute pattern of small strawberries, as well as red ruffle. I LOVED the ruffle. I still do. The same way I still love the completly pink plastic glasses I wore so often.
Around turning 16 I had to leave my home and entered a phase of depression. Thus my look changed to black again, only this time it was way more boyish than earlier. I basically didn’t care what I looked like, because I had so much more to worry about.
Oh, and I forgot: Thanks to the odds of puberty my hair turned curly.
One year later, I felt so much better and suddenly I discovered the wonders of make-up. That changed everything. At once I wanted to be beautiful, I wanted people to look at me, I wanted to express my feelings through style again. First I started to dress elegant and fell in love with arabic patterns and arabic-style jewelry. After some time I shifted to elegant but cute looks, growing my hair out (it’s almost as long as 5 years ago, but still curly~ I love it!) and for the first time in my life I wear pumps and high-heeled boots without the precondition of a special occasion. I didn’t know what I have missed all these years ~<3 My favourites are light pink highheels, so cute. :D
While I liked to experiment a lot at first, I keep my make-up simple now, just eyeliner and mascara, which goes well, because I am very pale.
But whenever I go out, I can't resist wearing bright red lipstick. I just adore the colour! You cannot imagine how happy I was, when I found a coat the exact same colour! It fits my currently very snowy environment perfectly ;D
And last but not least I want to thank you, for you have been a constant source of inspiration to me and I value that very much.
Kind regards
Claire
PS: Sorry for grammatical mistakes, English is not my mother tongue.
Imagine my surprise on reading this post and realising I’ve been reading your blogs for 5 YEARS! I’ve no idea where the time went, but I stumbled upon LJ at 15-16 (when I was still wearing baggy jeans and big hoodies, but dreaming of greater things) and now I’m 6 months off 21 (with just the one hoody – which I sleep in – and with no jeans to my name, never mind baggy ones)! Though I wasn’t as brave as you when it came to colour and flamboyancy, your style and courage always inspired me, even if that just meant incorporating polka-dot ribbons into my outfits. Nowadays I still wear a lot of black, but I have a sickness for sequins, feathers and velvet, I like to show off my legs in impractically short skirts and would describe my style generally as “masculine tailoring meets 1920s meets goth”. I’m not posting in the hope winning but to say thanks to you for being a ray of sunshine and a source of inspiration – and I also wanted to mention (somewhat superfluously) someone else who had a huge affect on my life and my clothing: a friend of mine who died just at the start of December. I don’t think I’d be the person I am today, or look the way I do, without him or you – and I am deeply grateful. x
5 years ago my style was very boyish. Lots of loose jeans, basketball shorts, t-shirts, and hoodies. After I phased out of that I went rather girly, and have now settled into what I call “comfort chic”! My daily style is usually jeans or shorts with a variety of tops, lots of flip flops, and I’ve put in a lot more effort now to dress up for special occasions… Dresses, flowy tops, and, best of all, HEELS!
My style changed from very ugly clothing to boring clothing. After a while I could not stand boring any longer and changed to mostly black clothing. Black almost always looks classy, whatever you wear. At the moment I prefer cute accessories and a colorful makeup that will stand out more against the black clothes and my pale white skin :)
Oh gee, where will i start
five years ago i was 13 lol
i belive i was kinda dorky, almost can’t remember what i looked like
but i always had jeans and always a cardigan
then i transformed into a t-shirt jeans & hood kind of girl
then i started using leggings and cute dresses, and i always wore converse and long necklaces with lots of chains.
now i always wear leggings, converse, rock influenced t-shirts and my black hoods and cardigans, yum!
i also LOVE big fluffy skirts. i love to mix rockish clothes with cute stuff and my arms are always filled with all kinds of bracelets and the lats months ive started using my mums scarf like all the time ^^
I used to be fond of purple lipstick, black jeans and floor-length black cardigans.
Kids HATED me, which was a little hurtful…
Now I like Lolita style, mostly still in black, navy or cream, but every so often I’ll turn into a little Pink Thing.
And not only do I get along great with kids, I have a few fans in the pensioner’s clique too! VIVA!
I am incredibly casual when I am at home. I love color but have also really come to enjoy Grey. My makeup is always funky and fun when I go out. IF I am clubbing, I am less casual, but I have learned the fun of comfortable as well as funky shoes. My main influence is modern pop culture and classic 40′s and 50′s styles I love greatly. Mixing them has been a real treat. My hair has grown quite long in the last few years and I have learned to appreciate the curl more though I still love to straighten it for the ease of care.
I went from non painted/bare nails that were bitten to the quick to natural looking fake ones because I work in a business environment and I like not having to deal with them. My toes however, are whatever color I like the day I paint them.
I knit, so some of my creations are made for me, scarves, hand warmers and hats to start :D and soon enough, shirts and skirts will be added to my repertoire.
I’ve changed so much! 5 years ago I was… 15 (so young!) and I cared nothing about personal style. All I wore were baggy jeans and t-shirts. A sweatshirt when it was cold.
Now, I am almost a chameleon of style! Some days I am very androgynous-ly dressed, in skinny grey jeans and button downs with my hair hiding my eyes. But on others, (especially when it’s warm) I LOVE sun dresses and big earrings, shiny necklaces and painted toe nails.
I’m so glad that I changed :-)
Five years ago, I was fifteen and at Catholic school. On the days when I wasn’t be-uniformed, I had…well, pretty much no style. I was kind of a trend-follower, but because I was 1) poor and 2) not well informed about trends, I tended to buy, like, 1 trendy item several months after it was no longer trendy. Now, I try to express myself a bit better, but I’m still evolving and finding my way, style-wise.
On an unrelated note, five years ago was when I discovered Doe! A friend was surfing the old limecrime site and I fell in love after just one glance. I’ve been a fan ever since!
My style changes almost year to year! This year it is become much more girly, which is probably because of my new style influences, You, Gala Darling, Raquel Reed, Audrey Kitching, Twinkie Chan, etc! I love skirts, pink, kittens, hair acessories and nailpolish. Two years ago I barely knew how to paint my nails and now I am a pro!
Ages ago, I hated jeans with a passion. Not the look, just the feel and I don’t even know. It was silly. So i woudl wear matching sweat suits all the time, and it was really horrible. My confidence wasn’t the best. But eventually, after a big fight with friends, I decided I am who I am and no one can do a thing about it. So I took that as a chance to express my self, in all ways, including fashion-wise. Then i would wear ties and t-shirts with vests, or other bright neon items. Now I have more of a classier look, but am still a fan of colour!
I went through a conservative girly phase wrapped with 1940′s flair. I stopped doing victory rolls in my hair but kept the shoes and jewelry ’cause they are too fab to get rid of. Now I’m kinda rockin’ cowgirl. The many stages of me :)