Trying hard to be from a La Garconne lookbook.
On J: On B:
corduroy shirt:: thrifted sweater: Our Legacy
trousers:: thrifted pants:: Folk
loafers:: thrifted boots:: LL Bean
bag:: H&M jacket:: ?? says B
jacket:: thrifted
I'D LIKE TO SAY SOMETHING that I thought about the other day. Thrifting is amazing for the obvious reasons: it's cheap, a lot of times you can find vintage pieces, you feel like you're mostly wearing unique items, etc.
BUT, I feel that there's a bit of an aesthetic disconnect with my styling that I'd like to address, if just for myself. I feel like I have two distinct styles that I display that aren't necessarily cohesive-- one is a little summery and flirty with nipped waists and sunshine and daisies (example- the last post with the yellow dress and the little hat and the little shoes -- that kind of styling is generally pretty flattering for figure's sake and also generally pretty popular with bloggers I think).
The other style, which I admit I prefer and strive to achieve, is an homage to the La Garconne-esque minimalist Margaret Howell-y or also kind of pseudo-Japanese tomboy/androgyny aesthetic that I love so very very much and which, if you scroll through my pinterest or tumblr, you'll see I worship. Unfortunately I have an average-sized chest and bum, to which the latter styling is not so flattering, though I sometimes try it (like today).
I'd also like to mention that whenever I do try to do this kind of styling, I wear my most flattening (that's flattening with an N) sports bra. I feel kind of bad about that in a "BE-YOURSELF-and-FEEL-GOOD-ABOUT-YOUR-BODY-and-STOP-TRYING-TO-MANIPULATE-YOUR-APPEARANCE-so-much" way, but I don't know, I think these clothes just look better on me that way, sans boobies, (though I fervently admire the ladies who rock the androgynous thing without feeling like they have to hide their chest).
ANYWAY, I think part of the reason there's that disconnect in styling is the flattering-the-body issue. Then also, on a separate note, I think thrifting feeds the disconnect, since I often just buy the items I like, without regard to maintaining a certain consistent or cohesive aesthetic. I can't tell if this is a good thing, in an "it's-okay-that-your-styling-is-always-different-because-that-makes-it-dynamic" kind of way or if it's just bad in a "I-can't-tell-who-you-are-or-what-you-stand-for" inconsistent kind of way. Though sometimes I have to remind myself that it's just clothing and the only people really making these vast ideological assessments of us based on our clothes is ourselves.
No one else probably notices this, but I wanted to address it anyway. It made me feel better.
