Sometimes we need a change. Whether that be buying a plane ticket and moving to Europe or wanting to change up everyday things about ourselves. Since my demographic is majority college students and we are all broke, I'm gonna assume yall are going with the later. Fortunately, I've changed my style A LOT. Some were good, some were bad (rip emo phase) but the key to finding your own style is a mix of the two. For example, my style consists of many basic articles of clothing. I don't like color, and neutral tones look best on me. However, there are things I would never be caught wearing like white jeans, platform sandals, and leather jackets. I'm not saying that those things are bad, I've just been there and I realized that I don't like wearing those types of clothes. Style is all about figuring out what you like and what clothes reflect your personality.
1. Ask people where they get their clothes from
I CANNOT stress this enough. Ask people where they get their shoes, jewelry, shirts, glasses. The majority of the time they'll tell you. Use their answer to do some digging into what clothes they have. But just a disclaimer, don't buy the same stuff as them cause that's just embarrassing when you both are wearing the same thing.
2. Pinterest
Pinterest has every aesthetic under the sun. Utilize Pinterest boards to create outfits, look at room decor, or plan your next hairstyle. There's a reason why indie and alt kids love using this website so much. To get started just look up 'vintage 90s clothes'.
3. Pop Culture
No shade to the South, but statistically, we normally are very behind on pop culture. Because most trends don't start in the South, use social media to see what other people are wearing, listening to, and doing. Pop culture influences so much of what generation z does, that it's very obvious when other people our age don't keep up with trends. And please stop wearing Vineyard Vines and bell-bottom jeans yall aren't from Connecticut, we should've left those back in the 2010s.
4. Friends
We tend to adopt the personality and style of the people we hang around the most. Normally the things that draw us to other people are things we have in common. If you think about your friends, you might realize that your styles could already be pretty similar. Use this to your advantage and figure other things that influence their style. Find out who they follow on social media, what their Instagram explorer page looks like, who they listen to on Spotify, and who their style inspiration is. Use this as a talking point to get to know your friends on a deeper level while also growing your style together.
Finding your own style isn't something you can do in a week; its a journey. Take your time because if you go and throw out your entire closet and erase all your playlists, you're gonna regret it. Because those things are apart of who you are. Don't completely erase your style because you think someone else's is better. Just grow and evolve from what you already have.
