It's time to get ready for school, work, what may have you. You're late, lazy, or lacking some serious fashion expertise and could potentailly end up walking out of the house in your pajamas, or worse- sweatpants! (That was a joke. I myself walk out of the house wearing sweatpants quite often- no shame in it. I happen to love sweatpants and pretty much live in them 24/7. The use of that particular clothing item was merely for effect.) We've all been there. Here are 5 mistakes many people make when it comes to fashion (and let me tell you, I am guilty of several on the list).
1. Wrong size!
You're strolling through the mall when you eyeball the cutest shirt you have ever seen in a store window. Bolting inside, you quickly read each tag of each shirt, looking for a size medium. You reach the end of the stack and realize there is no medium, nor is there a small, and no way are you willing to purchase a large (this cutest shirt you have ever seen would not look good as a large on you). The cutest shirt you have ever seen is not available to you! You're devastated. But you pause and ponder for a moment: it wouldn't look all that bad if it was a little small on you. So you reach back into the stack and pull out an extra small. That'll do, pig.
What's the problem here? Buying things in the wrong size. An extra small of "the cutest shirt you have ever seen" is not going to look so cute if it's too small/too big. People tend to overlook how important it is to buy what's your size, but it really is. Having something too small is restricting, tight, and can look very odd on a person. Having something too big is seen as lazy, boring, and careless. Sticking to your size is your best option. I know it's hard, but there'll be cuter shirts out there.
2. Too uncomfortable!
It's early morning and you just picked out the cutest outfit for school. You put it on and stand in the mirror, mentally applauding yourself for your creativity. But as you move around in your house before you leave to school, you realize how uncomfortable the outfit is. The tag on the shirt is scratching your neck and you keep having to pull your jeans up. Plus, your shoes are already giving you blisters. But it's too late to change, so you go to school with the pretty but annoying outfit.
What's the problem? Even if it's a cute outfit, what's the point of wearing something that's going to bother you the whole day? Forget the "Beauty is pain!" nonsense. It isn't worth it to walk around in school being constantly pricked by a tag or having to pull your jeans up every five minutes because they're too big. Wear something that you'll be comfortable in, something that still looks nice but isn't bothersome.
3. Uncomfortable Part 2
You and a friend are shopping together at the mall. She spots a dress and rushes over to it, telling you how pretty it is and how pretty you'd look in it. It's low cut, short, and has cut outs on the sides, a fashion choice you would not usually choose. She makes you try on the dress even though you really don't want to and for a split second in the dressing room, she fools you into thinking that it's a nice outfit. You end up buying the dress and wear it to a party she's having just so she doesn't make you feel bad about not wearing it.
What's the problem? First of all, find some better friends. This is just a scenario, so I hope no one does this to one another, but if you do, that's not cool. Pressuring someone into doing something and giving in to someone pressuring you are both not cool. Second, you cannot, and I repeat cannot go out wearing something that you feel self-conscious in. That is going to degrade your confidence and increase your awareness of your outfit ten times more. If you don't like revealing clothes, don't wear them. And if you don't like sweatshirts and sweatpants, don't wear them. 'Nuff said.
4. Trendy
You see everyone, and I mean everyone, wearing rompers. You read in a fashion magazine that it's the "new trend" in the spring of 2016. You decide to go out and buy a romper, even though you don't care for them, just to be like everyone else and fit in.
What's the problem? Like I said before, don't wear anything you don't want to wear, especially if you're trying to fit in or follow the current fashion trends. There is no point to doing so; trends "expire" and go out of style so why buy something to wear for a few weeks and then stop because the trend isn't "trendy" anymore? Anyway, trends are stupid. You do you, wear what you want to wear. Start your own trend.
5. Heels
You're 5'2, and feel a little self-conscious about your height. To try and erase that feeling of going unnoticed for your height, you wear heels all the time to be a bit taller, even though you hate those shoes and how uncomfortable they are.
You're 5'10, and feel a little self-conscious about your height. To try and erase that feeling of being noticed by everyone for "sticking out", you refrain from wearing heels to make yourself even taller, even though you love heels.
What's the problem? If you're on the shorter side and hate heels but are embarrassed or self-conscious about your height, don't wear heels. It's useless to do so. They're only going to annoy and hurt you. And about your height, good things come in small packages:) As for being tall, I have this problem. I own several pairs of heels and heeled booties that I love to wear and think are so cute, but I'm even more self-conscious when I'm wearing them than I normally would be because I am told on a daily basis how tall I am and "Wow, you're so tall," or "You really don't need to wear those heels, you're tall enough anyway." Are you kidding me? Who are you to tell me what I should or shouldn't wear, especially at my body's expense? I can't help being this height. I can't help my love for heels. If I want to wear heels, I'm going to wear heels. If you have the same problem, you should have the same mindset. That goes for shorter people, too. No one has any right to bring up your height to negatively discuss your body. They don't get a say in whether or not you wear heels.
These are only five of hundreds of problems that have occurred to me involving fashion. I could go on and on about how people view other people depending on what they wear or a common misconception that people with certain body types should not wear certain item. This world is brilliantly advanced when it comes to fashion, but also a little clueless. The more we embrace who we are and what we like clothing-wise, the more confident we will feel. Fashion is an amazing platform to house your creativeness and personality- let's use it positively.
- Gabriella
1. Wrong size!
You're strolling through the mall when you eyeball the cutest shirt you have ever seen in a store window. Bolting inside, you quickly read each tag of each shirt, looking for a size medium. You reach the end of the stack and realize there is no medium, nor is there a small, and no way are you willing to purchase a large (this cutest shirt you have ever seen would not look good as a large on you). The cutest shirt you have ever seen is not available to you! You're devastated. But you pause and ponder for a moment: it wouldn't look all that bad if it was a little small on you. So you reach back into the stack and pull out an extra small. That'll do, pig.
What's the problem here? Buying things in the wrong size. An extra small of "the cutest shirt you have ever seen" is not going to look so cute if it's too small/too big. People tend to overlook how important it is to buy what's your size, but it really is. Having something too small is restricting, tight, and can look very odd on a person. Having something too big is seen as lazy, boring, and careless. Sticking to your size is your best option. I know it's hard, but there'll be cuter shirts out there.
2. Too uncomfortable!
It's early morning and you just picked out the cutest outfit for school. You put it on and stand in the mirror, mentally applauding yourself for your creativity. But as you move around in your house before you leave to school, you realize how uncomfortable the outfit is. The tag on the shirt is scratching your neck and you keep having to pull your jeans up. Plus, your shoes are already giving you blisters. But it's too late to change, so you go to school with the pretty but annoying outfit.
What's the problem? Even if it's a cute outfit, what's the point of wearing something that's going to bother you the whole day? Forget the "Beauty is pain!" nonsense. It isn't worth it to walk around in school being constantly pricked by a tag or having to pull your jeans up every five minutes because they're too big. Wear something that you'll be comfortable in, something that still looks nice but isn't bothersome.
3. Uncomfortable Part 2
You and a friend are shopping together at the mall. She spots a dress and rushes over to it, telling you how pretty it is and how pretty you'd look in it. It's low cut, short, and has cut outs on the sides, a fashion choice you would not usually choose. She makes you try on the dress even though you really don't want to and for a split second in the dressing room, she fools you into thinking that it's a nice outfit. You end up buying the dress and wear it to a party she's having just so she doesn't make you feel bad about not wearing it.
What's the problem? First of all, find some better friends. This is just a scenario, so I hope no one does this to one another, but if you do, that's not cool. Pressuring someone into doing something and giving in to someone pressuring you are both not cool. Second, you cannot, and I repeat cannot go out wearing something that you feel self-conscious in. That is going to degrade your confidence and increase your awareness of your outfit ten times more. If you don't like revealing clothes, don't wear them. And if you don't like sweatshirts and sweatpants, don't wear them. 'Nuff said.
4. Trendy
You see everyone, and I mean everyone, wearing rompers. You read in a fashion magazine that it's the "new trend" in the spring of 2016. You decide to go out and buy a romper, even though you don't care for them, just to be like everyone else and fit in.
What's the problem? Like I said before, don't wear anything you don't want to wear, especially if you're trying to fit in or follow the current fashion trends. There is no point to doing so; trends "expire" and go out of style so why buy something to wear for a few weeks and then stop because the trend isn't "trendy" anymore? Anyway, trends are stupid. You do you, wear what you want to wear. Start your own trend.
5. Heels
You're 5'2, and feel a little self-conscious about your height. To try and erase that feeling of going unnoticed for your height, you wear heels all the time to be a bit taller, even though you hate those shoes and how uncomfortable they are.
You're 5'10, and feel a little self-conscious about your height. To try and erase that feeling of being noticed by everyone for "sticking out", you refrain from wearing heels to make yourself even taller, even though you love heels.
What's the problem? If you're on the shorter side and hate heels but are embarrassed or self-conscious about your height, don't wear heels. It's useless to do so. They're only going to annoy and hurt you. And about your height, good things come in small packages:) As for being tall, I have this problem. I own several pairs of heels and heeled booties that I love to wear and think are so cute, but I'm even more self-conscious when I'm wearing them than I normally would be because I am told on a daily basis how tall I am and "Wow, you're so tall," or "You really don't need to wear those heels, you're tall enough anyway." Are you kidding me? Who are you to tell me what I should or shouldn't wear, especially at my body's expense? I can't help being this height. I can't help my love for heels. If I want to wear heels, I'm going to wear heels. If you have the same problem, you should have the same mindset. That goes for shorter people, too. No one has any right to bring up your height to negatively discuss your body. They don't get a say in whether or not you wear heels.
These are only five of hundreds of problems that have occurred to me involving fashion. I could go on and on about how people view other people depending on what they wear or a common misconception that people with certain body types should not wear certain item. This world is brilliantly advanced when it comes to fashion, but also a little clueless. The more we embrace who we are and what we like clothing-wise, the more confident we will feel. Fashion is an amazing platform to house your creativeness and personality- let's use it positively.
- Gabriella