Smells Like Nostalgia
Dec. 22nd, 2006 03:08 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
thessalianI don't have a 'look' per se - unless you count 'geek non-chic' as a look. However, if I wear a man's checked shirt over most of my everyday outfits, I'm suddenly wearing an interesting variation on the early/mid-90s grunge look. Think about it - baggy T-shirts, simple skirts, battered faux-Converse (or real ones, if I can be arsed) ... on its own, it's just clothes. Amazing how one extra item of clothing makes it a 'fashion statement' of some kind. Not that I care all that much about making any kind of fashion statement, mind you. I just always liked the 'baggy checked shirt over T-shirt' thing. Besides, it's also an extra layer of clothing, which is good for the winter months, and the breast pocket is good for storing my smokes and iPod.
Of course, it's a good thing that I don't actually give a shit about following fashion trends, because even with a semi-cohesive 'look', I'm remarkably out of fashion. Y'see, the 80s 'baggy T-shirt/dress thing + leggings' thing is in right now, if shop windows are to be believed. But just you watch - in a couple of years, I'll be the height of fashion ... and bored with the whole checked shirt thing, more than likely. So when the rest of the world is doing what I did this year, I'll be perusing the sales racks for the leggings and baggy T-shirt dress things that everyone else stopped buying.
Of course, it's a good thing that I don't actually give a shit about following fashion trends, because even with a semi-cohesive 'look', I'm remarkably out of fashion. Y'see, the 80s 'baggy T-shirt/dress thing + leggings' thing is in right now, if shop windows are to be believed. But just you watch - in a couple of years, I'll be the height of fashion ... and bored with the whole checked shirt thing, more than likely. So when the rest of the world is doing what I did this year, I'll be perusing the sales racks for the leggings and baggy T-shirt dress things that everyone else stopped buying.