in summary: 90s lesbian meets pinterest softgirl

hair

  • medium-long parted bangs
  • usually ear to chin length wavy bob, growing it out now though
  • alternate styles:
    • clip sides back
    • hi-lo
    • high ponytail with side wisps
    • side braids??

colours

  • dark/jewel tones or neutrals work best
    • particularly leaning towards the cooler spectrum
    • olive green, wine red, black kinda dominate
  • any shade of blue (eyes!!)
  • forever conflicted between gold and silver
  • statements: primary brights like yellow & red. good but use sparingly!
  • risky: pastels like pink. make sure the rest of the outfit is balanced w neutrals and/or darks
  • please god no: orange

patterns

  • stripes!!!!!
  • flower print!!!!!
  • grid or crisscross OK but be careful with plaid
  • please pattern mix to hell and back

styles

  • vintage and boxy
  • flowy or silky looking but not clingy
  • Must. have. defined or cinched waist
  • collars and cuffs
  • loose layered over fitted inner tops

tops

  • dress shirts - long and short sleeve
  • flowy blouses
  • mens tshirts! fit so much better!
  • tshirt sleeves flare, maybe down to around half bicep
  • tuck in everything (or knot in front)
  • polos, usually mens
  • big vintage pullovers
  • cardigans
  • thin turtlenecks n mocknecks

bottoms

  • everything has to be high waist or its on sight.
  • jeans aka my staple bottom
    • mom jeans, straight leg, ankle fit, wide cropped, cuff if needed
  • short skirts - circle, pleated, denim
  • high waist jean shorts, not longer than mid thigh
  • leggings underneath are good but not solo

onepiece

  • dresses - lots of layering potential
    • tank/strap top dresses over t-shirts or long sleeve dress shirts
  • i want a pair of overalls so bad

outerwear

  • huge dark blue winter coat aka Thiccy - kinda clapped but thats how winter be
  • peacoat, jean jacket, trenchcoat for fall
  • bomber, hoodies for spring
  • non-protective layering: little fleecy jacket thing that i wear every day

socks

  • crew for winter, ankle for summer
  • i kinda just like white socks (maybe w a cute trim) or a statement colour for a plain outfit

hair accessories

  • teardrop clips: my lifeblood. mostly solid colours or plain metal
  • bobby pins: a step down
  • clip-in flowers

belts

  • they are the best and very essential
  • simple n black, maybe with a cute buckle
  • wanna try wearing some chains

jewelery

  • earrings!!!!
    • basically all hoops or drop/dangle
    • anything with space, star, moon motifs
    • weird and over the top stuff
    • studs are plain: pearls, basic crystal, tiny cute shapes
  • chokers but rarely - only black velvet or metal
  • no bracelets

bags

  • backpack - brown strap backpack
  • small backpack - light blue kanken mini
  • purse - plum coach shoulder bag
  • assorted tote/eco bags

shoes

  • i really just wear my docs every single day
  • runners in the summer tho (white n gold adidas <3)
  • other booties - mostly suede
    • low, high heel laced, red pleather for a statement
  • heels die (even tho they are pretty). flats but only if dead necessary (they are ugly)
  • want a pair of white sandals for summer so bad

where to shop

  • make your own clothes idiot
  • thrift shops #genzmoment
  • h&m - relatively low prices but occasionally questionable quality
  • uniqlo - on the pricier side but high quality & nice style
  • suzy shier - expensive but has good sales, kinda mom style but it works
  • the bay - ditto suzy
  • aritzia - way out of my price range but super cute basics to take inspo from
oct 14 2018 ∞
sep 5 2021 +