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last comment by Ezi E.
2 years ago
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Have you, in any moment of your life, experience any (for the lack of a better term) fashion restraints?
In my case, a certain relative always checks and drop comments (usually in a negative light) about the things I wear. ("your chucks are dirty", "your pants are too tight", etc. think > generation gap) because of this, I feel uncomfortable wearing anything i want. It really sucks, its as if he wants us to always dress up exactly like him. Sigh. How would you deal with this? It's an intrusion!
over 4 years ago
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Amy B.
EDINBURGH,
United Kingdom
530 posts
i like this.
i have 2 restraints.
1. Money, but i think everyone has that ahah.
2. you know when you wear something that you like but then someone comes up to you and just gives you a what-are-you-wearing look. just looking at you up and down with a glare.
it's mostly people a couple years younger than me at school. i think it's funny, but after the 50th person in a day does it you start to think 'away you go'.
OH and when you wear something and then suddenly everyone is wearing it and they're like OMG WE'RE SO COOL WE THOUGHT OF THIS FISRT, and then they moan about people copything THEM and you have to leave.
May 3, 2009
Kayla W.
ABSOLUTE HELL,
United States
87 posts
My size.
I'm too small for the fashion industry.
4'7" and 85lbs, it quite hinders me.
It's shit finding clothes that I like, that fit me also.
May 3, 2009
Alexandra Q.
ENGLAND,
United Kingdom
2 posts
My shape; short and extremely curvy.
May 7, 2009
Kevin W.
ATLANTA,
United States
97 posts
Some of people's biggest fear is being fearless.
May 7, 2009
XVCIII K.
TATOOINE,
Ghana
89 posts
my restraint is sweat. When an outfit is sweaty, i cannot wear it :(
May 7, 2009
Sarah B.
ASTEROID B-612,
United States
1173 posts
my mom is a total prude.
she tells me my butt is hanging out of my shorts, even though they extend at leasst an inch below it.
she thinks basically everything is inappropriate.
also, money is a huge constraint.
January 31, 2011
A lamb I.
MEXICO CITY,
Mexico
98 posts
of course... damn money!
February 2, 2011
Sophie R.
LONDON,
United Kingdom
4359 posts
Same here!
February 2, 2011
Charles Olivier W.
QUEBEC,
Canada
658 posts
My shape (sometimes). I have difficulty to find blazers that fits me, because the sleeves are always too short for me. The same for coats.
February 2, 2011
Sarah B.
ASTEROID B-612,
United States
1173 posts
i hate it.
next time she comments on my shorts, i'm going to tell her to go look at girls' at my high school shorts, and then come back and say mine are short.
February 2, 2011
Sbhe K.
NEW YORK,
United States
133 posts
before it used to bother me too.. my mother is always making comments like i look like an old lady but hey this old lady looks good,, i learnt how to get over it and deal with it. now im comfortable in what i wear
February 2, 2011
Ashley V.
AROUND,
United States
23 posts
As much as we say we don't care what others think about what we're wearing, there is almost always a bit of concern, it's human nature. Just have the confidence and it doesn't take much to persuade the person that you look great. Rock what your wearing on the outside, despite what you might feel inside.
February 2, 2011
Alexandra J.
Canada
145 posts
my boobs. money.
Those would be the biggest two! I always have to worry about too much cleavage showing, it very much limits what I can wear
February 3, 2011
Rochelle K.
SUNNY CALIFORNIA,
United States
97 posts
God, I agree with all of this so much. My mom is the same exact way. She definitely pays attention to what she wears, but she's very traditional in that sense.
And as for the body size, I completely feel for you. I'm exactly the same. =/
February 3, 2011
Mysti R.
UTOPIA,
United States
67 posts
my dad always used to tell me "that doesn't match" or "are you sure you want to dress like that?"
my mom tells me to pull up my pants, as if she wants them to meet my tits or something. i know how to wear pants, i'm not a child. and i'm not showing my asscrack, so chill.
February 26, 2011
Amir G.
SAN FRANCISCO,
United States
482 posts
My father didn't let me dress how I dress now untill this 2010. Whenever I wear skinny jeans (which is daily) I feel insecure because he hates them, whenever I wear my foxtail, I feel the same way. Some people don't understand fashion and never will. Someone can't learn if they arnt willing to be taught.
I would recomend to just stop carring. If they are going to give advice when you never asked they should be ignored. I live by this, and it works perfectly. I'm not going to compromise my style to appeal to others.
February 26, 2011
Ezi E.
TEXAS,
United States
81 posts
My mother and brother are really conservative and mainstream about clothes so my mom despises thrifted clothes and my brother just hates essentially everything I wear. I also don't just feel that wearing quirky pieces and the like groove very well with the "central Texas baptist university" dynamic that's going on here since there's an incredibly uniform style of dress 'round these parts. In any case, I'm not home enough to give more than the slightest of slight notice to my mother, my brother attends my same school but we see each other too infrequently for his judgement to do more than topical damage to my confidence. As for going with the grain of general style in (this whole state) my university, eh...I find that I can break it to within certain boundaries and still feel comfortable.
I do want to move to a big city like NYC and experience more of the wide spectrum of style though.
February 26, 2011