You’re seriously not going to wear what you like? WOW! How rude!

The minimalist aesthetic has left you colorless in a universe that speaks in authenticity, not microwaved trends. The rule of thumb should always be to dress based on your preference and not society’s trend forecast that shifts just as you molded yourself into the carbon copy fashion model. It’s not ordinary but rather spiritual. Wanna know how to embody that? Stay tuned because there are no commercial breaks on what we’re about to get into.

1. Honor your authenticity, not your timeline 

When you get dressed don’t consider whose feed you’ll land on with the trendy hashtags like “ fashion, fashionista, girly, etc.” you know the ones I’m talking about— that have a million posts attached to them. You are not an algorithm capsule. You’re an altar that is meant to be set with intention and honored in fashion ritual . Dress with the intention that you’re here to let your clothing speak before you ever open your mouth. Fashion has become like a clothing rack at H&M that only puts out what’s considered fresh and chic. A little boring if you ask me or if anyone asked at all. Wear your shit like you’re here to command a room and demand that each stitch tell a story. If you feel like wearing flare striped capris with a graphic halter top and kitten heels (Wait! that actually sounds cute as hell!) then you wear it with no shame. You have to fall into the rhythm of yourself because the truth is , you are a one-of-one and not someone’s walking Pinterest board or campaign that came to life. Authenticity is a buzzword, but rarely do we consider that this includes your clothing being an ode to the inner depths of your core while displaying this on the outside in fabrics and clothing. Don’t dress up just to get an invisible trophy from the likes, views, and clicks olympics. Dress up to ingrain an internal blessing that treats your fashion sense as a tool to exude your aura in flair.

2. Fashion Is Healing, Not Fleeting

You know…when people hear the word “healing” it is automatically associated with the tip of spirituality such as gurus, bohocore, and the b.s. love and light that doesn’t even honor duality. Take for example someone who may present themselves as the person who buys clothing in stoism rather than rhythm. You know the one that probably wears Taupe like a season and pinstripes blazers like a referral. Imagine if said person decides to wear a color like blue to reflect the tears they’ve held back, or a bold, energetic color like Fuschia to reflect the inner-child that never was. Fashion can be healing because you take the first step towards wearing outfits that you thought would’ve made you look weird or rather what society would have perceived as “too much”. Sometimes that tank top with flowers or the jeans with rhinestones requires you to embrace it in a ceremonial way. I don’t mean sacrificing your work loafers to the Fashion God’s, I mean trying on clothes the night before. Put on your favorite song, eat your favorite snack, and look in your mirror like it’s on payroll to truly sit in fashion that slowly heals you. Some people go many years not wearing a swaying skirt or a graphic tee because they are told that it’s either out of style or that it may not suit them. But really—who the hell cares? Just like healing isn’t an ephemeral event, fashion isn’t a rapid contemporary moment either. Heal through the fashion that you were told to suppress because it wouldn’t land you societal expectations  like a job or detached social circles. Wear the top, wear the shorts, hell, wear the funky hat even if you’re not wearing a bad hair day. Just use your fashion senses and choices as a battle cry to the freedom of self-expression and a hug to your past self that would’ve seen polka dot pants as a threat. Fun fact! I used to love floral prints as a kid! The moment I was told it was ugly, I immediately shrunk and saw floral print a pain rather than joy. I’ll always remember what my childhood bestie said when I showed up in a floral print peplum top like a bouquet of roses “You look like a baby, give it a rest”. Although that hurt my feelings and I internalized this, I got some floral printed capris while thrifting and I’m about to wear them like a problem!

3. Fashion Is A Story, Own It

In life you have self-help manuals from people who have never gone through trial and error—and then you have real life testimonials from people that have lived experiences like a purse at the thrift store that has seen too much. Or maybe a rainbow that makes its greatest comeback like a Vegas residency after a foggy rainstorm. Use fashion to tell a story rather than repeating a summary. Fast fashion often wants us to repeat someone else’s plot but your fashion? That’s supposed to be the plot twist that no one saw coming. This is supposed to be your coming of age arc that reads like a main character dancing in the rain because, hey, why not? It’s your movie, so stop treating your fashion like clothes on set for extras and start treating it like playful couture that even makes Vogue want to do a cover story. You escaped the fashion matrix of wearing plain tops and high waisted jeans in July, because you were seasoned to. Wear boa fur with chunky boots because you are voluntarily committed to it, or the dress that’s been sitting in your closet like a single person at the bar. Maybe you wear an L.A. Tee with metallic gym shorts, a beaded belt and surprise! Cowboy boots, because you felt like it. I’ll pretend like I totally didn’t describe what I wore to the post office today. Maybe a fringe top that you wear silently tells the story of how you overcame berating body shaming and invited in unconditional love for what you wear and no longer being the loudest judge on how you look in it. Fashion is like a portal, because you can come across 5 people wearing flare jeans, but each person will tell a story that you didn’t anticipate. Someone may have worn flare jeans that were used as a portal to say hello to the 70s aesthetic, while another person’s flare jeans are worn with embroidery and designs that magnifies their DIY spirit. When people ask “Hey where’d you get that” start narrating your story like the beginning of a fairy tale. Fashion was never meant to be a book where we all just decided that one page was enough to tell the whole story. No—it was meant to be an archive that was meant to amplify your essence. Fashion isn’t non-fiction, it’s fiction— that is meant to be fun, imaginative, and go against everything that sterile aesthetics try to incorporate. 

It’s time to start dressing like you have lived and like your clothing has memories. Stop performing trends like you’re auditioning for the internet and start dressing like the embodiment that you have claimed. Fashion is a ceremonial event that weaves in authenticity, truth, and stories like the perfect stitch. Treat fashion like a margarita at 11 am on a Tuesday. You don’t care who sees you because you are enjoying yourself. Or in other words the fashion that feels like your calling. 

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