Fashion Hiatus - Topic of the day 12/27/23
Have you ever taken a break from fashion be it interest or buying new pieces? Why did you take a break and what brought your interest back?
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Kind of an obvious answer but during covid since going out wasn't a thing anymore. A bit after too since my position at the time changed to a work from home thing. Part of it too was that I was a bit overwhelmed with what I was looking for. More settled into my style now so not buying as much as I did in the beginning but buying more expensive pieces a bit at a time now.
No cause ive made friends with fashion discord people lol
Also took a break from discord during that time so that could've been it too 🤔
I think if i find myself in a spot with a more active social life in real life actively consuming fashion will definitely take a back seat, though ill still have all my clothes and get dressed and stuff
Even the people i see who have kinda quit fashion or whatever still seem to care about lookin good.
I think in some extent quitting fashion is one of those things that becomes really hard cause once you're aware of it, it's always on the back of your mind. kinda like skincare.
I'm too new to have taken a hiatus
I only have the attention span/bandwidth/time to have a focus on a couple hobbies at a time. So I sort of naturally drift in and out of all of them, fashion included. I obviously still wear my jawns and enjoy dressing in the morning during those times, but I'm not as focused on new cops or whatever as I might be during a period where I'm into it more. Also, I've taken a couple intentional cop freezes after I've spent too much money 😵
Staring down the barrel of becoming a dad within the next few years will mean storing most nice things once i have to wipe a butt and get thrown up on.
clothes you can change a diaper in
Just lean into workwear. Get cool shit that you don’t mind taking a beating
Fashion is such a passive hobby for me that in times when I am busy, it takes up more of my time. It's like scrolling Instagram on the toilet, or waiting at a bus stop. I can't read a book because even five minutes is often too much time investment
At least you can keep wearing chunky NB sneakers!
I don’t think I’ll ever take a break from being interested in fashion, but I have taken long breaks from acquiring new things. I took a break from January to July of this year even. Sometimes it’s good to just take a break from spending a lot of money on a hobby.
I didn't want to spend money on fashion and thought I had a decent wardrobe to last me for a while before I need new fashionable stuff.
Its like I felt like to some extent I was wasting money on it
Perhaps counter intuitively the pandemic is when I really got into fashion. I was like, starting my journey right before it started, but then during the time I was just at home all day, I had a lot of extra money and time and I was researching lots of stuff. So I started coping some nicer pieces and being more thoughtful.
Also, tbh, at some point getting dressed in the morning was like one of the things to actually look forward to, it was something in my control that I got to have some fun with!
i have comfy inside clothes that i wear when i worked from home lol. i mainly got into other hobbies but getting into fashion during covid also makes sense, think all hobbies just went up
For whatever reason I just have never been into like "comfy wfh clothes". I think I have some deep trauma from childhood regarding sweatpants that I've repressed or something 😂
oh no!
I've had to really pare back on fashion purchases this year. It was hard at first, but it's forced me to appreciate what I do have and how to be more creative with it.
I end up taking a hiatus the last month-ish of every season when I just get bored of wearing the same things over and over
Then the start of the next season pulls me back in
as a new dad (daughter is 8 months old), i thought this would be the case for me but i actually just wear the same stuff as before - things just get worn/washed a little more frequently
I’m on a bit of a buying break right now due to my weight changing but I still enjoy keeping up with (read: lurking) the discord
That’s reassuring, I think I’ll have to become less precious about my things and enjoy the ride.
can't speak for everyone but for me, once the baby came she became the most important thing. granted i dont have super nice and/or expensive stuff like some of the people here, but i dont buy a lot of cheap stuff either. at the end of the day, things are just things and most items can be replaced
Ain't lovin' until the baby spits up on the cashmere
So I used to be orphaned suit jacket/hipster RETVRN guy/overall super annoying "wEaR mOrE sUiTs" loser guy, in the process of improving my character and attitude I left fashion behind because the only way I knew how to interact with it was in a loser way. But this year i've discovered a lot of thrift joints, and I've made friends that care about how they look in an inclusive, fun way, and I've really been enjoying the process of building up my wardrobe!
ooh yeah been there more than once. also the grubby hands touching/grabbing/pulling on whatever is in reach (especially as she learns to feed herself) is always fun
frequently and for years at a time. Interest wanes when theres not much exciting me in the moment and/or Ive got too much other stuff going on
Yes I did, for quite a few years. I'm an all-in kind of person, and when I can't dedicate my full attention to something I tend to drop it. I think it's normal as I naturally allow my other hobbies to take more of my time and interest before eventually pivoting again.