mfad•2y ago

Pulling it off - Topic of the day 4/2/24

How do you know if you're pulling something off? If there's a look or garment you feel as though you can't pull off, why?

sinbad•4/2/24, 4:01 PM

if someone ssays I look fruity I know I put that shit on

Elvander•4/2/24, 4:01 PM

There's definitely fits that are harder to pull off for various reasons but it's just a :skillissue: . I don't think anything is impossible.

bishopcorrigan•4/2/24, 4:01 PM

The secret sauce of “pulling it off” is the same as the secret sauce of making a good fit it’s just only noticeable with more “challenging” fits

bishopcorrigan•4/2/24, 4:02 PM

It has to “click”

bishopcorrigan•4/2/24, 4:02 PM

It has to cohere and become more than the sum of its parts

bishopcorrigan•4/2/24, 4:03 PM

With more extravagant things it requires more commitment

bishopcorrigan•4/2/24, 4:03 PM

You can’t go halfway to dressing like a clown because the story gets muddied

bishopcorrigan•4/2/24, 4:03 PM

Clarity of vision

mewball•4/2/24, 4:04 PM

confidence also key

mewball•4/2/24, 4:04 PM

also i just have to call out booooooo AI generated picture booooooo oeven though the pope has that shit on incredibly

Mmewball also i just have to call out booooooo AI generated picture booooooo oeven though...

artvandelayimporting•4/2/24, 4:04 PM

Oh I thought this was real smfh

Mmewball confidence also key

bishopcorrigan•4/2/24, 4:04 PM

I think this is communicated the same way as the other things though

bishopcorrigan•4/2/24, 4:05 PM

Communicate confidence in your idea

j9it45sgd7u•4/2/24, 4:05 PM

Im not pulling it off if I feel that the clothes are wearing me. Self confidence is the key, who the hell is someone else to say I'm not pulling a fit off?

circleframes•4/2/24, 4:05 PM

For me this has always been less about skill and more about sincerity. Which is hard because so much of what we wear is so long divorced from how it was originally worn, and it’s so fun to play dress up.

bishopcorrigan•4/2/24, 4:05 PM

Make sure your execution is holistic and it will read as confidence

circleframes•4/2/24, 4:05 PM

Like I feel jokey in a leather jacket, and I think that shows immediately

Bbishopcorrigan I think this is communicated the same way as the other things though

mewball•4/2/24, 4:06 PM

yeah 100%, basically just a diff way of rephrasing what you said, but i do think ppl psych themselves out

mewball•4/2/24, 4:06 PM

like im sure you look completely normal in a leather jacket

Aartvandelayimporting Oh I thought this was real smfh

mewball•4/2/24, 4:06 PM

society is so fucked jesus H christ

bishopcorrigan•4/2/24, 4:07 PM

I think the adages are true but not actionable, like yeah believe in yourself and yeah “clothes are wearing you” looks bad but what is it that mechanically is different

Mmewball society is so fucked jesus H christ

j9it45sgd7u•4/2/24, 4:07 PM

Is that the necklace from your recent fit battle pic?

bishopcorrigan•4/2/24, 4:07 PM

This is a visual communication medium

bishopcorrigan•4/2/24, 4:07 PM

Everything you do is communicating

jibba•4/2/24, 4:07 PM

Yeah I think if you're expressing something sincere, you're generally going to pull it off. Second part of that is communicating it well.

circleframes•4/2/24, 4:07 PM

Maybe, but like, other stuff that I thought I would look silly in. Like bigass culottes or berets I found I actually loved sm because they felt more sincere to me

bishopcorrigan•4/2/24, 4:08 PM

If you put on something challenging you have to back it up by communicating well everywhere

circleframes•4/2/24, 4:08 PM

Idk maybe that devolves into like “authenticity” which is pointless

Mmewball society is so fucked jesus H christ

artvandelayimporting•4/2/24, 4:08 PM

I mean look at the image quality for the past week of totds I'm clearly just bad at my job

mewball•4/2/24, 4:08 PM

im describing people that i think people do have outfits that are put together enough to look good but still have some fear about it

Smiles•4/2/24, 4:08 PM

i look at the mirror

Smiles•4/2/24, 4:08 PM

and I know

Ccircleframes Maybe, but like, other stuff that I thought I would look silly in. Like bigass c...

bishopcorrigan•4/2/24, 4:08 PM

I think this is just about personal style though

Smiles•4/2/24, 4:08 PM

simple as

bishopcorrigan•4/2/24, 4:08 PM

This is learning what you like and what feels like you

bishopcorrigan•4/2/24, 4:08 PM

Which is absolutely important

Bbishopcorrigan I think this is just about personal style though

circleframes•4/2/24, 4:09 PM

True. Being able to pull it off isn’t being able to wear everything

bishopcorrigan•4/2/24, 4:09 PM

And contributes to how you present yourself in your clothes

Smiles•4/2/24, 4:09 PM

Also ya, feel like "the clothes are wearing you" is mostly false

bishopcorrigan•4/2/24, 4:09 PM

But if you are put in a position where you have to wear something that doesn’t feel like you, you can still pull it off

bishopcorrigan•4/2/24, 4:09 PM

You just have to execute

jibba•4/2/24, 4:10 PM

I think as you get older and more confident in yourself/know yourself better, it gets easier to be more confident in what you wear

jibba•4/2/24, 4:10 PM

Confidence doesn't mean you're executing well of course.

Elvander•4/2/24, 4:10 PM

I definitely feel way more confident in tailoring as an old than I did when I was younger.

bishopcorrigan•4/2/24, 4:10 PM

Execute, believe in your execution of vision, so that you believe in yourself and that is clear

artvandelayimporting•4/2/24, 4:11 PM

I think repetition is key too, you gotta keep wearing stuff to feel comfortable wearing said stuff

bishopcorrigan•4/2/24, 4:11 PM

Self confidence alone doesn’t make it work, first and foremost you have to do a good job, and the more challenging or abnormal, the better you have to be

artvandelayimporting•4/2/24, 4:11 PM

I used to feel goofy as hell wearing ties so I just kept wearing ties

Elvander•4/2/24, 4:12 PM

Also people will just stop asking why you're wearing a tie.

Smiles•4/2/24, 4:12 PM

Its as simple as the outfit has to be you at some level. Even if its currently aspirational.