Trying to get a baseline…
I have been slowly trying to get my mind around fashion and build my personal style. I think i have come to the realization that I just dont have a good groundwork of basics. My partner tries to help (and she has great fashion) but I think its just tough given it’s a different gender and its hard to ‘tell’ someone Their style.
Here are basically all of my clothes: https://imgur.com/a/d8o2PPc My partner recently helped me do a major cleanout of a lot of the ill-fitting and items I never actually wore, thats why I have so few cloths.
About me: I do a lot of outdoor activities and I love to tinker and build stuff. This lends me to inevitably get all if my cloths dirty and keeping my clothes clean is a major challenge I have in my personal fashion journey. I would say I tend to a mountain casual style, but would like to branch more into sharp looking responsible ‘adult’ fits as well as more casual but stylish streetwear My goals: -A simple wardrobe where I can just grab things and there’s a decent chance they will look good -I value comfort above all else, also durability it huge for me -A seasonal wardrobe that I can rotate once a year to keep my styles fresh and reduce the decision fatigue I’m hoping to get some general guidance and advice about ways to move forward with my journey and set myself up for success. I’m not just looking for recommendations on specific items to buy (although I welcome that!) but I want to learn how to start thinking about color, fit, silhouette, etc. I have read a lot of basic guides about style but it just never seems to materialize in my wardrobe. Anyways thanks for any advice or recommendations yall may have !!!
Here are basically all of my clothes: https://imgur.com/a/d8o2PPc My partner recently helped me do a major cleanout of a lot of the ill-fitting and items I never actually wore, thats why I have so few cloths.
About me: I do a lot of outdoor activities and I love to tinker and build stuff. This lends me to inevitably get all if my cloths dirty and keeping my clothes clean is a major challenge I have in my personal fashion journey. I would say I tend to a mountain casual style, but would like to branch more into sharp looking responsible ‘adult’ fits as well as more casual but stylish streetwear My goals: -A simple wardrobe where I can just grab things and there’s a decent chance they will look good -I value comfort above all else, also durability it huge for me -A seasonal wardrobe that I can rotate once a year to keep my styles fresh and reduce the decision fatigue I’m hoping to get some general guidance and advice about ways to move forward with my journey and set myself up for success. I’m not just looking for recommendations on specific items to buy (although I welcome that!) but I want to learn how to start thinking about color, fit, silhouette, etc. I have read a lot of basic guides about style but it just never seems to materialize in my wardrobe. Anyways thanks for any advice or recommendations yall may have !!!
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My entire wardrobe
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Couple points
- you don't have "too few clothes" imo, your wardrobe is pretty decently sized/large but I think you don't have things you love
- gj taking inventory, that's a good first step, unfortunately flat lays are basically useless for critiquing outfits
- browse thru #inspiration , #waywt , Instagram, tiktok, or Pinterest and collect some inspo pics of pieces/outfits you like. If you bring us a small inspo album (2-10) pics, your purchasing region, and your budget in $$ we can make suggestions for brands to check out.
also budget
Honestly “ I do a lot of outdoor activities” ->
Search this server for:
in:waywt from:s0up2715 has:imageOkay awesome, I will get some photos and some more detail when I get home
Or these users: narwhalspal, digdug04, epistrophy., chase_vv or tv1313
I guess rn i’m trying to keep it as high as possible level as possible to try and not get stuck on individual looks and critiques and more of looking for guidance about how to approach building a style and understanding fashion
Scrolling through #waywt-highlights could give you other users to check out
Don’t try to copy looks but draw inspiration from them
Oh .damb. too
Yea that’s my big problem. I see awesome looks and want to copy them, but I really want to learn WHY those looks are fresh and what makes them look good so I can make my own
It’s one thing to say “I need a brown waxed canvas jacket with a contrast collar, mid weight cream knit, high rise medium wash jeans, white crew socks and brown mocs,” it’s another to look at an ensemble of fits you like and start to figure out what you like in the colors, proportions, level of formality, etc
It's a slow process that takes a lot of collecting pics, browsing shops, and trying shit on tbh. Not to sound patronizing but that's kinda the whole process. The understanding of why certain things work or don't work for you comes with time
Soup is my gold standard for outdoorsy looking dude who puts that shit on tho
And why something works for one person doesn't necessarily translate to it working for someone else
(It has taken me 3.5 years of thinking about clothes all the time to get from “I don’t know what I’m doing” to “I like a good chunk of my wardrobe and feel comfortable when I’m buying clothes to wear or experiment with”)
Word appreciated that advice. Im excited for the process! It’s not fair to try and offload that work onto my partner and then get looks that i’m not in love either and just tolerate b/c I know she likes them hava
Start slow and cheap/secondhand where possible :)
Anyway Godspeed
Cheers!
Ill be back with more specific questions 🤣
Also it takes some labor but it’s worth breaking out a sewing or fabric measuring tape and measuring the clothes you like the post so you know what to look for!