Fashion inspo other than Pinterest and Reddit?
Nowadays, I mostly stick to Pinterest and don't really use Reddit for fashion anymore.
I buy most of my clothes from Zalando (which is all over the place when it comes to fashion choices), COS, Arket, Weekday, Massimo Dutti, Mango, Vinted, and sometimes Etsy when looking for graphic designs/something custom. Abercrombie & Fitch has recently become my go-to brand for hoodies. I've been avoiding Zara, Bershka, Pull&Bear, and H&M since finishing high school because their quality feels low and the designs look cheap. I buy pretty much all my clothes online now.
I mostly dress in casual, alternative, grungy, or streetwear clothing. My color palette sticks to black, grey, denim, dark green, and navy. I prefer relaxed fits and avoid dressing too basic.
Right now, my style feels rather chaotic and bland. I struggle to find new inspiration and brands. I don't watch fashion YouTubers or read fashion magazines because I don't have the time. I also don't follow many fashion or brand accounts, so I rarely get clothing/brand recommendations on Instagram (my explore section is filled with Billie Eilish, Lil Peep and Andrew Tate since forever idk why??). I'm unsure where to start.
I'd like to discover smaller, less mainstream, or independent brands similar to Ronin, Marblesoda.jp, and REPRESENT CLO (though this one is pretty mainstream). Occasionally buying something with nice graphic design or unique fit would be great, but I don't know where to look.
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I spend hours scrolling through Zalando (which still has many sales and brands), trying to find a good pair of black pants, but the fit usually ends up being trash or too basic. Additionally, I have difficulty finding quality sweaters with good fits on other sites without breaking the bank. I also have no idea where to find cool outerwear, pants, accessories, or shoes.
My budget isn't huge, so I look for affordable pieces—not too pricey (I wouldn't pay €300 for a hoodie). I'm also not into overly colorful designs, as I'm not an art student.
How do you all go about finding inspiration, new clothing, and brands? What's your process like? Any advice would be appreciated!
I'm based in central EU by the way.
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streetstyle photogs on insta to see people wearing shit in their day-to-day and to occasionally find new brands/see brands in a new light.
Runways & lookbooks to see how a designer styles their lines.
Editorials from ssense or highsnobiety to stay up to date/learn about new brands
eyecmag on ig is good to learn more on smaller brands as well
fwiw inspiration doesn't have to come directly from fashion - TV, movies, advertising, literature, history, real people (whether here or on aggregate accounts) may help
if i may ask - with no disrespect meant - what benefit are you trying to find by looking for "less mainstream" brands? specifically for the style you're discussing i'd look at yohji or cdg or sacai even though they're fairly established brands
In terms of discovering brands, this thread / linked doc is great for EU brands, can browse their lookbooks etc, or check out tags in Insta if there are any brands that catch your eye to get more outfit inspo https://discord.com/channels/1116793467654381685/1212368672363118613/1212368672363118613
They usually have interesting graphics, designs when it comes to outerwear, t shirts, hoodies, at affordable price. Check marblesoda.jp i mentioned. There's also a coolness factor in wearing something from a brand nobody around me knows about.
Yohji/Sacai is just too pricey for me sorry
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little off the beaten path but https://jaidenanimations.com/
if you wanna buy independent and smalller brands these EU based multi brand retailers might have what you're looking for. check out the sales
your best bet is to probably have a look at some of these brands and familiarize yourself with them and then just look on vinted to see if you can cop something for on the low
If I had a small budget and my mission was to cop jawnz that nobody else was wearing I'd still buy uniqlo U and Muji Labo
and then just mix it up with vintage
https://tres-bien.com/en-eu/collections/tres-bien-inline-collections?page=2 but for example tres bien private label is fun and a lot of it is on sale
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