How do I change my mindset to dressing for myself rather than others?
So I’m 17 years old and recently began getting into fashion, more specifically street wear with like baggy and vintage pieces. After doing some research on what sort of style / colors would look good on me, I bought a few pieces which I really liked.
Today I put together my first fit that I genuinely loved, especially with how everything fits on me. However, something felt off because I just went to run a few errands, and none of my friends saw my outfit.
That initial disappointment made me realize I was sort of dressing for others rather than myself, and that’s definitely not the mindset I want to have coming into fashion.
I’ve always been concerned about what others thought of my clothes, so I felt the need to seek validation, but I want to change that up entirely so that I’m able to dress how I like without feeling like others’ opinions are required, even if it’s just wanting them to see the outfit.
I want to be able to wear what I like and be at peace with my opinion of the outfit alone. I know it’s just clothes so it’s not that deep at the end of the day, but some advice would be really helpful!
Today I put together my first fit that I genuinely loved, especially with how everything fits on me. However, something felt off because I just went to run a few errands, and none of my friends saw my outfit.
That initial disappointment made me realize I was sort of dressing for others rather than myself, and that’s definitely not the mindset I want to have coming into fashion.
I’ve always been concerned about what others thought of my clothes, so I felt the need to seek validation, but I want to change that up entirely so that I’m able to dress how I like without feeling like others’ opinions are required, even if it’s just wanting them to see the outfit.
I want to be able to wear what I like and be at peace with my opinion of the outfit alone. I know it’s just clothes so it’s not that deep at the end of the day, but some advice would be really helpful!
