beginner, gravitating towards softboy(?) aesthetic and have some questions

i (26M) saw some advice that when you're starting out, you should start figuring out your style by browsing around on social media and then looking for recurring themes in the stuff you like. i'm asian and have been thoroughly primed by social media and some friends to prefer this softboy (or whatever it's called) aesthetic, and now my pinterest is flooded with this.

i do think i like it and it looks comfortable, but i have some questions:

  1. it all looks a bit samey, so i feel like i'm pigeonholding myself. does anyone have recommendations for people to follow/keywords to search for something like, softboy-adjacent so i can get some ideas for light/medium variations?
  2. what age range is this style for?
  3. a lot of those pins (90%+) are advertisements for shein products, which i dont want. which brands cater towards this sort of look? i know uniqlo does. muji also seems to but i don't live near one.
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