Inspired by Gala Darling (one of my life coaches from afar) I've decided to do a Style Direction post, but instead of being for 2015 it's for my 25th year of life. Gala's Style Direction for this year is called Stepford Witch and it is perfect for her. Amazingly girly, bright, empowered but what I needed was a direction that would inspire some excitement about turning TWENTY FIVE in May. Not that I am not excited, but there have been a few different moments when I was a tad bit freaked about the amount of time that has gone by and the amount of time that I might have left on this earth. But you could freak out about that kind of stuff everyday if you aren't living your life to the fullest and I am proud to say that I have collected an amazing amount of memories, experiences and lessons in my 24.9 years!
Now back to the STYLE DIRECTION >>
Obviously Pinterest was a great place to start the journey of defining my style direction. After compiling a great collection of photos I was thinking about what I would call it and Golightly Grunge was immediate but after deliberating I decided to add the GLAM element, it seems that there was a bright, pop of glitter or sequins that I was looking to add and Golightly or Grunge didn't incorporate that aspect.
I've never been a huge trendy follower, I haven't shopped at stores like Forever 21 or H & M in many many years. You may be familiar with my thoughts on fast fashion and the way constant consumption has a large portion of society's priorities way out of whack, which in a lot of ways dictates my style direction. There are many brands that do sustainable in a sexy, forward thinking, trend setting way: Reformation, Stella McCartney, Amour Vert, etc. As my Instagram (#ThriftedHeadtoToe) may have informed you I prefer to shop at thrift palaces, the castles of castaways. I live to find my style amongst the discarded and normally what ends up in my closet is a mess of different looks.
I remember a friend I had in middle school, a fashionable girl whose parents could afford to keep her outfitted in new clothes and plenty of them. This girls would come to school one day wearing her hair crimped, a preppy polo shirt and khakis and the next day she would be wearing too much eye liner and an outfit to make Avril Lavigne jealous. There is also a boy in this story, a boy who called this girl out for her ever changing styles, saying that she was a 'poser,' exclaiming that this beautiful chameleon had no right to change her colors depending on the day. I don't remember having an outspoken or averse reaction right there, on the spot, while this was going down but I know that this happening has stayed with me because I think it is BS. I think a person can put on different looking clothes every day and should be treated with the same amount of respect by those viewing the outfits. Yes I agree with Stacy and Clinton of What Not to Wear, the clothing a person (from a first world country) puts on does in a lot of circumstances let the world know how much you respect yourself but how much a person respects themselves should never tell you how much to respect them. People are precious cargo, be respectful, be loving, no matter what their style.
That all said, I think that stylizing my closet will make things easier, it will add more ways for me to wear different pieces, it will hopefully gives me a recognizable look. I tend toward chameleon and am often not recognized right away because of my ever changing styling. But for twenty five I think I am ready to commit to style, commit to a direction and really embrace it.
I remember a friend I had in middle school, a fashionable girl whose parents could afford to keep her outfitted in new clothes and plenty of them. This girls would come to school one day wearing her hair crimped, a preppy polo shirt and khakis and the next day she would be wearing too much eye liner and an outfit to make Avril Lavigne jealous. There is also a boy in this story, a boy who called this girl out for her ever changing styles, saying that she was a 'poser,' exclaiming that this beautiful chameleon had no right to change her colors depending on the day. I don't remember having an outspoken or averse reaction right there, on the spot, while this was going down but I know that this happening has stayed with me because I think it is BS. I think a person can put on different looking clothes every day and should be treated with the same amount of respect by those viewing the outfits. Yes I agree with Stacy and Clinton of What Not to Wear, the clothing a person (from a first world country) puts on does in a lot of circumstances let the world know how much you respect yourself but how much a person respects themselves should never tell you how much to respect them. People are precious cargo, be respectful, be loving, no matter what their style.
That all said, I think that stylizing my closet will make things easier, it will add more ways for me to wear different pieces, it will hopefully gives me a recognizable look. I tend toward chameleon and am often not recognized right away because of my ever changing styling. But for twenty five I think I am ready to commit to style, commit to a direction and really embrace it.
What it's looking like so far..
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Green hair, don't care. Classic structured pieces mixed with ripped jeans. Cat eyes and lots of neutrals. Golightly glasses and grungy beanie hats. I'll even throw in a pair of flats once in moon river.
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I will be using #GlightlyGlamGrunge on my IG to showcase the evolution of my style direction, so if you aren't already following me on Instagram >> @KatiaPriceless
Plus stay tuned to see how I will be celebrating turning TWENTY FIVE! <3
Have fun with style, have fun with clothes, express your innermost beauty with your actions and let fashion be the cherry on top.
xoxo, kp
xoxo, kp
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