was thinking about the struggle with fashion advices and choices and options,,
one thing that has being bothering me and encroaching on genuinely pissing me off is how so many suggestions and inspirations are... infantilizing? like, im on pinterest and look for hair inspirations. what it shows (even if i add For Adult Women): hairstyles id do on my 8 year old niece.
inspiration for [style] office attire: office siren. "casual" office attire that is actually what id expect an intern on their first job, still using teenage fashion because they havent learned what they like or look good on or havent realized yet that they're the ones responsible for buying their own clothes now that theyre working. impractical clothing that only works for influencer's 5 second tiktok shot.
there was a time (and im not going "the good old times" here, its just an objective observation) where there was a clear divide between child clothes and teenage clothes and adult clothes that has been lost somewhere on the way. id say it's the enshittification of clothing and fabric quality and the cult of youth, but really it can be so annoying.
also goes for alternative ways of dressing: you want punk that is also comfortable? gotta shell out extra money for natural fibers and possibly sew it yourself (like youre procrastinating on doing (not throwing shade)) because all you're really gonna get off of the shelf is shitty plastic that is hot, that looks bad, and that will go bad in a few months.
the struggle to find ways to incorporate a style into adult life without looking like you're trying to cosplay an aesthetic is ridiculous
Yeah, the divide between "teenager clothes" and "adult clothes" that was definitely a clear thing still when I was a teenager is just gone these days. And it goes both ways. 14-year-old girls are dressed and styled like adult women, and adults can't find clothes that look tidy, professional and adult. I mean I dress like a post-apocalyptic junkyard cattle rustler in a shitty steampunk Tim Burton movie, but that's a personal choice that I am actively making.
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