Enter: My Mind

This post is long and rambling at times. But read and you shall be rewarded. With enlightenment of course.


"I love your outfit but I could never pull it off." Now, someone tell me what that is supposed to mean?! Most of us have had that said to us at some point, provided that you have some sort of sense of style, and if you haven't had that said to you, just pretend you know what I'm talking about. Let's think about this for a moment, it is quite an ambiguous compliment, if it can even be considered a compliment at all. Maybe I'm overanalyzing this statement, but I mean come on, I'm a teenage girl, what do you expect me to do? Anyways, I think that this statement, more than anything, showcases a classic case of insecurity and self-doubt, what have you. Maybe it's just me, though I doubt it, but I don't see what it is that holds people back from, well, simply wearing the stuff they like. It's most certainly true that what you wear is one of the first things people notice about you and even more true (if that makes any sense) that people will inadvertently, and most likely sub-consciously judge you about how you look, which doesn't always have to be a bad thing. As long as you wear what you like to wear, do what you wanna do. 

(This photo has nothing to do with this post except for the fact that it is in keeping with the denim on denim theme that I talked about a few days ago. I also thought it would improve the visual appeal of this post blahh blah blahh. Photo via Vanessa Jackman.)

And yet, with all of this comes another confusion/concern...not sure what to call it, but it has to do with the difference between two things. Recognizing that there indeed is a difference between dressing crazy just to gain attention or even to fit in (disclaimer: "crazy" doesn't necessarily mean insane. more just different in this instance)and dressing crazy because thats what the said person feels best in or because they are simply crazy themselves. I understand if you're bored of this post because it is so flippin' wordy but if you're still with me, stay with me, I'm not done. There happens to be a very fine balance between these two kinds of people, in other words, they both need each other to exist. The fake-crazy dressers need the authentic ones to copy, while the authentic ones need the fake ones in order to remain authentic. I hope that made sense. I deleted and rewrote that sentence about two-thousand times before settling on that version. Yet, what I really mean by saying that, is there will always be people who are trying to be something they are not, this also seems to be a main theme (unfortunately) in my high school this year. And still, even with all the fake authenticity out there, the true "authentics" are the ones who shine in the crowd, and remain unmistakable. 


Even if you aren't a high schooler like me, I think that this applies to all of us in some way, shape, or form.