2nd May 2025
Is this ironic? Only a little. A graphic T-shirt, flannel and jeans (skinny with a leather jacket in cooler months) has been my uniform for as long as I've been in charge of my own clothes. Justin Bieber T-shirt because its funny with a red oversized (until it shrunk in the wash) flannel. Sleeves rolled up since I anticipated it being warmer than it is. These baggy jeans have been a lifesaver for me over the past year or so, they're so comfortable even if they are a bit big on me. I cut off several inches from the bottom and they still pool at my feet. Absolute toture in normal UK weather. But there are SO. MANY. POCKETS!! All functional too! I can, no joke, fit all my shopping and a book in them. I never take the skull jean chain off, regardless of whether they "suit" the outfit or not. My hair's a mess today, so I opted for a baseball cap alongside my claw-clip (finally found it!). I also threw on a couple of little bracelets I made, because why not on my left wrist, with my smart watch on my right. My shoes are a pair of beaten up (didn't even think that was possible) pair of Timberlands I bought in America or Canada at an outlet store years ago at the height of my Jungkook obsession lmaoo. I really need to figure out how to clean these. The outfit probably wouldn't look too ridiculous if it wasn't for my gigantic holographic backpack. But I need to carry my laptop somehow and I think it's fun.
The weather's turned, which means I can no longer hide comfortably in baggy hoodies and jeans. I was running late this morning, so I threw on a rust coloured wrap dress (*gasp!* yes, I am capable of deviating from my red and black palette sometimes), because there is no easier way to look somewhat put together (and it was the first thing I found that wouldn't completely melt me). I pinned an Avon cameo brooch to the top for some extra security too, so it wouldn't flap around everywhere and paired the dress with my trusty rose embroidered Docs because they're comfortable. My hair was also pinned up by a metal claw-clip, because the last thing I need in warm weather is feeling suffocated by loose hair. I couldn't find the spider-web one I usually gravitate towards, so I just used this old thing I've had forever. To be honest, I can't remember the last time I've worn my hair down. It's at that ugly not-long not-short length right now, but I really ought to let it breathe more often. I'm not sure why I threw on the bangle I did - a gift from my aunt when she visited last summer - but I also put on my kitschy skeleton earrings since I felt a little too girly and sweet. My laptop bag wasn't an aesthetic choice, really. I just needed it for class. I believe it belonged to my father. This "outfit" is objectively not "fashionable" and would never hold weight on any social media platform but fuck I am a Real Person with a Real Life which means I have to make Realistic Choices. That's sort of what I want to document on this page. Disprove the notion that everyone has to be a one-dimensional Pinterest model at all times. My outfits are going to be boring and repetitive and that is so fine actually.