The era of wearing what you want

Being conventionally fashionable is hard. It can be expensive, it can be inaccessible, it can make you feel like you can't dress how you’d like to dress. This vicious cycle has left many university students, including myself, in a constant struggle to pull together ‘cool’ fits.

At Wellington’s campus we have a fashion block. I like to stay away from the fashion block because everyone looks way to put together, but for this issue I thought I better stroll through here for some inspiration. That's when I struck a chord. None of these students were wearing fashionable clothing, but they all looked so cool. I saw bold colours, frayed edges, five-inch platforms, denim on denim - the entire repertoire of conventional fashion sins. Each of them had this aura of confidence, they knew what they were wearing was an accurate representation of them. Being fashionable isn’t about wearing what's expensive, and what's in, it's about wearing what you want and wearing it confidently.

When talking to one of the students, they explained to me that style is personal, you can be as extreme or as minimalist as you like. The key is doing what makes you feel good. In other words, wear whatever the hell you want.

The thing that we fail to recognise as we (sadly) pick ourselves apart for wanting to wear something we like is that most people are so focused on their own insecurities and what others will think of them that they often: a) will be so wrapped up in their own world that they don’t have time to notice what you’re doing; and b) most people are applauding those that wear what they want.

Now, this editorial COMPLETELY contradicts my piece later in this issue where I list the worst fashion trends of the last century. These fashion trends are the exception. I still stand by telling you not to wear them x

Now get out there, wear the loudest colours you want to wear and don’t give a flying fuck.

Mason